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Reheating Liquids and Food
Use the power levels and times in this table as a guide lines for reheating.
Food Serving Size Power Time (min.)
Drinks (Coee,
Tea and Water)
150 ml (1 cup)
250 ml (1 mug)
800W
1-1½
1½-2
Instructions
Pour in to a ceramic cup and reheat uncovered.
Place cup (150 ml) or mug (250 ml) in the centre of turntable,
Stir carefully before and after standing time.
Stand for 1-2 minutes.
Soup (Chilled)
250 g 800 W 3-3½
Instructions
Pour into a deep ceramic plate. Cover with plastic lid.
Stir well after reheating. Stir again before serving.
Stand for 2-3 minutes.
Stew (Chilled)
350 g 600 W 5½-6½
Instructions
Put stew in a deep ceramic plate. Cover with plastic lid.
Stir occasionally during reheating and again before standing and
serving. Stand for 2-3 minutes.
Pasta with
Sauce (Chilled)
350 g 600 W 4½-5½
Instructions
Put pasta (e.g. spaghetti or egg noodles) on a flat ceramic plate.
Cover with microwave cling film. Stir before serving. Stand for
3 minutes.
Filled Pasta with
Sauce (Chilled)
350 g 600 W 5-6
Instructions
Put filled pasta (e.g. ravioli, tortellini) in a deep ceramic plate.
Cover with plastic lid. Stir occasionally during reheating and
again before standing and serving. Stand for 3 minutes.
Plated Meal
(Chilled)
350 g 600 W 5½-6½
Instructions
Plate a meal of 2-3 chilled components on a ceramic dish.
Cover with microwave cling-film. Stand for 3 minutes.
MANUAL DEFROSTING
Microwaves are an excellent way of defrosting frozen food. Microwaves gently defrost
frozen food in a short period of time. This can be of great advantage, if unexpected
guests suddenly show up.
Frozen poultry must be thoroughly thawed before cooking. Remove any metal ties and
take it out of any wrapping to allow thawed liquid to drain away.
Put the frozen food on a dish without cover. Turn over half way, drain o any liquid and
remove any giblets as soon as possible.
Check the food occasionally to make sure that it does not feel warm.
If smaller and thinner parts of the frozen food start to warm up, they can be shield by
wrapping very small strips of aluminium foil around them during defrosting.
Should poultry start to warm up on the outer surface, stop thawing and allow it to stand
for 20 minutes before continuing.
Leave the fish, meat and poultry to stand in order to complete defrosting. The standing
time for complete defrosting will vary depending on the quantity defrosted. Please refer to
the table below.
Hint : Flat food defrosts better than thick and smaller quantities need less time
than bigger ones. Remember this hint while freezing and defrosting food.
For defrosting of frozen food with a temperature of about -18 to -20 °C, use the following
table as a guide.
Food Serving Size Power Time (min.)
Meat
Minced Beef
250 g
500 g
180 W 6½-7½
10-12
Pork Steaks
250 g 180 W 7½-8½
Instructions
Place the meat on a flat ceramic plate. Shield thinner edges
with aluminium foil. Turn over after half of defrosting time!
Stand for 5-25 minutes.
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