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Defrosting food using your microwave oven is the
quickest method of all.

It is a simple proccess but the following instructions
are essential to ensure the food is thoroughly
defrosted.

NOTES:
• Remove all packaging and wrapping before defrosting.
• To defrost food, use microwave power levels from 30% to 10%.

Foods that are placed towards the outside of the dish will defrost quicker than foods
in the centre. It is therefore essential that the food is rearranged up to 4 times
during defrosting.
Move closely packed pieces from the outside to the centre and rearrange over-
lapping areas.
This will ensure that all parts of the food defrosts evenly.

Foods may be stuck together when removed from the freezer. It is important to
separate foods as soon as it is possible during defrosting.
e.g. bacon rashers, chicken fillets.

Some areas of food being defrosted may become warm. To prevent them becoming
warmer and starting to cook, these areas can be shielded with small pieces of foil,
which reflect microwaves. e.g. legs and wings on a chicken.

Standing time is necessary to ensure food is thoroughly defrosted.
Defrosting is not complete once the food is removed from the microwave oven.
Food must stand, covered, for a length of time to ensure the centre has completely
defrosted.

It is essential that all foods are turned over up to 4 times during defrosting. This is
important to ensure thorough defrosting.

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Remove any poultry or meat portions, reheat these
separately, see below.
Place smaller items of food to the centre of the plate, larger
and thicker foods to the edge. Cover with vented microwave
cling film and reheat on 50%, stir/rearrange halfway through
reheating.
NOTE: Ensure the food is thoroughly reheated before serving.

Cover with vented microwave cling film and reheat on 50%.
Rearrange at least once to ensure even reheating.
NOTE: Ensure the meat is thoroughly reheated before

serving.

Place thickest parts of the portions to the outside of the dish,
cover with vented microwave cling film and reheat on 70%.
Turn over halfway through reheating.
NOTE: Ensure the poultry is thoroughly reheated before

serving.

Cover with vented microwave cling film or a suitable lid and
reheat on 50%.
Stir frequently to ensure even reheating.
NOTE: Ensure the food is thoroughly reheated before serving.

For the reheating of foods, follow the advice and guidelines below to ensure food is thoroughly reheated
before serving.

NOTES:
• Remove food from foil or metal containers before reheating.
• Reheating times will be affected by the shape, depth, quantity and temperature of food together with the

size, shape and material of the container.

• To avoid overheating and fire, special care must be taken when reheating foods with a high sugar or fat

content, e.g. mince pies or Christmas pudding.

• Never heat oil or fat for deep frying as this may lead to overheating and fire.
• Canned potatoes should not be heated in the microwave oven, follow the manufacturer’s instructions on

the can.

To achieve the best results when reheating, select a suitable microwave power level appropriate to the
type of food. e.g. A bowl of vegetables can be reheated using 100%, while a lasagne which contains
ingredients that cannot be stirred, should be reheated using 50%.

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MENU 

Place in a flan dish, turnover 3-4

times and remove defrosted meat.

Place in a flan dish, separate and 

rearrange 2-3 times. Shield if needed.

Place in a flan dish, separate and 

rearrange 2-3 times. Shield if needed.

Place in a flan dish, separate and 

rearrange 2-3 times. Shield if needed.

5-6 Minutes

per 450g

30%

30%

30%

30%

30%

30%

30%

30%

30%

10%

10%

5-6 Minutes

per 450g

4-5 Minutes

per 450g

7-8 Minutes

per 450g

Miced Meat

Bacon

Sausages

Chops/Steak

Place in a flan dish, separate and 

rearrange 2-3 times. Shield if needed.

5-6 Minutes

per 450g

Chicken Fillets

Place in a flan dish, separate and 

rearrange 2-3 times. Shield if needed.

6-7 Minutes

per 450g

Chicken Portions

Place in a flan dish, separate and 

rearrange 2-3 times. Shield if needed.

6-7 Minutes

per 450g

Fish Fillets/Steaks

Remove from foil container and place

in a flan dish.

4-5 Minutes

per 400g

Quiche

(precooked)

Remove from foil container and place

in a flan dish.

5-6 Minutes

per 600g

Savoury Pie

(precooked)

Remove from foil container and place

in a flan dish.

5-6 Minutes

per 600g

Sweet Pies

(precooked)

Remove from packet and place

in a flan dish.

4-5 Minutes

per 450g

15-20 Minutes

15-20 Minutes

15-20 Minutes

20-30 Minutes

15-30 Minutes

20-30 Minutes

20-30 Minutes

15-20 Minutes

15-20 Minutes

15-30 Minutes

15-30 Minutes

Pastry

METHOD

COOKING 

TIME

STANDING

TIME

POWER

LEVEL

Method : If shielding is necessary, use small pieces of foil.
Standing time : During recommended standing time, wrap or cover food in foil.

NOTE : Do not use the rack for defrosting.

Ensure all food is thoroughly defrosted before cooking it.

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Initial Temp.

PREHEAT to 230 °C

SPEED CONV.-2

230 °C/30%

Place on a flan dish on low rack

Place on a flan dish on low rack

Place on a flan dish on low rack

3 Minutes

for 150g

3 1/2 Minutes

for 2x70g

4 1/2 Minutes

for 2x70g

PREHEAT to 230 °C

SPEED GRILL-2

230 °C/10%
PREHEAT to 230 °C

SPEED GRILL-3

230 °C/30%

Breaded Garlic Mushrooms

Chilled (5°C)

Potato Skins

Chilled (5°C)

Potato Skins

Frozen (-18°C)

Place in a flan dish on low rack

3 1/2 Minutes

for 6x40g

PREHEAT to 250 °C

SPEED GRILL-2

250 °C/70%

Chicken Wings

Chilled (5°C)

Place on a flan dish on low rack

3 1/2 Minutes

for 4x50g

PREHEAT to 200 °C

SPEED CONV.-2

200 °C/30%

Onion Bhajis

Chilled (5°C)

Place on a flan dish on low rack

3 1/2 Minutes

for 4x45g

PREHEAT to 200 °C

SPEED CONV.-2

200 °C/10%

Samosas ( Meat or Vegetable)

Chilled (5°C)

Place on a flan dish on low rack

3 1/2 Minutes

for 4x50g

PREHEAT to 200 °C

SPEED CONV.-2

200 °C/30%

Pakoras (Meat or Vegetable)

Chilled (5°C)

Place on a flan dish on low rack

3 Minutes

for 8x25g

PREHEAT to 200 °C

SPEED CONV.-2

200 °C/10%

Spring Rolls(Precooked)

Chilled (5°C)

Place in a flan dish on low rack

2 1/2 Minutes

for 12x13g

PREHEAT to 180 °C

SPEED CONV.-3

180 °C/70%

Chicken & Pork Balls

Chilled (5°C)

Place in a flan dish on low rack

3 1/2  Minutes

for 225g

PREHEAT to 230 °C

SPEED CONV.-2

230 °C/50%

Fish Goujons

Chilled (5°C)

Place in a flan dish on low rack

4 Minutes

for 225g

PREHEAT to 230 °C

SPEED CONV.-2

230 °C/50%

Fish Goujons

Frozen (-18°C)

Place directly onto the turntable

3 1/2 Minutes

for 1x170g

PREHEAT to 200 °C

SPEED CONV.-2

200 °C/10%

Garlic Baguette

Chilled (5°C)

Place directly onto the turntable

3 1/2 Minutes

for 1x160g

PREHEAT to 200 °C

SPEED CONV.-2

200 °C/30%

Garlic Baguette

Frozen (-18°C)

Place directly onto the turntable

4 Minutes

for 1x250g

PREHEAT to 200 °C

SPEED CONV.-2

200 °C/30%

Garlic Ciabatta

Chilled (5°C)

COOKING MODE

Temp. °C/Micro %

METHOD

COOKING TIME

Quantity/Weight

MENU

Initial Temp.

PREHEAT to 220 °C

SPEED CONV.-2

220 °C/10%

Place on a flan dish on low rack

Place in a flan dish on low rack

Place in a flan dish on low rack

Place in a flan dish on low rack

Place in a flan dish on low rack

5 Minutes

for 8x19g

5 Minutes

for 1x140g

3 1/2 Minutes

for 1x150g

5 Minutes

for 1x150g

4 Minutes

for 2x100g

PREHEAT to 230 °C

SPEED CONV.-2

230 °C/50%
PREHEAT to 250 °C

SPEED CONV.-2

250 °C/50%
PREHEAT to 250 °C

SPEED CONV.-2

250 °C/50%
PREHEAT to 220 °C

SPEED CONV.-2

220 °C/50%

Scampi

Frozen (-18°C)

Fish Fillet in Batter

Frozen (-18°C)

Fish Fillet in crispycrumbs

Chilled (5°C)

Fish Fillet in crispycrumbs

Frozen (-18°C)

Fish Cakes

Chilled (5°C)

COOKING MODE

Temp. °C/Micro %

METHOD

COOKING TIME

Quantity/Weight

These charts use SPEED GRILL-2&3 (SG-2, SG-3) and SPEED CONV.-2&3 (SC-2, SC-3) cooking modes.
For oven mode, follow the food manufacturers instructions.

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