ABOUT YOUR KENWOOD MICROWAVE OVEN Your new Kenwood Microwave Oven is an 800 watt model with a 23 litre capacity. It can be used for defrosting, reheating and cooking. For your safety and that of those around you, please take special care to read the...
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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS contd. Always test the temperature of cooked food especially if you are heating or cooking foods or liquids for babies. Foods and liquids should be allowed to stand for a few minutes and stirred to distribute heat evenly. Remember to stir with a non-metal utensil to prevent the food or liquid suddenly bubbling over the container.
HOW TO USE YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN Before any cooking can start, it is necessary to set the clock on the clock/cooking display panel. If the electric power supply is interrupted at any time, it will be necessary to reset the clock using the instructions on page 6. 1.
THE CONTROL PANEL Display Time Number Pads Weight Weight Defrost Options Defrost Pad weight meat seafood poultry defrost Combination combination Power Level Pad Pre-Set Pad power pre-set level Clock Pad Jet Defrost Pad clock defrost Express Microwave Pad Programme Pad micro express wave...
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SETTING & RESETTING THE CLOCK G Switch on the supply. You will see: G Press the CLOCK pad. A bleep will sound. Press the CLEAR pad. A bleep will sound, then enter the time of day. Use the 10 min and 1 min pads to set the hours. Use the 10 sec and 1 sec pads to set the minutes.
SETTING THE COOKING TIME & POWER LEVEL G Press the MICROWAVE pad. The display will show : 0 and 1S This is the 1st Stage (1S) indicator G Press the TIME pads as shown in setting the CLOCK to set the required cooking time.
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EXPRESS The oven is pre-programmed with 4 popular settings. Pressing the EXPRESS pad will set the oven for 15 seconds, press twice for 30 seconds, three times for 1 minute and 4 times for 2 minutes. These settings run at maximum power level. Press the START pad. PRE-SET G The oven can be pre-set to come on at a later time.
GRILL The grill can be used on its own or combined with the microwave oven. Use the grill to cook steaks, chops, kebabs, sausages, burgers etc. G To use the grill only, first place the food on the wire rack in the oven. G Press the GRILL pad.
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WEIGHT DEFROSTING – MEAT, POULTRY AND SEAFOOD For automatic defrosting of frozen meat, poultry and seafood by weight. This function allows you to defrost meat, poultry and seafood. The defrosting time and power level are automatically set once you have selected the type of food and its weight. Please note that this facility is not suitable for defrosting meat, poultry and seafood above a certain weight, as shown in the table below: Display...
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JET DEFROSTING For defrosting frozen food by time. This feature can be used to defrost most frozen foods in the time you set. It should be used for defrosting foods which are not in the WEIGHT DEFROST category or which are too heavy for the WEIGHT DEFROST programme.
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PROGRAMME COOKING The oven can be set to do several consecutive functions. It could, for example, defrost and then cook an item, finishing off by grilling to ‘brown’ the food. It is possible to set a one, two or three-step programme. G Press the clear pad before starting.
TIMER The oven can be used as a stand-alone timer. In this setting the oven light and fan will come on but no cooking will take place. G To set the timer press the MICROWAVE pad and use the number pads to set the required time.
If the door seal is damaged in any way the oven must not be used until it has been repaired by a Kenwood Authorised Repairer. It is occasionally necessary to remove the glass tray for cleaning. Wash the tray in warm soapy water, then rinse and dry thoroughly.
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If the oven or supply cord are damaged in any way, or it is necessary to replace the oven light, or repair the oven, the work must, for safety reasons, be carried out by Kenwood or a Kenwood Authorised Repairer.