should generally be taken out of the oven before being completely cooked, cooking will be completed
after a few minutes standing time in between taking it from the oven and serving the dish at the
table.
Standing time
The standing time varies according to the type and volume of the dish and can be from 2 to 3 minutes
for some vegetables, and up to 10-15 minutes for roast meats and stews. The standing time enables
the food cooking to be completed and ensures an even distribution of heat.
Defrosting
The defrosting programme of your microwave oven allows easy and convenient defrosting of both
frozen and deep frozen food. The electromagnet energy heats the external surface of the food and this
heat slowly spreads towards the centre. This process allows food to be defrosted evenly. Other than
defrosting, this programme is also useful for slower more moderate cooking requirements. Soups,
stews and some sauces can be cooked in the defrosting programme to enable flavours to be mixed
and for tenderizing meat. Dishes that have a lot of milk, cheese or eggs can be cooked in the
defrosting programme so as to avoid any hardening.
How do you use the defrosting programme?
1. Place the food in the microwave oven and close the door
2. Turn the power selector button into the "DEFROSTING" position.
3. Adjust the time to the time required:
4. Close the door. The oven light will switch on as soon as it begins to operate.
5. Once the selected time has elapsed or if you open the door, the light switches off and the
microwave transmission stops.
Microwave cooking advice
Never use metal equipment such as sauce pans or aluminium foil . Or dishes with gold or silver
decoration. Cover the plate with microwave cling film or parchment paper. After cooking, leave the
dish to stand, the heat and steam will be diffused giving the food more texture and flavour. Caution,
when seasoning, microwave cooking emits flavours and causes a mineral salt taste.
(1) Return to moderate cooking for the time indicated. Check the dish from time to time to obtain
thedesired result. See cooking level.
