Child Safety Lock; Power Saving Function; Tips For Food Preparation - Melissa 16330121 Manual

CHILD SAFETY LOCK

The child safety lock prevents young
children from using the appliance. The
appliance cannot be operated as long as
the child safety lock is active. Turn the
child safety lock on and off by pressing
and holding Stop/Cancel for 3 seconds
until the lock symbol comes on/goes off
on the display.

POWER SAVING FUNCTION

Press the ECO button to turn off the
display when the appliance is not in use.

TIPS FOR FOOD PREPARATION

When preparing food in the appliance, the
following basic rules apply:
Cooking time
• Smaller quantities of food cook
more rapidly than large quantities. If
the amount of food is doubled, the
preparation time must be more than
doubled correspondingly.
• Small pieces of meat, small fish
and chopped vegetables cook more
quickly than large pieces. For the
same reason, it is recommended,
if, for example, you wish to make
goulash, stews or similar, that the
meat be cut into pieces no bigger
than 2 x 2 cm.
• The compactness of the food is also
very important for the cooking time.
The more compact the food is, the
longer it takes to cook.
• Whole joints require a longer cooking
time than stewed dishes.
• A joint requires a longer time than a
dish using minced meat.
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• The colder the food, the longer the
cooking time needs to be. Food at
room temperature will therefore cook
faster than food from a fridge or
freezer.
• When cooking vegetables, the
cooking time depends on the
freshness of the vegetables.
Therefore, check the condition of the
vegetables and add or deduct a little
time accordingly.
• The short cooking time when using an
appliance means that the food does
not overcook. If required, a little water
can be added.
• When cooking fish and vegetables,
you only need to use the minimum of
water.
Microwave power
The choice of power setting depends on
the condition of the food to be cooked.
In most cases, the food is cooked on full
power.
• Full power is used, among other
things, for reheating food quickly,
boiling water or similar.
• Low power is principally used to
defrost food and prepare dishes
containing cheese, milk or egg.
(Whole eggs in their shell cannot be
cooked in the appliance, as there
is a risk of the eggs exploding.) In
addition, lower power settings are
also used to finish off and to retain
the excellent aroma of a dish.
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