Precautions Precautions to avoid possible exposure to excessive microwave energy. When heating liquids, e.g. soups, sauces and beverages in your microwave You cannot operate your oven with the door open due to the safety interlocks built into the door mechanism. These safety interlocks automatically switch off oven, overheating the liquid beyond boiling point can occur without any cooking activity when the door is opened;...
Contents Precautions How the Microwave Oven Works Contents Unpacking & Installing 4 ~ 5 Microwaves are a form of energy similar to radio and television waves and Setting the Clock ordinary daylight. Normally, microwaves spread outwards as they travel through the atmosphere and disappear without effect. Microwave ovens, Child Lock however, have a magnetron which is designed to make use of the energy in Micro Power Cooking...
Unpacking & 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.
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Plug your oven into a standard household socket. Open your oven door by pushing the Release Button. Make sure your oven is the only appliance Place the ROTATING RING inside the oven and place connected to the socket. If your oven does not operate the GLASS TRAY on top.
Setting the You can set either12 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. 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.
Child Lock Press STOP/CLEAR. Your oven has a safety feature that Press and hold STOP/CLEAR until “L” appears on the display and BEEP prevents accidental running of the oven. sounds. Once the child lock is set, you will be The CHILD LOCK is now set. unable to use any functions and no cooking can take place.
Micro Power In the following example I will show you how to cook some food on 800W(80%) power for 5 minutes and 30 seconds. Cooking Make sure that you have correctly installed your oven as described earlier in this book. Press STOP/CLEAR.
Micro Power 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 Level microwave oven. POWER POWER LEVEL POWER LEVEL...
Auto cook Two stage 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 400W(40%). Cooking Auto cook Press STOP/CLEAR.
Quick In the following example I will show you how to set 2 minutes of cooking on high power. Start Press STOP/CLEAR. Press START/Q-START four times to select 2 minutes on HIGH power. The QUICK START feature allows you to Your oven will start before you have finished the fourth press.
Grill In the following example I will show you how to use the grill to cook some food for 12 minutes and 30 seconds. Cooking Press STOP/CLEAR. This feature will allow you to brown and Press GRILL. crisp food quickly. “GrIL”...
Combination Auto cook In the following example I will show you how to programme your oven with micro power 400W(40%) and combi for a cooking time of 25 minutes. Cooking Press STOP/CLEAR. Press COMBI twice. “Co-2” appears on the display Your oven has a combination cooking feature which allows you to cook food with heater and microwave at the same...
Continental In the fo llowing exa mple I wi ll s how y ou how to cook 0.4 kg of Couscous . Menu Press STOP/CLEAR. Continental Menu once. Press CONTINENTAL MENU allows you to cook most of your favorite food easily by selecting the food type and entering the weight of the food.
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Weight Category Utensil Food Temp Instructions Limit Ingredients Couscous 0.1 kg 0.2 kg 0.3 kg 0.4 kg Water 120 ml 240 ml 360 ml 480 ml butter 1 Tablespoon 2 Tablespoons 3 tablespoons Vegetable mixture 1. Pour water, butter in a large bowl and mix well. cover with plastic wrap and vent.
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Weight Category Utensil Food Temp Instructions Limit Ingredients Rice 0.1 kg 0.2 kg 0.3 kg 0.4 kg Stock 150 ml 300 ml 450 ml 600 ml (meat or vegetable) Vegetable oil 1 Tbs 2 Tbs 3 Tbs Onion 1/2 onion 1 onion 2 onion Microwave-...
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Weight Category Utensil Food Temp Instructions Limit Ingredients Potato mixture \ 250ml heavy cream 350g grated Gruyere cheese For Potato mixture : 1kg potatoes \ 400ml milk \ 1 1/2 teaspoons salt Pinch ground nutmeg Microwave- Slice potatoes into 3mm thickness. Combine all ingredients in safe baking a saucepan and simmer over medium heat until milk boils and Potato Gratin...
Arabic In the fo llowing exa mple I wi ll s how y ou how to cook 0.4 kg of Saffron Rice. Menu Press STOP/CLEAR. Arabic Menu twice. Press ARABIC MENU allows you to cook most of your favorite food easily by selecting the food type and entering the weight of the food.
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Weight Category Utensil Food Temp Instructions Limit Ingredients 1 pot of grape leaves \ 2 large onions, finely chopped 1/2 cup olive oil \ 1 garlic cloves, crushed \ 1 tomato, chopped 1 cup lemon juice \ 1 tablespoon tomato paste \ Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper 1 cup white rice \ 1/2 cup water \ 1/4 cup chopped dill 1.
European In the fo llowing exa mple I wi ll sh ow y ou how to cook 1.0 kg of Spaghetti Bolognese. Menu Press STOP/CLEAR. European Menu once. Press EUROPEAN MENU allows you to cook most of your favorite food easily by selecting the food type and entering the weight of the food.
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Weight Category Utensil Food Temp Instructions Limit Ingredients for bolognaise sauce 1 tablespoon olive oil \ 1 onion, chopped \ 1 garlic clove, crushed 400 g ground beef \ 100 g tomato paste \ 2 chopped tomatoes 1 tablespoon dried greens \ Salt and pepper to taste Ingredients for pasta Spaghetti 150 g pasta, cooked as package direction...
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Weight Category Utensil Food Temp Instructions Limit Ingredients 4 medium tomatoes Salt and pepper to taste 400g ground beef 1/2 cup bread crumbs 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard Stuffed 1 tablespoon dried greens Microwave- 1.2 kg Room Tomato 1 tablespoon parmesan cheese safe dish...
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Weight Category Utensil Food Temp Instructions Limit Ingredients for meat sauce 6 lasagna noodles, cooked as package direction 1kg meat and tomato sauce 40g grated cheese 1. Place 2 lasagna noodles side by side on bottom of a baking dish, covering bottom.
Oriental In the fo llowing exa mple I wi ll s how y ou how to cook 1.5 kg of Curry Chicken. Menu Press STOP/CLEAR. Oriental Menu once. Press ORIENTAL MENU allows you to cook most of your favorite food easily by selecting the food type and entering the weight of the food.
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Weight Category Utensil Food Temp Instructions Limit Ingredients 400 g chicken breasts, cut into chunks \ 1/4 cup olive oil 2 onions, chopped \ 4 garlic cloves, crushed \1 ginger root, peeled 1 cinnamon stick \ 2 dried red chilies \ 1 teaspoon tumeric powder 400 g tomato sauce \ 1/2 cup water or stock \ 1/2 cup plain yogurt Microwave- 1 tablespoon lemon juice...
The temperature and density of food varies, I would recommend that the food is checked before cooking Auto 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.
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AUTO WEIGHT DEFROST 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.
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Quick 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 frozen minced meat. Defrost Press STOP/CLEAR.
QUICK DEFROST GUIDE Use this function to defrost quickly for minced meet. Remove the meat completely from its wrapping. Place the mince onto a microwave-safe plate. When beeps, at this point remove the mince from the microwave oven, turn the mince over and return to the microwave oven. Press start to continue. At the end of the program remove the mince from the microwave oven, cover with foil and allow to stand 5-15 minutes or until completely thawed.
Timer In the following example I will show you how to set the timer for 15 minutes. Auto cook Press STOP/CLEAR. Your oven also has a Timer that can be Press KITCHEN TIMER. used for noncooking functions. When used as an independent timer, the oven is not running.
WARNING Important safety instructions Please ensure cooking times are correctly set as over cooking may result in FIRE and subsequent DAMAGE to the OVEN. Read carefully and keep for future reference 12 Before cooking, pierce the skin of potatoes, apples or any such fruit or 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.
Microwave-safe Utensils Never use metal or metal trimmed utensils in your Paper microwave oven Paper plates and containers are convenient and safe to use in your microwave oven, Microwaves cannot penetrate metal. They will bounce off any metal object in the provided that the cooking time is short and foods to be cooked are low in fat and oven and cause arcing, an alarming phenomenon that resembles lightning.
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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 The recipes in the book have been formulated with great care, but your success in such as roasts and some vegetables should either be sprinkled with water prior to cooking preparing them depends on how much attention you pay to the food as it cooks.
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Food characteristics & Microwave cooking. To Clean Your Oven Stirring 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.
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Questions & Answers Q What’s wrong when the oven light will not glow? Q Is it possible to pop corn in a microwave oven? A There may be several reasons why the oven light will not glow. A Yes, if using one of the two methods described Light bulb has blown below Door is not closed...
Plug wiring information/ Technical Specifications Warning Technical Specification This appliance must be earthed MH8040SZ/MH8040S The wires in this mains lead are colored in accordance with the following codes 220V AC~ 50Hz/60Hz 230 V AC / 50 Hz Power Input BLUE ~ Neutral...