Practical tips
After re-heating
Be careful when removing a dish
from the oven. It may be hot.
Although heat is not normally produced
in the container itself by the micro-
waves, (apart from stoneware and simi-
lar dishes), heat transfer from the food
to the container may be considerable,
making the container itself hot.
Allow food to stand for a few minutes
once a programme has ended to allow
heat to be distributed evenly.
After re-heating food, especially
food for babies and small children,
stir the food or shake the container
and check that the temperature
does not pose any danger. Double
check after it has been left to stand.
Cooking
Place the food in a covered microwave-
safe dish.
When cooking fresh
vegetables, fish,
meat, poultry
first select power setting
8 or for M 616 EG setting 9, and then
select power setting 5 or for M 616 EG
setting 6 to continue cooking.
Add a little water to vegetables which
have been kept stored. Vegetable cook-
ing times depend on the texture of the
vegetable. Fresh vegetables contain
water and usually cook more quickly.
Stir and turn food at least once during
cooking.
Ensure that perishable types of
food, such as meat and fish, are
cooked for an appropriate length of
time.
For dishes such as
rice or semolina
pudding
first select power setting 8 or
for M 616 EG setting 9 and then turn
down to power setting 2 to complete
cooking.
For
food with skin or peel
, such as to-
matoes, some types of sausage, jacket
potatoes and aubergines, should be
pricked or the skin cut several times be-
fore cooking to prevent food from bur-
sting.
Boiling eggs in the microwave oven
is not possible without a special
egg-boiling device, available from
specialist shops.
Otherwise the eggs will burst. Eggs
can only be cooked in a microwave
oven out of their shells in a glass dish.
The yolk must be pricked several times
first with a sharp object.
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