Never Use Your Microwave Oven To - Baumatic BTM17.3SS Instruction Manual

Never Use Your Microwave to:
A note on the type of energy used
by your Microwave Oven
Microwaves are electromagnetic waves that transmit energy. When cooking, the
microwave energy penetrates food to a depth of 4cm (1½ inches), causing its
molecules to vibrate. The heat produced by this friction enables food to be
heated, cooked or defrosted.
How quickly a microwave oven cooks will depend on the size, quality and shape of
the food being cooked. Microwave cooking is healthy in that, without the need
for large amounts of cooking liquid, it means that food retains vitamins,
nutrients, aromas and flavour.
Microwave Ovens are also more energy efficient than conventional cooking
because they use up to 70% less energy.
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Never use your Microwave
Oven to:
Dry clothes or fabrics
Dry or warm up pets or live animals
Warm or heat any item other than food and the
appropriate utensil
Cook sealed containers
Cook items where you have placed a liquid or mercury
thermometer (eg. Inside roasts or turkeys)
Heat large quantities of cooking oil (fondue or deep
frying) or drinks with high alcohol contents
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