Cooking Chart
Food Weight/Quantity Time & Mode Method
Beans & Pulses-should be pre-soaked (except lentils)
Chick peas 225 g
1000 W 8 mins then
440 W 35-40 mins
Use 1000 ml (1 pt)
boiling water in a large
bowl. Cover. Stir halfway.
Lentils 225 g 440 W 15-20 mins
Red kidney beans 225 g
1000 W 15 mins then
440 W 35-40 mins
Fruit-Peel, slice, chop into even sized pieces. Place in shallow microwave safe dish.
Apples, Rhubarb, stewed 450 g 1000 W 7-8 mins Add 30 ml (2 tbsp.) of
water. Only half fill dish.
Cover. Stir halfway.Plums-stewed 450 g 1000 W 8-10 mins
Lamb/Beef-from raw-Caution: Hot Fat! Remove dish with care.
Chops 450 g (1 lb)
800 W 4-5 mins then
600 W 3-4 mins
Place on heatproof plate.
Turn halfway.
Cultets 450 g (1 lb) 600 W 9-10 mins
Pasta-Place in a large 3 litre microwave safe bowl
Macaroni 225 g 1000 W 13-15 mins
Use 1 litre boiling water.
Cover. Stir halfway.
Spaghetti, Tagliatellie 225 g 1000 W 11-12 mins
Pizza-Fresh chilled- N.B. Remove all packaging. Pizza will have a soft base.
Thin & Crispy 300 g 1000 W 2-3 mins Place on heatproof plate
on Glass Tray. Do not
cover.
Deep Pan 400 g 1000 W 4-6 mins
Fish & Shellfish
Whole fish 350 g 600 W 7-8 mins
Place on heatproof dish.
Turn or stir halfway.
Sea scallops 450 g 600 W 8-10 mins
Green prawns 250 g 600 W 4-5 mins
Sausages-Cooked (frozen)-Caution: Hot Fat! Remove dish with care.
Thick 4 pcs 240 g 1000 W 2-3 mins
Place on microwave safe
plate on Glass Tray. Turn
halfway.
Thin 3 pcs 120 g
1000 W 1 min 30 secs-
2 mins 30 secs
Note
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.
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