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CAUTION:
ALWAYSTURNTHETIMERSELECTORKNOBBACKTOTHE0POSITIONwhenfoodis
removedfromtheovenattheendofthecookingcycleorwhentheovenisnotin
operation.
Stoppingthemicrowaveoven
Youcaninterrupttheoperationoftheovenatanytimeto:
- checktheprogressofcooking,
- turnorstirthefood,
- allowthefoodtorest.
Todothis,youcansimplyopentheovendoororbringthetimerselectorknobto
the0position.
Foods
Forbiddenfoods
Ifyouchooseacookingmethodusingmicrowaves,youshouldnever:
• Attempttofryfood‐itisimpossibletocontrolthetemperatureoftheoiland
otherfats‐fire‐risk.
• Attempttocookorwarmupeggsintheirshells,hard‐boiledeggswithorwithout
theirshellsorsnails‐theymayexplode.
• Attempttocookfoodinanintactshell(e.g.chestnuts)orhardskin(tomatoes,
potatoes,sausages)‐alwaysmakeaslit.
Foodtemperatures
Theactionofmicrowavesissuchthatonlythefoodisheated.Thecontainermay,
therefore,remaincoldorcoolwhilethefoodthatitcontainsisburninghot.
Toavoidanyriskofburning,alwaysstirbeforeservingandcheckthetemperature
carefullybeforeserving‐especiallytochildren.
Shakefeedingbottleswellandtryafewdropsonthebackofyourwristtocheckthe
temperature.
Preparingfoodforcooking
Beforewarmingfeedingbottlesandsmallpots,removeteatsandcovers.
Remembertocoverthefoodinorderto:
• avoidanysplashingoftheovencavity,
• retainsufficientmoistureforcooking.
Heatingliquids
Whenheatingliquids,asuddenoverflowmayoccurwhenyoutakethecontainerto
removeitfromtheappliance.Infact,whenthetemperaturereachesboilingpoint,
steamtendstoremaintrappedintheliquiduntilitisdisturbed.
Toavoidthissuperheatingeffectandtheconsequentriskofscalding,alwaysplacea
plasticspoonintheliquidtobeheated.
Acontainercaneasilybetestedformicrowave“transparency”:
Placetheemptycontainerontheturntabletogetherwithaglassofwaterandrun
theovenforoneminuteatmaximumpower.
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