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Leisure Home Equipment
3.12.24 Microwave cooking guidelines
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If the food you are cooking has a skin or peel (e.g. sausages, tomatoes, potatoes etc), then you
should pierce the skin or peel with a fork. This will ensure that if steam is created during the
heating process, it can escape and the food will not burst.
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When heating baby food, the cylinder or jar containing the food should NEVER have a top or lid
on. After cooking, to ensure that the food has been heated uniformly, you should stir or shake the
food.
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IMPORTANT: You must check the temperature of the food before feeding it to a child.
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When heating food in a microwave, it will transmit the heat to the container that the food is in or on.
You should ALWAYS use oven gloves when removing items from the microwave.
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You should make sure that you do not cook food for too long or at too high a power level. This
could cause certain areas of the food to dry out or even ignite.
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You should not use ceramic or porcelain crockery, or porous earthenware inside your microwave.
These dishes could absorb moisture from the food whilst it is cooking, which could cause pressure
to build up and shatter the dish.
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If you are heating certain foods and any liquid, moisture will evaporate and condensation may
occur. This does not indicate that the appliance is faulty and it can be particularly noticeable if the
ambient temperature of the room is high.
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IMPORTANT: Any condensation should be wiped up with a soft cloth as soon as you
have finished using the microwave.
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After the cooking time has completed, you should let the food stand for a few minutes. This is
called “standing time” and will allow the heat generated by the microwave to spread evenly
throughout the food.