Practical tips
Examples
Melting margarine, butter
Melt 100 g at setting 5 uncovered, for
approx 1-1
1
/
2
minutes.
Melting chocolate
Break 100 g into pieces, melt at setting
5 uncovered, for approx. 2 minutes.
Dissolving gelatine
Melt at setting 5 uncovered, for ap-
prox.
1
/
2
-1 minutes, stirring occasion-
ally, (N.B. follow the instructions on the
packet if these differ and for the
amount of water).
Preparing flan topping/jelly glaze
Gently heat 1
1
/
4
l liquid at
setting 5 uncovered, for approx. 4-5
minutes, stirring occasionally.
Proving dough
(500 g flour) leave covered to rise for
approx. 8-10 minutes at setting 1.
Skinning tomatoes
Score 3 tomatoes crosswise at the bot-
tom, drop into water and heat at setting
5 for approx. 2 minutes. The skin can
now be peeled away easily. Take care,
the tomatoes may be very hot.
The examples below are for an oven
with a maximum microwave power out-
put of 900/1000 watts.
For models with a different power out-
put scale, adjust according to the table
on page 12. E.g. for a 750 watt model
use setting 6 instead of setting 5.
Bottling
Bottling should only be undertaken by
an experienced cook who has received
proper training in this method of
preserving fruit and vegetables in an
oven or microwave oven, and under-
stands the implications of the chemical
reactions involved.
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