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Important Information
1) Cooking Times
• 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.
N.B.: If the recommended cooking
times are exceeded the food will be
spoiled and in extreme
circumstances could catch fire and
possibly damage the interior of the
oven.
2) Small Quantities of Foods
• 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
should ignite, keep the
oven door closed, turn the
oven off and remove the
plug from the socket.
3) Eggs
• Do not cook eggs in their shells and
whole hard-boiled eggs by
MICROWAVE. Pressure may build up
and the eggs may explode, even after
the microwave heating has ended.
4) Piercing Skin
• Food with non porous skins, such as
potatoes, egg yolks and sausages must
be pierced before cooking by
MICROWAVE to prevent bursting.
5) Meat Thermometer
• 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
conventional meat thermometer in the
microwave oven because it may cause
sparking.
6) 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:
a)Avoid using straight-sided containers
with narrow necks.
b)Do not overheat.
c)Stir the liquid before placing the
container in the oven and again
halfway through the cooking time.
d)After heating, allow it to stand in the
oven for a short time, stir again
before carefully removing the
container.
7) Paper/Plastic
• 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 which may cause sparks
and/or fires during use.
• Remove wire twist-ties from roasting
bags before placing the bags in the
oven.
8) Utensils/Foil
• Do not heat any closed cans or bottles
because they might explode.
• Metal containers or dishes with metallic
trim should not be used during
microwave cooking. Sparking will occur.
• If you use any aluminium foil, meat
spikes or metalware the distance
between them and the oven walls and
door should be at least 2 cm to prevent
sparking.
9) Feeding Bottles/Baby Food Jars
• 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 has to be checked
before consumption to avoid burns.
