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Cooking Charts
Weight/
Choice of
Time Approx.
Food
Quantity
Cooking Modes
(mins.)
Instructions/Guidelines
EGGS – Poached.
Water
45 ml
HIGH
50 secs.
• Place in a small bowl and heat for 1st cooking time.
Egg
1
MEDIUM
30 secs.
• Add egg (medium sized).
Water
90 ml
HIGH
1
• Pierce yolk and white.
Eggs
2
MEDIUM
1
• Cover.
Water
135 ml
HIGH
1 min. 30 secs.
• Cook for 2nd cooking time.
Eggs
3
MEDIUM
1 min. 30 secs.
• Then leave to stand for 1 min.
Water
180 ml
HIGH
2
Eggs
4
MEDIUM
1min. 50 secs.
EGGS – Scrambled.
1 Egg
HIGH
30 secs.
HIGH
20 secs.
• Add 1 tbsp of milk for each egg used.
2 Eggs
HIGH
50 secs.
• Beat eggs, milk and knob of butter together.
HIGH
30 secs.
• Cook for 1st cooking time then stir.
3 Eggs
HIGH
1 min. 20 secs.
• Cook for 2nd cooking time then stand for 1 min.
HIGH
30 secs.
FISH – FRESH from raw – For Guidelines see Fish Chapter page 36.
Fillets
450 g (3)
HIGH
3-4
Steaks
350 g (2)
HIGH
3-4
Place in microwave safe dish. Add 30 ml liquid. Cover.
Whole
280 g (1)
HIGH
3-4
FISH – FROZEN from raw – For Guidelines see Fish Chapter page 36.
Fish Fingers
210 g (8)
HIGH
4-5
Place on microwave safe dish. Do not cover.
Haddock Fillets
380 g (4)
HIGH
7-8
Place in microwave safe dish. Add 30 ml of liquid. Cover.
Whole
450 g (2)
HIGH
10-12
Boil in the Bag
170 g (1)
DEFROST
4
Place bag sauce side down on a microwave safe plate.
then stand
2
Slash top of bag with a knife.
then MEDIUM
6
FRUIT – Peel, slice, chop into even sized pieces. Place in shallow microwave safe dish.
Apples – poached
450 g
HIGH
6
Add 300 ml (
1/
2
pt) water. Only half fill dish. Cover.
Apples – stewed
450 g
HIGH
5
Only half fill dish. Cover.
Peaches – poached
450 g
HIGH
4-5
Pears – poached
450 g
HIGH
5-6
Add 300 ml (
1/
2
pt) water. Only half fill dish. Cover.
Plums – poached
450 g
HIGH
8
Plums – stewed
450 g
HIGH
8-10
Add 30 ml (2 tbsp) of water. Only half fill dish. Cover.
Rhubarb – stewed
450 g
HIGH
5
Only half fill dish. Cover.
POINTS FOR CHECKING
Always check that food is piping hot after reheating in the microwave. If unsure return to oven. Foods will still require a STAND TIME, especially if
they cannot be stirred. The denser the food the longer the stand time.
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