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Cooking Guidelines (Important information on cooking)
1. The cooking time depends on the condition, temperature, amount of food and on the type of
cookware. Begin with the minimum cooking time to help prevent overcooking. If the food is
not sufficiently cooked, you can always cook it for a little longer.
2. Small quantities of food or foods with low moisture content can burn, dry out or catch on fire
if cooked too long. If materials inside the oven ignited, keep the oven door closed, turn off
and remove the plug from the socket.
3. Do not cook eggs in their shells and whole hard-boiled eggs by this oven. Pressure may
build up and the eggs may explode.
4. Food with non-porous skins, such as potatoes, egg yolks and sausages must be pierced
before cooking by this oven to prevent bursting.
5. Use a meat thermometer to check the degree of cooking of roasts and poultry only when the
meat has been removed from the oven. Do not use a meat thermometer in the oven
because it may cause sparking.
6. When heating liquids, e.g. soup, sauces and beverages in the oven, overheating of the
liquid beyond boiling point can occur without evidence of bubbling. This could result in a
sudden boil over of the hot liquid.
To prevent this possibility, the following steps should be taken.
(1) Avoid using straight-sided containers with narrow necks.
(2) Do not overheat.
(3) Stir the liquid before placing the container in the oven and again halfway through the
cooking time.
(4) After heating, allow it to stand in the oven for a short time, stir again before carefully
removing the container.
7. When heating food in plastic or paper containers, check the oven frequently as these types
of containers ignite if overheated. Do not use recycled paper products (e.g. Kitchen Roll),
unless the paper product is labelled as safe for microwave oven use. Recycled paper
products may contain impurities that may cause spark and or fires during use. Remove wire
twist-tie from roasting bags before placing the bags in the oven.
8. Do not heat any closed cans or bottles because they might explode. Metal containers or
dishes with metallic trim should not be used. Sparking will occur. If you use any aluminum
foil, meat spikes or metal ware the distance between them and the oven walls and door
should be at least 2 cm to prevent sparking.
9. The top and teat or lid must be removed from feeding bottles or baby food jars before
placing in the oven. The contents of feeding bottles and baby food jars are to be stirred or
shaken. The temperature must be checked before consumption to avoid burns.
