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Rice • Grains • Pasta
Food
Riz amount
Water
Cooking Time
Recommendations
Amount
Bulgar Wheat
150 g
300 ml
15 min.
Use boiling water in rice bowl.
Couscous
200 g
350 ml
10 min.
Soak the couscous 5 min. in
boiling water or hot stock
before cooking.
White Rice American Long Grain 150 g
300 ml
25 - 30 min.
Wash the rice before cooking.
Basmati Rice
150 g
300 ml
25 - 30 min.
Use boiling water in the rice
Easy Cook White Rice
150 g
300 ml
20 - 23 min.
bowl. Add salt if desired.
Brown Rice
150 g
300 ml
40 - 45 min.
Pasta (spaghetti - not quick
200 g
400 ml
20 - 25 min.
Use boiling water in rice bowl.
cook type)
Other Foods
Food Type
Amount
Cooking
Time
Recommendations
Hard boiled eggs
Yolk set
6
15 min.
“Poached” eggs in ramekins
Firm set
6
12 - 15 min.
Grease the ramekins well.
Soft set
6
8 - 10 min.
Fruits
Food Type
Amount
Cooking
Time
Recommendations
Apples (Bramley)
Quartered Sliced 4
15 min.
Cook in rice bowl with 40 g sugar.
450 g
15 - 20 min.
Apricots
Halved
4
10 - 15 min.
Bananas
Whole
4
10 - 15 min.
Peaches or Nectarines
Halved
4
10 - 15 min.
Time depends on ripeness of fruit.
Pears
Whole or halved 4
20 - 25 min.
Time depends on ripeness of fruit.
Rhubarb
Fresh
400 g
20 - 25 min.
Cut into 2.5 cm chunks.
Re-heating
Place food in the rice bowl and cover food with cling film. Check the food is piping hot before serving.
Food Amount
Cooking
Time
Recommendations
Meat (sliced)
2 - 3 portions
15 - 20 min.
Turn slices halfway through
re-heating.
Pasta
2 portions
10 - 20 min.
Stir halfway through re-heating.
Time depends on size of pasta.
Vegetables
3 - 4 portions
15 - 20 min.
Stir halfway through re-heating.
Vegetables
Food Type
Amount
Cooking
Time
Recommendations
Potatoes (new)
Fresh
600 g
40 - 45 min.
Cooking time depends on size
small whole
and variety.
Potatoes (old)
Fresh
600 g
25 min.
Sliced (1 cm thick) or cut into cubes.
Onions (sliced)
Fresh
400 g
10 - 15 min.
Thin slices.
Onions (small whole)
Fresh
400 g
10 - 15 min.
Cooking time depends on size.
Spinach
Fresh
300 g
10 - 12 min.
Frozen
500 g
15 - 20 min.
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