Cooking Guide for rice and pasta
Rice:
Use a large glass pyrex bowl with lid - rice doubles in volume during
cooking. Cook covered.
After the cooking time is over, stir before standing time and salt or
add herbs and butter.
Remark: the rice may not have absorbed all water after the cooking
time is finished.
Pasta:
Use a large glass pyrex bowl. Add boiling water, a pinch of salt and
stir well. Cook uncovered.
Stir occasionally during and after cooking. Cover during standing
time and drain thoroughly afterwards.
REHEATING
Your microwave oven will reheat food in a fraction of the time that conventional
ovens hobs normally take.
Use the power levels and reheating times in the following chart as a guide. The
times in the chart consider liquids with a room temperature of about +18 to +20°C
or a chilled food with a temperature of about +5 to +7°C.
Arranging and covering
Avoid reheating large items such as joint of meat - they tend to overcook and dry
out before the centre is piping hot. Reheating small pieces will be more
successful.
Power levels and stirring
Some foods can be reheated using
maximum
power while others should be
reheated
using
lower power
.
Check the tables for guidance. In general, it is better to reheat food using a lower
power level, if the food is delicate, in large quantities, or if it is likely to heat up
very quickly (mince pies, for example).
Stir well or turn food over during reheating for best results. When possible, stir
again before serving.
Food
Portion Power Time
(min. )
Standing
Time (min. )
Instructions
White Rice
(parboiled)
250g
375g
P100
15-16
17½-
18½
5
Add 500 ml cold water.
Add 750 ml cold water.
Brown Rice
(parboiled)
250g
375g
P100
20-21
22-23
5
Add 500 ml cold water.
Add 750 ml cold water.
Mixed Rice
(rice + wild
rice)
250g
P100
16-17
5
Add 500 ml cold water.
Mixed Corn
(rice + grain)
250g
P100
17-18
5
Add 400 ml cold water.
Pasta
250g
P100
10-11
5
Add 1000 ml hot water.
Cooking Guide
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