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Sharp R-85STM-A Operation Manual

Microwave oven with top & bottom grills and convection cookbook
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OPERATION MANUAL
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R-85STM-A
MICROWAVE OVEN
with TOP & BOTTOM GRILLS
and CONVECTION
900W (IEC 60705)

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  • Page 1 OPERATION MANUAL with COOKBOOK R-85STM-A MICROWAVE OVEN with TOP & BOTTOM GRILLS and CONVECTION 900W (IEC 60705)
  • Page 2 If the product is used for business purposes and you want to discard it: Please contact your SHARP dealer who will inform you about the take-back of the product. You might be charged for the costs arising from take-back and recycling. Small products (and small amounts) might be taken back by your local collection facilities.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS ..........2 VEN AND CCESSORIES .

  • Page 4: Your Oven And Accessories

    • When you order accessories, please quote both the PART NAME and MODEL NUMBER to your dealer or SHARP approved service facility.The model number is located at the bottom of the control panel.

  • Page 5: Control Panel

    CONTROL PANEL 1. DIGITAL DISPLAY KEYS: 2. TIME 3. CONV. (ºC) 4. COMBI 5. INSTANT COOK 6. EXPRESS COOK 7. EXPRESS DEFROST 8. LESS/MORE 9. INFO 10. START/AUTO MINUTE 11. STOP/CLEAR 12. KITCHEN TIMER/CLOCK SET 13. WEIGHT UP/DOWN 14. MICRO POWER 15.

  • Page 6: Important Safety Instructions

    SHARP approved service by a person responsible for their safety. Children should be supervised to ensure that facility.

  • Page 7: Installation

    • When replacing the plug please ensure that SHARP recommend the use of the build in kit you use a BSI or ASTA approved plug to EBR-47ST, available from your SHARP dealer.

  • Page 8: Heating Category

    HEATING CATEGORY Microwave output power The heating category (a letter A to E) developed in Watts (based on by MAFF (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries international (IEC 60705) and Food) with microwave oven and food standard). manufacturers indicates the ability of the oven Letter representing the to heat small quantities of food (up to 500g oven heating category.

  • Page 9: Before Operation

    BEFORE OPERATION Your oven comes pre-set in Energy Save Mode (see page 8 for details). To operate the oven in Energy Save Mode: 1. Plug in the oven. Nothing will appear on the display at this time. 2. Open the door. The display will flash: 3.

  • Page 10: Energy Save Mode

    ENERGY SAVE MODE 1. Time of day appears on the display. Your oven has an Energy Save Mode. This facility saves electricity when the oven is not in use. • If the oven is not used, it will default to Energy 2.

  • Page 11: Setting The Clock

    SETTING THE CLOCK Your oven has a 12 hour clock. 1. Select the clock. • To select the 12 hour clock, press the KITCHEN TIMER/CLOCK SET key twice. 2. Enter the hours by pressing the TIME keys. To set the time of day follow the instructions opposite.

  • Page 12: How To Operate Your Oven

    HOW TO OPERATE YOUR OVEN Opening and closing the door: Example: To open the oven door, push the door opening To cook for 2 minutes 30 seconds on 70% button. microwave power. 1. Enter the cooking time by pressing the Starting the oven: 1 MIN.
  • Page 13 HOW TO OPERATE YOUR OVEN MANUAL DEFROSTING Example: • Enter the defrosting time and use microwave To defrost for 10 minutes on 30% microwave power levels 10% or 30% to defrost (refer to power. page 7). 1. Enter the defrosting time by pressing the •...

  • Page 14: Grill Cooking

    GRILL COOKING Example: The oven has top and bottom grills which can be used separately or combined.These have one To grill for 20 minutes, using GRILL-3. power setting only.The grill is assisted by the 1. Enter the cooking time by pressing the turntable which rotates simultaneously to ensure 10 MIN.

  • Page 15: Preheating The Oven

    PREHEATING THE OVEN Example: Your oven can be preheated to To preheat the oven to 180ºC. a desired temperature prior to 1. Enter the temperature by pressing the convection cooking. CONV. (ºC) key 5 times. NOTES: • When the oven reaches the desired temperature, the audible signal will sound and the temperature will be displayed in ºC.

  • Page 16: Convection Cooking

    CONVECTION COOKING Example: Your oven can be programmed to cook with ten different To cook for 20 minutes at 200ºC convection. temperatures by combining the 1. Enter the cooking time by pressing the top and bottom grills with the 10 MIN. key twice. convection fan.

  • Page 17: Dual Cooking

    DUAL COOKING Dual Cook combines microwave Example for Microwave and Convection: power with convection or grill. To cook for 20 minutes using Dual-1, 230ºC, 10% microwave power. 1. Enter the cooking time by pressing the The combination of microwave power with 10 MIN.

  • Page 18: Dual Cooking

    DUAL COOKING Example for Microwave and Grill: NOTES: To cook for 15 minutes using Dual-2, 50% • For DUAL-2 and DUAL-3 it is not necessary microwave power. to preheat the grill. • Follow the recommended dual cooking times 1. Enter the cooking time by pressing the 10 and procedures in the charts on pages 40 - 43.

  • Page 19: Instant Cook

    INSTANT COOK INSTANT COOK enables you to cook 4 Example: popular foods. To cook three Baked Potatoes. 1. Select the menu required by pressing the BAKED POTATO key 3 times. After 2 seconds the For cooking instructions please refer to the chart oven will start cooking on page 18.
  • Page 20 INSTANT COOK INSTANT COOK CHART MENU WEIGHT RANGE COOKING INSTRUCTIONS Baked Potatoes 1 - 4 potatoes (pieces) • Pierce each potato in several places and place towards 1 potato = the edge of the turntable. approx. 250g) • After cooking, leave to stand for 2 - 3 minutes. Pizza 0.1kg - 0.9kg •...

  • Page 21: Express Cook / Express Defrost

    EXPRESS COOK / EXPRESS DEFROST EXPRESS COOK enables you to cook 6 popular menus from frozen or chilled. Please refer to the chart on pages 20. EXPRESS DEFROST enables you to defrost 3 popular menus. Please refer to the chart on page 21. Follow the examples below for details on how to operate these functions.
  • Page 22 EXPRESS COOK / EXPRESS DEFROST EXPRESS COOK CHART MENU WEIGHT RANGE COOKING PROCEDURE Roast Beef/Lamb 0.6kg - 1.8kg • Place meat in a flan dish on the low rack. • After cooking, leave meat to stand wrapped in aluminium foil for 10 minutes. NOTES: x1: Frozen •...
  • Page 23 EXPRESS COOK / EXPRESS DEFROST EXPRESS DEFROST CHART MENU WEIGHT RANGE COOKING PROCEDURE Meat Joint: 0.6kg - 1.8kg • Place meat in a flan dish on the turntable. Beef/Lamb/Pork • Turn meat over when the audible signal sounds. • Stand, wrapped in foil, for 60 - 90 minutes until thoroughly defrosted.

  • Page 24: Convenient Functions

    CONVENIENT FUNCTIONS 1. SEQUENCE COOKING 4. Select Grill-1 by pressing the GRILL key once. This function allows you to cook using up to 4 automatic cooking stages for microwave mode and 2 automatic cooking stages for grill and dual cooking modes. Once programmed there is no need to interfere with the cooking operation as the oven will automatically move onto the next stage.

  • Page 25: Less And More

    CONVENIENT FUNCTIONS 2. LESS MORE The LESS ( ▼ ) and MORE ( ▲ ) keys enable you to: • Cook/defrost food for less or more time than the automatic programmes. • Decrease or increase cooking/defrosting time whilst the oven is in use (manual cooking only). TO USE WITH MANUAL COOKING: TO USE WITH AUTOMATIC PROGRAMMES:...

  • Page 26: Kitchen Timer

    CONVENIENT FUNCTIONS 3. KITCHEN TIMER Example: To set the timer for 5 minutes. Use the KITCHENTIMER as a minute timer or to monitor the standing time for cooked/defrosted 1. Press the KITCHEN TIMER key once. food. NOTES: • You can enter any time up to 99 minutes, 90 seconds.

  • Page 27: Information Guide

    CONVENIENT FUNCTIONS 5. INFORMATION GUIDE The INFO key provides a step-by-step information guide to the keys on the oven. Your oven comes set with the Information Guide ON. There are two options (A and B) when you use the INFO key: GUIDE OF KEYS allows you to press a GUIDE ON/OFF allows you to turn key to display information about it.

  • Page 28: Cooking Advice

    WARNING: Follow instructions in the SHARP operation manual at all times. If you exceed recommended cooking times and use power levels that are too high, food may overheat, burn and, in extreme circumstances, catch fire and damage the oven.

  • Page 29: Microwave Cooking Advice

    MICROWAVE COOKING ADVICE Food Characteristics Composition Foods high in fat or sugar (e.g. Christmas pudding, mince pies) require less heating time. Care should be taken as overheating can lead to fire. Bones in food conduct heat, making the food cook more quickly. Care must be taken so that the food is cooked evenly.

  • Page 30: Suitable Cookware

    SUITABLE COOKWARE To cook/defrost food in a microwave oven, the Round/oval dishes are preferable to square/ microwave energy must be able to pass through oblong ones, as the food in the corners tends to the container to penetrate the food.Therefore it overcook.A variety of cookware can be used as is important to choose suitable cookware.

  • Page 31: Defrosting Advice

    DEFROSTING ADVICE Defrosting food using your microwave oven is It is a simple proccess but the following the quickest method of all. instructions are essential to ensure the food is thoroughly defrosted. Rearrange Foods that are placed towards the outside of the dish will defrost quicker than foods in the centre.

  • Page 32: Reheating Advice

    REHEATING ADVICE For the reheating of foods, follow the advice and guidelines below to ensure food is thoroughly reheated before serving. Plated meals Remove any poultry or meat portions, reheat these separately, see below. Place smaller items of food to the centre of the plate, larger and thicker foods to the edge.

  • Page 33: Cleaning And Maintenance

    • The control panel must be wiped clean • Do not use harsh abrasive cleaners or sharp and dried with the door open, therefore metal scrapers to clean the oven door glass inactivating the oven.

  • Page 34: Troubleshooting

    It is hazardous for anyone prevent unnecessary service calls if the fault is other than a SHARP trained engineer to something simple. carry out servicing or repairs. Follow this simple check below:...

  • Page 35: Troubleshooting

    TROUBLESHOOTING TROUBLESHOOTING CHART QUERY ANSWER Draught circulates When the oven is working, air circulates within the cavity. around the door. The door does not form an airtight seal so air may escape from the door. Condensation forms in The oven cavity will normally be colder than the food being cooked, and so the oven, and may drip steam produced when cooking will condense on the colder surface.

  • Page 36: To Replace The Mains Plug

    Neither SHARP nor the supplier will be wires as described: liable if this happens. • The green and yellow wire to the plug terminal...

  • Page 37: Ookbook

    COOKBOOK CONTENTS & C ......... .35 NTRODUCTION ONVERSION HARTS...

  • Page 38: Defrosting Chart

    DEFROSTING CHART FOOD DEFROST MICRO ▼ METHOD ● STANDING TIME POWER LEVEL TIME Meat Joints 22 - 23 Minutes/ Place in a flan dish.Turn over 4 - 5 60 - 90 Minutes (Beef,Lamb,Pork) 450g times during defrosting. Shield. Minced Meat 5 - 8 Minutes/ Place on a plate.

  • Page 39: Cooking Chart

    COOKING CHART FOOD COOKING MICRO METHOD STANDING TIME POWER LEVEL TIME Fish Fillets 7 Minutes/ 100% Place in a single layer in a flan dish. 2 - 3 Minutes 450g Cover and cook. Whole Fish & Steaks 7 - 8 Minutes/ Place in a single layer in a flan dish.

  • Page 40: Rice, Pasta And Eggs

    COOKING CHART FOOD ❇ COOKING MICRO ▼ METHOD ● STANDING TIME POWER LEVEL TIME White rice 14 - 15 Minutes Add 300ml (1/2 pint) boiling water/100g rice. 2 Minutes (long grain) Do not cover. Stir twice during cooking. Brown rice 21 - 22 Minutes Add 400ml (14fl.oz) boiling water/100g rice.

  • Page 41: Grilling Chart

    GRILL - 3 COOKING CHART FOOD COOKING METHOD COOKING TIME MODE Tea Cakes and 4 - 5 Minutes for Slice in half. Place directly onto the turntable. GRILL - 3 Muffins 1 - 6 halves Turn over halfway through cooking. Crumpets 5 - 6 Minutes for Place directly onto the turntable.

  • Page 42: Dual -1 Cooking Chart

    DUAL -1 COOKING CHART FOOD COOKING METHOD COOKING TIME MODE Beef (rare) 10 - 11 Minutes Place on the low rack. DUAL - 1 (chilled) per 450g Calculate cooking time. 160°C, 50% Beef/Lamb 13 - 14 Minutes Place on the low rack. DUAL - 1 (medium) per 450g...

  • Page 43: Dual - 2 Cooking Chart

    DUAL - 2 COOKING CHART FOOD COOKING METHOD COOKING TIME MODE Beef rare Stage 1: 70% 10 - 11 Minutes Place fat side down in a flan dish on the low rack. (chilled) per 450g Calculate the cooking time. Stage 2: Use Sequence cooking.
  • Page 44 DUAL - 2 COOKING CHART FOOD COOKING METHOD COOKING TIME MODE Lamb Chops Stage 1: 10 Minutes Place in a flan dish on the low rack. (chilled) per 450g Calculate the cooking time. DUAL - 2, 70% Use Sequence cooking. (Page 22). Stage 2: Stage 1: Cook on DUAL - 2, 70% throughout, apart from the GRILL - 1...

  • Page 45: Fresh

    DUAL - 2 COOKING CHART FOOD COOKING METHOD COOKING TIME MODE Pizza Stage 1: Remove all packaging and place directly onto the turntable. (thin and deep) Use Sequence cooking. (Page 22). DUAL - 2, 100% (frozen) 4 Mins. 30 Secs. Stage 1: Cook on DUAL - 2, 100% for 1 min and 30 sec.

  • Page 46: Reheating Chart

    REHEATING CHART FOOD COOKING METHOD COOKING TIME MODE Canned foods 6 - 7 Minutes for Remove from the can. Place in a dish, cover. Stir (soups, beans, 425g can halfway through cooking. vegetables, etc.) Stand for 2 minutes after cooking. Christmas 40 - 50 seconds for Place in a flan dish.

  • Page 47: Recipes

    RECIPES & EGETABLE BEAN SOUP Serves 4 - 6 1 Place the celery, carrots, garlic and leeks in a 2.5 litre 75g celery, sliced bowl and cook on 100% for 3 minutes. 125g carrots, chopped 2 Place the remaining ingredients into the bowl and 2 cloves garlic, crushed (see tip, page 48) mix well.

  • Page 48: Fresh

    RECIPES AELLA Serves 4 1 Place the rice in a large bowl and add the stock, 200g white long grain rice turmeric and seasoning. Cook on 70% for 14 - 15 600ml (1 pint) hot chicken stock minutes, until the rice is tender, stir 2 - 3 times during 2.5ml ( tsp) turmeric cooking.

  • Page 49: Fresh

    RECIPES ISH PIE Serves 4 1 Arrange fish in a single layer in a flan dish. Cover and cook on 100% for 7 minutes. 450g white fish fillets (Cod or Haddock) 50g butter 2 Place butter, courgettes and mushrooms in a 2.5 litre 275g courgettes, sliced (approx.

  • Page 50: Fresh

    RECIPES ITRUS PORK CASSEROLE Serves 6 1 Place the carrots, celery and onion into a 2.5 litre casserole dish and cook on 100% for 4 minutes. 225g carrots, diced 150g celery, sliced 2 Add the remaining ingredients and stir thoroughly. 175g onion, finely chopped 3 Place the dish on the low rack and cook on 600g pork, cubed...

  • Page 51: Fresh

    RECIPES & TEAK KIDNEY PUDDING Serves 4 1 Place steak, kidney, onion, mixed herbs and stock in a casserole dish. Cover and cook on 70% for 40 450g stewing steak, chopped 100g kidney, chopped minutes. Stir after half the cooking time and add the 125g onion, chopped cornflour to thicken.
  • Page 52 RECIPES HICKEN SATAY Serves 4 1 Place all the marinade ingredients in a large bowl, mix well. Stir in the chicken, refrigerate for 2 hours to MARINADE: 15ml (1 tbsp) groundnut oil marinate. 15ml (1 tbsp) lemon juice 2 Thread the chicken onto skewers leaving no wood 60ml (4 tbsp) satay sauce exposed.
  • Page 53 RECIPES ARLIC CHICKEN Serves 4 - 6 1 Place the peppers, garlic, onion and chicken into a 2.5 litre (approx. 4 pints) bowl and cook on 100% for 4 125g green peppers, chunks 125g red peppers, chunks minutes. 125g yellow peppers, chunks 2 Add the remaining ingredients and mix well.
  • Page 54 RECIPES EGETABLE CHILLI Serves 4 - 6 1 Place the oil, onion, garlic and tomato purée in a large bowl. Heat on 100% for 2 minutes. 30ml (2 tbsp) olive oil 175g onion, chopped 2 Add the carrots, red and green pepper and 2 cloves garlic, crushed (see tip, page 48) sweetcorn, mix well.
  • Page 55 RECIPES HEESY JACKETS Serves 2 1 Prick each potato in several places. Place in a flan dish on low rack. Cook on DUAL - 1, 250°C, 50% for 20 minutes 2 baking potatoes (approx. 250g each) 50g butter until brown and crispy.Turnover after 7 minutes. 100g Double Gloucester cheese, finely 2 Halve each potato and scoop the flesh into a bowl, add chopped...
  • Page 56 RECIPES EDITERRANEAN PASTA Serves 4 1 Place the aubergines in a colander, sprinkle with salt and leave to drain for 30 minutes, pat dry with 1 aubergine, thickly sliced kitchen paper. cooking salt 2 Grease the turntable with 30ml (2 tbsp) oil and 3 x 30ml (2 tbsp) vegetable oil spread the peppers evenly on the turntable.
  • Page 57 RECIPES EGETABLE COUS COUS Serves 4 - 6 1 Place the carrots, swede, celery, onion and stock into a 3 litre (5 pint) casserole dish, mix well and cook on 70% 450g carrots, sliced 450g swede, diced for 20 minutes, stirring twice. 350g celery, sliced 2 Add the cous cous, mix well and cook on 70% for 10 225g onion, sliced...
  • Page 58 4 Pinch pastry edges to seal and make a slit in the 1 egg (medium) mixed with a little milk to glaze centre with a sharp knife. Brush with egg mixture to demerara sugar glaze and prinkle generously with sugar.
  • Page 59 RECIPES OIST CARROT CAKE Serves 6 - 8 1 Combine the oil, sugar and eggs. Fold in the flour, bicarbonate of soda, salt and cinnamon.Add the 150ml ( pint) sunflower oil 225g soft brown sugar carrots and walnuts, mix well. 3 eggs (medium), beaten 2 Grease and line a 20cm soufflé...
  • Page 60 RECIPES LAIN MICROWAVE CAKE Serves 4 - 6 1 Cream margarine and sugar, beat in the eggs. Fold in the flour and water. Grease and line the base of a 100g margarine 100g caster sugar 18cm cake dish with kitchen paper. Spoon mixture 2 eggs (medium), beaten into dish and smooth.
  • Page 61 RECIPES OTATO BREAD Serves 4 1 Place the potato, parsnips, flour, garlic and mustard in a large bowl, mix well. 325g potato, cooked and mashed 325g parsnips, cooked and mashed 2 Add the egg and milk, mix to form a soft dough. 225g self raising flour Knead the dough into a round shape approx.
  • Page 62 RECIPES HOCOLATE CREAMS Makes 8 biscuits 1 Grease two small round baking trays 2 Combine all the biscuit ingredients in a bowl, rub in BISCUITS: then mix well. 100g butter 3 Preheat the oven to CONVECTION 200°C. 50g caster sugar 4 Divide the mixture into 16 even sized pieces and roll 100g self raising flour into balls, Place apart on two greased baking trays.
  • Page 63 RECIPES HITE SAUCE Makes 300ml ( pint) 1 Place the butter in a bowl and heat on 100% for 1 minute, until melted. 25g butter 25g plain flour 2 Stir in the flour and whisk in the milk. Cook on 100% 300ml ( pint) milk for 8 minutes, stir every 2 minutes until thick and...
  • Page 64 RECIPES LUE CHEESE SAUCE Makes 450ml ( pint) 1 Place the cheese, cream wine, cornflour and parsley in a bowl, mix well. Season. 75g Blue Stilton cheese, finely chopped 300ml ( pint) soured cream 2 Heat on 100% for 8 minutes, stir twice during 150ml ( pint) white wine cooking and again before serving.

  • Page 65: Uarantee

    Sharp agrees to provide for the repair or, at its option, the replacement of a defective product. Sharp reserves the right to replace defective parts, or the product, with new or refurbished items. Items that are replaced become the property of Sharp.

  • Page 66: Specifications

    SHARP Electronics (U.K.) Ltd.
  • Page 68 Sharp Electronics (U.K.) Ltd London, U. K. U.K.: 08705 274277 (office hours) Ireland: 01 676 0648 (office hours) Website: http://www.sharp.co.uk/support PRINTED IN THAILAND TINS-A711WRRZ-K72...

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