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Cooking Guide for fresh vegetables
Use a suitable glass pyrex bowl with lid. Add 30-45 ml cold water (2-3 tbsp.)
for every 250 g unless another water quantity is recommended – see table.
Cook covered for the minimum time – see table. Continue cooking to get
the result you prefer. Stir once during and once after cooking. Add salt,
herbs or butter after cooking. Cover during a standing time of 3 minutes.
Hint:
Cut the fresh vegetables into even sized pieces.
The smaller they are cut, the quicker they will cook.
All fresh vegetables should be cooked using full microwave power (900 W).
Food
Portion
Time
(min.)
Standing
time (min.)
Instructions
Potatoes
500 g
7-8
3
Weigh the peeled potatoes
and cut them into similar sized
halves or quarters.
Broccoli
250 g
3½-4
3
Prepare even sized florets.
Arrange the stems to the
centre.
Carrots
250 g
4-4½
3
Cut carrots into even sized
slices.
Cauliflower
500 g
7-7½
3
Prepare even sized florets. Cut
big florets into halves. Arrange
stems to the centre.
Courgettes
250 g
3-3½
3
Cut courgettes into slices. Add
30 ml (2 tbsp.) water or a knob
of butter. Cook until just tender.
Cooking Guide for rice and pasta
Rice:
Use a large glass pyrex bowl with lid – rice doubles in
volume during cooking. Cook covered.
After the cooking time is over, stir before standing time and
salt or add herbs and butter.
Remark: the rice may not have absorbed all water after the
cooking time is finished.
Pasta:
Use a large glass pyrex bowl. Add boiling water, a pinch of
salt and stir well. Cook uncovered.
Stir occasionally during and after cooking. Cover during
standing time and drain thoroughly afterwards.
Food
Portion Power
Time
(min.)
Standing
time (min.)
Instructions
White Rice
(parboiled)
250 g
900 W
15-16
5
Add 500 ml cold water.
Brown Rice
(parboiled)
250 g
900 W
20-21
5
Add 500 ml cold water.
Pasta
250 g
900 W
10-11
5
Add 1000 ml hot water.
REHEATING
Your microwave oven will reheat food in a fraction of the time that
conventional ovens hobs normally take.
Use the power levels and reheating times in the following chart as a guide.
The times in the chart consider liquids with a room temperature of about +
18 to + 20 °C or a chilled food with a temperature of about + 5 to + 7 °C.
Arranging and covering
Avoid reheating large items such as joint of meat – they tend to overcook
and dry out before the centre is piping hot. Reheating small pieces will be
more successful.
Power levels and stirring
Some foods can be reheated using 900 W power while others should be
reheated using 600 W, 450 W or even 300 W.
Check the tables for guidance. In general, it is better to reheat food using a
lower power level, if the food is delicate, in large quantities, or if it is likely to
heat up very quickly (mince pies, for example).
Stir well or turn food over during reheating for best results. When possible,
stir again before serving.
Take particular care when heating liquids and baby foods. To prevent
eruptive boiling of liquids and possible scalding, stir before, during and
after heating. Keep them in the microwave oven during standing time. We
recommend putting a plastic spoon or glass stick into the liquids. Avoid
overheating (and therefore spoiling) the food.
It is preferable to underestimate cooking time and add extra heating time, if
necessary.
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