3717-1-03.3(B) Food: destruction of organisms of public health concern

Microwave cooking. Raw animal foods cooked in a microwave oven are to be:

(1)

Rotated or stirred throughout or midway during cooking to compensate for uneven distribution of heat;

(2)

Covered to retain surface moisture;

(3)

Heated to a temperature of at least one hundred sixty-five degrees Fahrenheit (seventy-four degrees Celsius) in all parts of the food; and

(4)

Allowed to stand covered for two minutes after cooking to obtain temperature equilibrium.