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food
Portion Power Time
(min.)
Standing
time
(min.)
Instructions
Filled pasta
with sauce
(chilled)
350 g
600 W
4-5
3
Put filled pasta (e.g.
ravioli, tortellini) in a
deep ceramic plate.
Cover with plastic
lid. Stir occasionally
during reheating and
again before standing
and serving.
Plated meal
(chilled)
350 g
600 W 4½-5½
3
Plate a meal of 2-3
chilled components
on a ceramic dish.
Cover with microwave
cling-film.
450 g
5-6
550 g
5½-6½
Guide for Dual Reheating
Use the power levels and times in this table as a guide lines for reheating.
food
Portion
Power Time
(min.)
Standing
time
(min.)
Instructions
Soup
(chilled)
2 x 250 g 900 W 3½-4½
2-3
Pour into two deep
ceramic plates
and cover. Put one
plate directly on the
turntable, other on
the rack. Stir well
after reheating. Stir
again before serving.
2 x 350 g
5-6
Chicken
curry & rice
(chilled)
2 x 350 g 600 W
7-8½
3
Plate two meals
of each 2 chilled
omponents on
two ceramic plates
dishes. Cover with
microwave clingfilm.
Put one plate directly
on the turn table,
other on the rack.
Plate meal
(chilled)
2 x 350 g 600 W
7½-9
3
Plate two meals
of 2-3 chilled
components on
two flat ceramic
plates. Cover with
microwave clingfilm.
Put one plate directly
on the turntable,
other on the rack.
MANUAL DEFROSTING
Microwaves are an excellent way of defrosting frozen food. Microwaves
gently defrost frozen food in a short period of time. This can be of great
advantage, if unexpected guests suddenly show up.
Frozen poultry must be thoroughly thawed before cooking. Remove any
metal ties and take it out of any wrapping to allow thawed liquid to drain
away.
Put the frozen food on a dish without cover. Turn over half way, drain off any
liquid and remove any giblets as soon as possible.
Check the food occasionally to make sure that it does not feel warm.
If smaller and thinner parts of the frozen food start to warm up, they can be
shield by wrapping very small strips of aluminium foil around them during
defrosting.
Should poultry start to warm up on the outer surface, stop thawing and
allow it to stand for 20 minutes before continuing.
Leave the fish, meat and poultry to stand in order to complete defrosting.
The standing time for complete defrosting will vary depending on the
quantity defrosted. Please refer to the table below.
Hint :
Flat food defrosts better than thick and smaller quantities
need less time than bigger ones. Remember this hint while
freezing and defrosting food.
For defrosting of frozen food with a temperature of about -18 to -20 °C, use
the following table as a guide.
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