cleaning and are again not suitable. Cooking containers or utensils made of ‘Melamine’
plastic material absorb energy and are also unsuitable.
- Containers made from heat-resistant glass or porcelain, however, are well suitable for
use in microwave appliances.
- Plastic is suitable only if it is heat-resistant up to 180° C. Cooking bags etc. should be
punctured to be able to release any high pressure during cooking.
Cooking containers especially designed for use with microwave ovens are available at
most kitchenware dealers.
- Cooking containers or plates can be tested for their suitability in a microwave
appliance by placing the item (without any food) on the glass turntable, switching the
unit on, adjusting the microwave power setting to ‘High’, and letting the appliance
operate for approximately 20 seconds. Listen and watch carefully for crackling sounds
and sparks. Should any be observed, switch the unit off immediately. It is also
important to check the temperature of the container: a suitable container will only be
lukewarm.
Operation
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Power selection switch
The power can be infinitely adjusted from 119 W to 700 W:
Power
1. 119 W Low Defrosting delicate food
2. 230 W Defrosting Defrosting
3. 385 W Medium Cooking delicate food
4. 539 W Medium high Defrosting and heating up deep-frozen dishes
5. 700 W High Heating up liquids, cooking
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Timer
- The timer features two scales. The outer scale is for defrosting according to weight in
kgs. The inner scale is used for setting the cooking or heating-up times.
- By using the timer, an operating time of up to 35 minutes can be selected.
- When setting the cooking time to less than 5 minutes (or for amounts less than 350 g),
turn the knob to a greater value first and then turn it slowly back to the desired setting.
- Once the timer is set, operation starts automatically when the door is closed.
- The appliance can be switched off at any time by setting the timer back to ‘0’.
- For defrosting, set the power selection switch to 'Defrosting'. Use the outer scale on
the timer to set the weight of the food to be defrosted. The adjustable values for
defrosting are approximate only, and may differ from those actually required. If
defrosting is not complete after the elapsed time, repeat the process with a relatively
shorter time setting.
The cooking time generally depends on several factors.
- The microwaves penetrate the surface of the food. For bigger pieces of food, a
longer cooking time is therefore needed than for the same amount of food if cut into
pieces. The food should also be evenly distributed on the plate.
- To ensure that any germs in the food are safely destroyed, the food needs to be
exposed to high temperatures for a sufficiently long period.
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