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Oven Thank you for purchasing this Samsung product. Instructions & Cooking guide Please be advised that the Samsung warranty does NOT cover service calls to explain product operation, correct improper installation, or perform normal cleaning or maintenance. MC28A5013AK_TL_DE68-04698D-00_EN.indd 1 MC28A5013AK_TL_DE68-04698D-00_EN.indd 1...
Preparation contents CONNECTING SMARTTHINGS (WIFI MODEL ONLY) Safety instructions ....................3 Installation ......................9 1. Launch a QR code reader app and scan the QR code Accessories .........................9 image on the product. Installation site ......................9 Turntable ........................9 2. Try connecting the SmartThings app to the product. Maintenance .......................10 Cleaning ........................10 Replacement (Repair) ..................10...
safety instructions Combining microwave and convection ............46 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Using the child lock features ................47 Using the turntable on/off features ..............48 READ CAREFULLY AND KEEP FOR FUTURE Using the deodorisation features ..............48 REFERENCE. Switching the beeper off ...................48 Cookware guide ....................49 WARNING: If the door or door seals are Cooking guide ....................50 damaged, the oven must not be operated...
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This appliance is intended to be used in Microwave heating of beverages can result in household only and it is not intended to be delayed eruptive boiling, therefore care must used such as: be taken when handling the container. • staff kitchen areas in shops, offices and The contents of feeding bottles and baby other working environments;...
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Metallic containers for food and beverages are This appliance can be used by children not allowed during microwave cooking. aged from 8 years and above and persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental The care should be taken not to displace the capabilities or lack of experience and turntable when removing containers from the knowledge if they have been given...
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If the oven generates a strange noise, a WARNING: Ensure that the appliance is burning smell, or smoke is emitted, unplug switched off before replacing the lamp to the power plug immediately and contact your avoid the possibility of electric shock. nearest service center.
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Do not insert fingers or foreign substances. If foreign substances enter the children less than 8 years. oven, unplug the power cord and contact a local Samsung service centre. Do not apply excessive pressure or impact to the oven. Do not place the oven over fragile objects.
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Limited warranty Remove wire twist ties. Electric arcing may occur. Samsung will charge a repair fee for replacing an accessory or repairing a Do not use the oven to dry papers or clothes. cosmetic defect if the damage to the unit or accessory was caused by the Use shorter times for small amounts of food to prevent overheating or burning.
installation INSTALLATION SITE • Select a flat, level surface approx. 85 cm above the 20 cm 20 cm 10 cm 10 cm ACCESSORIES floor. The surface must support the weight of the above above behind behind oven. Depending on the model that you have purchased, you are supplied with •...
If the door won’t open or close smoothly, first check if the door seals have built up impurities. Use a soft cloth in soapy water to clean both the inner • If you want to replace the light bulb, contact a local Samsung service and outer sides of the oven. Rinse and dry well.
oven use CHECKING THAT YOUR OVEN IS OPERATING CORRECTLY HOW A MICROWAVE OVEN WORKS The following simple procedure enables you to check that your oven is Microwaves are high-frequency electromagnetic waves; the energy released working correctly at all times. If you are in doubt, refer to the section entitled enables food to be cooked or reheated without changing either the form or “Troubleshooting”...
SETTING THE TIME COOKING/REHEATING Your microwave oven has an inbuilt clock. When power is supplied, “88:88” The following procedure explains how to cook or reheat food. and then “12:00” is automatically displayed on the display. ALWAYS check your cooking settings before leaving the oven unattended. Please set the current time.
POWER LEVELS AND TIME VARIATIONS STOPPING THE COOKING The power level function enables you to adapt the amount of energy You can stop cooking at any time so that you can: dissipated and thus the time required to cook or reheat your food, according •...
USING THE AUTO REHEAT / COOK FEATURES The following table presents quantities and appropriate instructions for auto reheat & cook. The 10 Auto Reheat / Cook features include/provide pre-programmed cooking Use oven gloves when taking out food. times. You do not need to set either the cooking times or the power level. You can adjust the size of the serving by pressing the Up or Down button.
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2. Auto Cook Serving Code/Food Instructions Size Serving Code/Food Instructions Size 100-150 g We recommend to preheat the oven (2 pcs) to 180 °C for 5 minutes using the Frozen Bread 200-250 g Weigh the vegetables after washing, convection function. Put 2 to 6 frozen Rolls 200-250 g 300-350 g...
USING THE INDIAN RECIPE FEATURES The following table presents the various Indian Recipe (Veggie) programmes and appropriate Instructions. The 101 Indian Recipe features provide pre-programmed cooking times. You Use oven gloves when taking out food. do not need to set either the cooking times or the power level. Use only dishes that are microwave-safe.
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Serving Serving Code/Food Ingredients Code/Food Ingredients Size Size 400-450 g Penne Pasta - 200 g, Chopped onion - 500-600 g For green paste : Green chillies - 6~8, 2 tbsp., Spring onions - 3 ea (chopped along Pasta Vegetable in Chopped garlic - 2 tsp., Chopped with the green part), Lemon grass Thai Curry spinach - 75 g, Cream - 1 cup, Grated...
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The following table presents the various Indian Recipe (Non-Veggie) Serving Code/Food Ingredients programmes and appropriate Instructions. Size 6. Soups & Snacks 450-500 g Boneless Chicken - 150 g, Ginger, Garlic, Serving Green Chili - 1 tbsp.(small pieces), Salt & Chicken Code/Food Ingredients Pepper Powder as per your taste, Corn...
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Serving Serving Code/Food Ingredients Code/Food Ingredients Size Size 300-350 g Chopped Boneless Chicken - 150 g, 400-450 g Boneless Chicken - 300 g, Lemon juice Fresh Coriander Leaves a few springs, - 3 tbsp., Salt as per your taste, Honey Tom Yum Lemon Chicken Green or Fresh red chili - 3~4, Lemon - 3 tsp., Pepper powder - 1 tsp., Olive...
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Serving Serving Code/Food Ingredients Code/Food Ingredients Size Size 6-11 300-350 g Boneless Chicken - cut into small 6-13 400-450 g Boneless Chicken - 250 g (cut into bite pieces, Soya sauce - 3 tbsp., Grated size pieces), Cashew nut - 15~20, Dried Ginger Chicken Chicken Hong Ginger - 1 tbsp., Thinly sliced Ginger - 1...
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7. Indian Special Chicken Dishes Serving Code/Food Ingredients Size Serving Code/Food Ingredients Size 500-600 g Boneless Chicken - 450 g, Chopped Mushroom - 8~10, Spring onion - 3~4, Chicken & 400-450 g Chicken legs - 5~6, Chopped coriander Finley chopped Garlic - 5~6, Chopped leaves - 2 tbsp., Oil - 4 tbsp., Tomato Mushroom with Mirchi Chicken...
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Serving Serving Code/Food Ingredients Code/Food Ingredients Size Size 600-700 g Chicken - 500 g (cut into long pieces), 600-700 g Chicken - 600 g (cut into pieces of your Yogurt - ½ cup, Lemon juice - 2 tbsp., choice), Chopped onion - 1 ea, Ginger Chicken Jalfrani Chicken Cream - ½ cup, Salt as per your taste,...
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Serving Serving Code/Food Ingredients Code/Food Ingredients Size Size 500-600 g Chicken - 400 g (cut into pieces of 7-11 700-800 g Chicken - 500 g (cut into pieces of your your choice), Chopped onion - 3 ea, choice), Ginger-garlic paste - each 1 Chicken Masala Chicken Chopped tomato - 3 ea, Ginger-garlic...
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8. All Time Favorite Serving Code/Food Ingredients Size Serving Code/Food Ingredients Size 500-550 g Keema - 500 g (Meanced meat), Curd - ¾ cup, 2 eggs, Garlic paste - 1 tsp., Meat Loaf 550-600 g Boneless chicken - 500 g, French beans Ginger paste - 1 tsp., Garam masala - 18~20 (cut into 1 piece), Carrots - Chicken a'la Kiev...
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Serving Serving Code/Food Ingredients Code/Food Ingredients Size Size 350-400 g Keema - 200 g, Basmati Rice - 1 cup, 400-450 g Boneless Chicken - 200 g, Pineapple Ghee - 4 tbsp., Cloves - 5 laung, Green juice - ½ cup, Baby corns (cut into Keema Pulav Chicken with cardamoms (broken) - 4, Ginger paste...
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Serving Serving Code/Food Ingredients Code/Food Ingredients Size Size 500-550 g Boneless chicken - 400 g, Kashmiri 8-10 500-550 g Boneless chicken - 250 g, Capsicum red chili - 4~5 dry, Onion - ½, Garlic - - 1 ea (cut into pieces), Oil - 3 tbsp., Chicken in Thai Chicken in Hot 8~10 flakes, Chopped ginger - 1 tsp.,...
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9. Indian Famous Variety Serving Code/Food Ingredients Size Serving Code/Food Ingredients Size 800-900 g Boneless Mutton - 600 g, Cashewnuts - ½ cup, Green chillies - 2~3, Fresh Mutton Mirchi 500-550 g Mutton - 250 g, Spaghetti - 100 g, Oil - coriander leaves - 1 few springs, Yogurt 2 tbsp., Green capsicum - 1 small sized, Mutton Tetrazini...
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Serving Serving Code/Food Ingredients Code/Food Ingredients Size Size 700-750 g Prawns - 500 g, Ginger-garlic - each 600-650 g Chicken - 400 g (cut into 8 pieces) 1 tsp., Cumin seeds - 1 tsp., Red chilies Marinade : Thick yogurt - ½ cup, Bombay Prawn Dum Chicken whole - 12~15, Cloves - 7~8, Cinnamon...
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Serving Serving Code/Food Ingredients Code/Food Ingredients Size Size 9-11 450-500 g Keema - 250 g, Ginger-garlic paste - 1 350-400 g Chicken - 100 g (cut into 2-3 pieces), tsp., Green chilies - 2 (chopped), Garam Water - 4 cups, Salt as per your taste. Kheema Kofta Chicken Hot &...
USING THE DOUGH PROOF / CURD FEATURES Serving Code/Food Ingredients The 5 Dough Proof / Curd features provide pre-programmed cooking times. Size You do not need to set either the cooking times or the power level. 9-13 550-600 g Noodles - 200 g, Boneless Chicken You can adjust the dough proof / curd category by pressing the Up or Down - 200 g, Water - 4 cups, Fresh red Chicken in...
The following table presents how to use the auto programme for rising yeast USING THE POWER DEFROST FEATURES dough or curd. The 5 Power Defrost features enables you to defrost meat, poultry, fish, 1. Dough Proof bread, cake and fruit. The defrost time and power level are set automatically. You simply select the programme and the weight.
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The following table presents the various Power Defrost programmes, Serving Code/Food Instructions quantities and appropriate instructions. Remove all kind of package material Size before defrosting. 125-1000 g Put bread horizontally on a piece of kitchen Place meat, poultry and fish on a flat glass plate or on a ceramic plate, paper and turn over, as soon as the oven arrange bread, cake and fruit on kitchen paper.
CONVECTION GRILLING The convection mode enables you to cook food in the same way as in The grill enables you to heat and brown food quickly, without using a traditional oven. The microwave mode is not used. You can set the microwaves.
CHOOSING THE ACCESSORIES 3. Select the appropriate power level by pressing the Up or Down button until the corresponding output Traditional convection cooking does require cookware. power is displayed (600, 450, 300 W). At that time, You should, however, use only cookware that you would press the Select button to set the power level.
1. Press the Combi button. 6. Press the START button. Result: The following indications are displayed: Result: • Combination cooking starts. Cb - 1 (Microwave + Grill) • The oven is heated to the required 2. Make the display indicating Cb - 2 by pressing the Up temperature and then microwave or Down button, and then press the Select button.
USING THE TURNTABLE ON/OFF FEATURES USING THE DEODORISATION FEATURES The Turntable on/off button enables you to use large dishes which fill the Use the feature after cooking odorous food or when there is a lot of smoke in whole oven by stopping the turntable from rotating (only manual cooking the oven interior.
cookware guide Microwave- Cookware Comments safe To cook food in the microwave oven, the microwaves must be able to penetrate the food, without being reflected or absorbed by the dish used. • Fine glassware Can be used to warm foods or ✓...
cooking guide Cooking Guide for frozen vegetables Use a suitable glass pyrex bowl with lid. Cook covered for the minimum time – see table. Continue cooking to get the result you prefer. MICROWAVES Stir twice during cooking and once after cooking. Add salt, herbs or butter Microwave energy actually penetrates food, attracted and absorbed by its after cooking.
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Cooking Guide for fresh vegetables Food Serving Size Power Time (min.) Use a suitable glass bowl with lid. Add 30-45 ml cold water (2-3 tbsp.) for Egg Plants 250 g 900 W 3½-4 every 250 g unless another water quantity is recommended – see table. Cook Instructions covered for the minimum time –...
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Cooking Guide for rice and pasta REHEATING Rice: Use a large glass bowl with lid - rice doubles in volume during Your microwave oven will reheat food in a fraction of the time that cooking. Cook covered. conventional ovens hobs normally take. After the cooking time is over, stir before standing time and salt Use the power levels and reheating times in the following chart as a guide.
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REHEATING LIQUIDS Food Serving Size Power Time (min.) Always allow a standing time of at least 20 seconds after the oven has been Soup (Chilled) 250 g 900 W 2½-3 switched off to allow the temperature to even out. Stir during heating, if 350 g 3-3½...
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DEFROSTING Food Serving Size Power Time (min.) Microwaves are an excellent way of defrosting frozen food. Microwaves Cheese 400 g 600 W gently defrost frozen food in a short period of time. This can be of great Fondue Ready- Instructions advantage, if unexpected guests suddenly show up.
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Food Serving Size Power Time (min.) Food Serving Size Power Time (min.) Poultry Bread Chicken Pieces 500 g (2 pcs) 180 W 14-15 Bread Rolls 2 pcs 180 W 1-1½ 4 pcs 2½-3 (Each ca. 50 g) Whole Chicken 1200 g 180 W 32-34 Toast/Sandwich...
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GRILL Grill Guide for Fresh Food Preheat the grill with the grill-function for 2-3 minutes. The grill-heating element is located underneath the ceiling of the cavity. It Use the power levels and times in this table as guide lines for grilling. operates while the door is closed and the turntable is rotating.
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CONVECTION Serving 1 step 2 step Fresh food Power Cooking with convection is the traditional and well known method of cooking Size (min.) (min.) food in a traditional oven with hot air. Gratin 450 g 450 W + 9-11 The heating element and the fan position is at the back-wall, so that the hot Grill Potatoes/ air is circulating.
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Convection Guide for fresh and frozen food Serving 1 step 2 step Fresh food Power Preheat the convection with the auto pre-heat function to the desired Size (min.) (min.) temperature. Use the power levels and times in this table as guide lines for MEAT convection cooking.
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TIPS AND TRICKS Serving 1 step 2 step Fresh food Power Size (min.) (min.) MELTING BUTTER Put 50 g butter into a small deep glass dish. Cover with plastic lid. CAKE Heat for 30-40 seconds using 900 W, until butter is melted. Marble Cake 500 g Only 180 °C...
troubleshooting and information code Problem Cause Action The power The oven has been After cooking for an Troubleshooting turns off during cooking for an extended extended period of time, let operation. period of time. the oven cool. If you have any of the problems listed below try the solutions given. The cooling fan is not Listen for the sound of the Problem...
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Problem Cause Action Problem Cause Action Heating including The oven may not work, Put one cup of water in a When power is The door is not properly Close the door and check the Warm too much food is being microwave-safe container connected, the closed.
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Problem Cause Action Problem Cause Action Turntable Oven The oven does The door is open. Close the door and try again. While turning, the There is no roller ring, Install the roller ring and not heat. turntable comes or the roller ring is not then try again.
Problem Cause Action Steam SAMSUNG strives to improve its products at all times. Both the design specifications and these user instructions are thus subject to change without I can hear water Water is heated using This is not an oven boiling during the steam heater.