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

Function

 

Food

 

Weight

Power

 

Approx. Time

 

 

 

Level

NE-3280

NE-2180

NE-1880

NE-1540

 

 

 

 

 

Defrosting

Fish

Fillets

 

500 g

 

 

 

6 min 40 s

6 min 40 s

8 min

8 min

 

 

 

 

 

Minced Beef

 

500 g

 

 

 

4 min 15 s

4 min 15 s

5 min

5 min

 

Whole Chicken

 

1.36 kg

 

 

 

21 min 15 s

21 min 15 s

25 min

25 min

 

Composite Dish

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multi portion

 

1.36 kg

 

 

 

17 min

17 min

20 min

20 min

 

Single portion

 

275 g

 

 

 

6 min 40 s

6 min 40 s

8 min

8 min

 

Apple Pie

1 portion

 

 

 

1 min 05 s

1 min 05 s

1 min 15 s

1 min 15 s

 

Gateau

1 portion

 

 

 

1 min 40 s

1 min 40 s

2 min

2 min

 

Bread Rolls

1 portion 50 g

 

 

 

25 s

25 s

30 s

30 s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cooking

Scrambled Egg

2 eggs +

 

 

 

13-17 s

22-25 s

26-30 s

30-40 s

from

 

 

2 tbsp. milk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chilled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broccoli

500 g

 

 

 

1 min 40 s

3 min

3 min 30 s

4 min 20 s

Raw Food

 

 

 

Fish Fillets

500 g

 

 

 

2 min 20 s

4 min

4 min 45 s

4 min 50 s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bacon

2 rashers

 

 

 

25 s

40 s

50 s

1 min

 

Chicken Portions

500 g

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peas

 

 

500 g

 

 

 

2 min 10 s

3 min 25 s

4 min

4 min 50 s

 

 

 

 

 

and/or

Cooked Rice

 

167 g

 

 

 

1 min

1 min 25 s

1 min 40 s

2 min

Reheating

 

 

 

 

Cooked Sausages

x 3 (50 g each)

 

 

 

40 s

50 s

1 min

1 min 10 s

from Frozen

 

 

 

 

Cooked Wings of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fire

x 7 pieces

 

 

 

1 min

1 min 25 s

1 min 40 s

2 min

 

Cooked Boxed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheeseburger

75 g

 

 

 

40 s

50 s

1 min

1 min 10 s

 

Chocolate Fudge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cake

1 portion

 

 

 

25 s

25 s

30 s

30 s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reheating

Lasagne

 

325 g

 

 

 

1 min 40 s

2 min 30 s

3 min

3 min 30 s

from

Chilli

 

325 g

 

 

 

1 min 40 s

2 min 30 s

3 min

3 min 30 s

Cooked

 

 

 

 

Apple Pie

1 portion

 

 

 

8 s

14 s

16 s

20 s

Chilled

 

 

 

Pepper Sauce

100 ml

 

 

 

35 s

40 s

50 s

1 min

 

 

 

 

 

Baked Beans

100 ml

 

 

 

35 s

40 s

50 s

1 min

 

Soup

125 ml

 

 

 

26 s

40 s

50 s

1 min

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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