Cooking Smart
Reheating
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Do not reheat large-sized foods such as joints of meat, which easily overcook.
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It is safer to reheat foods at lower power levels.
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Stir well or turn over during and after cooking.
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Use caution for liquids or baby foods. Stir well before, during, and after
cooking with a plastic spoon or glass stirring stick to prevent eruptive boiling
and scalding. Keep them inside the oven during the standing time. Allow a
longer reheating time than other food types.
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Recommended standing time after reheating is 2-4 minutes. See the table
below for reference.
Liquids
Food
Serving size
Drinks (coffee,
250 ml (1 mug)
tea, water)
500 ml (2 mugs)
Pour into mugs and reheat uncovered: 1 cup in the centre, 2
cups side by side. Keep in microwave oven during standing
time and stir well.
Soup (chilled)
250 g
450 g
Pour into a deep ceramic plate or deep ceramic bowl. Cover
with plastic lid. Stir well after reheating. Stir again before
serving.
Stew (chilled)
450 g
Put stew in a deep ceramic plate. Cover with plastic lid. Stir
occasionally during reheating and again before standing and
serving.
Pasta with sauce
350 g
(chilled)
Put pasta (e.g. spaghetti or egg noodles) on a flat ceramic
plate. Cover with microwave cling film. Stir before serving.
30 English
Cooking
Standing
Power (W)
time (min.)
time (min.)
900
1½- 2
1-2
3 – 3½
900
3-4
2-3
4-5
600
5½ – 6½
2-3
600
4½ – 5½
3
Food
Serving size
Filled pasta with
350 g
sauce (chilled)
Put filled pasta (e.g. ravioli, tortellini) in a deep ceramic plate.
Cover with plastic lid. Stir occasionally during reheating and
again before standing and serving.
Plated meal
450 g
(chilled)
Plate a meal of 2-3 chilled components on a ceramic dish.
Cover with microwave cling-film.
Baby foods & milk
Food
Serving size
Baby food
190 g
(vegetables +
Put into ceramic deep plate. Cook covered. Stir after
meat)
cooking time. Stand for 2-3 minutes. Before serving, stir
well and check the temperature carefully.
Baby porridge
190 g
(grain + milk +
Put into ceramic deep plate. Cook covered. Stir after
fruit)
cooking time. Stand for 2-3 minutes. Before serving, stir
well and check the temperature carefully.
Baby milk
100 ml
200 ml
Stir or shake well and pour into a sterilized glass bottle.
Place into the centre of turn-table. Cook uncovered. Shake
well and stand for at least 3 minutes. Before serving, shake
well and check the temperature carefully.
Cooking
Standing
Power (W)
time (min.)
time (min.)
600
5½ – 6½
3
600
6-7
3
Cooking time
Standing
Power (W)
(sec.)
time (min.)
600
30
2-3
600
20
2-3
300
30-40
2-3
60-70