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Cooking Guide (continued)
Cooking Guide for fresh vegetables
Use a suitable glass pyrex bowl with lid. Add 30-45 ml cold water (2-3 tbsp.) for every 250
g unless another water quantity is recommended – see table. Cook covered for the
minimum time – see table. Continue cooking to get the result you prefer. Stir once during
and once after cooking. Add salt, herbs or butter after cooking. Cover during a standing
time of 3 minutes.
Hint: Cut the fresh vegetables into even sized pieces. The smaller they
are cut, the quicker they will cook.
All fresh vegetables should be cooked using full microwave power (900W).
Food Portion Time Standing
(min.) Time (min.)
Broccoli 250g 4½-5 3
500g 7-8
Brussels Sprouts 250g 6-6½ 3
Carrots 250g 4½-5 3
Cauliflower 250g 5-5½ 3
500g 7½-8½
Courgettes 250g 4-4½ 3
Egg Plants 250g 3½-4 3
Leeks 250g 4-4½ 3
Mushrooms 125g 1½-2 3
250g 2½-3
Onions 250g 5-5½ 3
Pepper 250g 4½-5 3
Potatoes 250g 4-5 3
500g 7-8
Turnip Cabbage 250g 5½-6 3
REHEATING
Your microwave oven will reheat food in a fraction of the time that conventional ovens and
hobs normally take.
Use the power levels and reheating times in the following chart as a guide. The times in the
chart consider liquids with a room temperature of about +18 to +20°C or a chilled food with
a temperature of about +5 to +7°C.
Arranging and covering
Avoid reheating large items such as joint of meat - they tend to overcook and dry out
before the centre is piping hot. Reheating small pieces will be more successful.
Instructions
Power levels and stirring
Prepare even sized florets. Arrange
Some foods can be reheated using 900 W power while others should be reheated using
the stems to the centre.
600 W, 450 W or even 300 W.
Check the tables for guidance.
Add 60-75 ml (5-6 tbsp.) water.
In general, it is better to reheat food using a lower power level, if the food is delicate, in
large quantities, or if it is likely to heat up very quickly (mince pies, for example).
Cut carrots into even sized slices.
Stir well or turn food over during reheating for best results. When possible, stir again
before serving.
Prepare even sized florets. Cut big
Take particular care when heating liquids and baby foods. To prevent eruptive boiling of
florets into halves. Arrange stems to
liquids and possible scalding, stir before, during and after heating. Keep them in the
the centre.
microwave oven during standing time. We recommend putting a plastic spoon or glass
stick into the liquids. Avoid overheating (and therefore spoiling) the food. It is preferable to
Cut courgettes into slices. Add 30 ml
underestimate cooking time and add extra heating time, if necessary.
(2 tbsp.) water or a knob of butter.
Cook until just tender.
Heating and standing times
Cut egg plants into small slices and
When reheating food for the first time, it is helpful to make a note of the time taken - for
sprinkle with 1 tablespoon lemon
future reference.
juice.
Always make sure that the reheated food is piping hot throughout.
Cut leeks into thick slices.
Allow food to stand for a short time after reheating - to let the temperature even out. The
Prepare small whole or sliced
recommended standing time after reheating is 2-4 minutes, unless another time is
mushrooms. Do not add any water.
recommended in the chart.
Sprinkle with lemon juice. Spice with Take particular care when heating liquids and baby food. See also the chapter with the
salt and pepper. Drain before safety precautions.
serving.
REHEATING LIQUIDS
Cut onions into slices or halves. Add
Always allow a standing time of at least 20 seconds after the oven has been switched off to
only 15 ml (1 tbsp.) water.
allow the temperature to even out. Stir during heating, if necessary, and ALWAYS stir after
Cut pepper into small slices.
heating. To prevent eruptive boiling and possible scalding, you should put a spoon or glass
Weigh the peeled potatoes and cut
stick into the beverages and stir before, during and after heating.
them into similar sized halves or
quarters.
Cut turnip cabbage into small cubes.
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