901. COOKING - MICROWAVE COOKING

901 COOKING ─ MICROWAVE COOKING 901.1 Raw animal foods cooked in a microwave oven shall be: (a) Rotated during cooking, stirred throughout cooking, or stirred midway during cooking to compensate for uneven distribution of heat; (b) Covered to retain surface moisture; (c) Heated to a temperature of at least seventy-four degrees Celsius (74o C) (one hundred sixty-five degrees Fahrenheit (165o F)) in all parts of the food; and (d) Allowed to stand covered for two (2) minutes after cooking to obtain temperature equilibrium. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 4394 (June 6, 2003); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 13690 (November 30, 2012).