Melissa Steel Series 253-012 - Manual (Page 28)

• When preparing food in a “traditional” oven, you normally avoid
opening the oven door as much as possible. This is not the case with
the microwave oven function: no energy or significant heat is lost. In
other words, you can open the microwave door and look at the food
as often as you want. Please note that this only applies to cooking
using the microwave function. When the convection and grill function
are used, heat is given off in the oven compartment.
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 fitted on a feeding bottle when it
is placed in the microwave oven.
• If some foods are heated too long, they may char and give off smoke.
If this happens, you should leave the door closed and switch off the
microwave oven completely.
• Do not use the microwave oven for deep frying or pickling.
• Some foods with low water content, e.g. chocolate in squares and
pastries with a sweet filling, 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:
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Place the container in the microwave oven.
• At the same time, place a half-full glass of water in the container.
• Start the microwave oven, and run it for 1 minute on maximum power.
• If the container becomes very hot to the touch, you should avoid
using it in the microwave oven.
When you prepare food in the microwave oven, you should preferably
use the following implements and materials:
•
Glass and glass bowls Do not use glass jars, etc., containing metal,
and be aware that certain types of glass are not heat-resistant. Test
them as described above before cooking.
• Stoneware (glazed and unglazed). The food stays hot longer in glazed
stoneware than in other dishes.
• Plastic containers These can be used for many heating purposes, but
are not suitable for roasting.
Please note! Plastic containers made from melamine,
polyethylene and phenol must NOT be used.
• Porcelain All porcelain can be used in microwave ovens, although
fireproof porcelain is preferable.
• Fireproof covered dishes Glass dishes with lids that fit so closely that
steam cannot escape are ideal for vegetables and fruit to which no
liquid is added (however, the cooking time must not exceed 5
minutes).
• Browning dishes You must be very careful when using this type of
dish. The dish must always be at least 5 mm above the glass
turntable.
• Clingfilm can be used, particularly for soups, sauces, stewed dishes
or when defrosting food. Can also be used as a loose covering to
prevent fat, etc. from spraying out into the oven compartment.
• Kitchen roll is ideal, as kitchen roll absorbs moisture and fat. For
example, bacon can be placed in layers, with kitchen roll between
each layer. The bacon will then be completely crispy, as it does not sit
in “its own fat”. Home-baked bread can be taken directly from the
freezer, packed in kitchen roll and heated in the microwave oven.
• Wet kitchen roll can be used for fish or vegetables. Covering the food
prevents it from drying out.
• Baking parchment Fish, large vegetables, such as cauliflower, corn on
the cob and similar can be packed in wet greaseproof paper.
• Roasting bags are ideal for meat, fish and vegetables. However, they
must never be closed using metal clips. Cotton thread should be used
instead. Prick the bag with small holes, and place it in the microwave
oven on a plate or glass dish.
• Paper plates Should only be used for brief heating.
Important!
When you prepare food in the microwave oven, you should not use the
following implements and materials:
•
Sealed glass/bottles with small openings, as they may explode.
• General purpose thermometers
• Silver foil/foil trays, as the microwave rays cannot penetrate the
material and the food will not cook. However, small pieces of silver
paper can be used to protect thin pieces of meat or poultry so that
they do not get burnt.
• Recycled paper, as it may contain small metal splinters that could
cause sparks and/or a fire.
• Closed tins/containers with tightly sealed lids, as excess pressure
may cause the tin/container to explode.
• Metal clips and other lids/foils, containing metal wires. These can form
sparks in the microwave oven and must therefore be removed.
• Metal bowls/containers and packaging, unless they are designed
specifically for use in microwave ovens. The microwaves are reflected
and cannot penetrate the food through the metal.
• Plates, dishes and bowls/containers with metal, gold and silver
decorations. They may break and/or cause sparks to form in the oven
compartment.
• Foam plastic. Foam plastic melts in the microwave oven or may
destroy the food.
• Wood Wood dries out in the microwave oven and may splinter or
crack.
CLEANING
When cleaning the microwave oven, you should pay attention to the
following points:
•
Switch the microwave oven off and remove the plug from the wall
socket before cleaning.
• Never use scouring powder, steel scourers or other strong cleaning
agents to clean the interior or exterior surfaces of the microwave
oven, as they may scratch the surfaces.
• Instead use a cloth dampened with hot water, and add detergent if the
microwave oven is very dirty.
• Make sure that no water gets into the vent holes.
• Always keep the door open when cleaning the control panel, to avoid
the microwave oven accidentally starting up during the cleaning
process.
• The turning ring and the floor of the microwave oven must be cleaned
regularly so that the glass turntable can move around without
hindrance.
• The glass turntable and turning ring can be cleaned in a dishwasher.
BEFORE GOING TO A REPAIR CENTRE
If the microwave oven will not start:
•
Check that the plug is correctly in place in the wall socket. If that is
not the case, remove the plug, wait 10 seconds and then plug it in
again.
• Check whether a fuse has blown or whether the fuse relay has been
switched off. If it is not that, you can check that the socket itself is
working by plugging in another device.
• Check that the door is closed properly. If this is not the case, the
automatic safety system (via the lock dowels) ensures that the
microwave oven cannot be started.
• Check whether the operating panel has been set correctly, and
whether the timer has been activated.
If the microwave oven still does not work, you should contact a repair
engineer.
ENVIRONMENTAL TIPS
Once any electronic product is no longer functional, it should be disposed
of in such a way as to cause minimum environmental impact, in
accordance with the regulations of your local authority. In most cases you
can take such products to your local recycling station.
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