Poultry
1. Use microwave trivet for chicken and other small poultry, but do
2. Let chicken and other small poultry stand after microwaving for
not use trivet for cooking turkey breast.
up to 10 minutes. Turkey should be allowed to stand 20 minutes.
Food
Contiiner
Cover
Power
bvel
& Time
Commen@
Chicken
Pieces
Plate or
oblong dish
Whole chicken
(8 pieces)
Whole uncut
Oblong dish
(stuffed or
unstuffed)
Wax paper
High (10)
2
fi
to 3 min.
Brush with browning agent if desired,
per piece
Arrange in single layer in cooking dish so
High (10) 15 to 20 min.
thickest meaty pieces are to outside edges
total
of dish.
Oven-proof
Meal-High (7)
9 to 12 min.
Brush with browning agent if desired. Add
cooking bag
per
lb.
1/3 cup water to cooking bag. Slit bag near
or wax paper
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 1/2 turn after half of cooking time.
Cornish
Hens
Whole (stuffed or
Square or Wax paper
High (10)
6 to 8 min. Place breast side down in dish. Turn over
unstuffed) oblong dish
per
lb.
after half of time.
and trivet
Halves
Square or Wax paper
High (10)
9 to
10
min.
Arrange skin side up in disb, on bed of
oblong dish
per lb.
stuffing, if desired.
DucMing
Oblong
dish
Wax paper High
(10)
6 to 8 min.
Shield bottom of legs, wings and 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.
hrkey
Breast
Oblong dish Cooking bag
Medium (5)
14 to 16 min.
Brush with browning agent if desired. Add
per lb.
1/2 cup water to cooking bag. Slit bag near
closure to
vent.
Do not use metal tie on bag.
Cook breast side up. Or, place breast up in
dish and cover with plastic wrap. Microwave
at Medium (5) 21 to 23 minutes per pound.
Remove plastic wrap, baste and rotate dish
1/2 turn after half of time.
Brea&
1. Crust on breads will be soft, outside color of foods
will
be same
down breads by lining dish before microwaving with brown sugar
as color of batter (outsides will not brown). If desired, sprinkle
caramel mixture, or savory topping like crushed canned French
top of batter with cinnamon-sugar mixture, chopped nuts or other
fried onion rings.
topping for brown
color. Or, increase brown color on upside
Food
Contier
Cover
Power
hvel
& Time
Commenb
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 9-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 8 min.
9 to 11 min.
1 to
1%
min.
1 to 2 min.
21/2
to
41/2
min.
9 to 12 min.
Arrange biscuits over brown sugar-butter
topping before microwaving. Invert to 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 1/4 turn after half of cooking
time. When done, toothpick inserted in
center
will
come out
clean.
Let stand
15
min.
before turning out 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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