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Daily use
WARNING!
Refer to Safety chapters.
General information about using the
appliance
• After you deactivate the appliance, let the
food stand for some minutes.
• Remove the aluminium foil packaging, metal
containers, etc. before you prepare the food.
Cooking
• If possible, cook food covered with material
suitable for use in the microwave. Only cook
food without a cover if you want to keep it
crusty
• Do not overcook the dishes by setting the
power and time too high. The food can dry
out, burn or catch fire in some places.
• Do not use the appliance to cook eggs or
snails in their shells, because they can
explode. With fried eggs, pierce the yolks
first.
• Prick food with "skin" or "peel", such as
potatoes, tomatoes, sausages, with a fork
several times before cooking so that the
food does not explode.
• For chilled or frozen food, set a longer
cooking time.
• Dishes which contain sauce must be stirred
from time to time.
• Vegetables that have a firm structure, such
as carrots, peas or cauliflower, must be
cooked in water.
• Turn larger pieces after half of the cooking
time.
• If possible, cut vegetables into similar-sized
pieces.
• Use flat, wide dishes.
• Do not use cookware made of porcelain,
ceramic or earthenware with small holes, e.
Suitable cookware and materials
Cookware / Material
Ovenproof glass and porcelain (with no metal
components, e. g. Pyrex, heat-proof glass)
Non-ovenproof glass and porcelain
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• The glass cooking tray is a work space for
Defrosting meat, poultry, fish
• Put the frozen, unwrapped food on a small
• Turn the food after half of the defrosting
Defrosting butter, portions of gateau,
quark
• Do not fully defrost the food in the appliance,
Defrosting fruit, vegetables
• Do not fully defrost fruit and vegetables,
• You can use a higher microwave power to
Ready meals
• You can prepare ready meals in the
• You must follow the manufacturer's
Defrosting
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g. on handles or unglazed bottoms. Moisture
going into the holes can cause the cookware
to crack when it is heated.
heating food or liquids. It is necessary for the
operation of the microwave.
upturned plate with a container below it so
that the defrosting liquid collects in the
container.
time. If possible, divide and then remove the
pieces that started to defrost.
but let it defrost at room temperature. This
gives a more even result. Fully remove all
metal or aluminium packaging before
defrosting.
which are to be further prepared while raw,
in the appliance. Let them defrost at room
temperature.
cook fruit and vegetables without defrosting
them first.
appliance only if their packaging is suitable
for microwave use.
instructions printed on the packaging (e.g.
remove the metal cover and pierce the
plastic film).
Microwave
Heating
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Grilling /
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Cooking
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