8RememberAlways check that the food isevenly cooked and piping hotbefore you serve it.Check the cooking times for categoryE on the food's packaging to seehow long it should be cooked for.More about getting the most from microwave cookingMicrowave heating categoriesYour oven has been tested and labelled to meet the government'svoluntary agreement on the reheating of pre-cooked food.The heating characteristics and output power levels of microwaveovens are usually calculated using a relatively large portion of food(a 1000 gram load, IEC 705) but many packs of pre-cooked foodare 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 thereheating time for pre-cooked food.Introducing microwavecooking1000WETo Microwave: Remove outer packaging.Pierce film lid SEVERAL TIMES.Place on a microwaveable plate. Heat onfull power. Turn halfway through heating.To Microwave from Frozen: Remove outerpackaging. Pierce film lid SEVERAL TIMES.Place on a microwaveable plate. Heat onfull power. Turn halfway through heating.1000W is the output power ofthe oven.E is the heating category for youroven.