Environmental protection and saving energy
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2.2 Microwave
Follow these instructions when using the microwave.
ATTENTION!
Metal touching the wall of the cooking compartment
will cause sparks, which may damage the appliance or
the inner door pane.
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Metal (e.g. a spoon in a glass) must be kept at least
2 cm from the cooking compartment walls and the
inside of the door.
Using accessories directly on top of one another
causes sparks.
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Do not combine the wire rack with the universal
pan.
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Always place accessories on different levels.
The universal pan and baking tray are not suitable for
use with microwave-only mode. Using either of these
may create sparks, which will damage the cooking
compartment.
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Place accessories on the wire rack supplied.
Placing aluminium containers in the appliance may
cause sparks, which will damage the appliance.
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Do not use aluminium containers in the appliance.
Operating the appliance without food in the cooking
compartment may lead to overloading.
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Do not switch on the microwave unless there is food
inside. The only exception to this rule is when per-
forming a short cookware test.
If you prepare microwave popcorn at a microwave
power level that is too high, the door pane may crack
due to overloading.
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Never set a microwave power level that is too high.
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Use a maximum microwave output of 600 watts.
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Always place the popcorn bag on a glass plate.
3 Environmental protection and saving energy
3.1 Disposing of packaging
The packaging materials are environmentally compat-
ible and can be recycled.
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Sort the individual components by type and dispose
of them separately.
3.2 Saving energy
If you follow these instructions, your appliance will use
less power.
Only preheat the appliance if the recipe or the recom-
mended settings tell you to do so.
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Not preheating the appliance can reduce the en-
ergy used by up to 20%.
Use dark-coloured, black-coated or enamelled baking
tins.
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These types of baking tin absorb the heat particu-
larly well.
Open the appliance door as little as possible during
operation.
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This will maintain the temperature in the cooking
compartment and eliminate the need for the appli-
ance to reheat.
When baking multiple dishes, do so in succession or
in parallel.
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The cooking compartment is heated after baking
the first dish. This reduces the baking time for the
second cake.
If the cooking time is relatively long, you can switch
the appliance off 10 minutes before the cooking time
ends.
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There will be enough residual heat to finish cooking
the dish.
Remove any accessories that are not being used from
the cooking compartment.
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Accessories that are not being used do not need to
be heated.
Allow frozen food to defrost before cooking.
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This will save the energy that would otherwise be
required to defrost it.
