Miele H5140B - Page 9

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If using alcohol in y our recipes, high
temperatures can cause the alcohol to
vaporise and even to ignite on the hot
heating elements.
A lcohol should be burnt off before the
dish is placed in the oven to avoid this
danger.
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C over any food w hich is left in the
oven to be kept hot. A ny moisture in the
food could lead to corrosion damage in
the oven. This also prevents the food
from dry ing out.
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If y ou w ish to complete a cooking
process using the residual heat in the
oven, leave the function selector at the
position set and turn the temperature
selector to the low est setting. D o not
sw itch the appliance off until the food
has been removed. Increased moisture
in the oven could cause condensation
to form w hich could lead to
– corrosion in the oven compartment.
– damage to the control panel, w orktop
and surrounding kitchen furniture.
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D o not line the floor of the oven w ith
aluminium foil w hen using
"C onventional V"/"B ottom H eat X"/
"Intensive B ake O"/"R apid
H eat-up S".
This w ould cause a build-up of heat
w hich could cause damage to the floor
of the oven.
F or this reason do not place a dish, tin
or baking tray directly on the oven floor.
If using a tray made by a different
manufacturer, make sure that there is a
gap of at least 6 cm betw een the
bottom of the tray and the floor of the
oven.
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Never add cold w ater to food on a
hot universal tray or baking tray or
directly onto food in a hot oven. The
steam created could cause serious
burns or scalding and the sudden
change in temperature can damage the
enamel.
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A lw ay s ensure that food is suitably
cooked or reheated.
S ome foods may contain
micro-organisms w hich are only
destroy ed by thorough cooking at
temperatures over 70 ° C for a minimum
of 10 minutes. Therefore w hen cooking
or reheating foods, e.g. poultry , it is
particularly important that food is fully
cooked through. If in doubt select a
longer cooking or reheating time.
It is important that the heat is allow ed to
spread evenly throughout the food
being cooked. This can be achieved by
stirring and/or turning the food during
cooking.
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If using plastic containers for
cooking, they must be declared by the
manufacturer as being suitable for use
in an oven. O ther ty pes of plastic
containers melt at high temperatures,
and could damage the oven.
W arning and S afety instru c tio ns
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