Poultry
1. Use microwave trivet for chicken and other small poultry, but do not use trivet for cooking turkey.
2. Let chicken and other small poultry stand after microwaving for up to 10 minutes. Turkey should be allowed to
20 minutes.
Food
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Power
& Time
Chicken
Pieces
Plate or
Wax paper
High (10)
to 3 min.
Brush with browning agent if desired.
oblong dish
Whole chicken
per piece
Arrange in single layer in cooking dish so
High (10)
15 to 17 min.
(8 pieces)
thickest meaty pieces are to outside edges
total
of dish.
Whole uncut
Oblong dish
Oven-proof
Meal-High (7)
9 to 12 min.
Brush with browning agent if desired. Add
(stuffed or
cooking bag
per lb.
1/3 cup water to cooking bag. Slit bag near
unstuffed)
or wax paper
(or cook to 190° internal temp.)
closure to vent. Do not use metal tie on bag.
Cook breast side up. Or, place chicken on
trivet in dish and cover with wax paper.
Rotate dish turn after half of cooking time.
Hens
Whole (stuffed or
unstuffed)
Halves
Square or
Wax paper
High (10)
6 to 9 min.
Place breast side down in dish. Turn over
oblong dish
per lb.
after half of time.
and trivet
Square or
Wax paper
High (10)
9 to min.
Arrange skin side up in dish, on bed of
oblong dish
per
stuffing, if desired.
Duckling
Oblong dish
Wax paper
High (10)
6 to 9 min.
Shield bottom of legs, wings
tail.
and trivet
per lb.
Microwave breast side down for first half of
time. Brush with browning sauce or broil top
surface of cooked bird until brown and crisp.
Large oblong
Cooking bag
Medium (5)
13 to min.
Brush with browning agent if desired, Add
dish
per lb.
cup water to cooking bag. Slit bag near
closure to vent. Do not use metal tie on bag.
Cook breast side up. Or, place turkey breast
up in dish and cover with plastic wrap.
Microwave at Medium (5) 20 to 22 minutes
per pound. Remove plastic wrap, baste and
rotate dish turn after half of time.
1. Crust on breads will be soft and the outsides will not brown. If desired, sprinkle top of batter with cinnamon-sugar mixture, chopped nuts or
other topping for brown color. Or, increase brown color on upside down breads by lining dish before microwaving with brown sugar caramel
mixture, or savory topping like crushed canned
fried onion rings.
Food
Cover
Power
& Time
Coffee Cakes
From refrigerated
biscuits
Corn Bread
Muffins
(1 Muffin)
(2 to 4)
(3 to 6)
Quick Breads, Loaf
8-in. tube
No
Medium (5)
dish*
8 to 10-in.
No
Meal-High (7)
tube dish*
Paper-lined
No
muffin cups
Meal-High (7)
(Do not use
Meal-High (7)
foil liners)
Meal-High (7)
Glass loaf
No
Meal-High (7)
dish
6 to 7 min.
to min.
to min.
I
min.
9 to 12 min.
Arrange biscuits over brown sugar-butter
topping before microwaving. Invert serve.
For flavorful browned topping, sprinkle
cooking dish with finely chopped canned
French fried onions before microwaving.
Turn out of pan upside down to serve.
Use microwave muffin container or
homemade muffin cups made by cutting
down hot paper drink cups.
Rotate dish turn after half of cooking time.
When done, toothpick inserted in center will
come out clean. Let stand min. before
turning
of dish. Cool.
*If tube dish is unavailable, microwave in 8-in. round dish with drinking glass placed open-side-up in center.
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