Re-heating
Select the following microwave power
settings to reheat food:
Drinks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1000 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 ut-
most 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 pal-
ate before serving. Other food or
drink when reheated should be
heated to a high temperature and
allowed to cool to a suitable heat for
eating. For made-up milk follow the
maker’s instructions.
Always use a lid or cover for re-heating
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 re-heating liquids place the
boiling rod supplied with the ma-
chine into the cup or glass.
Never reheat hard boiled eggs in a
microwave oven, even without the
shell. The eggs can burst.
The time required depends largely on
the nature of the food, its initial tempera-
ture and the amount to be cooked.
Food taken straight from the refrig-
erator requires longer to reheat than
food stored at room temperature.
Always ensure that the food is ade-
quately heated.
If in any doubt that a sufficiently high
temperature has been reached, con-
tinue re-heating for a little longer.
Stir or turn food from time to time dur-
ing cooking. Stir the food from the out-
side towards the middle, as food heats
more quickly from the outside.
After re-heating
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 once a programme
has ended to allow heat to be dis-
tributed evenly.
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
after it has been left to stand.
Re-heating
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