Zanussi ZKG44500XA Manuel D’Utilisation

Information about operation

General:
• 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.

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.

• Prick food with "skin" or "peel", such as

potatoes, tomatoes, sausages, 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.

• Vegetables that have a firm structure, such

as carrots, peas or cauliflower, must be

cooked in water.

• Turn larger pieces after half 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.

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.

quark:
• Do not fully defrost in the appliance, but let

them defrost at room temperature. This gives

a more even result. Fully remove all metal or

aluminium packaging or parts 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:
• 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).

Tips for the microwave

You cannot find details for the amount of

food prepared.

Look for similar food. Increase or shorten the length of

the cooking times according to the following rule: dou-

ble the amount = almost double the time, half the

amount = half the time.

The food has got too dry.

Set shorter cooking time or select lower microwave

power.

The food is still not defrosted, hot or

cooked after the time has elapsed.

Set longer cooking time or select higher microwave

power. Please note that taller dishes need longer.