Meats, Poultry And Fish - Kenmore Sears 89247 Use And Care Manual And Cooking Manual

PREPARATION
Use a microwave-safe baking dish, casserole,
etc. to cook meat, poultry and fish,,
Frozen meat, poultry and fish should be
completely thawed.
Wash poultry and fish in cool water.
Arrange small items in a single layer fn dish
and 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 and seasonings as desired.
Add salt after cooking if necessary.,
Kitchen bouquet with butter may be used to
obtain "cooked" color of meats and poultry,
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
Hamburgers, refrigerated
4 oz (115 g) each
1
2
4
Hamburgers, frozen
4 oz (115 g)
1
2
4
Power
Stand
Time
2 min
2 rain,
2 rain
Approx.
Cooking Time
H1 1 - 1 V2 min
HI 1V2 - 21/2 min
HI 3 - 5 min
H1 2 - 3 rain,
HI 4 - 6 min
H! 7 - 9 min
5 15 - 20 min
5 7 - 9 rain,
5 9-11 rain
5 I 11- 14min
2 min
3 min
3 min
Special Notes
Cook in a shallow dish
Cover loosely with wax paper
Turn over halfway through
cooking
Turn over and separate
ha Ifway th roug h cooking
Meat loaf tl/2 Ib (680 g) 5 min Arrange in loaf dish Cover
with wax paper
Roasts, tender 1 lb (450 g)
Rare
Medium
Well done
*Check with conventional meat thermometer,
t 0 to 15 rain
10 to 15 rain
10 to 15 min
Coverwith wax paper Shield
i halfway through cooking and
turn roast over if necessary
Sland tented wilh foil
*Approx, [emp, after sland
Rare 130 F (54 C )
Medium 140°F (60°C)
Well done 170°F (77_C)
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