What do the symbols on a combination microwave oven mean?

With the fan oven function, the fan blows hot air at a steady rate and distributes the heat evenly throughout your combination microwave oven. This not only gives you a crisp finish but also lets you heat up multiple dishes at once. The biggest difference from other functions, such as top and bottom heat, is that the fan oven function heats all the walls at the same time. This allows you to regulate the temperature very precisely. Heating several meals, oven dishes or other foods at once is easy in this setting. How do you recognise the fan oven function on your combination microwave oven? Look among the symbols for the fan icon. That’s the sign for a fan oven. Sometimes you’ll see a fan with a line underneath or above the symbol. That’s the top/bottom heat function, which is not the same as the fan oven function. Do you have an oven? Then you’ll recognise these same symbols on your electric oven or fan oven. We’re also happy to help you understand what the symbols on your oven mean.

A combination microwave oven with a grill function is always a good idea. Because as well as reheating food, defrosting meat and popping popcorn, the grill function turns your combination microwave into a barbecue. Just like on a barbecue, the grill setting browns the outside of the food nicely and cooks it slowly on the inside. If you use a grill rack, you place the food even closer to the heat source and get attractive grill marks.

How to use the grill function on your combination microwave oven:

1. Prepare your meat or vegetables as you normally would.
2. Place the ingredient on the rack in your microwave and put a heat-resistant plate under the rack to catch any drips.
3. Set the combination microwave oven to the grill setting, choose the number of minutes and press ‘start’.
4. When the timer goes off, it’s time to enjoy.

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Looking for the defrost function on your combination microwave oven? Look for a symbol with a snowflake and a droplet. That is the defrost function. This function is useful for defrosting products without cooking them through. In this way, you don’t cook the product, but bring it back up to temperature. Want to prevent your food from drying out in your microwave oven? Use a cover over your plate. Choose the ideal size from our microwave accessories.