Kenmore 565.683 Owner's Manual page 22

TIME COOKING - MEATSp POULTRY AND FISH
PREPARATION
• Use a microwave-safe dish, etc.
• Defrost Frozen foods completely.
• Wash poultry and fish in cool water.
• Arrange small items in a single layer
in dish, avoid overlapping edges of
food.
• Place thick sections toward edge of
the dish.
• Use a rack in the dish to elevate
meat out of the juices.
• Use spices, seasonings as desired.
• Add salt after cooking if necessary.
• Aluminum foils can be used to cover
thin parts of meat or poultry wings
and legs to prevent overcooking.
• Foils should be applied toward the
end of cooking time.
• Place meat fat side down.
COOKING
• Use wax paper or plastic wrap to
stop splattering.
• Turn over or rearrange meat, poultry
and fish halfway through cooking
time.
CHECKING DONENESS
Beef: The color inside meat indicates
doneness. Rare roast should be red
inside. Medium is pink and gray
indicates well done.
Pork: Cooked pork meat should be
gray with clear juice.
Poultry: Juices should be clear yellow
when cooked. Legs should move
freely.
Fish and Seafood: Should be opaque
in color and flake easily.
To check internal temperature of
various meats and poultry, use a
microwave or conventional meat
thermometer after removing meat from
the oven. Insert the thermometer
avoiding bone or fat. Lower
temperatures are found in the center
of the roast or in the muscle close to a
large bone. Never use a
conventional meat thermometer in
the microwave oven.
Return undercooked food to oven for a
short period of time at the
recommended power level. Let stand
as recommended in chart. Cover
roasts and whole poultry during stand
time.
Food
Beef
4oz (115 g) each
Hamburgers,
refrigerated 2
_ _ _ 4
Hamburgers, frozen
2
4
Roasts, tender
1 Ib (450 g)
Power ! Cooking
Time
HI 2 - 4 min.
HI 4 - 6 min.
HI 4 - 6 min.
HI 7 - 9 rain.
5 12 - 15 rain.
Stand
Time
2 min.
2 min.
3 min.
3 min.
10-15 min.
I
Special Notes
Cook in a shallow dish.
Cover loosely with wax
paper. Turn over
halfw&y through cooking.
Turn over and separate
halfway through cooking.
Cover with wax paper.
Shield halfway through
cooking and turn roast
over if necessary. Stand
tented with foil.
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