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Reheating liquids and food
Use the power levels and times in this table as guide lines for reheating.
Food
Portion
Power
Time
(min.)
Standing
time (min.)
Instruction
Drink
250 ml
(1 mug)
500 ml
(2 mugs)
900 W
1½-2
2-3
1-2
Pour into a ceramic cup and
reheat uncovered. Place cup
in the center of ceramic tray.
Stir carefully before and after
standing time.
Soup
(Chilled)
250 g
900 W
3-4
2-3
Pour into a deep ceramic
plate. Cover with plastic lid.
Stir well after reheating. Stir
again before serving.
Stew
(Chilled)
350 g
600 W
5-6
2-3
Pour into a deep ceramic
plate. Cover with plastic lid.
Stir well after reheating. Stir
again before serving.
Pasta with
sauce
(Chilled)
350 g
600 W
5-6
2-3
Pour into a deep ceramic
plate. Cover with plastic lid.
Stir well after reheating. Stir
again before serving.
Plated meal
(Chilled)
350 g
450 g
600 W
5-6
6-7
3
Plate a meal of 2-3 chilled
components on a ceramic dish.
Cover with microwave cling film.
Defrosting
Microwaves are an excellent way of defrosting frozen food. Microwaves gently
defrost frozen food in a short period of time. This can be a 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 a 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, press
STOP/CANCEL
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
on the next page.
Hint:
Flat food is defrosted better than thicker items, 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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