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Cooking with a microwave oven
Warn
ing! Read the section “Microwave Safety”
before cooking with your microwave.
Follow these recommendations when cooking with
your microwave:
•
Before heating or cooking foods with peel
or
skin
(e.g. apples, tomatoes, potatoes,
sausages)
prick them
so that they do not
burst. Cut the food up before starting to
prepare it.
•
Before using a container or dish make
sure that it is suitable for microwave use
(see the section on types of ovenware).
•
When cooking food with very little moisture
(e.g.
defrosting bread
, making popcorn,
etc.) evaporation is very quick. The oven
then works as if it was empty and the food
may burn. The oven and the container
may be damaged in such a situation. You
should therefore set just the cooking time
necessary and you must keep a close eye
on the cooking process.
•
It is not possible to heat large quantities of
oil (
frying
) in the microwave.
•
Remove
pre-cooked food
from the
containers they come in since these are
not always heat resistant. Follow the food
manufacturer’s instructions.
•
If you have several containers
, such as
cups, for example, set them out uniformly
on the turntable plate.
•
Do not close
plastic bags
with metal clips.
Use plastic clips instead. Prick the bags
several times so that the steam can
escape easily.
•
When heating or cooking foods, check that
they reach
at least a temperature of
70°C
.
•
During cooking,
steam
may form on the
oven door window and may start to drip.
This situation is normal and may be more
noticeable if the room temperature is low.
The oven’s safe working is not affected by
this. After you have finished cooking, clean
up
the
water
coming
from
the
condensation
•
When heating liquids, use
containers
with a wide opening
, so that the steam
can evaporate easily.
Prepare the foods as per the instructions and
keep in mind the cooking times and power levels
indicated in the tables.
Keep in mind that the figures given are only
indicative and can vary depending on the initial
state, temperature, moisture and type of food. It is
advisable to adjust the times and power levels to
each
situation.
Depending
on
the
exact
characteristics of the food you may need to
increase or shorten the cooking times or increase
or decrease the power levels.
Cooling with microwaves...
1. The greater the amount of food, the longer
the cooking time. Keep in mind that:
•
Double the quantity » double the time
•
Half the quantity » half the time
2. The lower the temperature, the longer the
cooking time.
3. Foods containing a lot of liquid heat up more
quickly.
4. Cooking will be more uniform if the food is
evenly distributed on the turntable. If you put
dense foods on the outside part of the plate
and less dense ones on the centre of the
plate, you can heat up different types of food
simultaneously.
5. You can open the oven door at any time.
When you do this the oven switches off
automatically. The microwave will only start
working again when you close the door and
press the start key.
6. Foods that are covered require less cooking
time and retain their characteristics better.
The lids used must let microwaves pass
through and have small holes that allow
steam to escape.
