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cooking times & food safety
Use these times purely as a guide. They’re for fresh or fully defrosted food. When cooking frozen
foods, add 2-3 minutes for seafood, and 3-6 minutes for meat and poultry, depending on the
thickness and density of the food.
When cooking pre-packed foods, follow any guidelines on the package or label
seafood min
salmon fillet 3-4
sea bass fillet 3-5
halibut steak, 12-25mm 6-8
salmon steak, 12-25mm 6-8
swordfish steak, 12-25mm 6-9
tuna steak, 12-25mm 6-8
kebabs, 25mm cube 4-6
prawn 1-2
scallops 4-6
beef
fillet 5-7
loin steak 7-8
burger, 100g 7-8
kebabs, 25mm cube 7-8
round steak 5-7
sausages 6-8
sirloin 7-9
T-Bone 8-9
lamb
kebabs, 25mm cube 7-8
loin chops 4-6
chicken/turkey
chicken breast pieces 5-7
thighs (chicken) 5-7
turkey breast, sliced 3-4
pork min
chops, 12mm 5-6
gammon steak 5-6
kebabs, 25mm cube 7-8
sausages 6-8
tenderloin, 12mm 4-6
sandwiches
cheese 2-3
ham (cooked) 5-6
snacks
calzone 8-9
hot dogs 2-3
fruit
apple, halve/slice 6-8
bananas, slice lengthwise 3-4
nectarines, halve/slice 3-5
peaches, halve/slice 3-5
pineapple, slice 3-7
vegetables
asparagus 3-4
aubergine, slice/cube 8-9
onions, thin slice 5-6
peppers, thin slice 6-8
peppers, grill then skin 2-3
whole peppers brushed with oil 8
potatoes, slice/cube 7-9