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cookware guide
To cook food in the microwave oven, the microwaves must be able to penetrate the food,
without being reflected or absorbed by the dish used.
Care must therefore be taken when choosing the cookware. If the cookware is marked
microwave-safe, you do not need to worry.
The following table lists various types of cookware and indicates whether and how they
should be used in a microwave oven.
Cookware
Microwave-
safe
Comments
Aluminum foil
✓ ✗
Can be used in small quantities to protect
areas against overcooking. Arcing can occur
if the foil is too close to the oven wall or if too
much foil is used.
Crust plate
✓
Do not preheat for more than 8 minutes.
China and
earthenware
✓
Porcelain, pottery, glazed earthenware
and bone china are usually suitable, unless
decorated with a metal trim.
Disposable
polyester
cardboard dishes
✓
Some frozen foods are packaged in these
dishes.
Fast-food
packaging
• Polystyrene cups
containers
✓
Can be used to warm food. Overheating may
cause the polystyrene to melt.
• Paper bags or
newspaper
✗
May catch fire.
• Recycled paper or
metal trims
✗
May cause arcing.
MANUAL STEAM COOK SETTINGS
Food
Portion
Power
Time
(min.)
Standing
time
(min.)
Instructions
Artichokes
300 g
(1-2
pcs)
800 W
5-6
1-2
Rinse and clean
artichokes. Put into bowl.
Add one tablespoon
lemon juice.
Cover with lid.
Fresh
Vegetables
300 g
800 W
4-5
1-2
Weigh the vegetables
(e.g. broccoli florets,
cauliflower florets,
carrots, pepper) after
washing, cleaning and
cutting into similar size.
Put basket into bowl.
Distribute vegetables
in basket. Add 2
tablespoons water. Cover
with lid.
Frozen
Vegetables
300 g
600 W
7-8
2-3
Put the frozen vegetables
into the basket in bowl.
Add 1 tablespoon water.
Cover wit lid.
Stir well after cooking and
standing.
Fresh Fish
fillets
300 g
1. stage:
800 W
2. stage:
450 W
1-2
5-6
1-2
Rinse and prepare fish
fillets, such as Pollack,
rose fish or salmon.
Sprinkle with lemon juice.
Put basket into bowl.
Add fillets side by side.
Add 100 ml cold water.
Cover with lid.
Chicken
Breast
300 g
1.stage:
800 W
2. stage:
600 W
1-2
7-8
1-2
Rinse and chicken
breasts. Cut surface 2-3
times with a knife. Put
basket into bowl. Add
chicken breasts side by
side.
Add 100ml cold water.
Cover with lid.
Food
Portion
Power
Time
(min.)
Standing
time
(min.)
Instructions
Rice
250 g
800 W
15-18
5-10
Put parboiled rice into the
bowl. Add 500ml cold
water. Cover with lid.
After cooking let stand
white rice for 5 minutes,
brown rice for 10
minutes.
Jacket
Potatoes
500 g
800 W
7-8
2-3
Weigh and rinse the
potatoes and put
them into bowl. Add 3
tablespoons water.
Cover with lid.
Stew
(chilled)
400 g
600 W
5-6
1-2
Put stew into the bowl.
Cover with lid.
Stir well before standing.
Frozen
Yeast
Dumpling
with jam
filling
150 g
600 W
1-2
2-3
Moist the top of filled
dumplings with cold
water. Put 1-2 frozen
dumplings side by side
into the basket. Insert
basket in bowl. Cover
with lid.
Fruit
Compote
250 g
800 W
3-4
2-3
Weigh the fresh fruits
(e.g. apples, pears,
plums, apricots,
mangoes or pineapple)
after peeling, washing
and cutting into similar
sizes or cubes. Put into
bowl.
Add 1-2 tablespoons
water and 1-2 tbsp.
sugar. Cover with lid.
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