Practical tips
Examples
Melting margarine, butter
Melt 100 g at setting 5 uncovered, for approx
Melting chocolate
Break 100 g into pieces, melt at setting 5 uncovered, for approx. 2 minutes.
Dissolving gelatine
Melt at setting 5 uncovered, for ap- prox.
Preparing flan topping/jelly glaze
Gently heat 1 sachet + 1/4 l liquid at setting 5 uncovered, for approx.
Proving dough
(500 g flour) leave covered to rise for approx.
Skinning tomatoes
Score 3 tomatoes crosswise at the bot- tom, drop into water and heat at setting 5 for approx. 2 minutes. The skin can now be peeled away easily. Take care, the tomatoes may be very hot.
The examples below are for an oven with a maximum microwave power out- put of 900/1000 watts.
For models with a different power out- put scale, adjust according to the table on page 12. E.g. for a 750 watt model use setting 6 instead of setting 5.
Bottling
Bottling should only be undertaken by an experienced cook who has received proper training in this method of preserving fruit and vegetables in an oven or microwave oven, and under- stands the implications of the chemical reactions involved.
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