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Reheating / Defrosting Convenience Food Chart 
 
FOOD WEIGHT COOKING TIME AND POWEL LEVEL  SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS STANDING TIME 
Beverage (refrigerated) 
250mL per cup 
1 cup 
2 cups 
1 minute 40 seconds on HIGH (100%) 
2 minute 40 seconds on HIGH (100%) 
Stir after heating. 
- 
Canned Food (room 
temp.) 
(e.g. Spaghetti, Baked 
Beans) 
1 cup 
2 cups 
4 minutes on MEDIUM HIGH (80%) 
8 minutes on MEDIUM HIGH (80%) 
Place food in bowl.  Cover with plastic 
wrap and pierce 5 times with a skewer.  
Stir halfway. 
1 – 3 minutes 
Canned Soup (room temp) 
250mL per cup (thin soup) 
1 cup 
2 cups 
1 minute 50 seconds on HIGH (100%) 
3 minutes on HIGH (100%) 
Place food in bowl.  Cover with plastic 
wrap or lid.  Stir halfway. 
- 
Meat Pie (refrigerated) 
Individual 180g each 
1 pie 
4 pies 
5 minutes on MEDIUM HIGH (80%) 
13 minutes on MEDIUM HIGH (80%) 
Place directly on turntable, face side 
down.  Cover with paper towel.  Turn over 
halfway. 
3 minutes 
Frozen Rice/Pasta Dinners 
(e.g. Lasange, Risotto) 
300-500g 7 minutes on HIGH (100%) 
Remove from foil container. Cover with 
plastic wrap or lid. Allow to stand 
2 minutes 
Dinner Plate (refrigerated) 
350g-400g per serve 
1 serve  6 minutes on MEDIUM HIGH (80%) 
Slice potato.  Cover plate with plastic 
wrap and pierce 5 times with a skewer.  
Place directly on turntable.  Allow to 
stand. 
3 minutes 
Casserole (refrigerated) 
300g per serve 
1 serve 
2½ minutes on HIGH (100%) 
 
Place in a bowl, cover with plastic wrap.  
Place directly on turntable.  Stir halfway.  
Allow to stand, then stir. 
1 – 3 minutes 
Croissants (frozen) 
1 
2 
1 minute 15 seconds on MEDIUM LOW (30%) 
2 minutes 15 seconds on MEDIUM LOW (30%) 
Place between paper towels.  Place 
directly on the turntable. 
- 
Fruit Pie individual (frozen) 
135g each 
1 
2 
4 minutes on MEDIUM LOW (30%) 
8 minutes on MEDIUM LOW (30%) 
Remove from foil container.  Place on a 
plate and then onto the turntable.  Allow 
to stand. 
2 minutes 
Danish Pastry whole 
(frozen) 
400g 
4 minutes on MEDIUM HIGH (80%) then 3½ 
minutes on MEDIUM LOW (30%) 
Remove from foil container.  Place on 
dinner plate.  Allow to stand. 
2 minutes 
 
NOTE: Room Temperature    +20ºC 
 Refrigerator Temperature +3ºC 
 Frozen Temperature  -18ºC 
  MANUAL CHART GUIDES