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Poultry
1.
Use microwave trivet for chicken and other small poultry, but do
not use trivet for cooking turkey.
Food
Chicken
Pieces
Plate or
oblong dish
Whole Chicken:
(8 pieces):
Whole uncut
Oblong dish
(stuffed or
unstuffed)
Square or
unstuffed)
and trivet
Halves
Square or
and trivet
Large oblong
dish
Crust on breads will be soft and the outsides will not brown.
If desired, sprinkfe top of batter with cinnamon-sugar mixture,
chopped nuts or other topping for brown color. Or, increase brown
Food
Coffee cakes
8-in. tube
from refrigemted
dish*
biscuits
8 to 10-irr.
Corn bread
tube dish*
Muffins
Paper-lined
muffin cups
2 to 4
(Do not use
5 to 6
Quick breads,
Glass loaf
loaf
dish
*If tube dish is unavailable, microwave in 8-in. round dish with drinking glass placed open-side-up in center.
Cover
Wax paper
HI (10)
MED HI (7) 9 to 12 min.
Oven-proof
cooking bag
or wax paper Or cook to 190° internal temp.
Wax paper
HI (10)
Wax paper
HI (10)
Wax paper
HI (10)
Cooking bag MED (5)
Cover
No
MED (5)
No
MED HI (7)
No
MED HI (7)
No
MED HI (7) 9 to 12 min.
18
2. Let chicken and other small poultry stand after microwaving for
up to 10 minutes. Turkey should be allowed to
2 k to 3 min.
Brush with browning agent if desired. Arrange in
per
piece
15 to 17 min.
pieces are to outside edges of dish.
Brush with browning agent if desired. Add 1/3
per lb.
cup water to cooking bag. Slit bag near 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 time.
6 to 9 min.
Place breast side down in dish. Turn over after
per lb,
9 to 10 min.
Arrange skin side up in dish, on bed of stuffing
per lb.
if desired.
6 to 9 min.
Shield bottom of legs, wings and tail. Microwave
per lb.
breast side down for first half of time. Brush with
browning sauce or broil top surface of cooked
bird until brown and crisp.
13 to 16 min.
Brush with browning agent if desired. Add 1/2
per lb.
cup water to cooking bag. Slit bag near closure to
vent. Do not use metal tie on bag. Cook breast
side up. Or, place turkey breast up in dish and
cover with plastic wrap. Microwave at MED (5)
20 to 22 minutes per lb. Remove plastic wrap,
baste and rotate dish 1/2 turn after half of time.
color on upside down breads by lining dish with brown sugar
caramel mixture, or savory topping like crushed canned French
fried onion rings.
6 to 7 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
to 3A min.
muffin cups (made by cutting down paper hot
drink cups).
1 to 2
min.
Rotate dish 1/4 turn after half of time. When
done, toothpick inserted in center will come out
clean. Let stand 15 minutes before turning out
of dish. Cool.
stand 20 minutes.
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