Microwave Heating Categories - Sandstrom SCS2510E Instruction Manual

Microwave Heating Categories

Your microwave has been tested and labelled to meet the government's voluntary agreement on the
reheating of pre-cooked food.
The heating characteristics and output power levels of microwave are usually calculated using a relatively
large portion of food (a 1000 gram load, IEC 705) but many packs of pre-cooked food are sold in smaller
packs, often about 350 grams.
The government, in partnership with food companies and microwave manufacturers, have set up a system
of heating categories to help you choose the reheating time for pre-cooked food.
To Microwave:
1. Remove outer packaging.
2. Pierce film lid SEVERAL TIMES.
3. Place on a microwaveable plate.
4. Heat on full power.
5. Turn halfway through heating.
Heating
Category
B
Full power (in 2
minutes)
Turn Turn
Full power 2
(in minutes)
Standing time 1
(in minutes)
850W is the output power of the microwave.
850W
E
E is the heating category for your microwave.
Check the cooking times for category E on the
food's packaging to see how long it should be
cooked for. Please see below example for reference.
Wattage
(IEC705)
D 650W 750W
2 2 2
Turn
1.5 2 1.5
1 1 1
To Microwave from frozen:
1. Remove outer packaging.
2. Pierce film lid SEVERAL TIMES.
3. Place on a microwaveable plate.
4. Heat on full power.
5. Turn halfway through heating.
Heating
Category
B
Full power (in 3
minutes)
Turn Turn
Full power 4
(in minutes)
Standing time 1
(in minutes)
Wattage
(IEC705)
D 650W 750W
2.5 3 2.5
Turn
3.5 4 3.5
1 1 1
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