Fagor 3MWB-44BTCGB Manual De Instrucciones página 77

Tips for energy saving
When baking more than one cake, it is recommended to bake them one after anoth-
er when the oven is still hot. This will allow to reduce the baking time for the second
and subsequent cakes.
It is recommended to use dark, heat-resistant baking pans - painted or varnished
black - as black pans better absorb the heat.
For long baking times, you can turn off the oven for 10 minutes before the end of
baking time and use the residual heat until the end of baking.
What kind of heat-resistant cookware should you use?
Microwave function
For the microwave function, remember that microwaves are reflected by metal sur-
faces. Microwaves go through glass, porcelain, clay, plastic or paper.
For this reason, metal pots, pans or containers with metal parts or ornaments can-
not be used in microwave ovens. Glassware and clay pans with metal ornaments or
content (e.g. lead glass) cannot be used in microwave ovens.
An ideal material for use in a microwave oven is glass, porcelain, clay or heat-resist-
ant plastic. Thin and fragile glass or porcelain should be used for short time only. (e.g.
warming up).
Hot food transmits heat to containers which may become very hot. Therefore, be
extremely careful and use kitchen gloves!
Grill and hot air function
For grill function, heat-resistant pans should be resistant to a temperature of at least
300°C.
Plastic pans are not suitable for use with grill function.
Microwave + grill function
For the microwave + grill function, pans must be suitable for use with both functions
- microwave and grill.
Aluminium foil and containers
Ready-to-eat food in aluminium containers or aluminium foil may be put into the mi-
crowave oven only when the following rules are respected:
• Follow the manufacturers' recommendations on each packaging.
• Aluminium containers cannot be higher than 3 cm or come into contact with the
oven walls (minimum distance of 3 cm). Each aluminium lid must be removed.
• Place the aluminium container directly on the turntable. If you use an iron rack,
put the container on a porcelain plate. Never place the container directly on an
iron rack!
• The cooking time is longer, as microwaves pass through the food only from the
top. In case of any doubts, it is best to use pans suitable for use in microwave
ovens.
• Aluminium foil may be used to reflect microwaves during the defrosting process.
Delicate food, for example poultry, minced meat, may be protected from over-
heating by covering each edge.
• Important: aluminium foil cannot come into contact with the walls of the oven as
this may cause short circuit.
Lids
We recommend to use glass or plastic lids or foil because:
1. This may prevent excessive evaporation (mainly during very long cooking time);
2. Cooking times are shorter;
3. Food does not dry out;
4. The taste is retained.
The lid should have holes to prevent pressure build up. Plastic bags should also be
open. Baby bottles or jars with baby food, as well as similar containers can be heated
without lids/caps, otherwise they may explode.
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