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Timing for Packaged Meals?

valerie.yoshimura

I have brought joule to work to heat some prepared meals (eg chicken curry; orzo w Greek chicken, both from Trader Joes). The first is in bag already, the other I transfer from tray w/plastic to a vac bag. I set my temp to 160 for chicken. I find the chicken is beautifully tender. However it's a total guessing game re timing.

Question: Any sense of how long is enough to heat the bag of food, based on perhaps how long they suggest for microwave? In other words, I'm looking for a conversion table so I can convert microwave/oven directions to joule time.

Not as sexy as cooking a fresh meal but it still makes a nice lunch....

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fisher23

You are just reheating so any temperature above 130'F would be fine. You don't want to go to to high or you will be cooking instead of re-heating. When I reheat things that I have previously cooked and reheated I usually go for about 140'F-150'F for 45 minutes to an hour.

valerie.yoshimura

Thank you! I've been going about an hour, but wasn't sure whether I could eat sooner!

fisher23

Only has to be heated until it's hot al the way through. I am assuming they are frozen? 15 minutes less if not.

valerie.yoshimura

Thank you again--it's a mixture of fresh/frozen, but usually fresh.

mattpope

Nice idea. I'm going to have to give it a try.