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Using a Crusting Plate
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Normally when cooking food, such as pizzas or pies, on a grill or in a microwave oven, the dough or pastry becomes soggy. This can be avoided by using a crusting plate; as a high temperature is reached quickly, the crust turns crisp and brown.
The crusting plate can also be used for bacon, eggs, sausages, etc.
➢ Before using the crusting plate, preheat it by selecting the combination mode for 3 to 5 minutes:
◆ Combination of convection (250°C) and microwaves (600 W power level)
or
◆ Combination of grill and microwaves (600 W power level)
See pages 25 and 26 respectively.
1Preheat the crusting plate, as described above.
☛Use oven gloves at all times as the crusting plate will become very hot.
2Brush the plate with oil if you are cooking food, such as bacon and eggs, in order to brown the food nicely.
3 Place the food on the crusting plate.
☛ Do not place any recipients on the crusting plate that are not heat- resistant (plastic bowls for example).
4Place the crusting plate on the
☛Never place the crusting plate in the oven without the
5Select the appropriate power level by pressing the combi( 
or 
) button. And set the cooking time by turning the dial knob until appropriate cooking time is displayed.
6Press Start ( 
1min+) button.
Result: Cooking starts.
◆When the cooking time is over, the oven will be beeping and flashing “:0” four times. And the oven will beep every one minute.
◆If the door is open, or the Stop ( 
) button is pressed, current time will be displayed.
How to clean the crusting plate
The best way to clean the crusting plate is to wash it with hot water and detergent and rinse off with clean water. Do not use a scrubbing brush or a hard sponge otherwise the top layer will be demaged.
➢As the crusting plate has a Teflon layer, if you use it incorrectly, it can be damaged.
◆Never cut the food on the plate. Remove the food from the plate prior to cutting.
◆Turn the food over preferably with a plastic or wooden spatula.
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