Microwave Mode - Zanussi ZKC44500X User Manual

Heat-up indicator
When you activate an oven function, the bars in
the display come on one by one. The bars

Microwave mode

Microwave
General:
CAUTION!
Do not let the appliance operate
when there is no food in it.
• After you deactivate the appliance, let the
food stand for some minutes. Refer to the
microwave cooking tables: standing time.
• Remove the aluminium foil packaging, metal
containers, etc. before you prepare the food.
• It is not recommended to use more than one
level when using the microwave mode.
• Put the food on a plate on the bottom of the
cavity if not specified differently.
• If possible, always stir the food before
serving.
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 a
crust.
• 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 in
their shells and snails, because they can
burst. With fried eggs, pierce the yolks first.
• Pierce skin or peel of potatoes, tomatoes,
sausages and similar types of food with a
fork several times before cooking so that the
food does not burst.
• For chilled or frozen food, set a longer
cooking time.
• Dishes which contain sauce must be stirred
from time to time.
• Turn larger pieces of food after half the
cooking time.
• If possible, cut vegetables into similar-sized
pieces.
• Use flat, wide dishes.
Suitable cookware and materials
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show that the oven temperature increases or
decreases.
• Do not use cookware made of porcelain,
ceramic or earthenware with unglazed
bottoms or small holes, e.g. on handles .
Moisture going into the holes can cause the
cookware to crack when it is heated.
Defrosting meat, poultry, fish:
• Put the frozen, unwrapped food on a small
upturned plate with a container below it, or
on a defrosting rack or plastic sieve so that
the defrosting liquid can run off.
• Turn the food after half the defrosting time. If
possible, divide and then remove the pieces
that have started to defrost.
Defrosting butter, portions of gateau,
quark:
• Do not fully defrost in the appliance, but let
them defrost completely at a room
temperature. This gives a more even result.
Remove all metal or aluminium packaging or
parts before defrosting.
Defrosting fruit, vegetables:
• If fruit and vegetables should remain raw, do
not defrost them fully in the appliance but let
them defrost completely at a room
temperature.
• To cook fruit and vegetables without
defrosting them first, you can use a higher
microwave power.
Ready meals:
• Ready meals in metal packaging or plastic
trays with metal covers can only be
defrosted or heated in the microwave if they
are expressively designated as suitable for
use in the microwave.
• You must follow the manufacturer's
instructions printed on the packaging (e.g.
remove the metal cover and pierce the
plastic film).
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