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General guidelines
Dish size
Follow the dish sizes given in
the recipes, as these affect the
cooking and reheating times.
A quantity of food spread in a
bigger dish cooks and reheats
more quickly.
Quantity
Small quantities cook faster
than large quantities, also small
meals will reheat more quickly
than large portions.
Spacing
Foods cook more quickly and
evenly if spaced apart. NEVER
pile foods on top of each other.
Shape
Even shapes cook evenly.
Food cooks better by
microwave when in a round
container rather than square.
Density
Porous airy foods heat more
quickly than dense heavy foods.
Covering
Cover foods with microwave
cling fi lm or a self-fi tting lid.
Cover fi sh, vegetables,
casseroles, soups. Do not cover
cakes, sauces, jacket potatoes,
pastry items. Please refer to
cooking charts and recipes for
more information.
Liquids
All liquids must be stirred
before, during and after heating.
Water especially must be stirred
before and during heating, to
avoid eruption. Do not heat
liquids that have previously
been boiled.
DO NOT OVERHEAT.
Checking food
It is essential that food is
checked during and after a
recommended cooking time,
even if an AUTO PROGRAM
has been used (just as you
would check food cooked in
a conventional oven). Return
the food to the oven for further
cooking if necessary.
Cleaning
As microwaves work on food
particles, keep your oven clean
at all times. Stubborn spots of
food can be removed by using a
branded oven cleaner, sprayed
onto a soft cloth. Always wipe the
oven dry after cleaning. Avoid any
plastic parts and door area. Cus-
tomers should not spray directly
into the cavity. The catalytic lining
at the back and top of the oven
cavity is self-cleaning.
See page 13 point 3.
Turning and stirring
Some foods require stirring
during cooking. Meat and
poultry should be turned after
half the cooking time.
Starting temperature
The colder the food, the longer
it takes to heat up. Food from
a fridge takes longer to reheat
than food at room temperature.
Food temperature should be
between 5-8 °C before cooking.
Arranging
Individual foods e.g. chicken
portions or chops, should be
placed on a dish so that the
thicker parts are to the outside.
Ingredients
Foods containing fat, sugar or
salt heat up very quickly. The
fi lling may be much hotter than
the pastry. Take care when
eating. DO NOT overheat even
if the pastry does not appear to
be very hot.
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