Safety Instructions When Cooking By Grill - Zanussi ZMB 32 CT Instruction Manual

Safety instructions
• To prevent liquids from boiling over, wait 20 seconds
before adding anything to boiling liquids, or removing
them from the oven.
• For small amounts (one sausage, a single croissant, etc.),
place a glass of water alongside the food item.
• Time settings that are too long may dry out and burn
the food. To avoid such incidents, never use the same
cooking times as for traditional ovens.
• Do not do deep fat frying in the microwave oven. The
fat temperature cannot be controlled, hazardous situa¬
tions can result.
• Popcorn may be prepared in the microwave oven, but
only in special packages or utensils designed specifically
for this purpose. This cooking operation should never be
unattended.
• Pierce foods with non-porous skins or membranes to pre¬
vent steam build-up and bursting. Apples, potatoes and
chicken livers are examples of items that should be pierced.
• Food items with plenty of moisture or liquid such as cas¬
seroles and soups, can be safely heated on full power,
whereas vegetables, puddings, plated and prepared chilled
meals are best reheated more gently, on low setting, until
they are piping hot throughout.
• Always follow the cooking advice given on the package
when reheating or cooking commercially prepared foods
including cook-chill dishes. However, it is essential to
adjust cooking times when necessary to ensure that food
is piping hot throughout before serving.
• Take particuar care when reheating food items such as
mince pies, Christmas pudding and sausage meat which
have a high sugar or fat content and absorb microwave
energy very quickly.
• The starting temperature of the food will affect the
reheating time. Refrigerated food will take longer than
food at room temperature.
• Stir foods such as soups, drinks, sauces, casseroles, milk
puddings, or wherever possible to ensure they heat evenly.
• Large items which cannot be stirred, for example
lasagne, shepherd's pie, are best reheated on a lower
power setting to allow the center to become thoroughly
heated without overheating the outer edges.
• Large items such as jacket potatoes should be turned
halfway through cooking to help even reheating.
• Arrange plates of food to be reheated with thicker food
to the outer edge and with delicate foods such as thin
slices of meat in the center.
• To give a more freshly cooked appearance it is often bet¬
ter to reheat the sauce or gravy separately.
• Underestimate reheating times for the first time, then
check that the food is heated thoroughly. You can
always put it back in the oven, but once it is overheated
it is spoilt.
• Reheating does improve some foods, for example, bread
freshens up beautifully in the microwave, and casseroles
improve their flavour with reheating.
• Pastry needs only brief reheating on microwave mode to
prevent it becoming soggy.
WARNING : when heating liquids, e.g. soups, sauces and
beverages in your microwave oven, overheating the
liquid beyond boiling point can occur without evidence
of bubbling. This could result in a sudden boilover of
the hot liquid. To prevent this possibility, the following
steps should be taken :
1. Avoid using straight-sided containers with narrow necks.
2. Do not overheat.
3. Stir the liquid before placing the container in the oven
and again halfway through the heating time.
4. After heating, allow to stand in the oven for a short
time, stirring again before carefully removing the
container, using an oven glove.
Safety instructions when cooking by grill
• The glass viewing window may break if water is spilled
on it during grilling.
• Containers, the turntable and metal rack get very hot in
the oven. Use an oven glove when loading and unloading
the oven.
• Do not touch the inner or outer viewing window with
metal components when loading or unloading the oven.
The inside of the door and oven get very hot so take care
when attending food in the oven.
• Do not put the turntable or containers in cold water or try
to cool them quickly after use.
• Note : it is quite normal for steam to be emitted around
the door, or for misting to occur on the door, or even for
water droplets to appear below the door during the
cooking cycle. This is merely condensation from the
heat of the food and does not affect the safety of your
oven. The door is not intended to seal the oven cavity
completely.
It is important that this instruction book should be
retained with the appliance for future reference.
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