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cooking times & food safety
Use these times purely as a guide. They’re for contact grilling 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.
Check food is cooked through before serving. If in doubt, cook it a bit more.
Cook meat, poultry, and any derivatives (mince, burgers, etc.) till the juices run clear.
Cook fish till the flesh is opaque throughout.
When cooking pre-packed foods, follow any guidelines on the package or label.
beef min
fillet 5-7
loin steak
7-8
burger, 50g, fresh
5-6
burger, 100g, fresh
7-8
burger, 200g, fresh
8-9
kebabs, 25mm cube
7-8
round steak
5-7
sausages (thin)
5-6
sausages (thick)
7-8
sirloin 7-9
T-Bone 8-9
fruit
apple, halve/slice
6-8
bananas, slice lengthwise
3-4
nectarines/peaches, halve/slice
3-5
pineapple, slice
3-7
pork
burger, 50g, fresh
5-6
burger, 100g, fresh
7-8
chop, 12mm
5-6
gammon steak
5-6
kebabs, 25mm cube
7-8
sausages (thin)
5-6
sausages (thick)
7-8
tenderloin, 12mm
4-6
chicken/turkey
chicken breast pieces
5-7
burger, 50g, fresh
4
burger, 100g, fresh
5
kebabs, 25mm cube
7-8
thighs (chicken)
5-7
turkey breast, thin sliced
3-4
lamb min
kebabs, 25mm cube
7-8
minced 6-7
loin chops
4-6
toasted sandwiches
cheese 2-3
ham (cooked)
5-6
roast beef (cooked)
6-7
sausage (cooked)
6-7
turkey (cooked)
6-7
seafood – steaks
(25mm)
halibut, salmon, swordfish, tuna
6-9
seafood – fillets
(12mm)
red snapper, salmon, sea bass
3-5
seafood
kebabs, 25mm cube
4-6
langoustines, prawns
1-2
scallops 4-6
snacks
calzone 8-9
hot dogs
2-3
quesadillas 2-3
tacos, meat filling
6-8
vegetables
asparagus 3-4
carrots, sliced
5-7
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
squash, slice/cube
6-8
