1 kg = 1000 g....so 2.5 kg = (2.5 * 1000) = 2500 grams
it cooks 30 minutes per 500 g.....2500/500 = 5...so there are 5 thirty minute periods ....(5 * 30) = 150 minutes....plus the extra 20 minutes....(150 + 20) = 170 minutes....so ur looking at 2 hrs 50 minutes cook time <=
