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Liquids
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hen heating
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i
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uids, e.g. soup, sauces
and beverages in your microwave oven,
overheating the
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i
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uid beyond boi
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ing point
can occur without evidence of bubb
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ing.
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d resu
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t in a sudden boi
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over of
the hot
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uid. To prevent this possibi
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ity the
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owing steps shou
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void using straight
sided containers
with narrow necks.
b
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o not overheat.
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tir the
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uid before p
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acing the
container in the oven and again
ha
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fway through the heating time.
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fter heating, a
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ow to stand in the
oven for a short time, stirring
again before carefu
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y removing the
container.
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Microwave heating of beverages can
resu
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t in de
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ayed eruptive boi
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ing,
therefore care shou
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hand
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ing the container.
Lids
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ways remove the
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ids of
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ars and
containers and takeaway food containers
before you microwave them.
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f you don
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then steam and pressure might bui
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d up
inside and cause an e
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p
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osion even after
the microwave cooking has stopped.
Deep Fat Frying
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o not attempt to deep fat fry in your oven.
Meat Thermometer
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se a meat thermometer to check the
degree of cooking of
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oints and pou
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try on
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y
when meat has been removed from the
microwave.
,
f undercooked, return to the
oven and cook for a few more minutes at
the recommended power
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eve
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.
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o not
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eave
a conventiona
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meat thermometer in the
oven when microwaving.
Paper, Plastic
:
hen heating food in p
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astic or paper
containers keep an eye on the oven due to
the possibi
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ity of ignition.
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o not use wire
twist
ties with roasting bags as arcing wi
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occur.
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o not use recyc
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ed paper products,
e.g. kitchen ro
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un
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ess they say they are
speci
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ca
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y designed for use in a microwave
oven. These products contain impurities
which may cause sparks and
or
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res when
used.
Reheating
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t is essentia
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that reheated food is served
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piping hot
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. Remove the food from the oven
and check that it is
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piping hot
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, i.e. steam is
being emitted from a
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parts and any sauce
is bubb
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ing.
,
f you wish you may choose
to check the food has reached 75
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with a
food thermometer
²
but remember do not
use this thermometer inside the microwave
.
For foods that cannot be stirred, e.g.
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asagne, shepherds pie, the centre shou
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d
be cut with a knife to test it is we
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heated
through. Even if a manufacturer
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s packet
instructions have been fo
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owed a
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ways
check the food is piping hot before serving
and if in doubt return your food to the oven
for further heating.
Standing Time
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tanding time refers to the period at the
end of cooking or reheating when food is
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eft before being eaten, i.e. it is a rest time
which a
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ows the heat in the food to continue
to conduct to the centre, thus e
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iminating
co
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d spots.
Keeping Your Oven Clean
,
t is essentia
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for the safe operation of the
oven that it is wiped out regu
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ar
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y.
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se warm
soapy water, s
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ueeze the c
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oth out we
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and use to remove any grease or food from
the interior. Pay particu
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ar attention to the
door sea
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area and a
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so the areas around
the microwave feed guide situated on the
right hand side of the cavity wa
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. The oven
shou
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d be unp
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ugged when c
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eaning.
Important information – read carefully
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