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• Attempttocookorwarmupeggsintheirshells,hard‐boiledeggswithor
withouttheirshellsorsnails–theymayexplode.
• Attempttocookfoodinanintactshell(e.g.chestnuts)orhardskin(tomatoes,
potatoes,sausages)–alwaysmakeaslit.
Foodtemperatures
Theactionofmicrowavesissuchthatonlythefoodisheated.Thecontainermay,
therefore,remaincoldorcoolwhilethefoodthatitcontainsisburninghot.
Toavoidanyriskofburning,alwaysstirbeforeservingandcheckthetemperature
carefullybeforeserving–especiallytochildren.
Shakefeedingbottleswellandtryafewdropsonthebackofyourwristtocheckthe
temperature.
Preparingfoodforcooking
Beforewarmingfeedingbottlesandsmallpots,removeteatsandcovers.
Remembertocoverthefoodinorderto:
• avoidanysplashingoftheovencavity,
• retainsufficientmoistureforcooking.
Heatingliquids
Whenheatingliquids,asuddenoverflowmayoccurwhenyoutakethecontainerto
removeitfromtheappliance.Infact,whenthetemperaturereachesboilingpoint,
steamtendstoremaintrappedintheliquiduntilitisdisturbed.
Toavoidthissuperheatingeffectandtheconsequentriskofscalding,alwaysplacea
plasticspoonintheliquidtobeheated.
Containersandmaterials
Below,youwillfinddetailsofthevarioustypesofcontainers,whichcanbeusedor
mustnotbeusedforthechosencookingmethod.
“micro”mode(microwaves)
Usecontainerssuitableformicrowavecooking.
Acontainercaneasilybetestedformicrowave“transparency”:
Placetheemptycontainerontheturntabletogetherwithaglassofwaterandrun
theovenforoneminuteatmaximumpower.
Afteroneminute:
• ifthecontaineriscold,itis“transparent”andcanbeusedformicrowave
cooking,
• ifthecontaineriswarmorhotitisabsorbentandmustnotbeusedfor
microwavecooking.
Neverusehermeticallysealedcontainers.