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Cooking/Defrosting Guide
The times given in the following charts are a guideline only. Many factors eg starting temperature of the food
can affect the final heating time required. The cooking and defrosting times must be adjusted when necessary.
All times are tested using foods at starting temperatures as below;
Chilled foods . . . . . .Approx. +5˚C
Frozen foods . . . . . .Approx. -18˚C
Always check for the correct core temperature with a temperature probe to comply with current Government Food
Hygiene Regulations.
Standard Portion Heating Chart
Power
Level
Function
Food Weight
Approx. Time
NE-3280 NE-2180 NE-1880 NE-1540
Defrosting
Fish Fillets
Minced Beef
Whole Chicken
Composite Dish
Multi portion
Single portion
Apple Pie
Gateau
Bread Rolls
500 g
500 g
1.36 kg
1.36 kg
275 g
1 portion
1 portion
1 portion 50 g
6 min 40 s 6 min 40 s 8 min 8 min
4 min 15 s 4 min 15 s 5 min 5 min
21 min 15 s 21 min 15 s 25 min 25 min
17 min 17 min 20 min 20 min
6 min 40 s 6 min 40 s 8 min 8 min
1 min 05 s 1 min 05 s 1 min 15 s 1 min 15 s
1 min 40 s 1 min 40 s 2 min 2 min
25 s 25 s 30 s 30 s
Cooking
from
Chilled
Raw Food
Scrambled Egg
Broccoli
Fish Fillets
Bacon
Chicken Portions
2 eggs +
2 tbsp. milk
500 g
500 g
2 rashers
500 g
13-17 s 22-25 s 26-30 s 30-40 s
1 min 40 s 3 min 3 min 30 s 4 min 20 s
2 min 20 s 4 min 4 min 45 s 4 min 50 s
25 s 40 s 50 s 1 min
2 min 30 s 6 min 7-8 min 8 min 20 s
-3 min 25 s -6 min 50 s -9 min 40 s
Cooking
and/or
Reheating
from Frozen
Peas
Cooked Rice
Cooked Sausages
Cooked Wings of
Fire
Cooked Boxed
Cheeseburger
Chocolate Fudge
Cake
500 g
167 g
x 3 (50 g each)
x 7 pieces
75 g
1 portion
2 min 10 s 3 min 25 s 4 min 4 min 50 s
1 min 1 min 25 s 1 min 40 s 2 min
40 s 50 s 1 min 1 min 10 s
1 min 1 min 25 s 1 min 40 s 2 min
40 s 50 s 1 min 1 min 10 s
25 s 25 s 30 s 30 s
Reheating
from
Cooked
Chilled
Lasagne
Chilli
Apple Pie
Pepper Sauce
Baked Beans
Soup
1 min 40 s 2 min 30 s 3 min 3 min 30 s
1 min 40 s 2 min 30 s 3 min 3 min 30 s
8 s 14 s 16 s 20 s
35 s 40 s 50 s 1 min
35 s 40 s 50 s 1 min
26 s 40 s 50 s 1 min
325 g
325 g
1 portion
100 ml
100 ml
125 ml
