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 serv-
ing. 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
made-up milk follow the maker's in-
structions.
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.
Reheating
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