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11.3 Stand time
Follow these guidelines for stand time for safe cooking results.
Meat Doneness Remove from appliance
Temperature in °F (°C)
After standing for 10-15 min.
Temperature in °F (°C)
Beef Medium
Well done
150 (65)
160 (71)
160 (71)
170 (77)
Pork Medium
Well done
150 (65)
160 (71)
160 (71)
170 (77)
Poultry Dark meat
Light meat
170 (77)
160 (71)
180 (82)
170 (77)
11.4 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 the 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.
11.5 Cooking vegetables in your microwave
¡ Wash the vegetables just before cooking. Extra water is
rarely needed. If dense vegetables such as potatoes or
carrots are being cooked, add about ¼cup of water.
¡ Small vegetables, such as sliced carrots, peas or lima
beans, will cook faster than larger vegetables.
¡ Whole vegetables, such as potatoes, acorn squash,
corn on the cob, etc., 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.
¡ For whole, unpeeled vegetables, such as potatoes,
sweet potatoes, squash, eggplant, etc., prick the skin of
the vegetables in several locations before cooking to
prevent them from bursting.
¡ For more even cooking, stir or rearrange whole
vegetables halfway through the cook time.
¡ The denser the food, the longer the required standing
time. For example, a baked potato should stand for
5minutes before serving, while a dish of peas may be
served immediately.
11.6 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.
¡ Be sure not to overcook fish; check it for doneness at
the minimum cooking time before cooking longer.
Seafood Power level Cook time Directions
Fish steaks
up to 1½lbs.
7 - Medium high 7-11 min./lb. ¡ Arrange the fish on a roasting rack with the meaty
portions towards the outside of the rack.
¡ Cover with wax paper.
¡ Turn over and rearrange halfway through cook time.
¡ Cook until the fish flakes easily with fork.
¡ Let stand for 3-5 minutes
Fish fillets
up to 1½lbs.
7 - Medium high 7-11 min./lb. ¡ Arrange fillets in a baking dish, turning any thin
pieces under.
¡ Cover with wax paper.
¡ If over ½" thick, turn over and rearrange halfway
through the cook time.
¡ Cook until the fish flakes easily with fork.
¡ Let stand for 2-3 minutes
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