Siemens iQ700 BF722 1 1I Series User Manual And Installation Instructions page 21

Heating up or cooking frozen food with the microwave
Observe the recommended settings for using the microwave to heat food.
Note:
Cooking tips
¡ Use microwave-safe cookware with a lid. You can also use a plate or a microwave cover to cover the dish. Take
ready meals out of the packaging.
¡ Distribute the food flat in the cookware. Food which lies flat cooks more quickly than food which is piled high.
¡ Place the cookware on the bottom of the cooking compartment.
¡ The food transfers heat to the cookware. The cookware can become very hot. Use oven gloves.
¡ Turn or stir the food several times during cooking.
¡ After cooking, leave the food to rest for 2 to 5ºminutes.
¡ The food will retain most of its natural flavor. Use salt and seasonings sparingly.
¡ To achieve best results, we recommend that you reheat food or ready meals at 600 watts. If the packaging spe-
cifies a higher microwave output setting, extend the time.
Food
Menu, plated meal, ready
meal (2-3 components)
Soup
Stews
Slices or pieces of meat in
sauce, e.g. goulash
1
Fish, e.g. fillet steaks
Bakes, e.g. lasagne, can-
nelloni (approx. 3 cm deep)
Side dishes, e.g. rice,
1
pasta
Side dishes, e.g. rice,
1
pasta
Vegetables, e.g. peas,
1
broccoli, carrots
Vegetables, e.g. peas,
1
broccoli, carrots
2
Creamed spinach
Add a little liquid to the food.
1
Cook the food without any additional water.
2
Tips on defrosting, heating and cooking with the
microwave next time
Follow these tips for good results when defrosting,
heating and cooking with the microwave.
Issue
Your food is too dry.
Weight
300-400 g
400 g
500 g
500 g
400 g
450 g
250 g
500 g
300 g
600 g
450 g
Tip
¡ Reduce the cooking
time or select a lower
microwave power set-
ting.
¡ Cover the food and
add more liquid.
Microwave output setting
600 W
600 W
600 W
600 W
600 W
600 W
600 W
600 W
600 W
600 W
600 W
Issue
The time has elapsed but
the food is not defrosted,
hot or cooked.
The time has elapsed but
your food is not yet done
on the inside, but is
already overdone on the
outside.
After defrosting, the
poultry or meat is defros-
ted on the outside but not
defrosted in the middle.
How it works en
Cooking time
8-10 mins
15-17 mins
10-15 mins
10-12 mins
10-12 mins
12-15 mins
3-5 mins
8-10 mins
7-10 mins
15 mins
9-12 mins
Tip
Increase the cooking
time. Large quantities and
food which is piled high
require longer times.
¡ Stir occasionally.
¡ Reduce the microwave
power setting and in-
crease the cooking
time.
¡ Reduce the microwave
power setting.
¡ Turn large pieces of
frozen food several
times.
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