microwave heating categories
Your oven has been tested and labelled to meet the government’s voluntary agreement
on the reheating of pre-cooked food.
The heating characteristics and output power levels of microwave ovens are usually
calculated using a relatively large portion of food (a 1000 gram load, IEC 705) but many
packs of pre-cooked food are sold in smaller packs, often about 350 grams.
The government, in partnership with food companies and microwave manufacturers,
have set up a system of heating categories to help you choose the reheating time for
pre-cooked food.
800W is the output power of the oven.
E is the heating category for your oven.
Check the cooking times for category E on
the food’s packaging to see how long it should
be cooked for. Please see below example for
reference.
To Microwave:
Remove outer packaging.
Pierce film lid SEVERAL TIMES.
Place on a microwaveable plate.
Heat on full power.
Stir or turn halfway through heating.
Heating
Category
Wattage
(IEC 705)
B D 650W 750W
Full power
(in minutes)
2 2 2 2
Stir / Turn Stir / Turn Stir / Turn
Full power
(in minutes)
2 1.5 2 1.5
Standing time
(in minutes)
1 1 1 1
To Microwave from frozen:
Remove outer packaging.
Pierce film lid SEVERAL TIMES.
Place on a microwaveable plate.
Heat on full power.
Stir or turn halfway through heating.
Heating
Category
Wattage
(IEC 705)
B D 650W 750W
Full power
(in minutes)
3 2.5 3 2.5
Stir / Turn Stir / Turn Stir / Turn
Full power
(in minutes)
4 3.5 4 3.5
Standing time
(in minutes)
1 1 1 1
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