MICROWAVE COOKING TIPS

IS IT COOKED THOROUGHLY?

THE KEY TO COOKING FOOD THAT WILL BE SAFE TO EAT IS TO COOK IT TO THE CORRECT TEMPERATURE SO IT IS THOROUGHLY DONE. MICROWAVE RECIPES OFTEN CALL FOR "STANDING TIME" OUTSIDE THE OVEN, WHEN TEMPERATURES EVEN OUT AND FOOD COMPLETES COOKING.

TO BE SURE YOU'RE COOKING FOOD THOROUGHLY AND EVENLY, FOLLOW RECIPE DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY. IF YOU WANT TO TEST, AS WE DO, THAT IT HAS REACHED THE PROPER TEMPERATURE THROUGHOUT, YOU CAN USE EITHER A MICROWAVE SAFE THERMOMETER OR YOUR OVEN PROBE DURING COOKING;OR USE AN INSTANT READ THERMOMETER IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FOOD HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT OF THE OVEN. CHECK SEVERAL AREAS OF THE FOOD AND RETURN IT TO THE OVEN IF UNDERCOOKED ANYWHERE.