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Cooking poultry in your microwave
Be sure to place poultry on a microwave-safe roasting
rack in a microwave-safe dish. Cover poultry with wax
paper to prevent splattering. Use narrow strips of
aluminum foil to shield any bone tips or thin meat areas,
or areas that start to overcook. After cooking, check the
temperature in several places before letting the meat
stand the recommended time.
Cooking eggs in your microwave
▯ Never cook eggs in the shell and never warm hard-
cooked eggs in the shell; they can explode.
▯ Always pierce yolk on whole eggs to keep them from
bursting.
▯ Cook eggs just until set; they will become tough if
overcooked.
▯ Cooking scrambled eggs is safe.
Cooking vegetables in your microwave
▯ Vegetables should be washed just before cooking.
Rarely is extra water needed. If dense vegetables such
as potatoes or carrots are being cooked, add about
¼ cup of water.
▯ Small vegetables (sliced carrots, peas, lima beans,
etc.) will cook faster than larger vegetables.
▯ Whole vegetables, such as potatoes, acorn squash or
corn on the cob, should be arranged in a circle on the
turntable before cooking. They will cook more evenly if
turned over halfway through cooking.
▯ Always place vegetables like asparagus and broccoli
with the stem ends pointing towards the edge of the
dish and the tips toward the center.
▯ When cooking cut vegetables, always cover the dish
with a lid or vented microwavable plastic wrap.
▯ Whole, unpeeled vegetables such as potatoes, sweet
potatoes, squash, eggplant, etc., should have their
skin pricked in several locations before cooking to
prevent them from bursting.
▯ For more even cooking, stir or rearrange whole
vegetables halfway through the cook time.
▯ Most of the time, the denser the food, the longer the
required standing time. For example, a baked potato
should stand for 5 minutes before serving, while a dish
of peas may be served immediately.
Cooking seafood in your microwave
Be sure to place fish on a microwave-safe roasting rack
in a microwave-safe dish. Be sure to always cook fish
until it flakes easily with a fork. Use a tight cover to steam
fish; a lighter cover of wax paper or paper towel provides
less steaming. And be sure not to overcook fish; check it
for doneness at a minimum cooking time before cooking
longer.
Meat Power level Cook time Directions
Whole chicken
(up to 4 lbs.)
medium high (7)
170° F (76°C) dark meat
160° F (71°C) light meat
7–10 min. /lb Place chicken breast-side down on roasting rack.
Cover with wax paper. Turn over halfway through
cooking. Cook until juices run clear and meat near
bone is no longer pink. Let stand for 5–10 min.
Chicken pieces
(up to 4 lbs.)
7–10 min. /lb Place chicken bone-side down on dish, with thick-
est portions toward the inside of dish. Cover with
wax paper. Turn over halfway through cooking.
Cook until juices run clear and meat near bone is
no longer pink. Let stand for 5–10 min.
Seafood Power level Cook time Directions
Fish steaks up to
1½ lbs
medium high (7) 7–11 min. /lb Arrange fish on roasting rack with meaty portions
towards the outside of rack. Cover with wax paper.
Turn over and rearrange halfway through cook time.
Cook until fish flakes easily with fork.
Let stand 3–5 mins.
Fish fillets up to
1½ lbs.
medium high (7) 7–11 min. /lb Arrange fillets in a baking dish, turning any thin pieces
under. Cover with wax paper. If over ½ inch thick, turn
over and rearrange halfway through cook time. Cook
until fish flakes easily with fork.
Let stand 2–3 mins.
Shrimp up to
1½ lbs.
medium high (7) 7–11 min. /lb 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 mins.
medium high (7)
170° F (76°C) dark meat
160° F (71°C) light meat
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