Reheating
Select the following microwave power settings to reheat food:
Drinks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 900 watts Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600 watts Food for babies and toddlers. 450 watts
We do not recommend heating or re- heating foods or drinks for babies or young children in the microwave oven. Any decision to do this is the responsibility of the user, and should only be done with the utmost care. Pasteurised or sterilised cooked food should be gently heated at
450 watts, and tasted so that it is not too hot for a baby’s palate before serving. Other food or drink when re- heated should be heated to a high temperature and allowed to cool to a suitable heat for eating. For
Always use a lid or cover for reheating food, except when a drier finish is needed, e.g. breaded poultry/meat.
Always remove the lids from jars, es- pecially jars of baby food.
Remove the rubber teat and seal top before warming baby bottles.
When reheating liquids, place the boiling rod supplied with the appli- ance into the cup or glass.
Never reheat hard boiled eggs in a microwave oven, even without the shell. The eggs can burst.
Food taken straight from the refrigerator requires longer to reheat than food stored at room temperature. The time required depends largely on the nature
of the food, its initial temperature and the amount to be cooked.
Always ensure that food is suffi- ciently cooked or reheated.
If in any doubt that a sufficiently high temperature has been reached, con- tinue reheating for a little longer.
Stir or turn food from time to time during cooking. Stir the food from the outside towards the middle, as food heats more quickly from the outside.
After reheating
Be careful when removing a dish from the oven. It may be hot.
Although heat is not normally produced in the container itself by the micro- waves, (apart from stoneware and simi- lar dishes), heat transfer from the food to the container may be considerable, making the container itself hot.
Allow food to stand for a few minutes at room temperature at the end of a re- heating process to enable the heat to spread evenly throughout the food.
After heating food, especially food for babies and small children, stir the food or shake the container and check that the temperature does not pose any danger. Double check af- ter it has been left to stand.
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