DEFROST TURKEY IN YOUR MICROWAVE For many of you, thawing your Thanksgiving turkey is more trou ble than roasting it If you have a microwave oven, take advantage of its speedy defrosting capability and save yourself a tat of time and effort. The whole turkey can be left in its original wrapping for the first half of defrosting, but it is easier to spot areas 'that are defrosting too quickly if the bird is unwrapped from the start Here are a few tips to take the guesswork out of microwave oven defrosting of your holiday turkey: Set the microwave for SO per cent of full power. This will be the “medium" setting on some ovens, “simmer” or “defrost" on others. At that power level, estimate defrosting time at about four to six minutes per pound. Check your oven’s care and use manual for specific instructions. Place the unwrapped turkey in a baking dish, breast side down. SUBSOILER, A POPULAR. 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You need three inches of space between die turk ey and all walls, and should have a minimum of two inches of space between the top of the turkey and the ceiling of the oven. Estimate the cooking time at about 12 to IS minutes per pound at SO percent of full power. Divide the cooking time by four. Place the turkey breast-side down in a shallow glass or other microwave oven-safe baking dish. Tie the legs and wings to the body with string. Shield protrud ing parts with foil. Cook for one-fourth of esti mated time, then turn turkey on its side and microwave another one fourth of the time. Turn on other side and cook one-fourth of the time. Baste as heeded. If the turk ey is browning too quickly in parts, shield these parts with foil. Leave foil in place when you turn the turkey. For the last one-fourth of cook ing time turn the turkey breast side up. Using a microwave oven ther mometer, check internal tempera ture. It should read 18S degrees F. after one minute. 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