General Guidelines
STANDING TIME
Dense foods e.g. meat, jacket potatoes and
cakes, require a STANDING TIME (inside or
outside of the oven) after cook ing, to allow
heat to finish con ducting through the food.
•
Meat Joints
– Stand 15 mins. wrapped in
aluminium foil.
•
Jacket Potatoes
– Stand 5 mins. wrapped
in aluminium foil when cooked by
microwave only. It is not necessary to
stand jacket potatoes cooked in
COMBINATION mode.
•
Light Cakes
– Stand 5 mins. before
removing from dish.
•
Rich Dense Cakes
– Stand 15-20 mins.
•
Fish
– Stand 2-3 mins.
•
Egg Dishes
– Stand 1-2 mins.
•
Precooked Convenience Foods
– Stand
for 2-3 mins.
•
Plated Meals
– Stand for 2-3 mins.
•
Vegetables
– Boiled potatoes benefit from
standing 1-2 mins., however most other
types of vegetables can be served
immediately.
If food is not cooked after STANDING
TIME, return to oven and cook for
additional time.
•
Defrosting
– It is essential to allow
standing time to com plete the process.
This can vary for example from 5 mins for
raspberries and up to 1 hour for a joint of
meat. See page 29-31.
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