Child Safety Lock; Tips For Food Preparation; Using Utensils When Preparing Food - Melissa 253-025 User Manual

Combination cooking without preheating
1. Place the food in the oven.
2. Press the "Combine" button to select cooking temperature. The
temperature can be set between 110 and 200 ºC in intervals of 10
degrees.
3. The microwave indicator, grill indicator, "ºC" and the red field at the
bottom of the display will light to indicate the temperature selected.
4. Set the cooking time using the "+" and "-" buttons.
5. Press the "Start" button to commence cooking.
6. The microwave indicator, grill indicator and the red field at the bottom
of the display will begin to flash and the display will show the remaining
time.
Defrosting by weight
1. Press the "Defrost" button (f) once.
2. "dEF1" flashes and "**" appears on the display.
3. Press the "Start" button to select the defrost function. "dEF1" stops
flashing.
4. Set the weight using the "+" and "-" buttons. The symbol "g" will
appear on the display.
5. Press the "Start" button to commence defrosting. "**" will start to flash
and the remaining time will be displayed.
6. Halfway through the defrosting time, the microwave oven will beep
twice to remind you to turn the food.
7. Open the oven door, turn the food and close the door again. If you as
a loose covering to prevent fat, etc. from spraying out into the oven
compartment.
8. Press the "Start" button to resume defrosting.
Defrosting by time
1. Press the "Defrost" button twice.
2. "dEF2" flashes and "**" appears on the display.
3. Press the "Start" button to select the defrost function. "dEF2" stops
flashing.
4. Set the defrosting time using the "+" and "-" buttons. Defrosting uses
30 % microwave power.
5. Press the "Start" button to commence defrosting. "**" will start to flash
and the remaining time will be displayed.
Cooking using auto menu
The microwave oven has 9 auto menu programs used for different food
types (see auto menu list (e) on the microwave oven control panel or the
table below).
1. Select auto menu program using the "+" and "-" buttons. See the
various programs in the table below.
2. The relevant indicators and AUTO indicator will light.
3. Press the "Start" button to confirm auto menu program selection.
4. Set the required weight using the "+" and "-" buttons (interval of
weights can vary from program to program). The microwave oven will
automatically calculate the cooking time based on the auto menu and
weight selected.
5. Press the "Start" button to commence cooking. The relevant symbols
will start to flash and the remaining time will be displayed.
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

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 pressing the "Stop/
Clear/Clock" and "Start" buttons simultaneously. A beep will be heard, and
the display shows a key symbol. The child safety lock is deactivated by
pressing the "Stop/Clear/Clock" and "Start" button simultaneously. 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.
When cooking vegetables, the cooking time depends on the freshness of
the vegetables. Therefore check the condition of the vegetables, and add
or deduct a little time accordingly.
The short cooking time when using a microwave oven means that the food
does not overcook.
• If required, a little water can be added.
• When cooking fish and vegetables, you only need to use the minimum
of water.
Microwave power
The choice of power setting depends on the condition of the food to be
cooked.
In most cases, the food is cooked on full power.
• Full power is used, among other things, for reheating food quickly,
boiling water or similar.
• Low power is principally used to defrost food and prepare dishes
containing cheese, milk or egg. (Whole eggs in their shell cannot be
cooked in the microwave oven, as there is a risk of the eggs exploding.)
In addition, lower power settings are also used to finish off and to retain
the excellent aroma of a dish.
General information on cooking
• If the whole meal is to be prepared in the microwave oven, it is
recommended that you start with the most compact foods, such as
potatoes. Once these are ready, cover them while the rest of the food is
prepared.
• Most food should be covered. A close-fitting cover retains the steam
and moisture, which shortens the cooking time in the microwave oven.
This is particularly the case when cooking vegetables, fish dishes and
casseroles. Covering food also distributes the heat better, thus ensuring
rapid and excellent results.
• In order to achieve the best possible results, it is important to position
the food correctly, as the microwave rays are most powerful in the
centre of the microwave oven. If, for example, you are baking potatoes,
you should position them along the edge of the glass turntable so that
they cook evenly.
• In order to cook compact dishes such as meat and poultry evenly, it is
important to turn the pieces of meat a few times.
Food item
• You can use the microwave oven for baking, although not with recipes
Reheating
that include yeast.
• When preparing food with a thick skin, e.g. potatoes, apples, whole
Potatoes
squash or chestnuts, you should prick holes in the skin to prevent the
Vegetables
food from bursting during cooking.
• When preparing food in a "traditional" oven, you normally avoid
Pasta
opening the oven door as much as possible. This is not the case with
Meat
a microwave oven: no energy or significant heat is lost. In other words,
you can open the oven door and look at the food as often as you want.
Fish
Pizza
Important safety measures when preparing food!
• If using the microwave oven to heat baby food or liquids in a feeding
Bread
bottle, you must always stir the food/liquid and check the temperature
Grill chicken thoroughly before serving. This ensures that the heat is evenly
distributed and avoids scalding injuries.
The lid and/or teat must not be fitted on a feeding bottle when it is placed
in the microwave oven.
• If some foods are heated too long, they may char and give off smoke. If
this happens, you should leave the oven door closed and switch off the
microwave oven completely.
• Some foods with low water content, e.g. chocolate in squares and
pastries with a sweet filling, should be heated carefully, otherwise they
or the container may be ruined.

USING UTENSILS WHEN PREPARING FOOD

Before starting to prepare food in containers, you should check that the
containers you wish to use are made of a suitable material, as some types
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