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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.
Cook Time/Power
Food
Level
Steaks
Cooking Time:
6-10 min. / lb.
Up to 1.5 lbs.
Power Level:
Medium-High(7).
Fillets
Cooking Time:
3-7 min. / lb
Up to 1.5 lbs.
Power Level:
Medium-High(7).
Shrimp
Cooking Time:
3-5 ½ min. / lb.
Up to 1.5 lbs.
Power Level:
Medium-High(7).
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
Directions
water is needed. If dense vegetables such as potatoes, carrots and
green beans are being cooked, add about ¼ cup water.
Arrange steaks on roasting
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Small vegetables (sliced carrots, peas, lima beans, etc.) will cook
rack with meaty portions
faster than larger ones.
towards the outside of rack.
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Whole vegetables, such as potatoes, acorn squash or corn on the
Cover with wax paper. Turn
cob, should be arranged in a circle on the turntable before cooking.
over and rearrange when
They will cook more evenly if turned over after half the cooking time
cooking time is half up. Cook
has passed.
until fish flakes easily with a
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Always place vegetables like asparagus and broccoli with the stem
fork. Let stand 3-5 minutes.
ends pointing towards the edge of the dish and the tips toward the
Arrange fillets in a baking
center.
dish, turning any thin pieces
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When cooking cut vegetables, always cover the dish with a lid or
under. Cover with wax
vented microwavable plastic wrap.
paper. If over ½ inch thick,
turn over and rearrange
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Whole, unpeeled vegetables such as potatoes, squash, eggplant,
etc., should have their skin pricked in several spots before cooking to
when cooking time is half up.
prevent them from bursting.
Cook until fish flakes easily
with a fork. Let stand 2-3
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For more even cooking, stir or rearrange whole vegetables halfway
minutes.
through the cooking time.
Arrange shrimp in a baking
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Generally, the denser the food, the longer the standing time.
dish without overlapping or
(Standing time refers to the time necessary for dense, large foods
layering. Cover with wax
and vegetables to finish cooking after they come out of the oven.)
paper. Cook until firm and
A baked potato can stand on the counter for five minutes before
opaque, stirring 2 or 3 times.
cooking is completed, while a dish of peas can be served
Let stand 5 minutes.
immediately.
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