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Guide for cooking poultry in your microwave
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Place poultry on a microwave-safe roasting rack in a microwave-safe
dish.
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Cover poultry with wax paper to prevent spattering.
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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
Cooking Time
7-10 min. / 0.5 kg 80 °C
Power Level
Medium High (7).
Place chicken breast-side down
on roasting rack. Cover with
wax paper. Turn over when the
cooking time is half up. Cook
until juices run clear and meat
near the bone is no longer pink.
Let stand 5-10 minutes.
Up to 4 lbs.
Chicken
Pieces
Cooking Time
7-10 min. / 0.5 kg
80 °C dark meat
75 °C light meat
Power Level
Medium High (7).
Place chicken bone-side down
on dish, with the thickest
portions towards the outside of
the dish. Cover with wax paper.
Turn over when the cooking time
is half up. Cook until juices run
clear and meat near the bone is
no longer pink. Let stand 5-10
minutes.
Up to 2 lbs.
Guide for cooking seafood in your microwave
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Cook fish until it flakes easily with a fork.
•
Place fish on a microwave-safe roasting rack in a microwave-safe dish.
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Use a tight cover to steam fish. A lighter cover of wax paper or paper
towel provides less steaming.
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Do not overcook fish; check it at minimum cooking time.
Food
Cook Time/Power Level
Directions
Steaks
Cooking Time
7-11 min. / 0.5 kg
Power Level
Medium High (7).
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.
Up to 0.7 kg
Fillets
Cooking Time
4-8 min. / 0.5 kg
Power Level
Medium High (7).
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.
Up to 0.7 kg
Shrimp
Cooking Time
4-6½ min. / 0.5 kg
Power Level
Medium High (7).
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.
Up to 0.7 kg
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