Cookware / Material
Microwave clingfilm
Roasting dishes made of metal, e.g.
enamel, cast iron
Baking tins, black lacquer or silicon-
coated
Baking tray
Wire shelf
Microwave glass bottom plate
Cookware for microwave use, e.g.
crisp pan
10.4 Recommended power settings for different kinds of food
The data in the table is for guidance only.
Searing at the start of the cooking process
Cooking vegetables
Melting cheese,
chocolate, butter
Defrosting bread
100
ENGLISH
X
X
X
X
X
700 - 1000 W
500 - 600 W
Cooking egg
Simmering stews
dishes
300 - 400 W
Simmering rice
Heating baby food
100 - 200 W
Defrosting fruit and cakes
X
X
X
X
Heating liquids
Heating one-plate
meals
Cooking / Heating deli‐
cate food
Defrosting cheese, cream,
butter
X
X
X
X
X
X
Defrosting and
heating frozen
meals
Continuing cooking
Defrosting meat, fish