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Before you begin
Basic principles for cooking in the
microwave oven
Organise the food well.
The thickest parts should be placed at the edge.
Take care with the cooking time. Always
select the shortest cooking time stated
and extend it if necessary. Foods which are
cooked for far too long can begin to smoke or
burst into flames.
Cover the food with a lid during cooking. The
lid prevents splattering and helps to ensure
that the foods cook evenly.
Turn the food once during preparation in the
microwave so that e.g. chicken or hamburg-
ers are cooked through more quickly.
Large pieces of food, e.g. roasts, must be
turned at least once.
Change the position of small pieces of food,
e.g. meatballs, halfway through the cooking
time. Turn the meatballs and move the ones
from the centre to the edge.
Always use suitable cookware
The ideal material for a microwave oven must
be permeable for microwaves, i.e. it allows
the energy to pass through the container to
heat the food.
Use only the kind of thermometer that is
recommended for this oven. Microwaves can-
not penetrate metal. For this reason, no metal
dishes, pots or utensils should be used in the
microwave.
Do not use any products made of recycled pa-
per in the microwave. These may contain tiny
fragments of metal, which can cause sparks
and/or fire.
Round/oval cookware is preferable to square/
oblong, since food in the corners can easily
get overcooked.
The list below is a general guideline for
choosing the right cookware.
Cookware
Micro-
wave
Heat-resistant
Yes
glass
Non-heat-re-
No
sistant glass
Heat-resistant
Yes
ceramic
Plastic cook-
Yes
ware suitable
for microwaves
Kitchen paper
Yes
Metal tray/plate No
Metal rack
No
Aluminium foil
No
& foil contain-
ers
Installing the oven
Choose an even surface with enough space to
allow air to flow to and from the oven.
Make sure that there is a minimum space of
7.5 cm (3.0 inches) between the oven and the
surrounding walls. Make sure that the door of
the microwave opens properly.
Before you begin
Grill Combi-
nation
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
GB
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