Samsung MS23F301TAK/ZA, MS23F301TAS/EO manual SAFETY-LOCKING Your Microwave Oven, Cookware Guide

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SAFETY-LOCKING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN

Your microwave oven is fitted with a special Child Safety programme, which enables the oven to be “locked” so that children or anyone unfamiliar with it cannot operate it accidentally.

The oven can be locked at any time.

1.Press the () button for one second.

Result :

• The oven is locked (no functions can be selected).

•The display shows “L”.

2.To unlock the oven, press the () button for one second.

Result : The oven can be used normally.

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-safe	Comments
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.
Crust plate	✓	Do not preheat for more than 8
		minutes.

	Cookware	Microwave-safe	Comments
China and		✓	Porcelain, pottery, glazed
earthenware			earthenware and bone china
			are usually suitable, unless
			decorated with a metal trim.
Disposable		✓	Some frozen foods are
polyester cardboard			packaged in these dishes.
dishes
Fast-food packaging
•	Polystyrene cups	✓	Can be used to warm food.
	containers		Overheating may cause the
			polystyrene to melt.
•	Paper bags or	✗	May catch fire.
	newspaper
•	Recycled paper or	✗	May cause arcing.
	metal trims
Glassware
•	Oven-to-tableware	✓	Can be used, unless decorated
			with a metal 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.
Metal
•	Dishes	✗	May cause arcing or fire.
•	Freezer bag twist	✗
	ties
Paper
•	Plates, cups,	✓	For short cooking times and
	napkins and		warming. Also to absorb excess
	kitchen paper		moisture.
•	Recycled paper	✗	May cause arcing.
Plastic

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