Before You Begin; Basic Principles Of Microwave Cookery; Suitable Cookware - Silvercrest SMW 800 C3 Operating Instructions Manual

Before you begin

Basic principles of microwave cookery

■ Arrange the food with consideration.
■ Place the thickest parts near the edges.
■ Pay attention to the cooking time. Select the
shortest possible stated cooking time and increase
as required. Food that is cooked too long can
begin to smoke or catch fire.
■ Cover the food during cooking with a lid suit-
able for microwave cookery. The lid prevents
splashing and helps in the even cooking of the
food.
■ While cooking, turn the food in the microwave
once so that items such as chicken or hamburgers
are cooked more quickly.
■ Large pieces of food, such as joints of meat,
must be turned at least once.
■ Completely rearrange foods, such as meatballs,
after half the cooking time. Turn them over and
move the meatballs from the middle of the cook-
ware to the edge.

Suitable cookware

■ The ideal material for a microwave oven is
microwave-permeable, allowing the energy to
penetrate the container to heat the food.
Microwaves cannot permeate metal. For this
reason, metal containers and cookware should
not be used.
■ When using the microwave for heating, do not
use products made of recycled paper. These
can contain minute fragments of metal, which
can generate sparks and/or fires.
■ We recommend the use of round/oval cook-
ware instead of square or oblong containers,
as food in corner areas tends to overcook.
SMW 800 C3
■ The following list provides general hints to assist
you in selecting the correct cookware.
Cookware
Heat-resistant glass
Non-heat-resistant
glass
Heat-resistant
ceramics
Microwaveable
plastic dishes
Kitchen roll
Metal trays/plates
Grill stand
Aluminium foil
Foil containers
WARNING! RISK OF FIRE!
► Never use the grill stand
objects when you are using the appliance in
the microwave mode or in the combination
cooking process. Metals reflect the micro-
wave radiation and this leads to the genera-
tion of sparks.
This can cause a fire and irreparably damage
the appliance!
Micro-
Combi-
wave Grill
nation
oven
Yes Yes Yes
No No No
Yes Yes Yes
Yes No No
Yes No No
No Yes No
No Yes No
No Yes No
No Yes No
or other metallic
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