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If you use a meat thermometer while cooking, make
Let turkey breast and other poultry stand for 5 to 10 minutes after microwaving.
sure it is safe for use in microwave ovens.
Food
Contiiner
Cover
Wwer
bvel
& Time
Commenk
Chicken
Reces
Plate or
Wax
paper
High (10)
2%
to 3 min
(per piece)
oblong dish
total
Whole chicken
Oblong dish Wax paper
High (10) 11 to 13 min.
(8 pieces)
total
(unstuffed)
Oblong dish
Cooking bag Meal-High (7)
10 to 12 min.
(stuffed) Oblong dish
per lb.
Cooking bag Meal-High (7)
13 to 16 min.
per lb.
Arrange in single layer in cooking dish so
thickest meaty pieces are to outside edges
of dish. Turn pieces over and rearrange
afier
halfofcooking time.
Brush with browning agent, if desired. Slit
bag near closure to vent. Close securely
with plastic tie. Cook breast-side-down.
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over after half of cooking time. Cook
to 190° internal temp.
Cornkh
Hem
Halves
Square or
Wax
paper
Meal-High (7)
12 to 14 min.
Arrange skin-side-up in dish, on bed of
oblong dish
per lb.
stuffing, if desired.
Whole (stuffed or
Square or
Wax
paper
Meal-High (7)
13 to 15 min.
Place breast-side-down in dish. Turn over
unstuffed)
oblong dish
per lb.
after half of cooking time. Shield tips of
wings
and
legs
with foil.
DucHing
Oblong dish
Cooking bag
High (10)
6 to 8 min. Microwave breast-side-down for first half of
and trivet
per lb. cooking time. Brush with browning sauce
or broil top surface of cooked bird until
brown and crisp.
Turkey breast
Oblong dish Cooking bag Medium (5)
13 to 15 min.
Tie ribs to breast cavity. Place breast in
per lb.
cooking bag. Close securely with plastic tie.
Place breast-side-down in dish.
Slash
bag
on underside near closure to vent.
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over
after half of cooking time.
Vegetables
1.
Always
use microwave-safe cookware.
4. Cover vegetables when cooking. Ifusing plastic wrap, turn back
2. Salt vegetables after cooking. Salting before cooking may cause
one corner to vent.
darkening and dehydration of surface.
5.
Lager
vegetable pieces wdl take longer to cook than smaller pieces.
3. Arrange vegetables, such as asparagus, with the thickest pieces to
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For more even heating, stir, rearrange or rotate vegetables during
the outside of the dish. cooking.
Vegetible
bount
Wwer
Level Time
Commen@
Asparagus
(fresh cuts)
(fresh spears)
(frozen spears)
Beans
(fresh
green)
(frozen green)
(frozen lima)
Beets
(fresh, whole)
1
lb.
(3 cups) cut into
1 to 2-inch pieces
1 lb.
1O-OZ. package
1
lb.
cut in half
1O-OZ. package
1O-OZ. package
1 bunch
High (10) 8 to 10 min.
In
2-qt.
casserole, place 1/4 cup water.
Meal-High (7)
8 to 10 min.
In
1%-qt.
oblong
glass baking dish, place
1/4 cup water. Rotate dish after half of time.
High (10)
6 to 8 min.
In
l-qt.
casserole.
High (10)
13 to 17 min.
In
l~z-qt.
casserole, place 1/2 cup water.
High (10)
7 to 9 min.
In
l-qt.
casserole, place 2 tablespoons water.
High (10)
7 to 9 min.
In
l-qt.
casserole, place 1/4 cup water.
High (10)
20
to
25
min.
In
2-qt.
casserole, place 1/2 cup water.
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