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Pricking
• Foods with a skin or shell, such as egg yolks, shellsh and fruit,
burst in the microwave. You can prevent this by pricking them a
few times with a fork or skewer beforehand.
Checking
• Foods cook quickly. You should therefore check them frequently.
Take food out of the microwave just before it is done.
Standing
• Once you have taken it out of the microwave, let the food stand
covered for, in general, 3 to 10 minutes. e food continues to
cook. Foods that have a dry crust, such as cake, should not be
covered.
Freezing
• When freezing foods, you can already allow for them being
defrosted easily in the microwave by not using aluminium foil or
trays and by freezing atter portions.
Cooking vegetables
• Use fresh vegetables if possible. If the vegetables have become limp
because they have been kept for too long, you can refresh them by
soaking them in cold water for a little while.
• Use a large dish to cook vegetables, so the bottom of the dish is
not covered by too thick a layer.
• Preferably cook vegetables with the water that clings to them.
• Always cover the dish with a lid or microwave cling lm.
• Do not add salt. e salts naturally present in the vegetables
usually provide enough avour. If you must add salt, do so after
cooking.
• Cook vegetables for as short a time as possible. Allow for them
continuing to cook after the microwave has been switched o.
• Check whether the vegetables are done by pricking them with a
fork or skewer.
Cooking sh
Fish should be cooked gradually. With thin sh, fatty sh or small
portions, therefore, set the power level to 30%. In other cases, you
can safely set the power level a bit higher. Allow, however, for the food
continuing to cook after the microwave has been switched o. Fish is
done when the esh has become opaque.
OPERATION Cooking tips
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