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AboutYour Microwave Oven
Suitable and unsuitable containers
Cooking In your Oven
Microwave cooking is very quick and efficient. Microwave
cooking can also help preserve the minerals and vitamins in
many foods.
The microwave power output of your oven is 800 watts.
Because the temperature in a microwave oven is relatively cool
(unlike a normal oven) you have to remember that the food can
be extremely hot.
Always take precautions when handling
containers.
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Use heat resistant porcelain, glass or plastic containers made for
microwave ovens, otherwise there is a risk of shrinking,
deforming or burning. Metal containers, or containers having
metal decoration or trim are not suitable for use with your
microwave oven.
When you are combination cooking, the container must be fully
heatproof as well as suitable for microwave cooking.
Avoid containers which narrow at the top as these may cause the
contents to erupt when removed from the oven.
Tesco stores stock a wide range of microwave containers and
wraps designed for microwave ovens. Plastic films should not
touch food as they may gas, melt or break down when hot and
contaminate food.
Wax paper, oven cooking bags, parchment paper and white
microwave paper towels are safe for microwave use. Wooden
objects may catch fire - so avoid their use.
Do not use aluminium foil for microwave cooking unless the
recipe requires it. Keep foil at least 25mm away from the oven
walls. Metal skewers, ties, etc. should be removed from food
before cooking.
Basic Microwave Cooking
Basic Grilling
Microwave/Grill combination cooking
Radio Interference
Preset cooking programmes
Some basic guidelines are given in the table below.
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Your oven can carry out a number of cooking processes.
*Combination refers to mic grill cooking)
In his last process, food is partially cooked by microwaves and then
finished by grilling. This accelerates the cooking process whilst
maintaining the finish and texture of traditionally cooked foods.
There is also a programme that enables you to defrost frozen food
and then combination cook it thus completing the entire cooking
process in one operation.
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Operation of the microwave oven can cause interference to your
radio, TV or similar equipment. When there is interference, it may
be reduced or eliminated by taking the following measures:
Clean the door and sealing surface of the oven.
Reorient the receiving antenna of radio or television.
Relocate the microwave oven with respect to the receiver.
Move the microwave oven away from the receiver.
Your oven has 9 preset programmes. These programmes allow
you to automate the cooking of a range of standard foods for
greater convenience.
So you can just select the programme, dial in the amount of food
you want to cook and the oven will do the rest!
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Useful Information
Cookware
Heat–Resistant Glass
Non Heat–Resistant Glass
Heat–Resistant Ceramics
Microwave–Safe Plastics
Kitchen Paper
Metal Trays / Metal Racks
Aluminium Foil
Metal Foil Containers
Microwave Grill Combination*
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