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• When preparing food in a "traditional"
oven, you normally avoid opening
the oven door as much as possible.
This is not the case with a microwave
oven: no energy or significant heat
is lost. In other words, you can open
the oven door and look at the food as
often as you want.
USING UTENSILS WHEN PRE-
PARING FOOD
• Before starting to prepare food in
containers, you should check that
the containers you wish to use are
made of a suitable material, as some
types of plastic may become limp and
deform, while some types of ceramics
may crack (particularly when heating
small quantities of food).
• In order to test if a container is suit-
able for use in a microwave oven:
• Place the container in the appliance.
• At the same time, place a half-full
glass of water in the container.
• Start the appliance. Allow it to run for
15-30 seconds on maximum power.
• If the container becomes very hot to
the touch, avoid using it.
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Suitable utensils and materials
When you prepare food in the appliance,
you should preferably use the following
utensils and materials:
Glass and glass bowls
Stoneware (glazed and unglazed).
The food stays hot longer in glazed stone-
ware than in other dishes.
Plastic containers
Can be used for many heating purposes.
Note! Plastic containers made from
melamine, polyethylene and phenol must
not be used.
Porcelain
All porcelain can be used in microwave
ovens, although ovenproof porcelain is
preferable.
Fireproof covered dishes. Glass dishes
with lids that fit so closely that steam can-
not escape are ideal for vegetables and
fruit to which no liquid is added (however,
the cooking time must not exceed 5
minutes).
Browning dishes
You must be very careful when using
this type of dish. Never heat the brown-
ing dish for more than 5 minutes on the
turntable. Suitable insulation, such as a
heat-tested plate, should be placed be-
tween the browning dish and the turntable
to prevent the turntable from overheating.
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