User manual MAGIC CHEF MCMY10SCC

[. . . ] ABOUT THIS MANUAL DEAN-MCMY10SCC-C-926T9A() 2005. 7. 5 5:22 PM á^2 1. 0 cu. ft Microwave Oven Convection MCMY10SCC Instruction Manual and Cooking Guide Before operating this oven, please read these instructions completely. DEAN-MCMY10SCC-C-926T9A() 2005. 7. 5 5:22 PM á^1 PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY (a) Do not attempt to operate this oven with the door open since open-door operation can result in harmful exposure to microwave energy. It is important not to defeat or tamper with the safety interlocks. (b) Do not place any object between the oven front face and the door or allow soil or cleaner residue to accumulate on sealing surfaces. (c) Do not operate the oven if it is damaged. [. . . ] The more dense the food, the longer it takes to heat. "Very dense" food like meat takes longer time to reheat than lighter, more porous food like sponge cakes. Size and shape Smaller pieces of food will cook more quickly than larger pieces and uniform pieces of food cook more evenly than irregularly shaped foods. With unevenly shaped food, the thinner parts will cook faster than the thicker areas. Place the thinner chicken wings and legs to the centre of the dish. Stirring, turning of foods Stirring and turning of foods are techniques used in conventional and well as in microwave cooking to distribute the heat quickly to the centre of the dish and avoid over-cooking at the outer edges of the food. Covering food helps: To reduce spattering To shorten cooking times To retain food moisture All covering, which will allow microwaves to pass through are suitable-See above "Which utensils can be used in the oven?" Releasing pressure in foods Several foods are tightly covered by a skin or membrane. These foods should be pricked with a fork or cocktail stick to release the pressure and to prevent bursting, as steam builds up within them during cooking. This applies to potatoes, chicken livers, sausages, egg yolks and some fruits. Standing time Always allow the food to stand for some time after using the oven. standing time after defrosting, cooking/reheating always improves the result since the temperature will then be evenly distributed through out the food. In a microwave oven foods continue to cook even when the microwave energy is turned off. They are no longer cooking by microwaves, but they are still being cooked by the conduction of the high residual heat to the centre of the food. The length of standing time depends on the volume and density of the food. Sometimes it can be as short as the time it takes you to remove the food from the oven and take it to the serving table. However, with larger, denser foods, the standiing time may be as long as 10 minutes. During `standing', the internal temperature of the food will rise by as much as 8C and the food will finish cooking in this time. Arranging food This is done in several ways in microwave cooking to give more even cooking results. If you are cooking several items of the same food such as jacket potatoes, place them in a ring pattern for uniform cooking. When cooking foods of uneven shapes or thickness, place the smaller or thinner area of the food towards the centre of the dish where it will be heated last. Uneven foods such as fish should be arranged in the oven with the tails to the centre. If you are saving a meal in the refrigerator or `plating' a meal for reheating, arrange the thicker, denser foods to the outside of the plate and the thinner or less dense foods in the middle. [. . . ] Use your own judgement along with the cooking guide suggestions to check whether the food has been properly cooked just as you would do with a conventional cooker. * Q : Will the microwave oven be damaged if it operates while empty?* Q : Can I operate my microwave oven without the turntable or turn the turntable over to hold a large dish?If you remove or turn over the turntable, you will get poor cooking results. Dishes used in your oven must fit on the turntable. * Q : Is it normal for the turntable to turn in either direction? [. . . ]