Siemens HME 97 Series Operating Instructions Manual page 10

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q The oven door must not be opened if smoke is
visible inside the oven. Should this happen, switch
off the appliance and isolate the cooker from the
power supply at the fuse box.
q Never cook eggs in their shells nor heat up
hard boiled eggs, as they may crack or explode.
The same applies to shellfish and crustaceans.
Always prick the yoke first for fried or poached
eggs.
q Always prick the skin of foodstuffs with hard crusts
or skins such as apples, tomatoes, potatoes and
sausages before cooking to prevent the skin from
bursting.
q Keep a close eye on the oven when you are
defrosting or heating foods such as herbs, fruit or
mushrooms or foods with a low water content
such as bread as overdrying can result in a fire
hazard.
q Never heat up cooking oil in a microwave as it
could ignite.
q Porcelain or ceramic ovenware can have small
perforations in the handles or lid. These perfo
rations conceal a cavity below. Any liquid that
penetrates this cavity may cause the ovenware to
crack.
q Always use the microwave settings and cooking
times specified in the instruction manual. If you
select a heat setting that is too high or a cooking
time that is too long, this may cause the food to
ignite and the appliance to be damaged.
q The microwave must only be switched on when
there is food in the cooking compartment. The
appliance may overload if it is switched on without
any food in it. An exception to this rule is for
short term testing of ovenware (see notes on
ovenware).