Miele H 5030 BM, H 5040 BM Useful tips, Use Tips, Problem Possible cause and remedy

Defrosting, reheating and cooking using microwave power

Useful tips

Use	Tips
Defrosting large	The glass tray placed on the lowest level can be used
quantities of food at	for defrosting food.
once, e.g. 2 kg fish
Reheating food	Always cover food when reheating it, except when
	reheating meat/fish coated in breadcrumbs.
Cooking vegetables	Add a little water to vegetables which have been kept
	stored.
	Vegetable cooking times depend on the texture of the
	vegetable. Fresh vegetables contain more water than
	vegetables which have been stored and usually cook
	more quickly.
Cooking frozen ready-	These can be defrosted and reheated or cooked at the
meals	same time. Please follow instructions given on the
	packet.

Problem	Possible cause and remedy
The food is not	Check that you remembered to restart the programme
sufficiently heated or is	after interrupting a cooking process using microwave
not cooked at the end	power.
of a set time.	Check that the correct duration was selected for the
	power level chosen when cooking or reheating in
	microwave mode.
	The lower the power level the longer the duration.
Food cools down too	When cooked by microwaves, food begins to cook from
quickly after being	the outside first, the inside of the food relying on the
reheated or cooked in	slower conduction of heat.
microwave mode.	If food is cooked at a high power level it is possible that
	the heat may not have reached the centre of the food.
	Food may be warm in the middle but cool on the edge.
	When reheating food with different densities, such as
	plated meals, it is sensible to start with a low power
	level and select a longer reheating time.

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