How To Operate The Flavorwave Oven ® Express; Iii. Helpful Hints; A Healthier Lifestyle; Cooking Tips - Thane Housewares FLAVORWAVE EXPRESS User Manual

III. HELPFUL HINTS

A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE

With the FLAVORWAVE OVEN EXPRESS™, you are always cooking with
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hot air (dry roasting) and with the food suspended on a wire rack.
As a result, retention of fat is minimized, leading to fewer calories, lower
fat and cholesterol consumption and a healthier lifestyle.
You will find that, with the FLAVORWAVE OVEN
necessary to add fat, oil, butter or margarine to most recipes.
However, you can do so if you wish.
We recommend the following steps to further improve your health:
1. Eat a variety of foods including items from all food groups daily.
2. Eat less butter, fat and sauces.
3. Eat less sugar and sweets.
4. Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables (preferably steamed).
5. Drink only moderate amounts of alcohol.
6. Drink plenty of water every day.
7. Use less processed foods-eat more fresh food instead.
8. Eat less at a time, but eat regularly.
9. Use fat, oil, butter and margarine sparingly.
10. Use salt sparingly.
11. Dry roast your food as often as possible.

COOKING TIPS

TO USE YOUR FLAVORWAVE OVEN
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POTENTIAL, HERE ARE A FEW COOKING TIPS TO REMEMBER...
• DEPENDING ON RECIPE AND FOOD TYPE, WEIGHT, VOLUME AND
TEXTURE, FOOD SHOULD BE FLIPPED DURING THE COOKING CYCLE.
• WHENEVER POSSIBLE PLACE FOOD DIRECTLY ON THE WIRE RACK.
Cooking on a wire rack allows the hot air to circulate freely around the food,
cooking it quickly and evenly, even without turning.
EXPRESS™, it is not
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EXPRESS™ TO ITS FULLEST
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HOW TO OPERATE THE FLAVORWAVE
OVEN EXPRESS™
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1. Place either the low or the high rack inside the glass bowl of the oven.
2. Place food directly on rack, and allow sufficient space between the food and
the heating element so that the food can't burn or catch fire.
3. Make sure that the handle, the timer and the thermostat are in the "OFF" position.
4. Secure lid on oven.
5. Plug the power cord into an electrical outlet.
NOTE: THE HANDLE ON THE LID WORKS AS A SAFETY MECHANISM, HANDLE MUST
BE PUSHED TO THE HORIZONTAL POSITION TO TURN OVEN ON. WHEN HANDLE IS
IN VERTICAL POSITION, OVEN IS OFF.
6. Turn the thermostat knob clockwise to set
thermostat to the desired temperature.
7. Turn the timer knob to the desired time.
Note: Please allow time tolerance of 5-7 min for 60
min timer setting.
8. Press the safety button on the top of the lid
and push down the handle completely as illustrated
in Fig. 2a, 2b & 2c.
Fig. 2a
Fig. 2b
OFF
Position
9. The oven will start cooking.
10. When the timer reaches the end of the cooking cycle it will shut off the unit.
Turn the thermostat knob to the "OFF" position.
NOTE: During cooking time, when the oven
reaches the preset temperature, it will shut off
then it will start again automatically. This is
normal.
11. Remove the lid, and place it on the lid holder
as illustrated in Fig. 3. Make sure that the
handle is in the "OFF" position.
ALWAYS PLACE THE LID
CAUTION
ON THE LID HOLDER
Timer
Thermostat
Fig. 2c
ON
Position
Fig. 3
Oven Lid
Lid Holder
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