Moulinex 5141 Important safety instructions, Instructions for use, Beware of the risk of burns

Important safety instructions

Read carefully and keep for future reference.

1.Your appliance is for domestic use. It is intended only for cooking, hea- ting and defrosting foods and drinks. Use it only for these purposes.

GB 2. Do not allow children to use the appliance without supervision in particular in the combination mode due to the temperatures generated.

Beware of the risk of burns.

3.Avoid touching any surfaces that may have become hot during operation of your oven : the door, the grill element, the inner (cavity) walls, the top surface.

In order to avoid burns when removing containers and accessories from the oven, always use oven gloves.

4.Do not operate your appliance when empty. This can cause damage. To try out programming the appliance, place a glass of water in the oven. This will absorb the microwaves and protect your oven against damage.

5.The door must be free to close properly :

Do not obstruct the door in any way (with oven cloths, oven gloves, over-size dishes etc.). If the door of your appliance is not properly closed, a safety mechanism will prevent its being turned on.

6.When cooking in grill or Fan oven mode, any fat splashing the grill ele- ment may catch fire. These flames will extinguish themselves and will not have any adverse effect on your appliance if it is regularly maintained.

To avoid fat spitting during cooking, especially when cooking meats and poultry, use dishes in glazed earthenware. Always maintain a minimum gap of 2 cm between the food and the grill element.

7.Never obstruct the ventilation holes. This can cause the oven to over- heat. If this happens, your appliance will stop automatically and will not start again until it has cooled sufficiently.

8.Precautions against exposure to microwaves :

•Never attempt to operate your appliance with the door open, to inter- fere with the safety door-locking mechanism or to insert anything in this mechanism.

•Never place anything in the way of opening and closing the door.

•Never allow food or cleaning product residues to accumulate on the door seals. Ensure that the door and its seals remain clean. After use, wipe them with a damp cloth and dry them carefully.

•It is particularly important that the oven door should close correctly and that there is no defect in :

-the door, the seals, the hinges,

-the supply cable.

Never use your oven if it is damaged.

In no case should your oven be adjusted or repaired by anyone other than a qualified microwave appliance repair technician, trained by the manufacturer.

Instructions for use

The following recommendations will help you get the greatest benefit from using your oven. Please read them carefully.

Your appliance can be used to defrost, reheat and cook foods much faster than is possible with traditional cooking methods.

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.

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 tem- perature 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.

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.

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.

Containers and materials

Below, you will find details of the various types of containers, which can be used or must not be used for the chosen cooking method.

“micro” mode (microwaves)

Use containers suitable for microwave cooking.

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

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