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WHAT ARE MICROWAVES?

THIS IS WHAT YOUR NEW COMBINATION

MICROWAVE OVEN CAN DO

Like radio and television waves, microwaves are

electromagnetic waves.

Microwaves are produced by a magnetron inside

the microwave oven, and these vibrate the

molecules of water present in the food. The friction

this causes produces heat, which ensures that the

food is defrosted, heated or cooked through.

The secret of the reduced cooking times is the fact

that the microwaves penetrate the food from every

direction. Energy is used to the full. In comparison,

the energy from a conventional hob passes from

the burner through the pan and so to the food.

This method wastes a great deal of energy.

THE CHARACTERISTICS OF MICROWAVES

Microwaves penetrate all non-metal objects made

of glass, china, earthenware, plastic, wood or

paper. This is why the microwaves never make

these materials hot. Dishes become hot only

because the food inside them is hot.

The food absorbs the microwaves and is heated.

Microwaves cannot pass through objects made of

metal and so they are deflected. For this reason

metal objects are not normally suitable for

microwave cookery.

There are exceptions where you can actually make

use of the fact that the microwaves cannot pass

through metal. If you cover food with aluminium foil

at specific points while it is defrosting or cooking,

you can prevent those parts from getting too warm,

too hot, or overcooked. Please check out the

advice given in the guide.

MICROWAVE OPERATION

By using the microwave facility in your new

combination microwave oven you can, for

example, quickly heat up ready-prepared meals or

drinks, or melt butter or chocolate in no time at all.

The microwave oven is equally good at defrosting

food. Sometimes, however, it is better to combine

the microwave with convection heating or grilling

(combined operation). You can then cook the food

rapidly and brown it at the same time. Cooking

times are generally much shorter than in

conventional food preparation.

COMBINED OPERATION

(MICROWAVE OPERATION WITH

CONVECTION OR GRILL)

By combining two modes of operation the benefits

of your oven are cleverly linked together.

You are able to choose between

• microwave + convection (ideal for joints of

meat, poultry, puddings, bread and cakes) and

• microwave + grill (ideal for pizzas, snacks,

quick fry-ups, joints, poultry, chicken legs,

kebabs, Welsh rarebit and cooking au gratin).

Using the combination facility you can cook and

brown food at the same time.

The advantage is that the convected heat or the

heat from the grill quickly seals the pores in the

outer layers of the food. The microwaves ensure a

short and gentle cooking period. The juices are

preserved inside the food and the outside is crisp.

CONVECTION OPERATION

You can also use convection without microwave.

The result is like using a conventional oven. The

circulating air quickly heats up the external parts

of the food without drying up the meat juices and

the foods.

This sealing process means that the meals remain

tasty and cook in a shorter time than with

conventional ovens with upper and lower heaters.

GRILL OPERATION

This appliance comes with a quartz grill above the

cooking area. It can be used as a conventional

grill without microwave. You can quickly bake or

grill dishes. It’s also suitable for steaks, chops and

cakes.

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