Miele H 5040 BM, H 5030 BM Guidance on reheating food, Guidance on cooking

Defrosting, reheating and cooking using microwave power

Guidance on reheating food Guidance on cooking

Food for babies and young children or the elderly must not be allowed to get too hot. We do not recommend heating or reheating foods or drinks for babies or young children in the microwave oven. Any decision to do this is the responsibility of the user, and should only be done with the utmost care. Pasteurised or sterilised cooked food should be gently heated using 450 watts, and tasted to make sure it is not too hot for a baby's palate before serving. When reheating other food or drink, heat to a high temperature and allow to cool to a suitable heat for eating. For formula milk, follow the manufacturer's instructions.

Always open glass jars. Remove the lid from jars of baby food.

Remove the screw cap and the teat before heating up bottles of baby milk.

When reheating liquids place the boiling rod supplied into the cup or glass.

Never reheat hard boiled eggs in a microwave oven, even without the shell. The eggs can explode.

Food with a thick skin or peel, such as tomatoes, sausages, jacket potatoes and aubergines, should be pierced or cut in several places to allow steam to escape and prevent the food from bursting.

Similarly, hard-boiled eggs should not be cooked using the Microwave

￿function as this may lead to the eggs exploding, even after they have been taken out of the oven. Eggs can, however, be cooked using microwave power if you have purchased special containers designed for this purpose.

Eggs can be cooked without their shells using microwave power only if the yolk membrane has been punctured several times first. The pressure could otherwise cause the egg yolk to explode.

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