Cooking - Miele M 7140 TC Operating Instructions Manual

Place the food in a microwave safe
container and cover it.
When cooking, it is a good idea to
select a power level of 900 W to start
with and then when the food is hot
reduce the power level to 450 W for
more gentle continued cooking.
For dishes such as rice or semolina
pudding, first select a power level of
900 W, and then reduce it to 150 W for
simmering.
Tips on cooking
Vegetable cooking durations depend on
the texture of the vegetable. Fresh
vegetables contain more water than
vegetables which have been stored,
and usually cook more quickly. Add a
little water to vegetables which have
been stored.
Food taken straight from the refrigerator
takes longer to cook than food at room
temperature.
Stir or turn food from time to time
during cooking. This helps it cook more
evenly.
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Health risk due to insufficient
cooking duration.
It is very important to make sure that
food which goes off easily, such as
fish, is cooked for a sufficient time.
Ensure that this type of food is
cooked for an appropriate length of
time.
Food with a thick skin or peel, such
as tomatoes, sausages, jacket potatoes
and aubergines, should be pierced or
the skin scored in several places before
cooking to allow steam to escape and
to prevent the food from bursting.
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Risk of injury due to eggs with
shells.
Eggs heated in their shells can burst,
even after they have been taken out
of the oven compartment.
Eggs can only be cooked in their
shells in the microwave oven in a
specially designed egg-boiling
device.
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Risk of burning due to eggs
without shells.
If you cook eggs without their shells
using microwave power, the yolks
could explode due to the resulting
pressure.
Eggs can only be cooked without
their shells in the microwave oven if
the yolk membrane has been
punctured several times first.
After cooking
Be careful when removing a dish
from the oven. It may be hot.
Although heat is not normally produced
in the container itself by the
microwaves (apart from stoneware),
heat transfer from the food to the
container may be considerable, making
the container itself hot.
Allow food to stand for a few minutes at
room temperature at the end of
cooking. This enables the heat to
spread evenly throughout the food.

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