Before first use
Warning!
Refer to the Safety chapters.
Initial Cleaning
• Remove all parts from the appliance.
• Clean the appliance before first use.
Important!
Refer to chapter "Care and
Cleaning".
Daily use
Warning!
Refer to the Safety chapters.
Activating and deactivating the appliance
1.
Turn the power setting knob to select a
power setting.
2.
Turn the timer knob to set a time, this auto-
matically activates the appliance.
3.
To deactivate the appliance you can:
– wait until the appliance deactivates auto-
matically when the timer knob reaches
the “OFF” position.
– turn the timer knob to the “OFF” position.
– open the door. The appliance stops au-
tomatically. Close the door to continue
cooking. Use this option to inspect the
food.
When the timer knob reaches the “OFF”
position an acoustic signal sounds.
Caution!
Do not let the appliance operate
when there is no food in it.
If you want to set the timer for less than 5
minutes, first set the timer for more than 5
minutes and then turn the knob back to the de-
sired time.
General information about using the
appliance
General:
• After you deactivate the appliance, let the
food stand for some minutes.
• Remove the aluminium foil packaging, metal
containers, etc. before you prepare the food.
Cooking:
• If possible, cook food covered with material
suitable for use in the microwave. Only cook
food without a cover if you want to keep it
crusty
• Do not overcook the dishes by setting the
power and time too high. The food can dry
out, burn or catch fire in some places.
• Do not use the appliance to cook eggs or
snails in their shells, because they can ex-
plode. With fried eggs, pierce the yolks first.
• Prick food with "skin" or "peel", such as pota-
toes, tomatoes, sausages, with a fork several
times before cooking so that the food does
not explode.
• For chilled or frozen food, set a longer cook-
ing time.
• Dishes which contain sauce must be stirred
from time to time.
• Vegetables that have a firm structure, such as
carrots, peas or cauliflower, must be cooked
in water.
• Turn larger pieces after half of the cooking
time.
• If possible, cut vegetables into similar-sized
pieces.
• Use flat, wide dishes.
• Do not use cookware made of porcelain, ce-
ramic or earthenware with small holes, e. g.
on handles or unglazed bottoms. Moisture
going into the holes can cause the cookware
to crack when it is heated.
• The glass cooking tray is a work space for
heating food or liquids. It is necessary for the
operation of the microwave.
Defrosting meat, poultry, fish:
• Put the frozen, unwrapped food on a small
upturned plate with a container below it so
that the defrosting liquid collects in the con-
tainer.
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