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Cooking guide for rice and pasta
Rice:
Use a large glass pyrex bowl with lid - rice doubles in volume during cooking.
Cook covered. After the cooking time is over, stir before standing time and salt or
add herbs and butter. Remark: the rice may not have absorbed all water after the
cooking time is finished.
Pasta:
Use a large glass pyrex bowl. Add boiling water, a pinch of salt and stir well. Cook
uncovered. Stir occasionally during and after cooking. Cover during standing time
and drain thoroughly afterwards.
Food
Serving Size (g)
250
375
White Rice
(Parboiled)
Instructions
Add cold water of double quantity. Serve after 5 minutes standing.
250
375
Brown Rice
(Parboiled)
Instructions
Add cold water of double quantity. Serve after 5 minutes standing.
250
Mixed Rice
(Rice + Wild
Instructions
Rice)
Add 500 ml cold water. Serve after 5 minutes standing.
250
Mixed Corn
Instructions
(Rice + Grain)
Add 400 ml cold water. Serve after 5 minutes standing.
250
Pasta
Instructions
Add 1000 ml hot water. Serve after 5 minutes standing.
1 Small pack (80)
1 Big pack (120)
Instructions
Instant Noodle
Use a glass pyrex bowl. Put the noodle and add room temperature 350 ml
water in bowl. Cook covered with wrap and pierce at several times.
After cooking, drain water and mix instant noodle spices.
Power (W)
Time (min.)
15 - 16
900
17 ½ - 18 ½
20 - 21
900
22 - 23
900
16 - 17
900
17 - 18
900
10 - 11
7 - 7 ½
900
9 - 9 ½
Reheating
Your microwave oven will reheat food in a fraction of the time that conventional ovens 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.
Power levels and stirring
Some foods can be reheated using 900 W power while others should be reheated using
600 W, 450 W or even 300 W.
Check the tables for guidance.
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).
Stir well or turn food over during reheating for best results. When possible, stir again before
serving.
Take particular care when heating liquids and baby foods. To prevent eruptive boiling
of liquids and possible scalding, stir before, during and after heating. Keep them in the
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
underestimate cooking time and add extra heating time, if necessary.
Heating and standing times
When reheating food for the first time, it is helpful to make a note of the time taken - for
future reference.
Always make sure that the reheated food is piping hot throughout.
Allow food to stand for a short time after reheating - to let the temperature even out.
The recommended standing time after reheating is 2 - 4 minutes, unless another time is
recommended in the chart.
Take particular care when heating liquids and baby food. See also the chapter with the safety
precautions.
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