Precautions Precautions to avoid possible exposure to excessive microwave energy. When heating liquids, e.g. soups, sauces and beverages in your microwave You cannot operate your oven with the door open due to the safety interlocks built into the door mechanism. These safety interlocks automatically switch off oven, delayed eruptive boiling can occur without evidence of bubbling.
Contents Precautions How the Microwave Oven Works Contents Unpacking & Installing 4 ~ 5 Microwaves are a form of energy similar to radio and television waves and ordinary daylight. Normally, microwaves spread outwards as they travel Setting the Clock through the atmosphere and disappear without effect. Microwave ovens, Child Lock however, have a magnetron which is designed to make use of the energy in Micro Power Cooking...
Unpacking & By following the basic steps on these two pages you will be able to quickly check that your oven is operating correctly. Please pay particular attention to the guidance on where to install your oven. When unpacking your Installing oven make sure you remove all accessories and packing.
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Plug your oven into a standard household socket. Make Press the STOP/CLEAR button, and press sure your oven is the only appliance connected to the the START button one time to set 30 socket. If your oven does not operate properly, unplug it seconds of cooking time.
Setting the You can set either 12 hour clock or 24 hour clock. In the following example I will show you how to set the time for 14:35 when using the 24 clock. Clock Make sure that you have removed all packaging from your oven. Make sure that you have correctly installed your oven as described earlier in this book.
Child Lock Press STOP/CLEAR. Your oven has a safety feature that Press and hold STOP/CLEAR until “L” appears on the display and prevents accidental running of the oven. BEEP sounds. Once the child lock is set, you will be The CHILD LOCK is now set. unable to use any functions and no cooking can take place.
Micro Power In the following example I will show you how to cook some food on 80% power for 5 minutes and 30 seconds. Cooking Make sure that you have correctly installed your oven as described earlier in this book. Press STOP/CLEAR.
Micro Power Your microwave oven is equipped with 5 power levels to give you maximum flexibility and control over Level cooking. The table below shows the examples of food and their recommended cooking power levels for use with this microwave oven. POWER LEVEL POWER OUTPUT POWER LEVEL...
Quick In the following example I will show you how to set 2 minutes of cooking on high power. Start Press STOP/CLEAR . The QUICK START feature allows you to Press START four times to select 2 minutes on HIGH power. set 30 seconds intervals of HIGH power Your oven will start before you have finished the fourth press.
Grill In the following example I will show you how to use the grill to cook some food for 12 minutes and 30 seconds. Cooking Press STOP/CLEAR . This model is fitted with a Press Grill. HEATER, so preheating is not needed. This feature will allow you to brown and crisp food quickly.
Convection In the following example I will show you how to preheat the oven at a temperature of 230°C. Cooking 1. To preheat. Press STOP/CLEAR. The convection oven has a temperature Press CO VECTION mode. range of 40°C and 100°C~ °C (180°C is automatically available when convection mode is selected).
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Convection In the following example I will show you how to preheat the oven first, then cook some food at a temperature of 230°C for 50 minutes. Cooking 2. To cook. Press STOP/CLEAR. Press CO VECTION mode. If you do not set a temperature your oven will automatically select 180°C.
Combination In the following example I will show you how to programme your oven with micro power Cooking 20% and grill for a cooking time of 25 minutes. 1. GRILL COMBINATION. Press STOP/CLEAR. once. Press COMBI Your oven has a combination cooking feature which allows you to cook food with heater and microwave at the same time or alternately.
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Combination In the following example I will show you how to programme your oven with:- micro power 40% and at a Cooking convection temperature 200 °C for a cooking time of 25 minutes. 2. CONVECTION COMBINATION. Press STOP/CLEAR. twice . Press COMBI Your oven has a combination cooking feature which allows you to cook food...
Auto The temperature and density of food varies, I would recommend that the food is checked before cooking commences. Pay particular attention to large joints of meat and chicken, some foods should not be Defrost completely thawed before cooking. The BREAD programme is suitable for defrosting small items such as rolls or a small loaf.
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AUTO WEIGHT DEFROST GUIDE * Food to be defrosted should be in a suitable microwave proof container and place uncovered on the glass turntable. * If necessary, shield small areas of meat or poultry with flat pieces of aluminum foil. This will prevent thin areas becoming warm during defrosting.
Quick Use this function to thaw only 0.5kg of Minced meat very quickly. Defrost This will require a standing time to allow the center to thaw. In the following example will show you how to defrost 0.5kg of forzen minced meat. Press STOP/CLEAR.
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QUICK DEFROST GUIDE Use this function to defrost quickly for minced meat. Remove the meat completely from its wrapping. Place the mince onto a microwave-safe plate. When beeps, at this point remove the mince from the microwave oven, turn the mince over and return to the microwave oven. Press start to continue. At the end of the program remove the mince from the microwave oven, cover with foil and allow to stand 5-15 minutes or until completely thawed.
Auto Cook In the following example I will show you how to cook 1.2kg of fried chicken. Press STOP/CLEAR. Press AUTO COOK until display shows “Ac 1”. AUTO COOK allows you to cook most of your favorite food easily by selecting the food type and entering the weight of the food.
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Function Category Weight Limit Utensil Food Temp. Instructions Fried Wash and dry skin. Brush the chicken with oil. Auto Cook 0.8 ~ 1.5kg low rack & Refri. Chicken Tie its feet with a cotton thread. Metal tray Place on the rack on the metal tray. When beep, turn food over.
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Function Category Weight Limit Utensil Food Temp. Instructions Auto Cook Choose medium sized potatoes 180 -220g. Wash and dry potatoes. Baked 0.2 ~ 1.0 kg Metal tray Room Potatoes Pierce potatoes several times with a fork. Place potatoes in the oven Roast Beef 0.5 ~ 1.5 kg Low rack &...
European In the following example I will show you how to cook 0.5 kg of Baked bean . Cook Press STOP/CLEAR. Press EUROPEAN COOK until display shows “Sc 3 - ”. European Menu allows you to cook most of your favorite food easily by selecting the food type and entering the weight of food by turn DIAL Turn DIAL until display shows 0.5kg.
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FOOD CATEGORY WEIGHT LIMIT UTENSILS FOOD TEMP. INSTRUCTIONS Place the oats and milk in a deep microwave- safe bowl. Room 1- 4 serves Microwave- 1. OATMEAL Cook uncovered. The oven will beep, stir the oats well and press start to safe bowl continue.
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FOOD CATEGORY WEIGHT LIMIT FOOD CATEGORY WEIGHT LIMIT UTENSILS UTENSILS FOOD TEMP FOOD TEMP. INSTRUCTIONS High rack Refrigerated Clean and dry. Place on the high rack. GRILLED FISH 0 .2kg-0.6 kg The oven will beep, turn food over and press start to continue. After cooking, remove from the oven.
K eep Warming In the following example I will show you how to keep warming at the temperature of 90°C for 30 minutes. Press STOP/CLEAR. Press KEEP WARMING The oven has a temperature range of 30 °C~90 °C when keep warming is Turn DIAL until display shows “90°C”.
WARNING Important safety instructions Please ensure cooking times are correctly set as over cooking may result in FIRE and subsequent Read carefully and keep for future reference DAMAGE to the OVEN. 12 Before cooking, pierce the skin of potatoes, apples or any such fruit or 1 Do not attempt to tamper with, or make any adjustments or repairs to the door, control panel, safety interlock switches or any other part of the oven.
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Important safety instructions WARNING Please do not let the POWER Read carefully and keep for future reference CORD touch the BACK COVER. 33 Only use the temperature probe recommended for this oven (for 24 Only use utensils that are suitable for use in microwave ovens. appliances having a facility to use a temperature-sensing probe).
Microwave-safe Utensils Never use metal or metal trimmed utensils in your Paper microwave oven Paper plates and containers are convenient and safe to use in your microwave oven, Microwaves cannot penetrate metal. They will bounce off any metal object in the provided that the cooking time is short and foods to be cooked are low in fat and oven and cause arcing, an alarming phenomenon that resembles lightning.
Food characteristics & Microwave cooking Moisture content of food Keeping an eye on things The recipes in the book have been formulated with great care, but your success in Since the heat generated from microwaves tends to evaporate moisture, relatively dry food such as roasts and some vegetables should either be sprinkled with water prior to cooking preparing them depends on how much attention you pay to the food as it cooks.
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Food characteristics & Microwave cooking To Clean Your Oven Stirring Stirring is one of the most important of all microwaving techniques. In conventional cooking, food is stirred for the purpose of blending. Microwaved food, however, is stirred in order to 1 Keep the inside of the oven clean spread and redistribute heat.
Questions & Answers Q What’s wrong when the oven light will not glow? Q Is it possible to pop corn in a microwave oven? A There may be several reasons why the oven light will not glow. A Yes, if using one of the two methods described Light bulb has blown below Door is not closed...
Plug wiring information/ Technical Specifications Warning Technical Specification This appliance must be earthed The wires in this mains lead are colored in accordance with the MC7887AB following codes BLUE ~ Neutral BROWN ~ Live Power Input 230 V AC / 50Hz GREEN &...