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Cooking Instructions
Guide for Cooking Seafood in Your Microwave
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Cook fish until it flakes easily with a fork.
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Place fish on a microwave-safe roasting rack in a microwave-safe
dish.
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Use a tight cover to steam fish. A lighter cover of wax paper or paper
towel provides less steaming.
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Do not overcook fish; check it at minimum cooking time.
Guide for Cooking Eggs in Your Microwave
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Never cook eggs in the shell, and never warm hard-cooked eggs in
the shell; they can explode.
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Always pierce whole eggs to keep them from bursting.
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Cook eggs just until set; they become tough if overcooked.
Guide for Cooking Vegetables in Your Microwave
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Vegetables should be washed just before cooking. Often, no extra
water is needed. If dense vegetables such as potatoes, carrots and
green beans are being cooked, add about ¼ cup water.
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Small vegetables (sliced carrots, peas, lima beans, etc.) will cook
faster than larger ones.
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Whole vegetables, such as potatoes, acorn squash or corn on the
cob, should be arranged in a circle on the turntable before cooking.
They will cook more evenly if turned over after half the cooking time.
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Always place vegetables like asparagus and broccoli with the stem
ends pointing towards the edge of the dish and the tips toward the
center.
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When cooking cut vegetables, always cover the dish with a lid or
vented microwavable plastic wrap.
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Whole, unpeeled vegetables such as potatoes, squash, eggplant,
etc., should have their skin pricked in several spots before cooking to
prevent them from bursting.
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For more even cooking, stir or rearrange whole vegetables halfway
through the cooking time.
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Generally, the denser the food, the longer the standing time.
(Standing time refers to the time necessary for dense, large foods
and vegetables to finish cooking after they come out of the oven.) A
baked potato can stand on the counter for five minutes before
cooking is completed, while a dish of peas can be served
immediately.
Food
Cook Time/Power
Level
Directions
Steaks
Up to 1.5 lbs.
Cooking Time:
6-10 min. / lbs.
Power Level: Medium-
High(7).
Arrange steaks on roasting
rack with meaty portions
towards the outside of rack.
Cover with wax paper. Turn
over and rearrange when
cooking time is half up. Cook
until fish flakes easily with a
fork. Let stand 3-5 min.
Fillets
Up to 1.5 lbs.
Cooking Time:
3-7 min. / lbs
Power Level: Medium-
High(7).
Arrange fillets in a baking
dish, turning any thin pieces
under Cover with wax paper.
If over ½ inch thick, turn over
and rearrange when cooking
time is half up. Cook until
fish flakes easily with a fork.
Let stand 2-3 min.
Shrimp
Up to 1.5 lbs.
Cooking Time:
3-5 ½ min. / lbs.
Power Level: Medium-
High(7).
Arrange shrimp in a baking
dish without overlapping or
layering. Cover with wax
paper. Cook until firm and
opaque, stirring 2 or 3 times.
Let stand 5 min.
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