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ENGLISH
Heating and standing times
When reheating food for the first time, it is helpful to make a note of the time
taken – for future reference.
Always make sure that the reheated food is piping hot throughout.
Allow food to stand for a short time after reheating - to let the temperature
even out.
The recommended standing time after reheating is 2-4 minutes, unless
another time is recommended in the chart.
Take particular care when heating liquids and baby food. See also the
chapter with the safety precautions.
REHEATING LIQUIDS
Always allow a standing time of at least 20 seconds after the oven has been
switched o to allow the temperature to even out. Stir during heating, if
necessary, and ALWAYS stir after heating. To prevent eruptive boiling and
possible scalding, you should put a spoon or glass stick into the beverages
and stir before, during and after heating.
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.)
Instructions
Drinks
(coee, tea
and water)
250 ml (1
mug)
500 ml (2
mugs)
900 W 1½-2
3-3½
1-2 Pour into ceramic mugs
and reheat uncovered: 1
mug in the centre, 2 mugs
opposite of each other.
Keep in microwave oven
during standing time and
stir well.
Soup
(chilled)
250 ml
450 ml
900 W 2-2½
3½-4
2-3 Pour into a deep ceramic
plate or deep ceramic
bowl. Cover with plastic lid.
Stir well after reheating. Stir
again before serving.
Stew
(chilled)
350 g 600 W 4-5 2-3 Put stew in a deep ceramic
plate.
Cover with plastic lid.
Stir occasionally during
reheating and again before
standing and serving.
Food Portion Power
Time
(min.)
Standing
time (min.)
Instructions
Pasta with
sauce
(chilled)
350 g 600 W 3-4 3 Put pasta (e.g. spaghetti
or egg noodles) on a flat
ceramic plate. Cover with
microwave cling film. Stir
before serving.
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
450 g
600 W 4-5
5-6
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 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 o 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.
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