Using a Crusty Plate
Normally when cooking food, such as pizzas or pies, on a grill or in
a microwave oven, the dough or pastry becomes soggy. This can be
avoided by using a crusty plate; as a high temperature is reached
quickly, the crust turns crisp and brown.
The crusty plate can also be used for bacon, eggs, sausages, etc.
➢
Before using the crusty plate, preheat it by selecting the
combination mode for 3 to 5 minutes:
◆
Combination of convection (250°C) and
microwaves (70% power level)
or
◆
Combination of grill and microwaves (70% power
level)
See pages 27 and 28 respectively.
1
Preheat the crusty plate, as described above.
☛
Use oven gloves at all times as the crusty plate will become very hot.
2
Brush the plate with oil if you are cooking food, such as bacon and eggs, in
order to brown the food nicely.
3
Place the food on the crusty plate.
☛
Do not place any recipients on the crusty plate that are not heat-
resistant (plastic bowls for example).
4
Place the crusty plate on the glass plate in the microwave oven.
☛
Never place the crusty plate in the oven without the glass plate.
5
Select the appropriate Crusty Reheat programme, by pressing the Crusty
Reheat button one or more times. Refer to the table below.
6
Select the serving size by pressing the Dish button one or more times.
7
Increase or decrease the cooking time, if necessary, by pressing the
MORE (
▲
) or LESS (
▼
) buttons respectively.
8
Press START.
Result:
The food is cooked according to the programme selected.
CE102KT
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Code
Food
Serving Size
Preheating
Standing
Recommendations
Time
Time
C1 - 1
Pizza
300 - 350 g
3 mins.
-
Preheat the crusty plate using the grill + microwave
- 2
(frozen and
375 - 450 g
combination mode. Place the pizza on the crusty plate
ready to heat)
on the glass plate.
C2 - 1
Oven Chips
250 g
4 mins.
-
Preheat the crusty plate using the conv
- 2
(frozen and
500 g
microwave combination mode. Place the chips on the
suitable for heating in an oven)
crusty plate on the low rack.
C3 - 1
Pie/Quiche
160 - 210 g
3 mins.
2 mins.
Preheat the crusty plate using the grill + microwave
- 2
(chilled and
340 - 550 g
combination mode. Place the pie or quiche on the
ready to heat)
crusty plate on the glass plate.
18
10min
1min
1kg
10s
0.1kg
AUTO DEFROST
AUTO REHEAT / COOK
h
min
Dish
Minus/min -
Plus/min +
MEMORY
1. PLATED MEAL
2. CANNED FOOD
3. CASSEROLE / STEW
4. SOUP / SAUCE
5. BOILED POTATOES
6. FRESH VEGETABLES
7. FISH
AUTO REHEAT / COOK
MW+OVEN
MW+GRILL
MICROWAVE
POWER LEVEL
RICE/PASTA
CRUSTY
1. PIZZA
2. OVEN CHIPS
3. PIE/QUICHE
10min
1min
1kg
10s
0.1kg
h
min
Dish
CLOCK
MEMORY
10min
1min
1kg
10s
0.1kg
h
min
Dish
Minus/min -
Plus/min +
CLOCK
MEMORY
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