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COOKING CHARTS
Coffee, 1 cup 150 900 W app. 1 Do not cover
Milk, 1 cup 150 900 W app. 1 Do not cover
Water, 1 cup 150 900 W app. 2 Do not cover, bring to the boil
6 cups 900 900 W 8-10 Do not cover, bring to the boil
1 dish 1000 900 W 9-11 Cover, bring to the boil
One-plate meal 400 900 W 4-6 Sprinkle sauce with water, cover, stir half
(Veg, Meat + side dishes) way through cooking time
Soup / Stew 200 900 W 1-2 Cover, stir after heating
Vegetables 200 900 W 2-3 Add water if necessary, cover, stir half
500 900 W 3-5 way through cooking time
Side dishes 200 900 W 2-3 Sprinkle with a little water, cover, stir half
500 900 W 4-5 way through cooking time
Meat, 1 slice
1
200 900 W app. 3 Sprinkle with a little sauce, cover
Fish fillet 200 900 W 3-5 Cover
Cake, 1 slice 150 450 W
1
/
2
-1 Place on a plate
Baby food, 1 jar 190 450 W
1
/
2
-1 Remove lid, stir well after heating
Check the temperature
Melting Margarine or Butter
1
50 900 W
1
/
2
Cover
Melting chocolate 100 450 W 3-4 Stir during cooking
TABLE : HEATING FOOD & DRINK
1
from chilled
Food/Drink
Quantity
-g-
Power
-Level-
Time
-min-
Method
Setting
Vegetable Weight Setting Power Time Method Added Water
-g- -Level- -Min- tbsps/ml-
Broccoli 500 900 W 6-8 divide into florets, cover, stir occasionally during cooking 4-5 tbsp
Peas 500 900 W 6-8 cover, stir occasionally during cooking 4-5 tbsp
Onions 250 900 W 4-5 whole, cook in microwave cling film -
Carrots 500 900 W 9-11 cut into rings, cover, stir occasionally during cooking 4-5 tbsp
Boiled potatoes 500 900 W 7-9 cut into large pieces of a similar size, add a little salt, 150 ml
(salted) cover, stir occasionally during cooking
TABLE : COOKING FRESH VEGETABLES
ABBREVIATIONS USED
tbsp = tablespoon
tsp = teaspoon
Cup = cupful
kg = kilogram
g = gram
l = litre
ml = millilitre
cm = centimetre
min = minutes
TABLE : DEFROSTING
Food Weight Power
Time
Method Standing time
-g- -Level- -min- -min-
The times shown in the table are guidelines which may vary according to freezing temperature, quality and weight of
the foodstuffs.
Goulash 500 270 W 8-9 stir halfway through defrosting time 10-15
Sausages, 8 pieces 600 270 W 6-8 place next to each other, turn over halfway 5-10
4 pieces 300 270 W 3-5 through defrosting time 5-10
Chicken legs 200 270 W 3-4 turn over halfway through defrosting time 10-15
Fish fillet 400 270 W 5-7 turn over halfway through defrosting time 5-10
Bread rolls, 2 pieces 80 270 W 1-1
1
/
2
only begin to defrost -
Cake, 1 piece 150 270 W 1-3 place on a plate 5
Fruit e.g. strawberries 250 270 W 3-5 place next to each other, spread out evenly 5
raspberries, cherries, plums turn over halfway through defrosting time
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