User manual

can burst. With fried eggs, pierce the
yolks first.
• Prick food with "skin" or "peel", such
as potatoes, tomatoes, sausages, with
a fork several times before cooking so
that the food does not burst.
• For chilled or frozen food, set a longer
cooking time.
• Dishes which contain sauce must be
stirred from time to time.
• Vegetables that have a firm structure,
such as carrots, peas or cauliflower,
must be cooked in water.
• Turn larger pieces after half the
cooking time.
• If possible, cut vegetables into similar-
sized pieces.
• Use flat, wide dishes.
• Do not use cookware made of
porcelain, ceramic or earthenware with
small holes, e. g. on handles or
unglazed bottoms. Moisture going into
the holes can cause the cookware to
crack when it is heated.
• Always put the glass stick in the
container when you heat liquids, in
order to prevent overcooking or
splashing.
Defrosting meat, poultry, fish:
• Put the frozen, unwrapped food on a
small upturned plate with a container
below it, or on a defrosting rack or
plastic sieve so that the defrosting
liquid can run off.
• Turn the food after half the defrosting
time. If possible, divide and then
remove the pieces that have started to
defrost.
Defrosting butter, portions of gateau,
quark:
• Do not fully defrost in the appliance,
but let them defrost at room
temperature. This gives a more even
result. Fully remove all metal or
aluminium packaging or parts before
defrosting.
Defrosting fruit, vegetables:
• Do not fully defrost fruit and
vegetables, which are to be further
prepared while raw, in the appliance.
Let them defrost at room temperature.
• You can use a higher microwave
power to cook fruit and vegetables
without defrosting them first.
Ready meals:
• Ready meals in metal packaging or
plastic trays with metal covers can only
be defrosted or heated in the
microwave if they are expressively
designated as suitable for use in the
microwave.
• You must follow the manufacturer's
instructions printed on the packaging
(e. g. remove the metal cover and
pierce the plastic film).
Tips for the microwave
Result Remedy
You cannot find details for the
amount of food prepared.
Look for similar food. Increase or shorten the
length of the cooking times according to the fol-
lowing rule: double the amount = almost double
the time, half the amount = half the time.
The food has got too dry. Set shorter cooking time or select lower micro-
wave power.
The food is still not defrosted, hot or
cooked after the time has elapsed.
Set longer cooking time or select higher micro-
wave power. Please note that taller dishes need
longer.
After the cooking time has elapsed,
the food is overheated at the edge
but is still not ready in the middle.
Next time select a lower power and a longer
time. Stir liquids, e.g. soup, halfway through.
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