Aluminum Foil And Metal; Microwave Cooking Power; Manual Cooking; Doneness - IKEA IBMS1455 Guide D'utilisation Et D'entretien

Material Recommendations
Plastic: Wraps, Use those approved by the manufacturer
Bags, Covers, for microwave oven use.
Dinnerware,
Containers
Pottery and Clay Follow manufacturer's recommendations.
Silicone Bakeware Follow manufacturer's recommendations.
Straw, Wicker, Do not use in microwave oven.
Wooden
Containers
Wax Paper Acceptable for use.
To Test Cookware or Dinnerware for Microwave Use:
1. Place cookware or dinnerware in microwave oven with 1 cup
(250 mL) of water beside it.
2. Cook at 100% cooking power for 1 minute.
Do not use cookware or dinnerware if it becomes hot and the
water stays cool.

Aluminum Foil and Metal

Always use oven mitts or pot holders when removing dishes from
the microwave oven.
Aluminum foil and some metal can be used in the microwave
oven. If not used properly, arcing (a blue flash of light) can occur
and cause damage to the microwave oven.
OK for Use
Racks and bakeware supplied with the microwave oven (on some
models), aluminum foil for shielding, and approved meat
thermometers may be used with the following guidelines:
■ To avoid damage to the microwave oven, do not allow
aluminum foil or metal to touch the inside cavity walls,
ceiling or floor.
■ Always use the turntable.
■ To avoid damage to the microwave oven, do not allow
contact with another metal object during microwave cooking.
Do Not Use
Metal cookware and bakeware, gold, silver, pewter, non-approved
meat thermometers, skewers, twist ties, foil liners such as
sandwich wrappers, staples and objects with gold or silver trim or
a metallic glaze should not be used in the microwave oven.

Microwave Cooking Power

Many recipes for microwave cooking specify which cooking power
to use by percent or name. For example, 70%=Medium-High.
Use the following chart as a general guide for the suggested
cooking power of specific foods.
Percent/Name Use
100%, High Quick heating convenience foods and foods
(default setting) with high water content, such as soups,
beverages and most vegetables.
90% Cooking small, tender pieces of meat, ground
meat, poultry pieces and fish fillets.
Heating cream soups.
80% Heating rice, pasta or stirrable casseroles.
Cooking and heating foods that need a cook
power lower than high. For example, whole fish
and meat loaf.
Percent/Name Use
70%, Reheating a single serving of food.
Medium-High
60% Cooking sensitive foods such as cheese and
egg dishes, pudding and custards.
Cooking non-stirrable casseroles, such as
lasagna.
50%, Medium Cooking ham, whole poultry and pot roasts.
Simmering stews.
40% Melting chocolate.
Heating bread, rolls and pastries.
30%, Medium- Defrosting bread, fish, meats, poultry and
Low, Defrost precooked foods.
20% Softening butter, cheese, and ice cream.
10%, Low Taking chill out of fruit.

Manual Cooking

Cook time may be set in the following increments, in minutes and
seconds:
Increment Time Setting
0:05 0:05-1:00
0:15 1:15-3:00
0:30 3:30-6:00
1:00 7:00-30:00
5:00 35:00-90:00
To Use:
1. Place food on the turntable, and then close the door.
2. Turn Program dial to Manual.
Turn Settings dial to set cook time. See chart for time
increments.
If cooking at 100% power, skip Step 3.
3. Press POWER control.
The display will show the default power of 100%.
Turn Settings dial to select cook power.
4. Press the Start control.
The display will count down the cook time.
When the cycle ends, "END" will appear in the display, and the
end-of-cycle tones will sound, followed by reminder tones.
5. Press the Stop control to clear the display and/or stop
reminder tones.
6. Return Program dial to OFF.

Doneness

For most automatic cooking functions, the doneness of a
particular food item can be adjusted by turning the Settings dial.
Increasing or decreasing the doneness adds time to, or subtracts
time from the cooking cycle.
For up to 20 seconds after cooking has started, turning the
Settings dial will change the doneness value. There are 5
settings: default, "Hi 1," "Hi 2," "L 1" and "L 2." The display
shows "----" for the default setting.
Doneness cannot be adjusted for Defrost functions or for the
Popcorn function.
Doneness cannot be decreased for Boneless Chicken Breasts
function.
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