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Cooking/Defrosting Guide
The times given in the following charts are a
guideline only.
Many factors eg
starting temperature
of the food
can affect the final heating time required. The cooking and defrosting times must be adjusted when necessary.
All times are tested using foods at
starting temperatures
as below;
Chilled foods . . . . . . Approx. +5˚C
Frozen foods . . . . . . Approx. -18˚C
Always check for the correct core temperature with a temperature probe to comply with current Government
Food Hygiene Regulations.
Standard Portion Heating Chart
Function
Food
Weight
Power
Level
Approx. Time
NE-3280
NE-1880
Defrosting
Fish Fillets
500 g
6 min 40 s
8 min
Minced Beef
500 g
4 min 15 s
5 min
Whole Chicken
1.36 kg
21 min 15 s
25 min
Composite Dish
Multi portion
1.36 kg
17 min
20 min
Single portion
275 g
6 min 40 s
8 min
Apple Pie
1 portion
1 min 05 s
1 min 15 s
Gateau
1 portion
1 min 40 s
2 min
Bread Rolls
1 portion 50 g
25 s
30 s
Cooking from Chilled
Raw Food
Scrambled Egg
2 eggs +
2 tbsp. milk
13–17 s
26–30 s
Broccoli
500 g
1 min 40 s
3 min 30 s
Fish Fillets
500 g
2 min 20 s
4 min 45 s
Bacon
2 rashers
25 s
50 s
Chicken Portions
500 g
2 min 30 s
–3 min 25 s
7–8 min
Cooking and/or
Reheating from Frozen
Peas
500 g
2 min 10 s
4 min
Cooked Rice
167 g
1 min
1 min 40 s
Cooked Sausages x 3 (50 g each)
40 s
1 min
Cooked Wings of
Fire
x 7 pieces
1 min
1 min 40 s
Cooked Boxed
Cheeseburger
75 g
40 s
1 min
Chocolate Fudge
Cake
1 portion
25 s
30 s
Reheating from
Cooked Chilled
Lasagne
325 g
1 min 40 s
3 min
Chilli
325 g
1 min 40 s
3 min
Apple Pie
1 portion
8 s
16 s
Pepper Sauce
100 ml
35 s
50 s
Baked Beans
100 ml
35 s
50 s
Soup
125 ml
26 s
50 s