Zanussi ZKC44500 User Manual page 10

• Prick food with "skin" or "peel", such as pota-
toes, tomatoes, sausages, with a fork several
times before cooking so that the food does
not burst.
• For chilled or frozen food, set a longer cook-
ing time.
• Dishes which contain sauce must be stirred
from time to time.
• Vegetables that have a firm structure, such as
carrots, peas or cauliflower, must be cooked
in water.
• Turn larger pieces after half the cooking time.
• If possible, cut vegetables into similar-sized
pieces.
• Use flat, wide dishes.
• Do not use cookware made of porcelain, ce-
ramic or earthenware with small holes, e. g.
on handles or unglazed bottoms. Moisture
going into the holes can cause the cookware
to crack when it is heated.
• The bottom glass (if applicable) is a work
space for heating food or liquids. It is neces-
sary for the operation of the microwave oven.
• Always put the glass stick in the container
when you heat liquids, in order to prevent
overcooking or splashing.
Defrosting meat, poultry, fish:
• Put the frozen, unwrapped food on a small
upturned plate with a container below it, or
Suitable cookware and materials
Cookware / Material
Ovenproof glass and porcelain (with no metal
components, e. g. Pyrex, heat-proof glass)
Non-ovenproof glass and porcelain
Glass and glass ceramic made of ovenproof/
frost-proof material (e. g. Arcoflam), grill shelf
2)
Ceramic , earthenware
Heat-resistant plastic up to 200 °C
Cardboard, paper
Clingfilm
10
1)
2)
3)
on a defrosting rack or plastic sieve so that
the defrosting liquid can run off.
• Turn the food after half the defrosting time. If
possible, divide and then remove the pieces
that have started to defrost.
Defrosting butter, portions of gateau,
quark:
• Do not fully defrost in the appliance, but let
them defrost at room temperature. This gives
a more even result. Fully remove all metal or
aluminium packaging or parts before defrost-
ing.
Defrosting fruit, vegetables:
• Do not fully defrost fruit and vegetables,
which are to be further prepared while raw, in
the appliance. Let them defrost at room tem-
perature.
• You can use a higher microwave power to
cook fruit and vegetables without defrosting
them first.
Ready meals:
• Ready meals in metal packaging or plastic
trays with metal covers can only be defrosted
or heated in the microwave if they are expres-
sively designated as suitable for use in the
microwave.
• You must follow the manufacturer's instruc-
tions printed on the packaging (e. g. remove
the metal cover and pierce the plastic film).
Microwave
Defrosting Heating
X X
X --
X X
X X
X X
X --
X --
Grilling
Cooking
X X
-- --
X X
X --
X --
-- --
-- --
www.zanussi.com