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Cook the food in ovenware with a lid. If you do not have a
suitable lid for your ovenware, use a plate or special
microwave foil.
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This will help the food retain its own distinct taste, so it will
require less seasoning.
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After cooking, allow the food to stand for a further 2 to
5 minutes so that it can achieve an even temperature.
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Always use an oven cloth or oven gloves when removing
plates from the oven.
Microwave tips
Tips for grilling
Notes
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All the values given are guidelines and can vary depending
on the properties of your food.
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Rinse meat in cold water and dab it dry with kitchen towel. Do
not add salt to the meat until it has been grilled.
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Always grill on the wire rack with the cooking compartment
door closed and do not preheat.
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Place the wire rack on the glass pan so that this catches the
meat juices.
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Use tongs to turn the pieces of food you are grilling. If you
pierce the meat with a fork, the juices will run out and it will
become dry.
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Dark meat, e.g. beef, browns more quickly than lighter-
coloured meat such as veal or pork. When grilling light-
coloured meat or fish fillets, these often only brown slightly on
the surface, although they are cooked and juicy on the inside.
Cooking food
Weight
Microwave power setting in
watts, cooking time in minutes
Notes
Whole chicken, fresh, no giblets
1.2 kg
600 W, 25-30 mins
Turn halfway through the cooking time
Fish fillet, fresh
400 g
600 W, 7-12 mins
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Fresh vegetables
250 g
600 W, 5-10 mins
Cut vegetables into pieces of equal size;
Add 1 to 2 tbsp water per 100 g of vegetables;
Stir during cooking
500 g
600 W, 10-15 mins
Potatoes
250 g
600 W, 8-10 mins
Cut the potatoes into pieces of equal size;
Add 1 to 2 tbsp water for every 100 g;
Stir during cooking
500 g
600 W, 10-15 mins
750 g
600 W, 15-22 mins
Rice
125 g
600 W, 4-6 mins +
180 W, 14-16 mins
Add double the amount of liquid
250 g
600 W, 6-8 mins +
180 W, 14-16 mins
Sweet foods, e.g. blancmange
(instant)
500 ml
600 W, 5-7 mins
Stir the blancmange thoroughly 2 to 3 times
during cooking using an egg whisk.
Fruit, compote
500 g
600 W, 9-12 mins
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You cannot find any information about the settings for the
quantity of food you have prepared.
Increase or reduce the cooking times using the following rule of
thumb:
Double the amount = almost double the cooking time
Half the amount = half the cooking time
The food has become too dry.
Next time, set a shorter cooking time or select a lower microwave
power setting. Cover the food and add more liquid.
When the time has elapsed, the food is not defrosted, hot or
cooked.
Set a longer time. Large quantities and food which is piled high
require longer times.
When the time has elapsed, the food is overheated at the
edge but not done in the middle.
Stir it during the cooking time and next time, select a lower micro-
wave power setting and a longer cooking time.
After defrosting, the poultry or meat is defrosted on the out-
side but not defrosted in the middle.
Next time, select a lower microwave power setting. If you are
defrosting a large quantity, turn it several times.
Quantity
Weight
Grill setting
Cooking time in minutes
Neck steaks
approx. 2 cm thick
3 to 4 pieces
approx. 1,200 g each
high
1st side: approx. 15
2nd side: approx. 10-15
Grilled sausages
4 to 6 pieces
approx. 150 g each
high
1st side: approx. 10-15
2nd side: approx. 10-15
Fish steak*
2 to 3 pieces
approx. 150 g each
high
1st side: approx. 10
2nd side: approx. 10-15
Fish, whole*
e.g. trout
2 to 3 pieces
approx. 150 g each
high
1st side: approx. 15
2nd side: approx. 15-20
Bread (pre-toasting)
2 to 6 slices
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high
1st side: approx. 4
2nd side: approx. 4
Toast with topping
2 to 6 slices
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high
Depending on topping: 5-10
* Grease the wire rack first with oil.
