User manual LYNX 4WM219

[. . . ] Do not operate your oven if it is damaged. It is particularly important that the oven door closes properly and that there is no damage to the: (1) door(bent), (2) hinges and latches (broken or loosened), (3) door seals and sealing surfaces. 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. [. . . ] 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. When used as an independent timer, the oven is not running. 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. Press 1 MIN five times. 10 min 1 min 10 sec Press START. 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. If normal times are allowed they may overheat and burn. 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. Do not use ceramic containers which have metallic (e. g. Metal objects in the oven may arc, which can cause serious damage. However, do not use delicate glassware, such as tumblers or wine glasses, as these might shatter as the food warms. CAUTION Some items with high lead or iron content are not suitable for cooking utensils. Utensils should be checked to ensure that they are suitable for use in microwave ovens. Plastic storage containers These can be used to hold foods that are to be quickly reheated. 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. All of the recipes in this book give a range of cooking times. 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. [. . . ] Q Does microwave energy pass through the viewing screen in the door?The holes, or ports, are made to allow light to pass; they do not let microwave energy through. Q Why does the beep tone sound when a pad on the Control Panel is touched?A The beep tone sounds to assure that the setting is being properly entered. [. . . ]