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.
Always check for the correct core temperature with a temperature probe to comply with current Government Food Hygiene Regulations.
Standard Portion Heating ChartFunction |
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Defrosting | Fish | Fillets |
| 500 g |
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| 6 min 40 s | 6 min 40 s | 8 min | 8 min |
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| Minced Beef |
| 500 g |
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| 4 min 15 s | 4 min 15 s | 5 min | 5 min | |
| Whole Chicken |
| 1.36 kg |
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| 21 min 15 s | 21 min 15 s | 25 min | 25 min | |
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| Multi portion |
| 1.36 kg |
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| 17 min | 17 min | 20 min | 20 min | |
| Single portion |
| 275 g |
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| 6 min 40 s | 6 min 40 s | 8 min | 8 min | |
| Apple Pie | 1 portion |
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| 1 min 05 s | 1 min 05 s | 1 min 15 s | 1 min 15 s | ||
| Gateau | 1 portion |
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| 1 min 40 s | 1 min 40 s | 2 min | 2 min | ||
| Bread Rolls | 1 portion 50 g |
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| 25 s | 25 s | 30 s | 30 s | ||
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Cooking | Scrambled Egg | 2 eggs + |
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Broccoli | 500 g |
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| 1 min 40 s | 3 min | 3 min 30 s | 4 min 20 s | |||
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Fish Fillets | 500 g |
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| 2 min 20 s | 4 min | 4 min 45 s | 4 min 50 s | |||
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| Bacon | 2 rashers |
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| 25 s | 40 s | 50 s | 1 min | ||
| Chicken Portions | 500 g |
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| 2 min 30 s | 6 min | 8 min 20 s | |||
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Peas |
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| 500 g |
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| 2 min 10 s | 3 min 25 s | 4 min | 4 min 50 s | |
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and/or | Cooked Rice |
| 167 g |
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| 1 min | 1 min 25 s | 1 min 40 s | 2 min | |
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Cooked Sausages | x 3 (50 g each) |
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| 40 s | 50 s | 1 min | 1 min 10 s | |||
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| Fire | x 7 pieces |
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| 1 min | 1 min 25 s | 1 min 40 s | 2 min | ||
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| Cheeseburger | 75 g |
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| 40 s | 50 s | 1 min | 1 min 10 s | ||
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| Cake | 1 portion |
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| 25 s | 25 s | 30 s | 30 s | ||
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Reheating | Lasagne |
| 325 g |
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| 1 min 40 s | 2 min 30 s | 3 min | 3 min 30 s | |
from | Chilli |
| 325 g |
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| 1 min 40 s | 2 min 30 s | 3 min | 3 min 30 s | |
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Apple Pie | 1 portion |
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| 8 s | 14 s | 16 s | 20 s | |||
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Pepper Sauce | 100 ml |
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| 35 s | 40 s | 50 s | 1 min | |||
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| Baked Beans | 100 ml |
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| 35 s | 40 s | 50 s | 1 min | ||
| Soup | 125 ml |
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| 26 s | 40 s | 50 s | 1 min | ||
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