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E4
Information You Need To Know
About Your Microwave Oven
This use and care manual is valuable: read it carefully and
always save it for reference.
The Dacor Convection Microwave Cookbook is a valuable
asset. Check it for microwave cooking principles,
techniques, hints and recipes.
NEVER use the microwave oven without the turntable and
support nor turn the turntable over so that a large dish
could be placed in the microwave oven. The turntable will
turn both clockwise and counterclockwise.
ALWAYS have food in the microwave oven when it is on
to absorb the microwave energy.
When using the oven at power levels below 100%, you
may hear the magnetron cycling on and off. It is normal
for the exterior of the oven to be warm to the touch when
cooking or reheating.
Condensation is a normal part of microwave cooking.
Room humidity and the moisture in food will inuence the
amount of moisture that condenses in the oven. Generally,
covered foods will not cause as much condensation as
uncovered ones. Vents on the oven back must not be
blocked.
After using convection, automatic mix or broil, you will
hear the sound of the cooling fan. The fan may continue
to operate as long as 5 minutes, depending on the oven
temperature.
Be aware that, unlike microwave-only ovens, convection
microwave ovens have a tendency to become hot during
convection, automatic mix and broil cooking.
The oven is for food preparation only. It should not be
used to dry clothes or newspapers.
Your microwave output is rated 900 watts using the IEC
Test Procedure. In using recipes or package directions,
check food at the minimum time and add time accordingly.
About Microwave Cooking
• Arrange food carefully. Place thickest areas towards
outside of dish.
• Watch the cooking time. Cook for the shortest amount
of time indicated and add more as needed. Food se-
verely overcooked can smoke or ignite.
• Cover foods while cooking. Check a recipe or cook-
book for suggestions like: paper towels, wax paper,
microwave plastic wrap or a lid. Covers prevent spat-
tering and help foods to cook evenly.
• Shield with small at pieces of aluminum foil any thin
areas of meat or poultry to prevent overcooking be-
fore dense, thick areas are cooked thoroughly.
• Stir foods from outside to center of dish once or twice
during cooking, if possible.
• Turn foods over once during microwaving to speed
cooking of such foods as chicken and hamburgers.
Large items like roasts must be turned over at least
once.
• Rearrange foods such as meatballs, halfway through
cooking both from top to bottom and from right to
left.
• Add standing time. Remove food from microwave
oven and stir, if possible. Cover during standing
time, allowing the food to nish cooking without
overcooking.
• Check for doneness. Look for signs indicating that
cooking temperatures have been reached.
Signs of doneness include:
- Food steams throughout, not just at edge.
- Poultry thigh joints move easily.
- Meat and poultry show no pinkness.
- Fish is opaque and akes easily with a fork.
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