Adjusting the cooking time

Adjust the remaining cooking time by rotating the TIMER knob.

Stopping the cooking

You can stop cooking at any time to check the food.

1.To stop temporarily;

Open the door.

Result : Cooking stops. To resume cooking, close the door.

2. To stop completely;

Turn the TIMER knob to “0”.

Manual defrosting food

The Defrost feature enables you to defrost meat, poultry, fish.

First, place the frozen food in the centre of the ceramic plate and close the door.

1. Turn the COOKING POWER CONTROL knob to

DEFROST.

2. Turn the TIMER knob to select the appropriate time. Result : Defrosting begins.

Use only recipients that are microwave-safe.

cookware guide

To cook food in the microwave oven, the microwaves must be able to penetrate the food, without being reflected or absorbed by the dish used.

Care must therefore be taken when choosing the cookware. If the cookware is marked microwave-safe, you do not need to worry. The following table lists various types of cookware and indicates whether and how they should be used in a microwave oven.

 

Cookware

Microwave-

Comments

 

safe

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aluminum foil

✓ ✗

Can be used in small quantities to protect

 

 

 

areas against overcooking. Arcing can occur

 

 

 

if the foil is too close to the oven wall or if

 

 

 

too much foil is used.

China and

Porcelain, pottery, glazed earthenware

earthenware

 

and bone china are usually suitable, unless

 

 

 

deco-rated with a metal trim.

Disposable

Some frozen foods are packaged in these

polyester

 

dishes.

cardboard dishes

 

 

Fast-food

 

 

packaging

 

 

Polystyrene cups

Can be used to warm food. Overheating

 

containers

 

may cause the polystyrene to melt.

Paper bags or

May catch fire.

 

newspaper

 

 

Recycled paper

May cause arcing.

 

or metal trims

 

 

Glassware

 

 

Oven-to-

Can be used, unless decorated with a metal

 

tableware

 

trim.

Fine glassware

Can be used to warm foods or liquids.

 

 

 

Delicate glass may break or crack if heated

 

 

 

suddenly.

Glass jars

Must remove the lid. Suitable for warming

 

 

 

only.

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