Poultry
1. Use microwave trivet for chicken
poultry. but do
not use trivet for cooking turkey.
2. Let
and other
poultry stand
microwaving
If
use a meat thermometer while cooking,
up to 10 minutes. Turkey should be
to
20 minutes.
make
sure it is safe
use in microwave ovens.
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Chicken
Pieces
Plate or
oblong dish
Whole Chicken:
pieces):
uncut
Oblong dish
(stuffed or
unstuffed)
HI (10)
2 ‘/2 to min.
Brush with browning agent if desired, Arrange in
per
single layer in cooking dish so thickest
to 17 min.
are to outside
MED HI (7) to 12 min.
Brush with
Add
cooking
per lb.
cup
to cooking
it bag near closure to
or wax paper Or cook to 190° internal
vent. Do not use metal tie on bag. Cook
up. Or,
chicken on trivet in dish
cover with wax
dish
turn
Hens
Whole (stuffed or
Square or
Wax paper
HI (10)
to 9 min.
Place
down in dish. Turn
unstuffed)
oblong dish
per lb.
half
trivet
Halves
or
Wax paper
(10)
9 10 min.
skin
up in dish,
bed of stuffing
oblong dish
per lb.
if desired.
Duckling
Oblong dish
paper
HI (10)
to 9 min.
Shield bottom of legs, wings
Microwave
and trivet
lb.
breast side down
first
of time. Brush with
browning sauce or broil top surface of cooked
bird until brown and crisp.
Large oblong
Cooking bag
MED (5)
to 16 min.
Brush with browning agent if desired. Add 1/2
dish
lb.
cup water to cooking bag. Slit bag near closure to
not use metal
on bag. Cook
up. Or. place turkey breast up in dish and
with plastic wrap. Microwave MED (5)
20 to
minutes
lb. Remove plastic wrap,
rotate dish 1/2 turn after
time.
Crust on breads will be
and the outsides will not brown.
color on upside down
by I
dish with brown
If desired, sprinkle top of batter with cinnamon-sugar mixture,
caramel mixture. or savory topping 1
crushed
French
chopped nuts or other topping
brown color. Or,
brown
fried onion
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Coffee
refrigerated
biscuits
Corn bread
Muffins
I
2 to 4
5 to
Quick breads.
tube
dish*
to 10-in.
tube dish*
Paper-1ined
muffin cups
(Do not
liners. )
Glass loaf
dish
MED (5)
6 7 min.
Arrange biscuits over brown sugar-butter
topping
microwaving. Invert serve
No
MED HI (7)
For flavorful browned topping. sprinkle
cooking dish with
chopped canned
onions before microwaving.
Turn out pan upside down to
No
MED
HI (7)
microwave
or
‘/~ min.
muffin cups (made by cutting down paper hot
to min.
cups).
to min.
MED HI (7) 9 min.
Rotate dish
turn
half’
inserted in
will
out
clean. Let stand minutes
turning out
of dish. Cool.
*If
dish is unavailable, microwave in
round dish with drinking glass placed open-side-up in