Child Safety Lock; Tips For Food Preparation - Exido 253-013 User Manual

5. Press the "CONVECTION/GRILL/COMBI" button.
6. Press the Up or Down button until grill program "G - 1" is
shown in the display.
7. Press the "START/+30SEC./CONFIRM" button to confirm
the setting.
8. Set the cooking time using the Up or Down button.
9. Press the "START/+30SEC./CONFIRM" button to start
multi-stage cooking.
• NB! The auto menu programs and the automatic reheat
program cannot be used as a step in multi-stage cooking.
Cooking using auto menu
The microwave oven has 10 auto menu programs used for
different food types (see auto menu list in the table below).
When the "AUTO MENU" button (d) is pressed, the auto menu
programs are shown in the order indicated in the display.
1. Press the "AUTO MENU" button until the display shows
the required auto menu program. The relevant indicators
and AUTO indicator will light.
2. Press the "START/+30SEC./CONFIRM" button to confirm
the setting.
3. Use the Up or Down buttons to set the required weight/
number (intervals for weights/numbers can vary from
program to program).
4. The microwave oven will automatically calculate the
cooking time based on the auto menu program and
weight/number selected.
5. Press the "START/+30SEC./CONFIRM" button to start
cooking.
6. The microwave indicator and the AUTO indicator will start
to flash and the display will show the remaining time.
Auto menu Indication in the
program display
1 A1
2 A2
3 A3
4 A4
5 A5
6 A6
7 A7
8 A8
9 A9
10 A10
Example:
To set the microwave oven to cook potatoes:
1. Press the "AUTO MENU" button until the display shows
A10.
2. Press the "START/+30SEC./CONFIRM" button to confirm
the setting. The microwave, grill, convection and AUTO
indicators will light up.
3. Set the required number using the Up or Down button,
e.g. 2.
4. Press the "START/+30SEC./CONFIRM" button to start
cooking.
Automatic reheat
The microwave oven has four reheat programs, which are used
for different types and amounts of food (see table below).
1. Press the "AUTO REHEAT" button (c) several times to
select the required program. The display will show the
program number and the microwave indicator and AUTO
indicator will light up.
2. Set the required weight or number using the Up or Down
button (see table below).
3. The microwave oven will automatically calculate the
cooking time based on the program and weight selected.
Food item
Fish
Soup
Meat
Bread
Pizza
Cake
Pasta
Roast chicken
Vegetables
Potatoes
4. Press the "START/+30SEC./CONFIRM" button to start
cooking. The microwave indicator and the AUTO indicator
will start to flash and the display will show the remaining
time.
No. of Program number
times to
press
button
1 h1 (normal use)
2 h2 (dinner plate)
3 h3 (drinks/coffee)
4 h4 (rolls/muffin)
Example:
To set the microwave oven to reheat a plate of food
350 grams.
1. Press the "AUTO REHEAT" button twice.
2. The display will show "h - 2" and the microwave indicator
and AUTO indicator will light up.
3. Press the Up or Down button until the display shows "350
g".
4. Press the "START/+30SEC./CONFIRM" button to start
cooking.

CHILD SAFETY LOCK

The child safety lock prevents small children from using the
microwave oven. The microwave oven cannot be operated
as long as the child safety lock is active. The child safety lock
is activated by holding the "STOP/CLEAR" button down for
3 seconds. A long beep will be heard and the display shows
a key symbol and the current time or "0:00". The child safety
lock is deactivated by holding the "STOP/CLEAR" button down
for 3 seconds. The key symbol will then disappear from the
display.

TIPS FOR FOOD PREPARATION

When preparing food in the microwave oven, the following
basic rules apply:
Cooking time
Smaller quantities of food cook more rapidly than large
quantities. If the amount of food is doubled, the preparation
time must be more than doubled correspondingly.
Small pieces of meat, small fish and chopped vegetables
cook more quickly than large pieces. For the same reason, it is
recommended that if, for example, you wish to make goulash,
stews or similar, the meat be cut into pieces no bigger than 2 x
2 cm.
The compactness of the food is also very important for the
cooking time. The more compact the food is, the longer it takes
to cook.
• Whole joints require a longer cooking time than stewed
dishes.
• A joint requires a longer time than a dish using minced
meat.
The colder the food, the longer the cooking time needs to be.
Food at room temperature will therefore cook faster than food
from a fridge or freezer.
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Indication in Weight in
the display grams
150 150
250 250
350 350
450 450
600 600
250 250
350 350
450 450
1 240
2 480
3 720
1 70
2 140
3 210
weighing