Defrosting, heating up or
cooking frozen foods
Menu, plated meal,
ready made meals in two to
three parts
Soups
Stews
Meat in sauce e.g. goulash
Fish, e.g. fillets
Side dishes, e.g.
rice, noodles
Vegetables e.g. peas,
broccoli and carrots
Creamed spinach
q Take ready made meals out of their packaging.
They will heat up more quickly and evenly if you
place them in microwavable dishes. Different parts
of the meal may heat up at different rates.
q Food which is laid flat heats up quicker than if it is
piled high. Therefore it is best to spread out the
food so that it lies flat in the container. You should
not place layers of food on top of each other.
q Always cover the food. If you do not have a
suitable lid for your dish, use a plate or special
microwave foil.
q You should stir or turn the food two to three times
during heating.
q Once you have heated up the meals, leave them to
stand for another 2 to 5 minutes so that the
temperature can stabilize.
q The individual taste of the food is retained to a
large degree. You can therefore go easy on salt
and spices.
Amount
Microwave setting (watts)
Duration in minutes
300 400 g
600 watts, 8 11 mins.
400 g
600 W, 8 13 mins.
500 g
600 W, 10 15 mins
500 g
600W, 12 17 mins
400 g
600 W, 10 15 mins
250 g
600 W, 2 5 mins
500 g
600 W, 8 10 mins
300 g
600 W, 8 10 mins
600 g
600 W, 14 17 mins
450 g
600 W, 11 16 mins
Notes
Covered
Covered
Covered
Covered
Covered
Covered, add a little
water.
Add water to cover the
base of the dish.
Simmer without adding
water.
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