
Heating or Reheating Guide
1. Directions below are for reheating already-cooked foods at
3.
refrigerator or room temperature, Use microwave safe utensils,
plastic or glass.
2. Cover most foods for faster heating. Exceptions are rare or
medium meats, some sandwiches, griddle foods like pancakes
and baked foods.
Be sure foods are heated throughout before serving. Steaming or
bubbling around edges does not necessarily mean food is heated
throughout. Stir food once or twice during heating, if possible, to
ensure even, thorough heating. As a general rule, hot foods
produce an area warm to the touch in center of underside of dish.
Power
Approximate
Item
Amount
Time, Min.
Appetizers
(Cover saucy appetizers with wax paper. Cover dips with plastic wrap. Do not cover pastry bites if you do not want
crisp.)
Saucy: meatballs,
cocktail franks, etc.
1 to 2 servings
HIGH (10)
5
cup/serving)
3 to 4 servings
HIGH
4 to 7
Dips: cream or process cheese
‘/2
cup
HIGH
to 1
I
cup
HIGH (10)
1 to
Pastry bites: small pizzas, egg rolls, etc.
2 to 4 servings
HIGH
2 to
Plate of
Meat plus 2
plate
HIGH (10)
4 to 5
and Main Dishes
main dishes with wax
Do not cover rare or medium rare meats. )
Saucy main dishes: chop
spaghetti,
to 2 servings
HIGH
creamed chicken, chili, stew, macaroni
3 to 4 servings
HIGH (10)
and cheese, etc.
1 can
HIGH (10)
(%-1 cup/serving)
Thinly sliced roasted meat:
to 2 servings
HIGH (10)
Rare beef roast, minimum time; Medium rare,
to 4 servings
HIGH (10)
maximum time
(3 to 4-oz./serving)
Well done: beef, pork, ham, poultry, etc.
I to 2 servings
HIGH (10)
3 to 4 servings
HIGH (10)
Steaks, chops, ribs, other meat pieces:
I to 2 servings
Rare beef steak
HIGH (10)
3 to 4 servings
HIGH (10)
Well done beef, chops, ribs, etc.
1 to 2 servings
HIGH (10)
3 to 4 servings
HIGH (10)
Hamburgers or meat loaf
1 to 2 servings
HIGH (10)
(4-oz./serving)
3 to 4 servings
HIGH (10)
Chicken pieces
to 2 pieces
HIGH (10)
3 to 4 pieces
HIGH (10)
Hot Dogs and sausages
to 2
HIGH (10)
3 to 4
HIGH (10)
Breakfast sausage links
2
HIGH (10)
4
HIGH (10)
8
HIGH (10)
Rice and pasta
1 to 2 servings
HIGH (10)
cup/serving)
Topped or mixed with sauce
1 to 2 servings
HIGH (10)
cup/serving)
3 to 4 servings
HIGH (10)
Tip:
When heating or reheating 3 to 4 servings of meat slices or pieces, rotate utensil 1/2 turn after half of time.
Sandwiches
sandwiches with paper
or napkin.)
Moist filling: Sloppy
barbecue, ham salad,
1 to 2 servings
HIGH (10)
etc. in bun
cup/serving)
3 to 4 servings
HIGH (10)
Thick meat-cheese filling; with firm bread
I to 2 servings
HIGH (10)
Tip:
Use paper towel or napkin to cover sandwiches.
3 to 6
8(0
6 to 8
1
4
to 4
5 7
2 to
4 to
2 to
4 to 6
to 6
7 to
2 to 3
4 to 6
to 2
2
to
172 to
2
2 to
2 to
5 to 7
7 to 9
to I
2 to 4
2 to 3
10
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