Symbol Function Description
Kitchen timer Counts down the time.
Defrosting To defrost food by weight or time.
3
Time Setting knob To set the cooking time or weight.
4
Start / +30 sec button
To start the appliance or increase the cooking
time for 30 seconds at full power.
The cooking time increases by 30 seconds with
each additional press of the button.
5
Stop / Clear button
To deactivate the appliance or delete the cooking settings.
Daily use
Warning! Refer to the Safety chapters.
Activating and deactivating the appliance
1. Turn the Power Setting knob to set the desired function.
2. Turn the Time Setting knob to set the desired time.
3.
Press
to confirm and activate the ap-
pliance.
4. To deactivate the appliance you can:
– wait until the appliance deactivates auto-
matically when the time comes to an end.
– open the door. The appliance stops au-
tomatically. Close the door to continue
cooking. Use this option to inspect the
food.
–
press
.
Caution! Do not let the appliance operate
when there is no food in it.
General information about using the
appliance
General:
• After you deactivate the appliance, let the
food stand for some minutes.
• 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 it
crusty
• 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 or
snails in their shells, because they can explode. 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 explode.
• 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 of 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.
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