Reheating/Defrosting Convenience Food Chart
FOOD
WEIGHT
COOKING TIME AND
POWEL LEVEL
SPECIAL
INSTRUCTIONS
STANDING
TIME
Beverage
(room temp.)
250mL per cup
1 cup
2 cups
2 minutes on HIGH (100%)
3 ½ minutes on HIGH
(100%)
Stir after heating.
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Canned Food
(room temp.)
(e.g. Spaghetti,
Baked Beans)
1 cup
2 cups
5 minutes on MEDIUM
(50%)
9 minutes on MEDIUM
(50%)
Place food in bowl.
Cover with plastic wrap
and pierce 5 times with a
skewer. Stir halfway.
1-3
minutes
Canned Soup
(room temp)
250mL per cup
(thin soup)
1 cup
2 cups
2 ½ minutes on HIGH
(100%)
4 ½ minutes on HIGH
(100%)
Place food in bowl.
Cover with plastic wrap or
lid. Stir halfway.
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Meat Pie
(refrigerated)
Individual 180g
each
1 pie
4 pies
6 minutes on MEDIUM
(50%)
12 minutes on MEDIUM
(50%)
Place directly on
turntable, face side down.
Cover with paper towel.
Turn over halfway.
3 minutes
Frozen Rice/Pasta
Dinners
(e.g. Lasange,
Risotto)
300-500g
8-9 minutes on HIGH
(100%)
Remove from foil
container. Cover with
plastic wrap or lid. Allow
to stand
2 minutes
Dinner Plate
(refrigerated)
350g-400g per
serve
1 serve
5 minutes on HIGH (100%) Slice potato. Cover plate
with plastic wrap and
pierce 5 times with a
skewer. Place directly on
turntable. Allow to stand.
5 minutes
Casserole
(refrigerated)
250g per serve
1 serve
2 serves
4-5 minutes on HIGH
(100%)
7 ½-8 minutes on HIGH
(100%)
Place in a bowl, cover
with plastic wrap. Place
directly on turntable. Stir
halfway. Allow to stand,
then stir.
1-3
minutes
Croissants (frozen)
1
2
1 minute 30 seconds on
MEDIUM LOW (30%)
2 minutes on MEDIUM
LOW (30%)
Place between paper
towels. Place directly on
the turntable.
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Fruit Pie individual
(frozen)
135g each
1
2
3 ½-4 minutes on MEDIUM
LOW (30%)
5-5 ½ minutes on MEDIUM
LOW (30%)
Remove from foil
container. Place on a
plate and then onto the
turntable. Allow to stand.
2 minutes
Danish Pastry
whole
(frozen)
400g
5 minutes on MEDIUM
HIGH (70%) followed by
5 ½ minutes on MEDIUM
LOW (30%)
Remove from foil
container. Place on
dinner plate. Allow to
stand.
2 minutes
NOTE: Room Temperature
+20ºC
Refrigerator
Tempe3ºC
Frozen
Temperature
-18ºC
12