Breville VMW181, Instruction Booklet

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Microwave cooking basics
Never operate your microwave oven when it is empty as this can damage your
oven.
Do not cook directly on the glass tray. Place the food in a microwave-proof dish for
example.
Arrange the food with the thickest areas to the outside of the dish. Cook for the shortest
indicated time but do not under-cook. Add extra time if required. Severely over-cooked
food can smoke and may ignite.
Cover food while cooking. The cover prevents spatter and helps the food to cook more
evenly.
To speed cooking and ensure that food is cooked evenly, it should be turned over or
stirred at least once during cooking. Larger items, such as joints of meat must be turned
at least once.
Rearrange small items of food such as meatballs halfway through cooking. Turn them
over and move ones from the centre of the dish to the outside and items from the top to
the bottom of the dish.
Cover thin pieces of food such as the ends of chicken legs with small pieces of aluminium
foil to prevent them becoming overcooked. Ensure foil is kept more than 1 inch from the
oven inner walls.
Switching on
The microwave oven is turned on by plugging its mains lead into the mains outlet socket.
Open the door and the internal light should turn on. Close the door and it should turn off.
using your microwave oven