Information You Need To Know; About Your Oven; About Microwave Cooking - Electrolux Built-In High Speed Oven Use & Care Manual

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Information You Need To Know

ABOUT YOUR OVEN

This Use and Care Guide is valuable: read it care-
fully and always save it for reference.
The Electrolux High Speed Convection Microwave
Cookbook is a valuable asset. Check it frequently
for cooking principles, techniques, hints and
recipes.
NEVER
use the oven without the turntable and support
nor turn the turntable over so that a large dish could
be placed in the oven. The turntable will turn both
clockwise and counterclockwise.
ALWAYS
have food in the oven when it is on to absorb
the microwave energy.
When using the oven at power levels below 100%,
you may hear the magnetron cycling on and off. It
is normal for the exterior of the oven to be warm
to the touch when cooking or reheating.
Condensation is a normal part of microwave
cooking. Room humidity and the moisture in

ABOUT MICROWAVE COOKING

• Arrange food carefully. Place thickest areas
towards outside of dish.
• Watch cooking time. Cook for the shortest
amount of time indicated and add more as
needed. Food severely overcooked can smoke
or ignite.
• Cover foods while cooking. Check recipe or
cookbook for suggestions: paper towels, wax
paper, microwave plastic wrap or a lid. Covers
prevent spattering and help foods to cook
evenly.
• Shield with small flat pieces of aluminum foil
any thin areas of meat or poultry to prevent
overcooking before dense, thick areas are
cooked thoroughly.
• Stir foods from outside to center of dish once
or twice during cooking, if possible.
• Turn foods over once during microwaving to
speed cooking of such foods as chicken and
hamburgers. Large items like roasts must be
turned over at least once.
food will influence the amount of moisture that
condenses in the oven. Generally, covered
foods will not cause as much condensation as
uncovered ones. Vents on the oven back must
not be blocked.
After using, the cooling fan may come on to cool
the oven cavity. The display will show NOW COOL-
ING, and you will hear the sound of the fan.
Unlike microwave-only ovens, your oven may
become hot during cooking. Be cautious.
The oven is for food preparation only. It should not
be used to dry clothes or newspapers.
The microwave capability of your oven is rated
1000 watts by using the IEC Test Procedure.
In using microwave-only recipes or package
directions, check food a minute or two before the
minimum time and add time accordingly.
• Rearrange foods such as meatballs halfway
through cooking both from top to bottom and
from the center of the dish to the outside.
• Add standing time. Remove food from oven
and stir, if possible. Cover for standing time
which allows the food to finish cooking without
overcooking.
• Check for doneness. Look for signs indicat-
ing that cooking temperatures have been
reached.
Doneness signs include:
- Food steams throughout, not just at edge.
- Center bottom of dish is very hot to the
touch.
- Poultry thigh joints move easily.
- Meat and poultry show no pinkness.
- Fish is opaque and flakes easily with a
fork.