
1. Always use microwave safe dish.
Start meat fat side down. After half of cooking time or when
probe reaches
turn meat fat side up. Shield with foil any portions that are
starting to overcook.
3. Allow about 10 minutes standing time for most roasts before carving.
Food
Cover
Power
& Time
Beef
Ground crumbled
Casserole
(for casseroles
or soup)
(1-lb.)
(l
Meatballs
Pie plate or
(1-lb.)
oblong dish
No
Stir after half of time. Add sauce or
casserole ingredients and finish. To cook
frozen block, microwave 10 to minutes.
breaking up and stirring every 5 minutes.
High (10)
6 to 8 min.
High (10)
7 to 9 min.
Wax paper
High (10)
7 to 8 min.
High (10)
10 to 13 min.
Round dish: arrange in circle around edge of
dish. Rearrange after
of time.
Oblong dish: arrange in rows. Rearrange
every minutes.
Patties
glass
(4 patties per lb.)
dish (with trivet
to 2 patties)
if desired)
(3 to 4 patties)
or ceramic
dinner plate
Meat loaf
Loaf dish
Wax paper
Cover with wax paper. If desired, add
browning sauce or agent.
High (10)
3 4 min.
High (10)
5 to 6 min.
Plastic wrap
(7)
29 to 32 min.
(or cook to
Rotate dish 1/4 turn after half of
Let stand 10 minutes after cooking.
Roasts
Pot roasts
Casserole
dish
Lid or
High (10),
min.
plastic wrap
then
Medium (5)
25 to 30 min.
per
Brush with browning sauce and add
cup
water per pound of meat. Cover with lid or
plastic wrap. Microwave at High (10) 10
minutes; turn roast
Continue
microwaving at Medium (5), turning over
again after half of time. Add vegetables if
desired, after half of time. Recover and
finish.
Add 1 cup water per pound of meat. Cover
with lid or plastic wrap. Microwave at High
10 minutes; turn over. Continue
microwaving, turning over again after half
time. Let meat stand in broth at least 10
minutes after cooking. For boiled dinner,
remove meat; cook vegetables in broth.
Temperature probe cooking yields most
accurate results. Do not allow tip of probe to
touch bone or fat. Turn meat over at 90°
after
of total cooking time. Let meat
stand 10 to 15 minutes before carving. If
desired, brush with browning sauce or agent
before cooking.
Simmered beef
(corned beef or
brisket)
Lid or
High (10),
min.
plastic wrap
then
Low (3)
30 to 35 min.
per lb.
Tender roasts (rib,
Oblong dish
high quality rump,
and trivet
sirloin tip)
paper
Medium (5)
Min.
Internal
per lb.
Temp.
Rare
to 115° to 125°
Medium 13 to 15
125° to 140°
Well
15 to 17 140° to 155°
Pork
Bacon
Paper
High (10)
to 1 min.
Arrange in single layer on
towels or on
per slice
trivet set in dish.
Microwave
safe plate
Microwave
safe cookware
Wax paper
High (10)
4 to 5 min.
Arrange in single layer. Rotate 1/4 turn after
half of time.
Pork sausage
patties (raw)
patties)
Wax paper
High (10)
‘/2 to min.
Arrange in single layer, Rearrange after half
per link
of time.
Pork
sausage
(raw)
Microwave
safe cookware
Canadian bacon
(2 slices)
(4 slices)
(6 slices)
Microwave
safe cookware
Wax paper
Arrange in single layer.
High
to min.
High (10)
1 to 1 min.
High
to 2 min.
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