If smoke occurs in the oven interior,
to avoid fuelling any flames do not
open the oven door. Interrupt the pro-
cess (by pressing the Stop/C button
twice). Switch off at the wall socket, and
where applicable remove the plug. Do
not open the door until the smoke has
dispersed.
Never heat undiluted alcohol in the
microwave oven as this can easily
ignite. Fire hazard!
Do not heat up tins in the micro-
wave oven. Pressure can build up
and they may explode. This could result
in injury or damage.
Do not use any containers or cut-
lery made from or containing metal,
aluminium foil, lead crystal glassware,
temperature-sensitive plastics, wooden
utensils or cutlery, metal clips or wire
ties. Do not use bowls with milled rims,
or cream pots with the tinfoil lid only
partially removed. Such items could be
damaged or cause a fire hazard.
The rack supplied with the appliance is
designed to be compatible with micro-
waves and can therefore be used for
griling with or without the microwave
function.
Do not leave the oven unattended
when reheating or cooking food in
disposable containers made of plastic,
paper or other inflammable materials.
Before using single use containers
make sure they are suitable for use in
microwave ovens. See appropriate sec-
tion.
Eggs can only be cooked in their
shells in the microwave oven in a
specially designed egg-boiling device
available from specialist shops. Simi-
larly, hard-boiled eggs should not be
reheated in the microwave oven as this
may lead to the eggs bursting, even af-
ter they have been taken out of the
oven.
Eggs can be cooked without their
shells in the microwave oven only if
the yolk membrane has been punc-
tured several times first.
The pressure could otherwise cause
the egg yolk to explode.
Food with a thick skin or peel, such
as tomatoes, sausages, jacket po-
tatoes and aubergines, should be
pierced or the skin cut in several places
before cooking to allow steam to es-
cape and prevent the food from burst-
ing.
Do not reheat food in the oven in
heat-retaining bags, such as those
used for ready grilled chicken or naan
bread from take-aways which are in-
tended for use in normal ovens. These
heat-retaining bags usually contain a
thin layer of aluminium foil which re-
flects microwaves. This reflected en-
ergy can, in turn, cause the outer paper
covering to become so hot that it ig-
nites.
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