Miele M 316 E Operating Instructions Manual page 7

Warning and Safety instructions
The appliance is only completely
isolated from the electricity supply
when:
– it is switched off at the wall socket
and the plug removed.
Hold the plug and do not pull on the
cable to remove the plug.
– The house mains fuse is switched off.
The fuse is screwed out ( in countries
where this is applicable).
Do not connect the appliance to
the mains electricity supply by an
extension lead.
Extension leads do not guarantee the
required safety of the appliance, (for
example danger of overheating).
Always ensure that food has been
thoroughly heated before eating.
Many factors will affect the overall cook-
ing time, including the size and amount
of food, its initial temperature, changes
to recipe and the shape and size of
cooking container. Some foods may
contain micro organisms which are only
destroyed by thorough cooking, there-
fore when cooking or re-heating foods,
e.g. poultry it is particularly important
that food is fully cooked through (at
more than 70 °C, for more than 10
minutes). If in doubt select a longer
cooking or re-heating time.
It is important that the heat is
allowed to spread evenly
throughout the food being cooked.
This can be achieved by stirring and/or
turning the food, and by observing a
sufficiently long standing time, which
should be added to the time needed
for cooking, re-heating or defrosting.
Always remember that cooking
times in a microwave oven are
usually considerably shorter than with
traditional methods of food preparation.
Excessively long cooking times can
lead to food drying out and eventually
burning, or could even cause it to
catch fire.
There is also a danger of fire if bread-
crumbs, flowers, herbs, etc., are dried
in the microwave oven. Always ensure
that this type of procedure is super-
vised.
Do not use full power if you warm
empty dishes or dry herbs. The
lack or minimum amount of food could
cause damage to the appliance.
Never cook or reheat food or
liquids in sealed containers or
bottles. With baby bottles the screw top
teat must be removed. Otherwise
pressure builds up which can cause
the bottle or container to explode pos-
ing a severe risk of injury.
Always check the temperature of
the actual food itself after taking it
out of the microwave. Do not be misled
by the temperature of the container.
The temperature of the container does
not necessarily give a correct indica-
tion of the temperature of the food or liq-
uid it contains.
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