Precautions Precautions to avoid possible exposure to excessive microwave energy. When heating liquids, e.g. soups, sauces and beverages in your microwave oven, delayed eruptive boiling can occur without evidence of bubbling. This could result in a sudden boil over of the hot liquid. To prevent this possibility the following steps should be taken: You cannot operate your oven with the door open due to the safety interlocks built into the door mechanism.
Contents How the Microwave Oven Works Precautions Contents Unpacking & Installing Setting the Clock Child Lock Micro Power Cooking Micro Power Level Two Stage Cooking Quick Start Grill Cooking Combination Cooking Auto Cook Auto Defrost Quick Defrost More or Less Cooking Important safety instructions Microwave - safe Utensils Food characteristics & Microwave cooking Questions & Answers Plug wiring information/Technical Specifications Microwaves are a form of energy similar to radio and television waves and
Unpacking & Installing By following the basic steps on these two pages you will be able to quickly check that your oven is operating correctly. Please pay particular attention to the guidance on where to install your oven. When unpacking your oven make sure you remove all accessories and packing. Check to make sure that your oven has not been damaged during delivery.
Plug your oven into a standard household socket. Make sure your oven is the only appliance connected to the socket. If your oven does not operate properly, unplug it from the electrical socket and then plug it back in. Fill a microwave safe container with 300 ml (1/2 pint) of water. Place on the GLASS TRAY and close the oven door. If you have any doubts about what type of container to use please refer to page 21. Open your oven door by pulling the DOOR HANDLE.
Setting the Clock You can set either 12 hour clock or 24 hour clock . In the following example I will show you how to set the time for 14:35 when using the 24 clock. Make sure that you have removed all packaging from your oven. Make sure that you have correctly installed your oven as described earlier in this book. Press STOP /CLEAR. When your oven is plugged in for the first time or when power resumes after a power cut, a ‘0’ will be shown in the display; you will have to reset the clock.
Child Lock Press STOP/CLEAR . Your oven has a safety feature that prevents accidental running of the oven. Once the child lock is set, you will be unable to use any functions and no cooking can take place. However your child can still open the oven door! Press and hold STOP/CLEAR until “L” appears in the display and BEEP sounds. The CHILD LOCK is now set. The time will disappear on the display if you have set the clock. “L” remains displayed to let you know that CHILD LOCK is set.
Micro Power Cooking In the following example I will show you how to cook some food on 80% power for 5 minutes and 30 seconds. Make sure that you have correctly installed your oven as described earlier in this book. Press STOP/CLEAR. Your oven has five microwave Power settings. High power is automatically selected but repeated presses of the Power key will select a different power level .
Your microwave oven is equipped with 5 power levels to give you maximum flexibility and control over cooking. The table below shows the examples of food and their recommended cooking power levels for use with this microwave oven.
Two stage Cooking In the following example I will show you how to cook some food in two stages. The first stage will cook your food for 11 minutes on HIGH; the second will cook for 35 minutes on 40%(280W). Press STOP/ CLEAR. START/CLEAR and the During two stage cooking the oven door can be opened and food checked. Close the oven door and press Set the power and the cooking time for stage1. Press POWER once to select HIGH power. START/Q-START STAR T/Q-START and the cooking stage will continue.
In the following example I will show you how to set 2 minutes of cooking on high power. Press STOP/CLEAR. The QUICK START feature allows you to set 30 seconds intervals of HIGH power cooking with a touch of the START key. Press ST STAR ART/Q-START T/Q-START four times to select 2 minutes on HIGH power. Your oven will start before you have finished the fourth press. During QUICK START cooking, you can extend the cooking time up to 10 minutes by repeatedly pressing the MORE key.
Grill Cooking In the following example I will show you how to use the grill to cook some food for 12 minutes and 30 seconds. Press STOP/CLEAR. GRILL This model is fitted with a HEATER GRILL, so preheating is not needed. Press GRILL. This feature will allow you to brown and crisp food quickly. The grill rack can be used in two positions - high or low, depending on food type and size. Set the cooking time. Press 10 MIN once. Press 1 MIN twice. Press 10 SEC three times.
Combination Cooking In the following example I will show you how to programme your oven with combi mode co-3 for a cooking time of 25 minutes. Press STOP/CLEAR. Press COMBI. three times. “Co-3” appears on the display. Your oven has a combination cooking feature which allows you to cook food with heater and microwave at the same time (or alternately). This generally means it takes less time to cook your food. The sheath heater grills the surface of the food while microwave heats inside.
Auto Cook In the following example I will show you how to cook 0.5 kg of jacket potato. Press STOP/CLEAR. AUTO COOK allows you to cook most of your favorite food easily by selecting the food type and entering the weight of the food by pressing the MORE/LESS key. NOTE: When cooking vegetables with the AUTO COOK function only microwave mode is used, but when cooking meat, grill and microwave modes are used alternately. Press AUTO COOK once. “Ac-1” appears on the display. Select desired weight of potato.
FOOD CATEGORY FOOD TEMP. QUANTITY INSTRUCTIONS JACKET POTATO Room temp. 0.1 Kg ~ 1.0 Kg Wash, dry and prick potato with a fork several times. Place the potato on centre of the glass tray. FRESH VEGETABLE Room temp. 0.2 Kg ~ 0.8 Kg Place prepared vegetables into a suitable sized container (e.g. casserole dish). Add 30 ml water per 200 g vegetables. Frozen 0.2 Kg ~ 0.8 Kg Place prepared frozen vegetables into a suitable sized container. Add 30 ml water per 200 g vegetable.
Auto Defrost The temperature and density of food varies, I would recommend that the food is checked before cooking commences. Pay particular attention to large joints of meat and chicken, some foods should not be completely thawed before cooking. For example fish cooks so quickly that it is sometimes better to begin cooking while still slightly frozen. The BREAD programme is suitable for defrosting small items such as rolls or a small loaf. These will require a standing time to allow the centre to thaw.
AUTO DEFROSTING GUIDE * Food to be defrosted should be in a suitable microwave proof container and place uncovered on the glass turntable. * If necessary, shield small areas of meat or poultry with flat pieces of aluminum foil. This will prevent thin areas becoming warm during defrosting. Ensure the foil does not touch the oven walls. * Separate items like minced meat, chops, sausages as soon as possible. When BEEP, turn food over. Remove defrosted portions. Continue to defrost remaining pieces.
Quick Defrost Use this function to thaw only 0.5kg of Minced meat very quickly. This will require a standing time to allow the center to thaw. In the following example will show you how to defrost 0.5kg of forzen minced meat. Press STOP/CLEAR. Weight the food that you are about to defrost. Be certain to remove any metallic ties or wraps; then place the food in your oven and close the oven door. Press QUICK DEFROST to select the MEAT defrosting programme.
In the following example I will show you how to change the preset AUTO COOK programmes for a longer or shorter cooking time. Press STOP/CLEAR. Your food is cooking to how you like it by using the MANUAL COOK and AUTO COOK programme, there is no need to use the MORE/LESS buttons. Your food is cooked to your satisfaction by using the MORE/LESS buttons all of the AUTO COOK programmes to be adjusted to cook your food for a longer or shorter time.
Important safety instructions Read carefully and keep for future reference 1 Do not attempt to tamper with, or make any adjustments or repairs to the door, control panel, safety interlock switches or any other part of the oven. It is hazardous for anyone to carry out any service or repair operation which involves the removal of any cover which gives protection against exposure to microwave energy. Repairs should only be undertaken by a qualified service technician. 2 Do not operate the oven when empty.
Microwave-safe Utensils Never use metal or metal trimmed utensils in your microwave oven Paper Paper plates and containers are convenient and safe to use in your microwave oven, provided that the cooking time is short and foods to be cooked are low in fat and moisture. Paper towels are also very useful for wrapping foods and for lining baking trays in which greasy foods such as lamb are cooked. In general, avoid coloured paper products as the colour may run.
Food characteristics & Microwave cooking Moisture content of food Keeping an eye on things Since the heat generated from microwaves tends to evaporate moisture, relatively dry food such as roasts and some vegetables should either be sprinkled with water prior to cooking or covered to retain moisture. The recipes in the book have been formulated with great care, but your success in preparing them depends on how much attention you pay to the food as it cooks. Always watch your food while it cooks.
Food characteristics & Microwave cooking Stirring To Clean Your Oven Stirring is one of the most important of all microwaving techniques. In conventional cooking, food is stirred for the purpose of blending. Microwaved food, however, is stirred in order to spread and redistribute heat. Always stir from the outside towards the centre as the outside of the food heats first. 1. Keep the inside of the oven clean Food spatters or spilled liquids stick to oven walls and between seal and door surface.
Questions & Answers Q. What’s wrong when the oven light will not glow? A. There may be several reasons why the oven light will not glow. Light bulb has blown Door is not closed Q. Is it possible to pop corn in a microwave oven? A. Yes, if using one of the two methods described below 1. Popcorn-popping utensils designed specifically for microwave cooking. 2. Prepackaged commercial microwave popcorn that contains specific times and power outputs needed for an acceptable final product. Q.
Plug wiring information/ Technical Specifications Warning Technical Specification This appliance must be earthed MH5947U/MH5947US The wires in this mains lead are colored in accordance with the following codes BLUE ~ Neutral BROWN ~ Live GREEN & YELLOW ~ Earth Power Input Output Microwave Frequency Outside Dimension Power Microwave Consumption Grill As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug procee
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