What you should pay attention to
Place a spoon in the cup if you want to boil
a liquid (water, for example). The liquid may
boil without you seeing any bubbles. A spoon
in the cup prevents the liquid from suddenly
starting to boil violently and splashing out of
the cup, with the risk of you getting scalded.
The content of feeding bottles and baby
food jars are to be stirred or shaken and
the temperature is to be checked before
consumption, in order to avoid burns.
Your microwave oven is safe only if the door
is closing properly!.
Never put anything between the oven door
and make sure that the door and seal are
always clean.
If the door or door seals are damaged, the
oven must not be operated until it has been
repaired by a trained person.
You should only use the microwave oven
for defrosting and cooking food and not, for
example, for drying clothes or paper. Clothes
or paper could catch fire.
If you heat small quantities of dry or powdery
products in the microwave oven (when drying
herbs, for example), there is a chance that
they will spontaneously combust.
If something in the oven catches fire, switch
the microwave oven off and take the plug out
of the socket. Keep the oven door closed.
A microwave oven is not suitable for:
■
preserving food;
■
cooking eggs in their shells, because they
will burst due to the increase in pressure;
■
heating oil for deep frying.
Remove metal twists from plastic bags and
use dishes and plates that are suitable for the
microwave oven.
You should only heat liquids in airtight
packaging after first pricking a few holes
in the packaging. This is because of the
increase in pressure during heating.
Do not heat food for longer than is necessary;
allow for the 'continued cooking'.