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Cooking/Defrosting Guide
HINTS: • Do not cook/reheat/defrost directly onto the base of the oven –– use a suitable container.
• When defrosting multi portions of foods, turn over and break apart halfway through defrost time to
allowbetter penetration of microwave energy.
• Solid/dense foods should not be cooked from frozen as they will be overcooked round the edges
beforethe centre has reached the required temperature.
• Cover dishes where appropriate during cooking/reheating. This will retain moisture and prevent
splashing/spillages.
• Loosen lids/pierce clingfilm before cooking/reheating covered foods.
• Stir or shake foods halfway through cooking/defrosting time to distribute the heat evenly.
• Allow a Stand Time before food temperature is checked and/or offered for consumption.
Multi-Portions and Large Quantities
Power
Level
Function
Food Weight
Approx. Time
NE-3280 NE-2180 NE-1880 NE-1540
Defrosting
Composite dish
Multi-Portion
Apple Pie
1.36 kg
whole 1 kg
17 min 17 min 20 min 20 min
17 min 17 min 20 min 20 min
Cooking
from
Chilled
Raw Food
Jacket Potatoes
(10 oz 290g)
Mixed Vegetables
x 1
x 2
x 3
x 4
2.5 kg
1 min 20 s 2 min 30 s 3 min 30 s 4 min 30 s
-3 min -4 min -5 min
2 min 30 s 5 min 6 min 30 s 8 min
-5 min 30 s
4 min 7 min 9 min 11 min
5 min 30 s 9 min 12 min 15 min
7 min 9 min 11 min 14 min
Reheating
from
Cooked
Chilled
Lasagne
Leek & Bacon
Bake
Chicken Tikka
Masala
Cooked Mixed
Vegetables
1.58 kg
1.76 kg
1.36 kg
2.5 kg
5 min 5 min 45 s 6 min 45 s 8 min
6 min 6 min 45 s 7 min 9 min
3 min 4 min 5 min 30 s 6 min 30 s
4 min 5 min 30 s 7 min 30 s 12 min
Cooking
from
Frozen
Peas
6 min 7 min 30 s 9 min 12 min
1.5 kg
Reheating
from
Ambient
Temperature
Baked Beans
3 min 30 s 4 min 30 s 6 min 8 min
2.6 kg
