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Increasing recipes
To increase a recipe from 4 to 6
servings,
increase each ingredient
O
isted by ha
O
f. To doub
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e the
T
uantity,
simp
O
y doub
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e every ingredient
O
isted.
'
o not forget that
O
arge
T
uantities wi
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re
T
uire a
O
arger dish. Make sure that it is
deep enough to prevent the recipe from
boi
O
ing over during cooking.
&
over as directed in the recipe. Stir or
rearrange foods as recommended.
,
ncrease the stand times by 5 mins
per
O
b.
A
O
ways check the recipe during cooking.
:
hen increasing the ingredients to
servings, add an e
[
tra one third of
the origina
O
cooking time, ie.
0 mins
on ME
',
UM power for
servings wi
OO
become
0 mins on ME
',
UM power for
servings.
When doubling a recipe from 4 to 8
add on ha
O
f the origina
O
cooking time,
ie.
0 mins on ME
',
UM power for
servings wi
OO
become
5 mins on
ME
',
UM power for
servings.
Decreasing recipes
To decrease a recipe from
servings to
servings, ha
O
ve the ingredients
O
isted.
&
hoose a dish that is proportiona
OO
y
sma
OO
er than the one recommended in
the recipe, however make sure it is deep
enough to stop food boi
O
ing over.
A
OO
ow ha
O
f to two
thirds of the origina
O
cooking time, ie.
0 mins on ME
',
UM
power for
servings wi
OO
become 15
0
mins on ME
',
UM power for
servings.
Increasing and decreasing recipes
The best way to convert a fami
O
y favourite
dish is to
À
nd a simi
O
ar recipe in a cookery
book to give you a guide to the correct
method and timings to use.
Many cookbooks refer to
50
:
ovens,
however since 1
0 oven output powers
have been set by a new standard
,
E
&
.
:
hen using other cookbooks, the
00
:
output power of your oven must be a
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owed
for. Use the same power
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eve
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suggested
e.g.
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G
+
or ME
',
UM and se
O
ect the same
cooking time suggested, however
&+
E
&.
the progress of the food during cooking and
ad
M
ust the time if necessary.
For one serving
T
uarter ALL ingredients
O
isted.
&
hoose a dish that is proportiona
OO
y
sma
OO
er than the one recommended in
the recipe.
Use the same cooking power
recommended in the origina
O
recipe.
Start by cooking for one
T
uarter of the
recommended cooking time, a
O
though
e
[
tra time in most cases wi
OO
be
re
T
uired.
A
O
ways check the food during cooking.
There is not a great saving for reduced
T
uantities of soups, cassero
O
es, stews
and rice, as a minimum time is re
T
uired
to tenderise meats and b
O
end
Á
avours.
:
hen cooking for one it often makes
sense to cook for two and p
O
ate up both
mea
O
s. Freeze one mea
O
for a
O
ater date.
Using recipes from other books
Cooking for one
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