Operation Manual

CAUTION:

ALWAYSTURNTHETIMERSELECTORKNOBBACKTOTHE0POSITIONwhenfoodis

removedfromtheovenattheendofthecookingcycleorwhentheovenisnotin

operation.

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Stoppingthemicrowaveoven

Youcaninterrupttheoperationoftheovenatanytimeto:

－ checktheprogressofcooking,

－ turnorstirthefood,

－ allowthefoodtorest.

Todothis,youcansimplyopentheovendoororbringthetimerselectorknobto

the0position.

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Foods

Forbiddenfoods

Ifyouchooseacookingmethodusingmicrowaves,youshouldnever:

• Attempttofryfood‐itisimpossibletocontrolthetemperatureoftheoiland

otherfats‐fire‐risk.

• Attempttocookorwarmupeggsintheirshells,hard‐boiledeggswithorwithout

theirshellsorsnails‐theymayexplode.

• Attempttocookfoodinanintactshell(e.g.chestnuts)orhardskin(tomatoes,

potatoes,sausages)‐alwaysmakeaslit.

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Foodtemperatures

Theactionofmicrowavesissuchthatonlythefoodisheated.Thecontainermay,

therefore,remaincoldorcoolwhilethefoodthatitcontainsisburninghot.

Toavoidanyriskofburning,alwaysstirbeforeservingandcheckthetemperature

carefullybeforeserving‐especiallytochildren.

Shakefeedingbottleswellandtryafewdropsonthebackofyourwristtocheckthe

temperature.

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Preparingfoodforcooking

Beforewarmingfeedingbottlesandsmallpots,removeteatsandcovers.

Remembertocoverthefoodinorderto:

• avoidanysplashingoftheovencavity,

• retainsufficientmoistureforcooking.

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Heatingliquids

Whenheatingliquids,asuddenoverflowmayoccurwhenyoutakethecontainerto

removeitfromtheappliance.Infact,whenthetemperaturereachesboilingpoint,

steamtendstoremaintrappedintheliquiduntilitisdisturbed.

Toavoidthissuperheatingeffectandtheconsequentriskofscalding,alwaysplacea

plasticspoonintheliquidtobeheated.

Acontainercaneasilybetestedformicrowave“transparency”:

Placetheemptycontainerontheturntabletogetherwithaglassofwaterandrun

theovenforoneminuteatmaximumpower.

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