Sharp R-820BW R-820BK/BW Microwave Operation Manual - Page 15

MANUAL OPERATION Helpful Hints for Convection, Roast and Grill Cooking Your Sharp Grill 2 Convection Microwave Oven can cook any food perfectly because of the number of ways it can cook: microwave, roast (convection with microwave cooking), convection and grill. The Cooking Guides on pages 24 to 39 have excellent instructions, guidelines, hints, charts and recipes to help you get the best use of your oven. Consult them often until you are familiar with the oven. Grill Cooking 1. Using a preheated rack can give a grilled appearance to steaks, hot dogs etc. 2. Foods, such as vegetables or frozen snack foods, can be grilled directly on the turntable. 3. The turntable has an easy clean finish; however, be careful not to scratch the surface when turning foods. Heat-resistance plastic spatulas work well. Convection Cooking: 1. When preheating, the turntable can be left in or removed. 2. Do not cover turntable or rack with aluminum foil. It interferes with air flow that cooks food. 3. Round pizza pans are excellent cooking utensils for many convection-only items. Choose pans that do not have extended handles. 4. When baking, check for doneness after time has elapsed. If not completely done, let stand in oven a few minutes to complete cooking. Roast Cooking 1. Meats and poultry are best when roasted directly on the rack. A shallow dish can be placed below the food if gravy is to be made from the drippings. 2. Less tender cuts can be roasted and tenderized using oven cooking bags. NOTE: During ROAST, some metal baking utensils may cause arcing when they come in contact with the turntable, oven walls or rack. Arcing is a discharge of electricity that occurs when microwaves come in contact with metal. 13