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Small quantities of food
Take care when heating small quantities
of food as these can easily burn, dry out
or catch fire if cooked too long. Always set
short cooking times and check the food
frequently.
Note
Never operate the oven without food
inside on microwave or combination
mode involving microwave.
Foods low in moisture
Take care when heating foods low in
moisture, e.g. bread items, chocolate,
biscuits and pastries. These can easily burn,
dry out or catch on fire if cooked too long.
We do not recommend heating foods low in
moisture such as popcorn or poppodums.
The microwave oven is intended for heating
food and beverages only. Drying of food,
newspapers or clothing and heating of
warming pads, slippers, sponges, damp
cloth, wheat bags, hot water bottles and
similar may lead to risk of injury, ignition or
fire.
Christmas pudding
Christmas puddings and other foods high in
fats or sugar, e.g. jam, mince pies, must not
be overheated. These foods must never be
left unattended as with over cooking these
foods can ignite.
Boiled eggs
Eggs in their shell and whole hardboiled
eggs should not be heated in microwave
ovens since they may explode even after
microwave heating has ended.
Foods with skin
Potatoes, apples, egg yolk, whole
vegetables and sausages are examples of
foods with non porous skin. These must be
pierced using a fork before cooking to
prevent bursting.
Warning
Liquids and other foods must not be
heated in sealed containers since
they are liable to explode.
Liquids
When heating liquids, e.g. soup, sauces and
beverages in your microwave oven,
overheating 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:
Avoid using straight-sided containers
with narrow necks.
Do not overheat.
Stir the liquid before placing the
container in the oven and again halfway
through the heating time.
After heating, allow to stand in the oven
for a short time, stirring again before
carefully removing the container.
Microwave heating of beverages can
result in delayed eruptive boiling,
therefore care should be taken when
handling the container.
Lids
Always remove the lids of jars and
containers and takeaway food containers
before you microwave them. If you don’t
then steam and pressure might build up
inside and cause an explosion even after
the microwave cooking has stopped.
Deep fat frying
Do not attempt to deep fat fry in your oven.
Meat thermometer
Use a meat thermometer to check the
degree of cooking of roasts and poultry only
when meat has been removed from the
microwave. If undercooked, return to the
oven and cook for a few more minutes at the
recommended power level. Do not leave a
conventional meat thermometer in the oven
when microwaving.
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