Bosch HBC84H501B, Instruction Manual

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Defrosting, heating up or cooking frozen food
Notes

■

Take ready meals out of the packaging. They will heat up 

more quickly and evenly in microwaveable ovenware. The 

different components of the meal may not require the same 

amount of time to heat up .

■

Food which lies flat will cook more quickly than food which is 

piled high. You should therefore distribute the food so that it 

is as flat as possible in the ovenware. Different foodstuffs 

should not be placed in layers on top of one another.

■

Always cover the food. If you do not have a suitable cover for 

your ovenware, use a plate or special microwave foil.

■

Stir or turn the food 2 or 3 times during cooking.

■

After heating, allow the food to stand for a further 2 to 

5 minutes so that it can achieve an even temperature.

■

Always use an oven cloth or oven gloves when removing 

plates from the oven.

■

This will help the food retain its own distinct taste, so it will 

require less seasoning.

Defrost

Weight

Microwave power setting in watts, 

cooking time in minutes

Notes

Whole pieces of meat (beef, veal or 

pork - on the bone or boned)

800 g

180 W, 15 mins + 90 W, 10-20 mins

Turn several times

1 kg

180 W, 20 mins + 90 W, 15-25 mins

1.5 kg

180 W, 30 mins + 90 W, 20-30 mins

Meat in pieces or slices of beef, 

veal or pork

200 g

180 W, 3 mins + 90 W, 10-15 mins

Separate any defrosted parts when 

turning

500 g

180 W, 5 mins + 90 W, 15-20 mins

800 g

180 W, 8 mins + 90 W, 15-20 mins

Minced meat, mixed

200 g

90 W, 10-15 mins

Freeze food flat if possible 

Turn several times, remove any 

defrosted meat

500 g

180 W, 5 mins + 90 W, 10-15 mins

800 g

180 W, 8 mins + 90 W, 15-20 mins

Poultry or poultry portions

600 g

180 W, 8 mins + 90 W, 10-15 mins

Turn during cooking.

1.2 kg

180 W, 15 mins + 90 W, 25-30 mins

Duck

2 kg

180 W, 20 mins + 90 W, 30-40 mins

Turn several times

Fish fillet, fish steak or slices

400 g

180 W, 5 mins + 90 W, 10-15 mins

Separate any defrosted parts

Whole fish

300 g

180 W, 3 mins + 90 W, 10-15 mins

-

600 g

180 W, 8 mins + 90 W, 10-15 mins

Vegetables, e.g. peas

300 g

180 W, 10-15 mins

Stir carefully during defrosting.

600 g

180 W, 10 mins + 90 W, 10-15 mins

Fruit, e.g. raspberries

300 g

180 W, 7

­

10 mins

Stir carefully during defrosting and 

separate any defrosted parts

500 g

180 W, 8 mins + 90 W, 5-10 mins

Butter, defrosting

125 g

180 W, 1 mins + 90 W, 2-4 mins

Remove all packaging

250 g

360 W, 1 min + 90 W, 2-4 mins

Loaf of bread

500 g

180 W, 6 mins + 90 W, 5-10 mins

Turn during cooking.

1 kg

180 W, 12 mins + 90 W, 15-25 mins

Cakes, dry, e.g. sponge cake

500 g

90 W, 15-20 mins

Only for cakes without icing, cream or 

crème pâtissière, separate the pieces 

of cake.

750 g

180 W, 5 mins + 90 W, 10-15 mins

Cakes, moist, e.g. fruit flan, cheese-

cake

500 g

180 W, 5 mins + 90 W, 10-15 mins

Only for cakes without icing, cream or 

gelatine

750 g

180 W, 7 mins + 90 W, 10-15 mins

Defrosting, heating up or cooking 

frozen food

Weight

Microwave power setting in 

watts, cooking time in minutes

Notes

Menu, plated meal, ready meal

300-400 g

600 W, 10-15 mins

Take meal out of packaging; cover food 

to heat

Soup

400-500 g

600 W, 8-10 mins

Ovenware with lid

Stews

500 g

600 W, 10-15 mins

Ovenware with lid

1 kg

600 W, 20

­

25 mins

Slices or pieces of meat in sauce, 

e.g. goulash

500 g

600 W, 15-20 mins

Ovenware with lid

1 kg

600 W, 25-30 mins

Fish, e.g. fillet steaks

400 g

600 W, 10-15 mins

Covered

800 g

600 W, 18-20 mins

Side dishes, e.g. rice, pasta

250 g

600 W, 2-5 mins

Ovenware with lid; add liquid

500 g

600 W, 8-10 mins