General information about using the appliance
General:
• After you deactivate the appliance, let the food
stand for some minutes.
• Remove the aluminium foil packaging, metal con-
tainers, etc. before you prepare the food.
Cooking:
• If possible, cook food covered with material suitable
for use in the microwave. Only cook food without a
cover if you want to keep it crusty
• Do not overcook the dishes by setting the power
and time too high. The food can dry out, burn or
catch fire in some places.
• Do not use the appliance to cook eggs or snails in
their shells, because they can explode. With fried
eggs, pierce the yolks first.
• Prick food with "skin" or "peel", such as potatoes,
tomatoes, sausages, with a fork several times be-
fore cooking so that the food does not explode.
• For chilled or frozen food, set a longer cooking
time.
• Dishes which contain sauce must be stirred from
time to time.
• Vegetables that have a firm structure, such as car-
rots, peas or cauliflower, must be cooked in water.
• Turn larger pieces after half of the cooking time.
• If possible, cut vegetables into similar-sized pieces.
• Use flat, wide dishes.
• Do not use cookware made of porcelain, ceramic or
earthenware with small holes, e. g. on handles or
unglazed bottoms. Moisture going into the holes
can cause the cookware to crack when it is heated.
• The glass cooking tray is a work space for heating
food or liquids. It is necessary for the operation of
the microwave.
Defrosting meat, poultry, fish:
• Put the frozen, unwrapped food on a small up-
turned plate with a container below it so that the de-
frosting liquid collects in the container.
• Turn the food after half of the defrosting time. If
possible, divide and then remove the pieces that
started to defrost.
Defrosting butter, portions of gateau, quark:
• Do not fully defrost the food in the appliance, but let
it defrost at room temperature. This gives a more
even result. Fully remove all metal or aluminium
packaging before defrosting.
Defrosting fruit, vegetables:
• Do not fully defrost fruit and vegetables, which are
to be further prepared while raw, in the appliance.
Let them defrost at room temperature.
• You can use a higher microwave power to cook fruit
and vegetables without defrosting them first.
Ready meals:
• You can prepare ready meals in the appliance only
if their packaging is suitable for microwave use.
• You must follow the manufacturer's instructions
printed on the packaging (e.g. remove the metal
cover and pierce the plastic film).
Suitable cookware and materials
Cookware / Material Microwave
Defrosting Heating Cooking
Ovenproof glass and porcelain (with no metal compo-
nents, e.g. Pyrex, heat-proof glass)
X X X
Non-ovenproof glass and porcelain
1)
X -- --
Glass and glass ceramic made of ovenproof / frost-proof
material (e.g. Arcoflam), grill shelf
X X X
Ceramic
2)
, earthenware
2)
X X X
Heat-resistant plastic up to 200 °C
3)
X X X
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