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Cooking Poultry: General Directions
• Prepare the poultry for cooking.
- Defrost completely.
- Arrange poultry pieces with thicker pieces at the
outside edge of the baking dish. When cooking
legs, arrange them like the spokes of a wheel.
- Cover the baking dish with waxed paper to reduce
splattering.
- Use a browning agent or cook with a sauce to give
a browned appearance.
• Tend the poultry as it cooks.
- Drain and discard juices as they accumulate.
- Shield thin or bony pieces with small strips of
aluminum foil to prevent overcooking. Keep foil at
least 1 inch from the oven walls and other pieces
of foil.
• The poultry is done when it is no longer pink and the
juices run clear. When done, the temperature in the
thigh meat should be 180-185°F.
• Let the poultry stand after cooking covered with foil for
10 minutes.
The Poultry Cooking Table below provides detailed
directions, Power Level, and Cooking Time settings for
most cuts and types of poultry.
Poultry Cooking Table
POWER COOKING
POULTRY DIRECTIONS
LEVEL TIME
HI
Chicken pieces
(21/2-3 Ibs).
Chicken whole
(3-31/2 Ibs)
Cornish Hens
Whole
(1-1 1/2 Ibs. each)
HI
HI
41/2-51/2 minutes
per pound
12-13 minutes
per pound
6-7 minutes
per pound
Wash, shake the water off, and go on with cooking. Place
pieces in a single layer in a microwavable baking dish with
thicker pieces to the outside. Brush with butter or browning
agent and seasonings if desired. Cover with waxed paper.
Cook until no longer pink and juices run clear. Let stand
covered 5 minutes.
Wash, shake the water off, and go on with cooking. Place
breast side down on a microwavable roast rack. Brush with
butter, or browning agent and seasoning if desired. Cover
with waxed paper. Cook 1/3of estimated time. Turn breast
side up, brush with butter, or browning agent. Replace
waxed paper. Cook 1/3of estimated time again. Shield if
necessary. Cook remaining 1/3of estimated time or until no
longer pink and juices run clear. Let stand covered with foil
10 minutes. (The temperature may rise about 10°F.) The
temperature in the high should be 180°F-185°F when the
poultry is done.
Wash, shake the water off, and go on with cooking. Tie
wings to body of hen and the legs to tail. Place hens breast
side down on microwavable rack. Cover with waxed paper.
Turn breast side up halfway through cooking. Shield bone
ends of drumsticks with foil. Remove and discard drippings.
Brush with butter or browning agent and seasonings if
desired. Cook until no longer pink and juices run clear.
Remove hens from microwave when they reach desired
temperature. Let stand covered with foil 5 minutes.
(Temperature may rise about 10°F). Temperature in breast
should be 170°F before serving.
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