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POINTS FOR CHECKING
Always check that food is piping hot after reheating in the microwave. If unsure return to oven. Foods will
still require a STAND TIME, especially if they cannot be stirred. The denser the food the longer the stand
time.
Cooking Charts
*Use combi level 2.
Food
Weight/
Quantity
Power
Level
Time to
Select (approx)
Instructions/Guidelines
CHICKEN from raw – Caution: Hot fat! Remove dish with care.
Quarters 700 g (2)
LOW 18-20 mins.
Place on microwave safe rack or plate
on turntable. Cover.
Combi* 16-20 mins.
Place on grill rack with heatproof plate
underneath. Turn Halfway.
Whole HIGH
8-10 mins. per
450 g (1 lb)
Place on upturned saucer breast side
down in flan dish on turntable. Cover, turn
over halfway.
EGGS – Poached.
Water 45 ml HIGH 50 secs.
•Place in a small bowl and heat for 1st
cooking time.
•Add egg (medium sized).
•Pierce yolk and white.
•Cover.
•Cook for 2nd cooking time.
•Then leave to stand for 1 min.
Egg 1 HIGH 50 secs.
Water 90 ml HIGH 1 min.
Eggs 2 HIGH 1
1
/
2 min.
EGGS – Scrambled.
1 Egg
HIGH 40 secs.
•Add 1 tbsp of milk for each egg used.
•Beat eggs, milk and knob of butter
together.
•Cook for 1st cooking time then stir.
•Cook for 2nd cooking time then stand
for 1 min.
HIGH 20 secs.
2 Eggs
HIGH 1 min.
HIGH 40 secs.
FISH – FRESH from raw
Fillets, Steak, Whole 450 g HIGH 5 mins.
Place in microwave safe dish. Add 30
ml of liquid. Cover.
FISH – FRESH from raw
Haddock Fillets 380 g (4) HIGH 8-10 mins.
Place in microwave safe dish. Add 30
ml of liquid. Cover.
Whole 450 g (2) HIGH 8-10 mins.
FRUIT – Peel, slice, chop into even sized pieces. Place in shallow microwave safe dish.
Apples, Rhubarb, stewed 450 g HIGH 5 mins. Only half fill dish. Cover.
Plums – stewed 450 g HIGH 8-10 mins.
Add 30 ml (2 tbsp) of water. Only half
fill dish. Cover.
LAMB – from raw – CAUTION: Hot Fat! Remove dish with care.
Chops, loin 600 g (6)
HIGH
2-3m per 450g (1lb)
Place on microwaveable safe dish or
rack on turntable. Cover.
+ LOW
3-4m per 450g (1lb)
Joints
HIGH
4-5m per 450g (1lb)
Place on upturned saucer in microwave
safe dish or rack on turntable. Cover
and turn joint over halfway. Drain off fat
during cooking.
+ LOW
8-9m per 450g (1lb)
PASTA – Place in a large 2 litre (4 pint) microwave safe bowl.
Macaroni 225 g HIGH 12-13 mins.
Use 1 litre (1
3
/
4
pint) boiling water in a
large 2 litres (4 pints) bowl. Cover.
Spaghetti, Tagliatelli 225 g HIGH 11-12 mins.
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