Practical tips
Defrosting and reheating or
cooking
Deep-frozen pre-cooked food can be
defrosted and immediately reheated or
cooked, using the combination of an
automatic defrost programme, with an
automatic cooking programme.
Remove the food from its packaging
and place in a covered microwave-safe
dish for defrosting and reheating or
cooking. Exception: Minced meat
should be left uncovered while cook-
ing. Soups, stew and vegetables
should be stirred several times during
the process. Separate slices of meat
half-way through the programme. Turn
pieces of meat and fish at the half-way
stage.
Deep-frozen pre-cooked meals in card-
board trays which, according to manu-
facturer’s instructions are suitable for
use in a conventional oven, are micro-
wave-safe.
After defrosting followed by reheat-
ing or cooking.
Allow the food to stand at room tem-
perature long enough to enable the
heat to spread evenly throughout the
food.
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