Meak
1. Always use microwave safe dish, plastic or glass.
2. Standing time: Allow about 10 minutes standing time for most roasts before carving.
Food
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Beef
Ground, crumbled
Casserole
No
(for casseroles or soup)
(1-lb,)
(1
ti-lbs.)
4 to 6 min.
6 to 8 min.
Stir
after
half of time. Add sauce or
casserole ingredients and finish. To cook
frozen
block, microwave 10 to 15 minutes,
breaking up and stirring every 5 minutes.
Let
sbnd
5 minutes.
High (10)
High (10)
Meatballs
Round or
(1-lb.)
oblong dish
(2-lbs.)
Wax paper
High (10)
High (10)
Round dish: arrange
%
to l-in. apart in
circle around edge of dish.
Oblong
dish: arrange
%
to l-in. apart.
Rotate dish 1/2 turn after
half
of time.
Patties
Oblong glass
Wax paper
(4 patties per lb.)
dish (with trivet
(1
to 2 patties)
if desired)
High (10)
2 to 4 min.
(3 to 4 patties)
or ceramic
High (10)
4 to 6 min.
dinner plate
Tip: (For
1
or 2 patties, use paper plate
lined
with
double
thickness paper towels. )
Cover with wax paper or cook uncovered
and turn patties over. If desired, add
browning sauce or agent. Rotate dish 1/2
turn after half of time.
Meat loaf Pie plate or
Plastic wrap
Meal-High (7)
Round loaf:
loaf dish
21 to 23 min.
Loaf shape:
25 to 30 min.
Let stand
10
minutes after cooking.
Roas@
Pot roasts Oblong dish
Lid or Medium (5)
or casserole
plastic wrap
18 to 21
min
per lb.
Brush with browning sauce and add 1/2 cup
water to 3 to 5-pound roast. Turn over after
half of time. Add vegetables, if desired, after
half of time. Recover and finish.
Simmered beef
(corned beef or
brisket)
Casserole
Lid or Medium (5)
plastic wrap
120 to 130
min.
Add 1 cup water per pound of meat.
~rn
over after
half
of time. Let meat stand in
broth at least 10 minutes after cooking. For
boiled dinner, remove meat, cook vegetables
in broth.
Tender roasts (rib,
high quality rump,
sirloin tip)
Oblong dish
Wax paper
Medium (5)
and trivet
Rare
Medium
Well
Min.
~rn
over and shield ends if necessary after
half of time. Let meat stand 10 to 15 minutes
before carving. If desired, brush with
browning sauce or agent before cooking.
per lb.
11 to 13
14 to 16
17
to 19
Pork
Bacon
Per slice:
(1-lb.)
Pork sausage (raw)
(fi-lb.-4
patties)
Pork
link
sausage
(raw)
Canadian bacon
(2 slices)
(4 slices)
(6 slices)
Pork chops
(2)
(3)
(4)
(6)
Microwave
safe plate or
oblong dish
Paper
towel
Wax paper
Wax paper
Wax paper
Plastic wrap
High (10)
High (10)
High (10)
High (10)
High (10)
High (10)
Medium (5)
Medium (5)
Medium (5)
Medium (5)
Arrange in single layer on paper towels or on
trivet set in dish. Layer many slices between
layers
of paper towels in oblong dish.
Arrange in single
layer.
Arrange in single layer. If cooking 6 or more
links,
rotate dish 1/2 turn after half of time.
Arrange in single layer.
%
to
1
min.
14 to 16 min.
total
3
%
to
4~z
min.Microwave
safe cookware
Microwave
safe cookware
Microwave
safe cookware
1/2
to
%
min.
per link
%
to
1%
min.
1Y2
to 2 min.
2 to
2%
min.
Microwave
safe cookware
Brush with barbecue sauce or browning
agent, if desired. Let stand covered 5 to 10
minutes before serving.
14 to 18 min.
19
to 24 min.
26 to 32 min.
33 to 37 min.
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