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Micro Power Use
High 1000 W Reheating meals and sauces, cooking fish, vegetables,
sauces, preserves
Defrost 270 W Defrosting frozen foods
Medium 600 W Roasting, egg sauces, heating milk, cooking sponge cakes
Low 440 W Chicken casseroles, quiches
Simmer 250 W Cooking stews and casseroles, rice puddings, rich fruit
cakes, egg custards
Warm 100 W Softening ice-cream, butter, cream cheese
General Guidelines
DISH SIZE
Follow the dish sizes given in the recipes, as
these affect the cooking and reheating times. A
quantity of food spread in a bigger dish cooks
and reheats more quickly.
QUANTITY
Small quantities cook faster than large
quantities, also small meals will reheat more
quickly than large portions.
DENSITY
Porous airy foods heat more quickly than
dense heavy foods.
SHAPE
Even shapes cook evenly. Food cooks better
by microwave when in a round container
rather than square.
ARRANGING
Individual foods e.g. chicken portions or
chops, should be placed on a dish so that the
thicker parts are to the outside.
SPACING
Foods cook more quickly and evenly if
spaced apart. NEVER pile foods on top of
each other.
