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Chicken meat can be safely cooked in a microwave oven . Bacteria are destroyed during microwave cooking as in other types of ovens. Only certain measures need to be taken into account to prevent harmful bacteria such as salmonella from surviving.
Cook in the microwave is simple, but it is important to consider that food that food can cook unevenly and leave cold places where bacteria can thrive.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) notes that cooking meat should be covered, rotated or turn once or twice during cooking and ensure it reaches a safe internal temperature at all times.
Cut the chicken into small pieces. Bone large pieces of meat ; the bone can protect the meat from complete cooking.
It is not recommended to cook whole or stuffed poultry in a microwave oven. The outside can cook quickly but the inside cannot.
Place the seasoned meat evenly on the plate with the largest or thickest parts outwards .
You can add a little liquid like chicken broth to impart moisture and flavor throughout the cooking process
Cover the dish with a lid or plastic microwave wrap . The moist heat that is created will help destroy harmful bacteria and ensure even cooking.
Leave enough space between the meat and the top of the meat. dish so that the plastic wrap does not touch the food, as hot food may melt the wrap. Vent the lid to allow steam to escape. When covering food with plastic wrap, leave a vent in the corner.
The English Kitchen also recommends microwave chicken on high for four to five minutes per piece . The exact times will depend on the size and thickness.
Turn or turn upside down down to meat halfway through microwave cooking time to even out doneness and eliminate cold spots. If possible, places the food on the edge of the turntable, not in the center.
It allows a resting time of the meat of at least 3 minutes once after the oven is turned off or food is removed from the oven. This completes the cooking process. This additional cooking is called “remaining cook time” or “standing time.” Occurs mainly in dense foods like meat. During this time, the temperature of a food can rise several degrees.
Check the temperature Internal at various points with a food thermometer. Chicken should be cooked to a safe minimum internal temperature of 165 ° F.
It is important to ensure that the chicken has reached the recommended temperature to destroy bacteria and other pathogens that could make you sick.
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