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Poultry
1. Use microwave trivet for chicken and other small poultry, but do
not use trivet for cooking turkey breast.
Food
Chicken
Pieces
Plate or
oblong dish
Whole chicken
(8 pieces)
Whole uncut
Oblong dish
(stuffed or
unstuffed)
Whole (stuffed or
Square or
unstuffed)
and trivet
Halves
Square or
oblong dish
Oblong disb
and trivet
1. Crust on breads will be soft, outside color of foods will be same
as color of batter (outsides will not brown). If desired, sprinkle
top of batter with cinnamon-sugar mixture, cbopped nuts or other
topping for brown color. Or, increase brown color on upside
Food
8-in. tube
Coffee Cakes
From refrigerated
dish*
biscuits
Corn Bread
8 to 9-in.
tube dish*
Muffins
Paper-lined
(1 Muffin)
(2 to 4)
(Do not use
(3 to 6)
foil liners)
Quick Breads, Loaf
Glass loaf
dish
*If tube dish is unavailable, microwave in 8-in. round dish with drinking glass placed open-side-up in center.
2. Let chicken and other small poultry stand after microwaving for
Power bvel & ~me
Cover
Wax paper
High (10)
High (10)
Oven-proof
Meal-High (7)
cooking bag
or wax paper
Wax paper
High (10)
Wax paper
High (10)
Wax paper
High (10)
Cooking bag
Medium (5)
Power bvel & ~me
Cover
No
Medium (5
No
Meal-High
7)
No
Meal-High (7)
Meal-High (7)
Meal-High (7)
No
Meal-High (7)
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up to 10 minutes. Turkey should be allowed to stand 20 minutes.
Brush with browning agent if desired,
per piece
Arrange in single layer in cooking dish so
15 to 20 min.
thickest meaty pieces are to outside edges
total
of dish.
9 to 12 min.
Brush with browning agent if desired. Add
per lb.
1/3 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 disb 1/2 turn after half of cooking time,
6 to 8 min.
Place breast side down in dish. Turn ovel
per lb.
after half of time.
9 to 10 min.
Arrange skin side up in dish, on bed of
per lb.
stuffing, if desired.
6 to 8 min.
Shield bottom of legs, wings and tail.
per lb.
Microwave breast side down for first half of
time. Brush with browning sauce or broil top
surface of cooked bird until brown and crisp.
Brush with browning agent if desired. Add
per lb.
1/2 cup water to cooking bag. Slit bag near
closure to vent. Do not use metal tie on bag.
Cook breast side up. Or, place breast up in
dish and cover with plastic wrap. Microwave
at Medium (5) 21 to 23 minutes per pound.
Remove plastic wrap, baste and rotate dish
1/2 turn after half of time.
down breads by lining dish before microwaving with brown sugar
caramel mixture, or savory topping like crushed canned French
fried onion rings.
Arrange biscuits over brown sugar-butter
6 to 8 min.
topping before microwaving. Invert to serve.
For flavorful browned topping, sprinkle
9 to 11 min.
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 muffin cups made by cutting
min.
1 to 2 min.
down hot paper drink cups.
9 to 12 min.
Rotate dish 1/4 turn after half of cooking
time. When done, toothpick inserted in
center will come out clean. Let stand 15 min.
before turning out of dish. Cool.
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