Hints For Cooking; Microwave Oven Cooking Know-How - Sanyo Em-C950 Operating Instructions Manual

HINTS FOR COOKING
1. Microwave cooking time
AS when cooking with other forms of heat,
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can cause the moisture in foods to evaporate so that the
food will burn if overheated.
Do not set the timer for a longer time than necessary.
The first time you make a dish with this oven, stop
cooking a bit early and check on the cooking progress.
. Do not overcook. Baked foods having a hard, dry brown
spot after microwave cooking indicates overcooking.
2. Do not heat small quantities of food or dried foods for long
periods of time.
Such foods may burn or catch fire, and the oven will also
be affected in much the same way as if it were operating
empty. Put a cup of water in the oven when heating such
foods.
3. Always make sure that closed containers, such as jars of
baby food, are opened and plastic pouches of vegetables
are pierced before cooking.
Tightly closed containers could explode.
4. Do not cook eggs in their shells because they will explode.
. Prick the membrane around the yolk before frying eggs to.
allow steam to escape. This is because the yolk swells
faster than the membrane and the egg explodes when
heated quickly. Eggs cannot be boiled in this microwave
oven.
5. Never use the oven as a Clothes Drying Cabinet.
Since there is no heating time guide for drying things like
paper or cloth, using the oven for this purpose may lead to
oven damage or Fire!
6. When boiling water or other liquids, be sure to use wide
mouthed containers. This will allow air bubbles to escape
freely. Should a narrow mouthed container be used, air
bubbles may combine to form a large bubble which may in
turn cause the liquid to boil over. This may happen even
after cooking has stopped.
MICROWAVE OVEN COOKING KNOW-HOW
Before use, the user should check that utensiles are suitable
for use in microwave ovens. (see page 13)
Turn bulky foods over (180° degree) halfway through the
cooking.
When cooking two or more items, rotate them halfway
through the cooking.
When cooking tall foods, be sure to turn them upside down
halfway through the cooking.
When cooking foods with parts of different thicknesses,
protect the thinner, faster-cooking part with aluminum foil
halfway through the cooking
overcooking.
When cooking soups or sauces,
halfway through the cooking.
to protect them from
stir them (once or twice)
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