
Heating or Reheating Guide
1.
for reheating already-cooked
refrigerator or room
Use
oven
containers.
2.
most foods for fastest beating (see tips). Exceptions
or
sandwiches. griddle foods
pancakes and
baked
sure foods arc heated through before
Steaming or bubbling around edges does not necessarily mean
is heated throughout
As a general rule,
foods produce an area warm to
touch in
of underside of dish.
Item
Amount
Approximate Time, Minutes
Appetizers
Saucy, such as meatballs,
1
3-5
cocktail franks,
servings
5-7
( cup per serving)
bites; small pizzas,
to 4 servings
rolls
Plate of
Meat plus 2 vegetables
3-5
and main dishes
Saucy main dishes; chili,
to
5-8
chop
spaghetti, stew
4
7-1o
(%-1 cup serving)
can (16 ox.. )
Hamburgers or meat
I 2 servings
(4
per serving)
to 4 servings
4-6
Hot dogs and sausages
to
to
2-3
Rice
pasta
1 to
1
cup serving)
Topped or mixed with sauce
i to 2 servings
5-7
4
7-9
Tip: Cover saucy main dishes with plastic wrap. Cover other main dishes and
with
soups
Water
1 to servings
3-5
(1 cup serving)
to 4 servings
9-12
(lo oz. )
7-9
Vegetables
Small pieces; peas. corn. beans. etc.
1 servings
(72 cup
serving)
to 4 servings
4-6
or
corn
1 to servings
on the cob, asparagus spears, etc.
to 4 servings
6-8
—
Mashed
1 to servings
3-5
(1A cup per serving)
to 4 servings
7-9
Tip: Cover vegetables for most even beating.
Sauces
Dessert; chocolate,
butterscotch
cup
Meat or main dish, chunky
cup
type, giblet gravy, spaghetti
4-6
sauce. etc.
1
(I6 oz. )
5-7
—
type
cup
3-4
cup
4-5
Tip: Cover food to prevent spatter.
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