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ooking Smar
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Cooking Smart
Food
Portion
(g)
Time
(min.)
Standing
time (min.)
Instructions
FRUIT
Berries
300
6-7
5-10
Spread fruit on a flat, round
glass dish with a large
diameter.
BREAD
Bread Rolls
(each ca. 50 g)
2 pcs
4 pcs
1-1½
2½-3
5-20
Arrange rolls in a circle
or bread horizontally on
kitchen paper on the ceramic
plate. Turn over after half of
defrosting time.
Toast/
Sandwich
250
500
4-4½
7-9
Quick & Easy
Melting butter
Put 50 g butter into a small deep glass dish. Cover with plastic lid. Heat for 30-
40 seconds using 800 W, until butter is melted.
Melting chocolate
Put 100 g chocolate into a small deep glass dish. Heat for 3-5 minutes, using 450 W
until chocolate is melted. Stir once or twice during melting. Use oven gloves while
taking out!
Meltng crystallized honey
Put 20 g crystallized honey into a small deep glass dish. Heat for 20-30 seconds using
300 W, until honey is melted.
Melting gelatine
Lay dry gelatine sheets (10 g) for 5 minutes into cold water. Put drained gelatine into a
small glass pyrex bowl. Heat for 1 minute using 300 W. Stir after melting.
Cooking glaze/icing (for cake and gateaux)
Mix instant glaze (approximately 14 g) with 40 g sugar and 250 ml cold water.
Cook uncovered in a glass pyrex bowl for 3½ to 4½ minutes using 800 W, until glaze/
icing is transparent. Stir twice during cooking.
Cooking jam
Put 600 g fruits (for example mixed berries) in a suitable sized glass pyrex bowl with
lid. Add 300 g preserving sugar and stir well. Cook covered for 10-12 minutes using
800 W. Stir several times during cooking. Put directly into small jam glasses with twist-
off lids. Stand on lid for 5 minutes.
Cooking pudding
Mix pudding powder with sugar and milk (500 ml) by following the manufacturers
instructions and stir well. Use a suitable sized glass pyrex bowl with lid. Cook covered
for 6½ to 7½ minutes using 800 W. Stir several times well during cooking.
Browning almond slices
Spread 30 g sliced almonds evenly on a medium sized ceramic plate. Stir several times
during browning for 3½ to 4½ minutes using 600 W. Let it stand for 2-3 minutes in the
oven. Use oven gloves while taking out!
