Using your appliance
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Guide to automatic cooking
Poultry | The P06 function allows you to cook and brown a whole chicken |
| or chicken pieces (legs) weighing between 500 and 2000 g. |
| Cooking is done using a combination of microwaves plus heat |
| circulation and/or grill mode. |
| Use a |
| (fewer splashes than with a glass dish). |
| Before cooking, pierce the skin to avoid spitting. |
| Add oil, salt and pepper to the poultry and sprinkle with spices, if |
| desired. |
| Whole chicken: Place the dish on the rack at level 1. |
| Chicken legs may be placed directly on the glass drip tray. Up to |
| 900 g, insert the tray at level 2. |
Important!
■When the automatic cooking programme has finished, check whether the chicken has properly cooked through.
■If you have a meat thermometer, insert it into the thickest part of the chicken, making sure it doesn’t touch bone. If the temperature is less than 75oC, select a manual mode (e.g. heat circulation) and continue cooking the chicken until its internal temperature reaches 75oC.
■If you don’t have a meat thermometer, pierce the chicken at its thickest part with a sharp knife and check if the juices run clear. If not, continue cooking the chicken using a manual mode (e.g. heat circulation), until the juices run clear when pierced.
Once cooked, leave the chicken in the oven for five minutes before serving.
Fish | The P07 function lets you cook fish weighing between 100 and |
| 1000 g. |
| All types of fish can be cooked in the |
| sure that the fish is fresh. |
| Cooking is done using the microwave mode. You can cook fish in |
| filets, steaks or whole. If you want to cook a whole fish, cut slashes |
| the thickest part for the best results. |
| Place the fish in a round or oval microwave dish, add two to three |
| tablespoons water, lemon juice or white wine and cover with a lid |
| or plastic food wrap. Season after cooking. |
| Place the dish on the turntable. |
