Eco Mode - Samsung ME16K3000A SERIES User Manual

Power Microwave
level output
7 70 % Cooking breads and cereal products.
Cooking cheese dishes, veal.
Cooking cakes, muffins, brownies, cupcakes.
6 60 % Cooking pasta.
50 % Cooking meats, whole poultry.
5
Heating custard
Cooking whole chickens, turkey, spare ribs, rib roasts,
sirloin roasts.
4 40 % Cooking less tender cuts of meat.
Reheating frozen convenience foods.
3 30 % Thawing meat, poultry, and seafood.
Cooking small quantities of food.
Finishing cooking casserole, stew, and some sauces.
2 20 % Softening butter and cream cheese.
Heating small amounts of food.
1 10 % Softening ice cream.
Raising yeast dough.

Eco Mode

Eco Mode reduces standby power usage.
When you press the Eco Mode button once, the display will go out and the
microwave shifts to the mode which minimizes power usage.
To cancel the Eco Mode, press Eco Mode button once again, or press any other
button.
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Cookware guide
Use
Microwave-safe utensils
If you are not sure whether an item is microwave-safe or not, you can perform the
following simple test:
1. Place 1 cup of water (in a glass-measuring cup) inside your oven next to the
2. Press the +30 sec button twice to heat them both for one minute at high power.
After one minute, the water should be warm and the item you are testing should
be cool. If the dish is warm, then it is absorbing microwave energy and is not
microwave-safe.
Aluminum foil
Browning plate
Ceramic, porcelain,
and stoneware
Disposable
polyester cardboard
For food to cook in the microwave oven, the
microwaves must be able to penetrate the
food without being reflected or absorbed by
the dish.
It is important to choose the correct
cookware, therefore, look for cookware that
is marked microwave-safe.
The following table lists various types of
cookware and indicates if and how they
should be used in a microwave oven.
item to be tested.
Cookware Microwave-
safe
Can be used in small quantities to protect
✓✗
areas against overcooking. Arcing can occur
if the foil is too close to the oven wall or
you use too much foil.
✓ Do not preheat for more than eight minutes.
✓ Porcelain, pottery, glazed earthenware
and bone china are usually suitable, unless
decorated with a metal trim.
✓ Some frozen foods are packaged in these
materials.
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