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Cooking Guide (continued)
Reheating Liquids and Food
Use the power levels and times in this table as a guide lines for reheating.
DEFROSTING
Microwaves are an excellent way of defrosting frozen food. Microwaves gently
defrost frozen food in a short period of time. This can be of great advantage, if
unexpected guests suddenly show up.
Frozen poultry must be thoroughly thawed before cooking. Remove any metal
ties and take it out of any wrapping to allow thawed liquid to drain away.
Put the frozen food on a dish without cover. Turn over halfway, drain off any liquid
and remove any giblets as soon as possible. Check the food occasionally to
make sure that it does not feel warm. If smaller and thinner parts of the frozen
food start to warm up, they can be shield by wrapping very small strips of
aluminium foil around them during defrosting.
Should poultry start to warm up on the outer surface, stop thawing and allow it to
stand for 20 minutes before continuing. Leave the fish, meat and poultry to stand
in order to complete defrosting. The standing time for complete defrosting will
vary depending on the quantity defrosted. Please refer to the table below.
Hint:
Flat food defrosts better than thick and smaller quantities need less
time than bigger ones. Remember this hint while freezing and
defrosting food.
For defrosting of frozen food with a temperature of about -18 to - 20 °C, use the
following table as a guide.
Food
Portion
Power
Time
(min. )
Standing
Time
(min. )
Instructions
Drinks
(coffee, milk,
tea, water
with room
temperature)
150 ml
(1cup)
300 ml
(2cups)
450 ml
(3cups)
600 ml
(4cups)
900W
1-1½
1½-2
2½-3
3-3½
1-2
Pour into a ceramic cup and
reheat uncovered. Place 1
cup in the centre, 2
opposite of each other and
3 or 4 in a circle. Stir
carefully before and after
standing time, be careful
while taking them out of
oven.
Soup
(chilled)
250g
350g
450g
550g
900W
2-2½
2½-3
3-3½
3½-4
2-3
Pour into a deep ceramic
plate or deep ceramic bowl.
Cover with plastic lid. Stir
well after reheating. Stir
again before serving.
Stew
(chilled)
350g
600W
4½-5½ 2-3
Put stew in a deep ceramic
plate. Cover with plastic
lid.Stir occasionally during
reheating and again before
standing and serving.
Pasta with
sauce
(chilled)
350g
600W
3½-4½ 3
Put pasta (e.g. spaghetti or
egg noodles) on a flat
ceramic plate. Cover with
microwave cling film. Stir
before serving.
Filled pasta
with sauce
(chilled)
350g
600W
4-5
3
Put filled pasta (e.g. ravioli,
tortellini) in a deep ceramic
plate. Cover with plastic lid.
Stir occasionally during
reheating and again before
standing and serving.
Plated Meal
(chilled)
350g
450g
550g
600W
4½-5½
5-6
5½-6½
3
Plate a meal of 2-3 chilled
components on a ceramic
dish. Cover with microwave
cling-film.
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