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Cooking and reheating guidelines
Most foods reheat very
T
uick
O
y in your oven
by
+,
G
+
power. Mea
O
s can be brought back
to serving temperature in
M
ust minutes and wi
OO
taste fresh
O
y cooked. A
O
ways check food is
piping hot and return to oven if necessary.
As a genera
O
ru
O
e, a
O
ways cover wet foods, e.g.
soups, cassero
O
es and p
O
ated mea
O
s.
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o not cover dry foods e.g. bread ro
OO
s, mince
pies, sausage ro
OO
s,
M
acket potatoes, etc.
The charts on pages
show you the best
way to cook or reheat your favourite foods. The
best method depends on the type of food you
are cooking or reheating.
Remember to stir or turn food wherever
possib
O
e during cooking or reheating. This
ensures even cooking or reheating on the
outside and in the centre.
When is food reheated?
Food that has been reheated or cooked shou
O
d
be served
´
piping hot
µ
i.e. steam shou
O
d be
visib
O
y emitted from a
OO
parts. As
O
ong as good
hygiene practices have been fo
OO
owed during
the prepa ra tion and storage of the food, then
cooking or reheating presents no safety risks.
Foods that cannot be stirred shou
O
d be cut
with a knife to test that they are ade
T
uate
O
y
heated throughout. Even if a manufac tur er
ҋ
s
instructions or the times in the cookbook have
been fo
OO
owed, it is sti
OO
important to check the
food is heated thorough
O
y.
,
f in doubt, a
O
ways
return to the oven for further reheating.
,
f you cannot
À
nd the e
T
uiva
O
ent food in the
chart then choose a simi
O
ar type and size
O
isted
and ad
M
ust the cooking time if necessary.
Plated meals
Everyone
ҋ
s appetite varies and reheat times
depend on mea
O
contents.
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ense items e.g.
mashed potato, shou
O
d be spread out we
OO
.
,
f a
O
ot of gravy is added, e
[
tra time may be
re
T
uired. P
O
ace denser items to the outside of
the p
O
ate.
An average p
O
ated mea
O
wi
OO
take
7 mins on
+
igh power to reheat.
'
o not stack mea
O
s.
Canned foods
Remove foods from can and p
O
ace in a suitab
O
e
dish before heating. Stir food ha
O
fway though
cooking and again at the end of heating.
Soups
P
O
ace soup in a bow
O
and stir before heating
and at
O
east once through reheat time and
again at the end.
Casseroles
Stir ha
O
fway through and again at the end of
heating.
Mince pies – Caution!
REMEM
%
ER even if the pastry is co
O
d to the
touch, the
ÀOO
ing wi
OO
be piping hot and wi
OO
warm
the pastry through. Take care not to overheat
otherwise burning can occur due to the high
fat and sugar content of the
ÀOO
ing.
&
heck the
temperature of the
ÀOO
ing before consuming to
avoid burning your mouth.
Christmas puddings and liquids
- Caution!
Take great care when reheating these items.
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OT LEA
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1
ATTE
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1
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;
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&
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+
OL.
Babies bottles - Caution!
Mi
O
k or formu
O
a MUST be shaken thorough
O
y
before heating and again at the end and tested
carefu
OO
y before feeding a baby.
For 7
Á
oz of mi
O
k from fridge temperature,
remove top and teat.
+
eat on
+,
G
+
power for
0
50 secs
&+
E
&.
&
AREFULLY.
For
Á
oz of mi
O
k from fridge temperature,
remove top and teat.
+
eat on
+,
G
+
power for
15
0 secs
&+
E
&.
&
AREFULLY
Note
Li
T
uid at the top of the bott
O
e wi
OO
be much
hotter than at the bottom. The bott
O
e must be
shaken thorough
O
y and tested before use.
:
E
'
O
1
OT RE
&
OMME
1'
T
+
AT YOU USE
YOUR M
,&
RO
:
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E TO STER
,
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,
SE
%
A
%,
ES
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%
OTTLES.
,
f you have a specia
O
microwave
steri
O
iser we urge e
[
treme caution, due to the
O
ow
T
uantity of water invo
O
ved.
,
t is vita
O
to
fo
OO
ow the manufacturers instructions imp
O
icit
O
y.
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