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Defrosting, heating up or cooking frozen food
Notes
■ Take ready meals out of the packaging. They will heat up
more quickly and evenly in microwaveable ovenware. The
different components of the meal may not require the same
amount of time to heat up .
■ Food which lies flat will cook more quickly than food which is
piled high. You should therefore distribute the food so that it
is as flat as possible in the ovenware. Different foodstuffs
should not be placed in layers on top of one another.
■ Always cover the food. If you do not have a suitable cover for
your ovenware, use a plate or special microwave foil.
■ Stir or turn the food 2 or 3 times during cooking.
■ After heating, allow the food to stand for a further 2 to
5 minutes so that it can achieve an even temperature.
■ Always use an oven cloth or oven gloves when removing
plates from the oven.
■ This will help the food retain its own distinct taste, so it will
require less seasoning.
Heating food
: Risk of scalding!
There is a possibility of delayed boiling when a liquid is heated.
This means that the liquid reaches boiling temperature without
the usual steam bubbles rising to the surface. Even if the
container only moves a little, the hot liquid can suddenly boil
over and spatter. When heating liquids, always place a spoon in
the container. This will prevent delayed boiling.
Duck 2 kg 180 W, 10 mins + 90 W, 30-40 mins Turn several times
Goose 4.5 kg 180 W, 20 mins + 90 W, 60-80 mins Turn every 20 minutes, remove liquid
that escapes during defrosting
Fish fillet, fish steak or slices 400 g 180 W, 5 mins + 90 W, 10-15 mins Separate any defrosted parts.
Whole fish 300 g 180 W, 3 mins + 90 W, 10-15 mins Turn during cooking.
600 g 180 W, 8 mins + 90 W, 10-15 mins
Vegetables, e.g. peas 300 g 180 W, 5-15 mins Stir carefully during defrosting.
600 g 180 W, 10 mins + 90 W, 8-13 mins
Fruit, e.g. raspberries 300 g 180 W, 5-10 mins Stir carefully during defrosting and sep-
arate any defrosted parts.
500 g 180 W, 8 mins + 90 W, 5-10 mins
Butter, defrosting 125 g 90 W, 7-9 mins Remove all packaging.
250 g 180 W, 2 mins + 90 W, 3-5 mins
Loaf of bread 500 g 180 W, 3 mins + 90 W, 10-15 mins Turn during cooking.
1 kg 180 W, 3 mins + 90 W, 15-25 mins
Cakes, dry, e.g. sponge cake 500 g 90 W, 10-15 mins Only for cakes without icing, cream or
crème pâtissière, separate the pieces
of cake.
750 g 180 W, 2 mins + 90 W, 10-15 mins
Cakes, moist, e.g. fruit flan,
cheesecake
500 g 180 W, 5 mins + 90 W, 15-20 mins Only for cakes without icing, cream or
crème pâtissière
750 g 180 W, 10 mins + 90 W, 15-20 mins
Defrost Weight Microwave power setting in watts,
cooking time in minutes
Notes
Defrosting, heating up or cooking
frozen food
Weight Microwave power setting in
watts, cooking time in minutes
Notes
Menu, plated meal, ready meal 300-400 g 600 W, 11-15 mins Take meal out of packaging; cover food
before heating
Soup 400-500 g 600 W, 8-13 mins Ovenware with lid
Stew 500 g 600 W, 10-15 mins Ovenware with lid
1 kg 600 W, 20-25 mins
Slices or pieces of meat in sauce,
e.g. goulash
500 g 600 W, 12-17 mins Ovenware with lid
1 kg 600 W, 25-30 mins
Fish, e.g. fillets 400 g 600 W, 10-15 mins Covered
800 g 600 W, 18-23 mins
Side dishes, e.g. rice, pasta 250 g 600 W, 2-5 mins Ovenware with lid; add liquid
500 g 600 W, 7-10 mins
Vegetables, e.g. peas, broccoli, car-
rots
300 g 600 W, 8-12 mins Ovenware with lid; add 1 tbsp of water
600 g 600 W, 13-18 mins
Creamed spinach 450 g 600 W, 11-16 mins Cook without additional water
