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Cooking guide
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.
Food
Serving size (g)
Power (W)
Time (min.)
Meat
Minced Meat
250
500
180
6½-7½
10-12
Pork Steaks
250
180
7½-8½
Instructions
Place the meat on turntable. Shield thinner edges with aluminium
foil. Turn over after half of defrosting time!
Serve after 15-30 minutes standing.
Reheating baby food and milk
Use the power levels and times in this table as guide lines for reheating.
Food
Serving size
Power (W)
Time (sec.)
Baby food
(vege
meat)
190 g
600
30
Instructions
Empty into ceramic deep plate. Cook covered. Stir after
cooking time. Before serving, stir well and check the
temperature carefully. Serve after 2-3 minutes standing.
Baby porridge
(grain + milk +
fruit)
190 g
600
20
Instructions
Empty into ceramic deep plate. Cook covered. Stir after
cooking time. Before serving, stir well and check the
temperature carefully. Serve after 2-3 minutes standing.
Baby milk
100 ml
300
30-40
200 ml
50-60
Instructions
Stir or shake well and pour into a sterilized glass bottle.
Place into the centre of turntable. Cook uncovered. Before
serving, shake well and check the temperature carefully.
Serve after 2-3 minutes standing.
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