How to choose power level?
P10
-Fast reheat of beverages, water, clear soups, coffee, tea or
other food with a high water content. If the food contains egg or cream choose a lower power.
P 9 - P 8
- To be used for cooking of vegetables, fish, meat etc.
P 7 - P 6
- To be used when cooking dishes not possible to stir.
P 5 - P 4
-To be used when more careful cooking is required e.g. high protein sauces, cheese and egg dishes and to finish cooking casseroles.
P 3 - P2
-To be used when simmering stews.
Defrost
-To be used for manual defrosting.
P 1
-To be used for softening butter, cheese and ice cream, or for defrosting sensitive food.
Working with microwaves
Microwaves - what are they?
Microwaves are like TV waves or light waves. You cannot see them, but you can see their effect.
Just like ordinary daylight passes through glass, clear plastic and air, the microwaves have the ability to go through materials like paper, glass, porcelain, plastic and air. These materials do not contain water or metal and will consequently not be heated up by the microwaves. The microwaves are
reflected by metal in the same way as light is reflected by a mirror.
Microwaves are absorbed by water, oil and fat. The water, oil and fat molecules are exited by microwaves and rub against each other, just like when you rub your hands quickly against each other and heat is produced. The speed of rubbing determines the temperature. Microwave energy is not hot. It simply causes the food to make its own heat.
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You save time when cooking with a microwave oven. You usually also save energy, especially when cooking small amounts of food.
If you boil fish in a
In a microwave oven the electrical energy is converted to microwaves and almost all of the microwave energy is then converted to heat inside the food
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