PAUSE OR STOP COOKING
Topausecooking
• Thecookingcanbepausedtocheck,turnorstir
thefoodbyopeningthedoor.
Tocontinuecooking
• Close the door. The cooking is resumed from
whereitwaspaused.
Ifyoudon’twanttocontinuecooking
• Remove the food, turn the adjust knob to zero
andclosethedoor.
CHOOSING MICROWAVE POWER
Power SuggeSted uSe:
Max
(700W)
Reheating of beveRages,water,clearsoups,coffee,teaorotherfoodwithahighwatercon-
tent.Ifthefoodcontainseggorcreamchoosealowerpower.
600W Cooking ofsh,meat,vegetablesetc.
400W
MoRe CaReful Cookinge.g.highproteinsauces,cheeseandeggdishesandtonishcooking
casseroles.Simmeringstews,meltingbutter.
Defrost DefRosting.Softeningbutter,cheeses.
Keep warm softeningIcecream.
COOKING CHART
Themorefoodyouwanttocookthelongerittakes.A
ruleofthumbisthatdoubleamountoffoodrequires
almostdoublethetime.
The lower starting temperature, the longer cooking
timeisrequired.Foodatroomtemperaturecooksfa-
sterthanfoodtakendirectlyfromtherefrigerator.
If you are cooking several items of the same food,
suchasjacketpotatoes,placetheminaringpattern
foruniformcooking.
Somefoodsarecoveredbyaskinormembrane e.g.
potatoes, apples and egg yolks. These food should
beprickedwith a forkorcocktail stick torelievethe
pressureandtopreventbursting.
Smallerpiecesoffoodwillcookfasterthanlargerpie-
cesanduniformpiecesoffoodcookmoreevenlythan
irregularlyshapedfoods.
Stirring and turning of food are techniques used in
conventional cooking as well as in microwave coo-
kingtodistributetheheatquicklytothecenterofthe
dish and avoids over-cooking at the outer edges of
thefood.
When cooking food of uneven shape or thickness,
placethethinner area offoodtowardsthe center of
thedish,whereitwillbeheatedlast.
Food with lot of fat and sugar will be cooked faster
thanfoodcontainingalotofwater.Fatandsugarwill
alsoreachahighertemperaturethanwater.
Always allow the food to stand for some time after
cooking. Standing time always improves the result
sincethetemperaturewillthenbeevenlydistributed
throughoutthefood.
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