Questions and Answers
Q. Whats wrong when the oven light will not glow?Q. Why is standing time recommended after the cooking operation
A. Light bulb has blown.has been completed?
Door is not closed.A. Standing time is very important.
With microwave cooking, the heat is in the food, not in the oven.
Q. Why is steam coming out of the air exhaust vent and/or why isMany foods build up enough internal heat to allow the cooking
water dripping from the bottom of the door?process to continue, even after the food is removed from the
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A. Steam is normally produced during cooking operations. Theoven. Standing time for joints of meat, large vegetables and
microwave has been made to vent this steam out of the sidecakes is to allow the inside to cook completely, without
vent, occasionally this steam condenses on the door and waterovercooking the outside.
then drips out at the bottom of the door. This is quite normal and
safe.Q. Why does my oven not always cook as fast as the microwave
cooking guide says?
Q. Does microwave energy pass through the viewing screen in theA. Check your cooking guide again, to make sure youve followed
door?directions exactly; and to see what might cause variations in
A. No. The metal screen reflects the energy to the oven cavity. Thecooking time. Cooking guide times and heat settings are
holes, or ports are made to allow light to pass; they do not letsuggestions, to help prevent over-cooking . . . the most common
microwave energy through.problem in getting used to a microwave oven.
Variations in the size, shape and weights and dimensions could
Q. Will the microwave oven be damaged if it operates while empty?require longer cooking time. Use your own judgement along with
A. Yes. Never run it empty.the cooking guide suggestions to check whether the food has
been properly cooked just as you would do with a conventional
Q. Why do eggs sometimes pop?cooker.
A. When baking or poaching eggs, the yolk
may pop due to steam build-up inside the yolk membrane. ToQ. Why do sparks and crackling (arcing) occur in the oven?
prevent this, simply pierce the yolk with a toothpick beforeA. There may be several reasons why sparks and crackling (arcing)
cooking.within cavity happens.
Never cook eggs witthout piercing their shells.You are using dishes with metal parts or trim (silver or gold).
You have left a fork or other metal utensil in the oven.
You are using a large amount of metal foil.
You are using a metal twist-tie.
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