Bosch HMC54151UC Manuel D'utilisation Et D'entretien page 13

Wood:
▯
Wooden bowls and boards will dry out and may split
or crack when you use them in the microwave oven.
Baskets made of wood will react in the same way.
Tightly covered cookware:
▯
Be sure to leave openings for steam to escape from
covered cookware. Pierce plastic pouches of
vegetables or other food items before cooking. Tightly
closed pouches may explode.
Brown paper:
▯
Avoid using brown paper bags. They absorb heat and
can burn.
Flawed or chipped cooking utensils:
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Any utensil that is cracked, flawed or chipped may
break in the oven.
Metal twist ties:
▯
Remove metal twist ties from plastic or paper bags.
They become hot and could cause a fire.
Ovenware test
Do not turn on the microwave unless there is food inside.
The following ovenware test is the only exception to this
rule.
Perform the following test if you are unsure whether your
ovenware is suitable for use in the microwave:
Heat the empty ovenware at maximum power for ½ to
1.
1 minute.
Check the temperature occasionally during that time.
2.
The ovenware should still be cold or warm to the touch.
The ovenware is unsuitable if it becomes hot or if sparks
are generated.
Microwave power levels
You can select from 10 different microwave power levels.
If you do not set a power level, the microwave will
automatically operate at the highest power level 10.
The table below provides suggested power levels for
various types of food that can be prepared in the
microwave.
Power Microwave Use for
level output
100% Boiling water
‚‹
Cooking ground meat
High
Making candy
Cooking fresh fruit & vegetables
Cooking fish & poultry
Preheating browning dish
Reheating beverages
Cooking bacon slices
90% Reheating meat slices quickly
Š
Saute onions, celery & green pep-
pers
80% All reheating
‰
Cooking scrambled eggs
Power Microwave Use for
level output
70% Cooking breads & cereal products
ˆ
Cooking cheese dishes & veal
Cooking muffins, brownies & cup-
cakes
Cooking whole poultry
60% Cooking pasta
‡
50% Cooking meat
†
Cooking custard
Cooking spare ribs, rib roast & sir-
loin roast
40% Cooking less tender cuts of meat
...
Reheating frozen packaged foods
30% Thawing meat, poultry & seafood
„
Cooking small quantities of food
Finish cooking casseroles, stew &
some sauces
Melting chocolate
20% Softening butter & cream cheese
ƒ
10% Softening ice cream
‚
Raise yeast dough
Setting the microwave
The appliance must be turned off.
Enter the desired cook time with the number keys. The
1.
timer display will fill in from right to left.
Example: To set a microwave time of 20 minutes and
30 seconds, enter the numbers 2 0 3 0.
The microwave symbol
blinking on the display.
You can start microwave operation with the default
2.
power level 10 by touching Start/Enter,
-or -
you can set a different power level. Touch
and start/enter are blinking in the
Power Level. ‚‹
upper left section of the display.
lights up and start/enter is
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