From the manufacturer

How to use your EASi Microwave

To microwave, simply press the Microwave button until your required time is reached; the time increases by 30 seconds until 5 minutes and it then increases by 1 minute until 60 minutes. Press the start button and microwave will then start to cook at the full power.

To defrost simply press the Defrost button until your required time is reached; the time increases by 30 seconds until 5 minutes and it then increases by 1 minute until 60 minutes. Press the start button and the microwave will then start to defrost.

To pause the cooking cycle simply press the Stop button, to cancel, press the Stop button for a second time.

How Microwaves Work

Microwave ovens do not generate any heat themselves but instead emit waves of microwave energy which cause the water molecules in food to vibrate. This vibration produces heat which in turn cooks the food.

This is why your food will come out of the microwave piping hot, when your utensils inside the microwave stay much cooler.

Microwave energy cannot penetrate metal, so the inside of the appliance is lined with metal. The door is lined with a fine metal mesh which prevents microwaves from escaping.

Cooking Hints & Tips

To avoid any microwave mishaps it is recommended to take extra care with the following:

Foods with a membrane or outer skin (eg. fruits, sausages, potatoes, egg yolks).

– Food with a sealed or none porous skin must be pierced to allow pressure and steam to escape.

– Low moisture foods (eg. cereals, bagels, dried pasta, pulses and chocolate).

– These must be cooked for a very short length of time with constant supervision.

– High sugar content foods (eg. jams, syrups).

– These foods can become easily ‘super-heated’ when cooked in a microwave oven.

– Foods containing alcohol.

– Foods with an alcohol content must not be cooked in a microwave as they could ignite.