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Before you begin
Basic principles for cooking in the
microwave oven
Organise the food well.
The thickest parts should be placed at the edge.
Take care with the cooking time. Always
select the shortest cooking time stated
and extend it if necessary. Foods which are
cooked for far too long can begin to smoke or
burst into flames.
Cover the food with a lid during cooking. The
lid prevents splattering and helps to ensure
that the foods cook evenly.
Turn the food once during preparation in the
microwave so that e.g. chicken or hamburg-
ers are cooked through more quickly.
Large pieces of food, e.g. roasts, must be
turned at least once.
Change the position of small pieces of food,
e.g. meatballs, halfway through the cooking
time. Turn the meatballs and move the ones
from the centre to the edge.
Always use suitable cookware
The ideal material for a microwave oven must
be permeable for microwaves, i.e. it allows
the energy to pass through the container to
heat the food.
Use only the kind of thermometer that is
recommended for this oven. Microwaves can-
not penetrate metal. For this reason, no metal
dishes, pots or utensils should be used in the
microwave.
Do not use any products made of recycled pa-
per in the microwave. These may contain tiny
fragments of metal, which can cause sparks
and/or fire.
Round/oval cookware is preferable to square/
oblong, since food in the corners can easily
get overcooked.
The list below is a general guideline for
choosing the right cookware.
Cookware Micro-
wave Grill Combi-
nation
Heat-resistant
glass Yes Yes Yes
Non-heat-re-
sistant glass No No No
Heat-resistant
ceramic Yes Yes Yes
Plastic cook-
ware suitable
for microwaves Yes No No
Kitchen paper Yes No No
Metal tray/plate No Yes No
Metal rack No Yes No
Aluminium foil
& foil contain-
ers No Yes No
Installing the oven
Choose an even surface with enough space to
allow air to flow to and from the oven.
Make sure that there is a minimum space of
7.5 cm (3.0 inches) between the oven and the
surrounding walls. Make sure that the door of
the microwave opens properly.
Before you begin
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