COOKING TIPS
COOKING TABLES
GB 18
GB 19
Basic techniques
Arranging food
■ Place thicker pieces at the outside on the
glass turntable.
Foods placed at the outside on the glass
turntable receive the most microwaves.
Stirring
■ By stirring dishes regularly you distribute
the heat stored in them. Always stir from
outside to inside, since the outside of the
dish always becomes hot first.
Turning
■ Turn large, thick foods frequently. They
then cook more regularly and quickly.
Aluminium foil
■ Aluminium foil blocks the microwaves. By
covering thinner parts of foods (such as
chicken legs) you prevent them from
becoming done too quickly.
Pricking
■ Foods with a skin or shell, such as egg
yolks, shellfish and fruit, burst in the
microwave. You can prevent this by
pricking them a few times with a fork or
skewer beforehand.
Checking
■ Foods cook quickly. You should therefore
check them frequently. Take food out of
the microwave just before it is done.
Standing
■ Once you have taken it out of the
microwave, let the food stand covered for,
in general, 3 to 10 minutes. The food
continues to cook.
Foods that have a dry crust, such as cake,
should not be covered.
Microwave power levels
You can see from the table below from which five power levels you can choose and for which
foods the power levels are suitable.
Power level Wattage No. of times to Food
press button
high (100%) 900 W 1x – boiling water, reheating
– cooking chicken, fish, vegetables
medium-high (80%) 720 W 2x – reheating
– cooking mushrooms, shellfish
– cooking dishes containing egg and cheese
medium (60%) 540 W 3x – cooking eggs (take care!)
– cooking rice, soup
defrost (40%) 360 W 4x – defrosting
– melting chocolate and butter
defrost 180 W 5x – defrosting sensitive/delicate foods
delicate (20%) – defrosting irregularly-shaped foods
– softening ice cream
– allowing dough to prove
Reheating
Food Quantity Power level Time (min.) Remarks
milk 200 ml (1 cup) 900 W 1 1/2 - 2 1/2 Do not cover.
drinking chocolate
stock
soup 250 ml (1 bowl) 900 W 2 - 3 Do not cover; stir once.
rice, fried rice, 1 person 900 W 2 - 3 Stir once to twice.
chow mein
4 persons 900 W 10 - 12 Stir once to twice.
vegetables 1 person 900 W 1 1/2 - 2 Stir vegetables once.
500 g 900 W 7 - 8 Stir vegetables once.
prepared meal 1 person 900 W 3 - 4 The time is dependent, among other things on the
starting temperature (for example, whether the food
food was from the fridge or not).
large piece of meat 500 g defrost 7 - 9 Do not cover, and brush with melted butter
(done) (360 W) or oil if necessary.
fried meat 4 slices 900 W 5 - 7 Cover.
in gravy
smoked sausage 250 g 720 W 1 1/2 - 2 Pierce vacuum pack with fork.
half chicken 400 g 900 W 3 - 5 Cover chicken until halfway through cooking
time. Then place in dish without lid.
fried fish 150 g 900 W 1 - 3 Do not cover.
