Manual Melissa 653-146 (page 34 of 44) (English, German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish)

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Cooking time

Smallerquantitiesoffoodcookmorerapidlythan

largequantities.Iftheamountoffoodisdoubled,the

preparation time must correspondingly be more than

doubled.

Smallpiecesofmeat,smallshandchoppedvegetables

cookmorequicklythanlargepieces.Forthesamereason,

itisrecommended,if,forexample,youwishtomake

goulash,stewsorsimilar,thatthemeatbecutintopieces

no bigger than 2 x 2 cm.

Thecompactnessofthefoodisalsoveryimportantforthe

cookingtime.Themorecompactthefoodis,thelongerit

takes to cook.

• Wholejointsrequirealongercookingtimethanstewed

dishes.

• Ajointrequireslongerthanadishusingmincedmeat.

Thecolderthefood,thelongerthecookingtimeneedsto

be.Foodatroomtemperaturewillthereforecookfaster

thanfoodfromafridgeorfreezer.

When cooking vegetables, the cooking time depends

onthefreshnessofthevegetables.Thereforecheckthe

condition of the vegetables, and add or deduct a little time

accordingly.

Theshortcookingtimewhenusingamicrowaveoven

means that the food does not overcook.

• Ifrequired,alittlewatercanbeadded.

• Whencookingshandvegetables,youonlyneedto

usetheminimumofwater.

Microwave power

Thechoiceofpowersettingdependsontheconditionof

the food to be cooked.

Inmostcases,thefoodiscookedonfullpower.

• Fullpowerisused,amongotherthings,forreheating

foodquickly,boilingwaterorsimilar.

• Lowpowerisprincipallyusedtodefrostfoodand

prepare dishes containing cheese, milk or egg. (Whole

eggsintheirshellcannotbecookedinamicrowave

oven,asthereisariskoftheeggsexploding.)In

addition,lowerpowersettingsarealsousedtonish

off and to retain the excellent aroma of a dish.

General information on cooking

• Iftheentiremealistobecookedinamicrowave

oven,itisrecommendedthatyoustartwiththemost

compactfoods,suchaspotatoes.Oncetheseare

ready,coverthemwhiletherestofthefoodcooks.

• Mostfoodshouldbecovered.Aclose-ttingcover

retainsthesteamandmoisture,whichshortens

thecookingtimeinthemicrowaveoven.Thisis

particularlythecasewhencookingvegetables,sh

dishesandcasseroles.Coveringfoodalsodistributes

the heat better, thus ensuring rapid and excellent results.

• Inordertoachievethebestpossibleresults,itis

importanttopositionthefoodcorrectly,asmicrowave

radiationisstrongestatthecentreofthemicrowave

oven.If,forexample,youarebakingpotatoes,you

should position them along the edge of the glass

turntable so that they cook evenly.

• Inordertocookcompactdishessuchasmeatand

poultryevenly,itisimportanttoturnthemeatafew

times.

• Youcanbakeinamicrowaveoven,althoughnotwith

recipes that include yeast.

• Whenpreparingfoodwithathickskin,e.g.potatoes,

apples,wholesquashorchestnuts,youshouldprick

holes in the skin to prevent the food from bursting

during cooking.

• Whenpreparingfoodina“traditional”oven,you

normally avoid opening the oven door as much as

possible.Thisisnotthecasewithmicrowaves:no

energyorsignicantheatislost.Inotherwords,you

can open the oven door and look at the food as often

asyouwant.

Important safety measures when preparing

food

• Ifusingthemicrowaveoventoheatbabyfoodor

liquidsinafeedingbottle,youmustalwaysstirthe

food/liquidandcheckthetemperaturethoroughly

beforeserving.Thisensuresthattheheatisevenly

distributedandavoidsscaldinginjuries.

Thelidand/orteatmustNOTbettedonafeeding

bottlewhenitisplacedintheoven.

• Ifsomefoodsareheatedtoolong,theymayburnand

giveoffsmoke.Ifthishappens,youshouldleavethe

ovendoorclosedandswitchoffthemicrowaveoven

completely.

• Somefoodswithlowwatercontent,e.g.chocolatein

squaresandpastrieswithasweetlling,shouldbe

heatedcarefully,otherwisetheyorthecontainermay

be ruined.

USING UTENSILS WHEN PREPARING FOOD

Beforestartingtopreparefoodincontainers,youshould

checkthatthecontainersyouwishtousearemadeofa

suitable material, as some types of plastic may become

limpanddeform,whilesometypesofceramicsmaycrack

(particularlywhenheatingsmallquantitiesoffood).

Inordertotestifacontainerissuitableforuseina

microwaveoven:

• Placethecontainerintheappliance.

• Atthesametime,placeahalf-fullglassofwaterinthe

container.

• Startandrunfor15-30secondsonmaximumpower.

• Ifthecontainerbecomesveryhottothetouch,donot

use it.

Suitable utensils and materials

Whencookingfoodinamicrowaveoven,youshould

PREFERABLYusethefollowingutensilsandmaterials:

• Glassandglassbowls

• Stoneware(glazedandunglazed).Thefoodstayshot

longeringlazedstonewarethaninotherdishes.

• Plasticcontainers.Canbeusedformanyheating

purposes.Caution!Plasticcontainersmadefrom

melamine,polyethyleneandphenolmustNOTbe

used.

• Porcelain.Allporcelaincanbeusedinmicrowave

ovens,althoughreproofporcelainispreferable.

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