GB 5
before first use
Open the door and remove the packaging material.
Clean the inside of the oven and the accessories
with a damp cloth. Do not use an abrasive cleaner
or any strongly-smelling detergents.
Place the roller stay in the middle of the oven.
Place the turntable on top of the roller stay.
The microwave oven may not be used without the
roller stay or turntable.
Check that the microwave oven is working correctly.
Put a glass of water inside it. Switch the microwave
oven on for one minute on its highest setting (see
page 9, cooking). At the end of this time, the water
should be hot.
NB:
If you want to boil a liquid (e.g. water), put a plastic
spoon in the cup.
It is possible that the liquid will boil without you
seeing any bubbles. When you remove the cup from
the oven, the liquid may start to boil violently and
splash out of the cup, with the risk of scalding.
If you heat small amounts of powdery products in the
microwave oven (for example, when drying herbs),
there is a chance that they will spontaneously
combust. Should a fire start in the microwave oven,
keep the door closed, switch the microwave oven off
and disconnect the appliance from the power supply.
GB 4
general
how the microwave works
A microwave oven is a cooking appliance that
uses microwaves to heat food. Microwaves are
electromagnetic waves, just like radio and
television waves. A radio converts these waves
into sound, whereas a microwave oven
converts them into heat.
The heat arises because the microwaves cause
water and fat molecules, which are always
present in food, to move quickly. The molecules
slide past each other quickly and friction
occurs. And friction causes heat (just try
rubbing your hands together quickly).
The microwave oven heats food very
intensively, because the waves penetrate the
food directly. The waves do not just heat the
outside of the food, as in traditional methods of
cooking, but get right inside the food. Compared
to conventional methods of cooking, with small
quantities cooking time is much shorter.
