User manual LYNX 4WM219

[. . . ] Your oven should not be adjusted or repaired by anyone except qualified service personnel. When heating liquids, e. g. soups, sauces and beverages in your microwave oven, delayed eruptive boiling can occur without evidence of bubbling. To prevent this possibility the following steps should be taken: 1 Avoid using straight sided containers with narrow necks. 3 Stir the liquid before placing the container in the oven and again halfway through the heating time. [. . . ] * For best results, remove fish, shellfish, meat and poultry from its original paper or plastic package(wrapper). Otherwise, the wrap will hold steam and juice close to the food which can cause the outer surface of the food to cook. * Food should still be some what icy in the centre when removed from the oven. * When it is difficult to remove the wrap from the food, defrost the wrapped food for about a quarter of the total defrost time, which is displayed at the beginning of the defrost cycle. * Sliced bread should be placed between sheets of kitchen towel and bread rolls should be cut in half before defrosting. 13 Quick Start In the following example I will show you how to set 2 minutes of cooking on high power. Press STOP/CLEAR. The QUICK START feature allows you to set 30 seconds intervals of HIGH power cooking with a touch of the START key. Press START four times to select 2 minutes on HIGH power. Your oven will start before you have finished the fourth press. During QUICK START cooking, you can extend the cooking time up to 10 minutes by repeatedly pressing the START key. 14 In the following example I will show you how to set the timer for 15 minutes. Timer Press STOP/CLEAR. Your oven also has a Timer that can be used for noncooking functions. The Timer is simply counting down in seconds. Press KITCHEN TIMER. Auto Cook To enter amount of time you want to count down. 1. 0 kg 0. 1 kg Press 10 MIN once. The time will begin counting down in the display window with no cooking or heating in the oven. BEEP will sound and the word "End" will show in the display window at the end of the countdown period. 15 Safety Precautions WARNING Please ensure cooking times are correctly set as over cooking may result in FIRE and subsequent DAMAGE to the OVEN. 10 Small amounts of food require shorter cooking or heating time. 11 Be certain to place the oven so the front of the door is 8 cm or more behind the edge of the surface on which it is placed, to avoid accidental tipping of the appliance. However, they should not be used to hold foods that will need considerable time in the oven as hot foods will eventually warp or melt plastic containers. 17 Food characteristics & Microwave cooking Keeping an eye on things The recipes in this book have been formulated with great care, but your success in preparing them depends on how much attention you pay to the food as it cooks. Your microwave oven is equipped with a light that turns on automatically when the oven is in operation so that you can see inside and check the progress of your food. Directions given in recipes to elevate, stir, and the like should be thought of as the minimum steps recommended. If the food seems to be cooking unevenly, simply make the necessary adjustments you think appropriate to correct the problem. The temperature of ingredients used in a recipe makes a big difference in cooking times. For example, a cake made with ice-cold butter, milk, and eggs will take considerably longer to bake than one made with ingredients that are at room temperature. In general, you will find that the food remains under-cooked at the lower end of the time range, and you may sometimes want to cook your food beyond the maximum time given, according to personal preference. The governing philosophy of this book is that it is best for a recipe to be conservative in giving cooking times. Some of the recipes, particularly those for bread, cake, and custards, recommend that food be removed from the oven when they are slightly undercooked. When allowed to stand, usually covered, these foods will continue to cook outside of the oven as the heat trapped within the outer portions of the food gradually travels inward. If the food is left in the oven until it is cooked all the way through, the outer portions will become overcooked or even burnt. [. . . ] The glass tray can be washed by hand or in the dishwasher. Turning over Placing thicker portions facing outwards Shielding 2 Keep the outside of the oven clean Clean the outside of your oven with soap and water then with clean water and dry with a soft cloth or paper towel. To prevent damage to the operating parts inside the oven, the water should not be allowed to seep into the ventilation openings. To clean control panel, open the door to prevent oven from accidentally starting, and wipe a damp cloth followed immediately by a dry cloth. Press STOP after cleaning. Elevating Piercing 3 If steam accumulates inside or around the outside of the oven door, wipe the panels with a soft cloth. [. . . ]