Electrolux TINSEB491MRR0 Manuale Utente
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About food
Food
Do
Don't
Eggs,
sausages,
nuts, seeds,
fruits &
vegetables
sausages,
nuts, seeds,
fruits &
vegetables
Puncture egg yolks before cooking to
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prevent “explosion”.
Pierce skins of potatoes, apples, squash,
Pierce skins of potatoes, apples, squash,
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hot dogs and sausages so that steam
escapes.
escapes.
Cook eggs in shells.
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Reheat whole eggs.
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Dry nuts or seeds in shells.
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Popcorn
Use specially bagged popcorn for
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microwave cooking.
Listen while popping corn for the
Listen while popping corn for the
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popping to slow to 1 or 2 seconds or use
special
special
popcorn pad.
Pop popcorn in regular brown bags
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or glass bowls.
Exceed maximum time on popcorn
Exceed maximum time on popcorn
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package.
Baby food
Transfer baby food to small dish and
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heat carefully, stirring often. Check
temperature before serving.
Put nipples on bottles after heating and
temperature before serving.
Put nipples on bottles after heating and
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shake thoroughly. “Wrist” test before
feeding.
feeding.
Heat disposable bottles.
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Heat bottles with nipples on.
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Heat baby food in original jars.
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General
Cut baked goods with filling after heating
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to release steam and avoid burns.
Stir liquids briskly before and after
Stir liquids briskly before and after
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heating to avoid “eruption”.
Use deep bowl, when cooking liquids or
Use deep bowl, when cooking liquids or
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cereals, to prevent boilovers.
Heat or cook in closed glass jars or air
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tight containers.
Can in the microwave as harmful
Can in the microwave as harmful
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bacteria may not be destroyed.
Deep fat fry.
Deep fat fry.
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Dry wood, gourds, herbs or wet
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papers.
Information You Need To Know
About microwave cooking
Arrange food carefully. Place thickest areas
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towards outside of dish.
Watch cooking time. Cook for the shortest amount
Watch cooking time. Cook for the shortest amount
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of time indicated and add more as needed. Food
severely overcooked can smoke or ignite.
Cover foods while cooking. Check recipe or
Cover foods while cooking. Check recipe or
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cookbook for suggestions: paper towels, wax
paper, microwave plastic wrap or a lid. Cov-
ers prevent spattering and help foods to cook
evenly.
Shield with small flat pieces of aluminum foil any
Shield with small flat pieces of aluminum foil any
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thin areas of meat or poultry to prevent over-
cooking before dense, thick areas are cooked
thoroughly.
Stir foods from outside to center of dish once or
Stir foods from outside to center of dish once or
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twice during cooking, if possible.
Turn foods over once during microwaving to
Turn foods over once during microwaving to
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speed cooking of such foods as chicken and
hamburgers. Large items like roasts must be
turned over at least once.
Rearrange foods such as meatballs halfway
Rearrange foods such as meatballs halfway
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through cooking both from top to bottom and
from the center of the dish to the outside.
Add standing time. Remove food from oven
Add standing time. Remove food from oven
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and stir, if possible. Cover for standing time
which allows the food to finish cooking without
overcooking.
Check for doneness. Look for signs indicating
Check for doneness. Look for signs indicating
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that cooking temperatures have been reached.
Doneness signs include:
Doneness signs include:
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- Food steams throughout, not just at edge.
- Center bottom of dish is very hot to the
- Center bottom of dish is very hot to the
touch.
- Poultry thigh joints move easily.
- Meat and poultry show no pinkness.
- Fish is opaque and flakes easily with a fork.
- Meat and poultry show no pinkness.
- Fish is opaque and flakes easily with a fork.