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cooking times & food safety
Use these times purely as a guide. They’re for fresh or fully defrosted food. When cooking frozen
foods, add 2-3 minutes for seafood, and 3-6 minutes for meat and poultry, depending on the
thickness and density of the food.
When cooking pre-packed foods, follow any guidelines on the package or label
seafood min
salmon illet
3-4
sea bass illet
3-5
halibut steak, 12-25mm
6-8
salmon steak, 12-25mm
6-8
swordish steak, 12-25mm
6-9
tuna steak, 12-25mm
6-8
kebabs, 25mm cube
4-6
prawn
1-2
scallops 4-6
beef
illet 5-7
loin steak
7-8
burger, 100g
7-8
kebabs, 25mm cube
7-8
round steak
5-7
sausages 6-8
sirloin 7-9
T-Bone 8-9
lamb
kebabs, 25mm cube
7-8
loin chops
4-6
chicken/turkey
chicken breast pieces
5-7
thighs (chicken)
5-7
turkey breast, sliced
3-4
pork min
chops, 12mm
5-6
gammon steak
5-6
kebabs, 25mm cube
7-8
sausages 6-8
tenderloin, 12mm
4-6
sandwiches
cheese 2-3
ham (cooked)
5-6
snacks
calzone 8-9
hot dogs
2-3
fruit
apple, halve/slice
6-8
bananas, slice lengthwise
3-4
nectarines, halve/slice
3-5
peaches, halve/slice
3-5
pineapple, slice
3-7
vegetables
asparagus 3-4
aubergine, slice/cube
8-9
onions, thin slice
5-6
peppers, thin slice
6-8
peppers, grill then skin
2-3
whole peppers brushed with oil
8
potatoes, slice/cube
7-9
