Bosch HMVP052U Manual

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Stirring 
Stir foods such as casseroles and vegetable from the 

outside to the center to distribute the heat more 

evenly. This will allow the food to cook faster. Constant 

stirring is not necessary.

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Turn over items
Turn over foods such as pork chops, roasts or whole 

cauliflower halfway through the cook time. This will 

help to expose all sides equally to microwave energy.

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Food placement
Place delicate areas of food items, such as asparagus 

tips, toward the center of the turntable tray.

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Food arrangement
Arrange unevenly shaped foods, such as chicken 

pieces or salmon, with the thicker or meatier parts 

toward the outside of the turntable tray.

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Let food stand
After removing the food from the microwave, cover the 

food with foil or a casserole lid and let it stand to finish 

cooking. This will help the food finish cooking in the 

center and avoids overcooking the outer edges. The 

length of stand time depends on the density and 

surface area of the food items.

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Wrapping in paper towels or wax paper
Sandwiches and many other food types containing 

pre-baked bread should be wrapped prior to placing in 

the microwave to help prevent the food items from 

drying out while heating.

This time-saving feature will let you quickly add 

30 seconds to any cook time. +30 Seconds will also start 

the microwave with 30 seconds at 100% power level. 

Each time you touch the +30 Seconds key, 30 seconds 

will be added to the cook time.

With the Auto Defrost feature you can defrost three 

different types of food by entering the weight. The ideal 

defrost time will be calculated by the program.

Touch Auto Defrost once. 

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blinking and the 

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Touch Auto Defrost repeatedly until the desired 

program number is shown in the display. Check the 

menu label at the bottom of the oven cavity or see 

program table below.

Touch Start/Enter. 

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 lb is blinking in the display.

Enter the weight of the food using the number keys. 

Touch Start/Enter to start the program.

When auto defrost is finished 4 beeps will sound. The 

appliance turns off and the clock is displayed.
Note:  A beep sounds during defrosting for all food 

programs to turn food over or separate pieces.
Opening appliance door during operation
Opening the appliance door during operation will 

interrupt the current mode. Close the appliance door and 

then touch Start/Enter to resume operation.
Cancel operation
Touch Clear/Off to cancel the active oven mode. The 

appliance turns off and the clock is displayed.
The cooling fans may continue to run for a while and then 

switch off automatically.

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HEALTH RISK
Liquid will be produced when defrosting meat or 

poultry. Drain off this liquid when turning meat and 

poultry, and under no circumstances, use it for other 

purposes, or allow it to come into contact with other 

foods.

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Always enter the weight in lbs when using the defrost 

by weight feature (see program table).

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Use the defrost mode for raw food items only.

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Defrosting gives best results when food to be thawed 

is a minimum of 0° F (taken directly from a freezer). If 

the food has been stored in a refrigerator-freezer that 

does not maintain a temperature of 5° F or below, 

always program a lower food weight or lower cook 

time to prevent cooking the food.

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If the frozen food is stored outside the freezer for up to 

20 minutes, enter a reduced cook time or weight.

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The shape of the package will alter the defrosting time. 

Shallow rectangular food packets defrost more quickly 

than a deep frozen block of food.

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Separate pieces as they begin to defrost. Separated 

frozen pieces of food defrost better.

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Shield warm areas of food with small pieces of 

aluminum foil, if they start to heat up. 
Use small pieces of aluminum foil to shield food items 

like chicken wings, leg tips and fish tails.
Do not allow aluminum foil to touch the oven cavity 

when defrosting.

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Ground meat

0.5 - 3lbs

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Meat pieces 

(steaks, chops)

0.5 - 3 lbs

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Poultry pieces

0.5 - 3 lbs