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Guide for cooking poultry in your microwave
Place poultry on a microwave-safe roasting rack in a microwave-safe dish.
Cover poultry with wax paper to prevent spattering.
Use aluminum foil to shield bone tips, thin meat areas, or areas that start to overcook.
Check the temperature in several places before letting the poultry stand the recommended
time.
FOOD
COOk TIME/POWER LEVEL
DIRECTIONS
Whole chicken
Up to 4 lbs.
Cooking Time: -10 min. / lb.
180°F dark meat
170°F light meat
Place chicken breast-side down on
roasting rack. Cover with wax paper.
Turn over half way through cooking.
Cook until juices run clear and meat
near the bone is no longer pink. Let
stand 5-10 minutes.
Power Level:
Medium High(7).
Chicken pieces
Up to 2 lbs.
Cooking Time: -10 min. / lb.
180°F dark meat
170°F light meat
Place chicken bone-side down
on dish, with the thickest portions
toward the outside of the dish. Cover
with wax paper. Turn over half way
through cooking. Cook until juices
run clear and meat near the bone
is no longer pink. Let stand 5-10
minutes.
Power Level:
Medium High(7).
Guide for cooking seafood in your microwave
Cook fish until it flakes easily with a fork.
Place fish on a microwave-safe roasting rack in a microwave-safe dish.
Use a tight cover to steam fish. A lighter cover of wax paper or paper towel provides less
steaming.
Do not overcook fish; check it at minimum cooking time.
FOOD
COOk TIME/POWER LEVEL
DIRECTIONS
Steaks
Up to 1.5 lbs.
Cooking Time:
7-11 min. / lb.
Arrange steaks on roasting rack with meaty
portions towards the outside of rack. Cover
with wax paper. Turn over and rearrange
when cooking time is half up. Cook until
fish flakes easily with a fork. Let stand 3-5
minutes.
Power Level:
Medium-High(7).
Fillets
Up to 1.5 lbs.
Cooking Time:
4-8 min. / lb
Arrange fillets in a baking dish, turning any
thin pieces under. Cover with wax paper. If
over ½ inch thick, turn over and rearrange
when cooking time is half up. Cook until
fish flakes easily with a fork. Let stand 2-3
minutes.
Power Level:
Medium-High(7).
Shrimp
Up to 1.5 lbs.
Cooking Time:
4-6½ min. / lb.
Arrange shrimp in a baking dish without
overlapping or layering. Cover with wax
paper. Cook until firm and opaque, stirring 2
or 3 times. Let stand 5 minutes.
Power Level:
Medium-High(7).
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