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STIF25B

Cooking with your microwave

Instruction booklet
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  • Page 1: Cooking With Your Microwave

    STIF25B Cooking with your microwave Instruction booklet...
  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    Important Safety Instructions Safety Please Read Carefully and Care should be taken so metal objects are Containers not left in the microwave Pressure will build up in sealed containers Keep for Future Reference These include : and can cause them to explode. Therefore ¨...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Contents Unpacking and getting ready page 4 Introducing microwave cooking page 6 Setting the child lock page 11 Setting the Clock page 12 Microwave Cooking page 13 Express Cook page 14 Multi-Stage Cooking page 15 Pre-set Function page 16 Auto Menu page 17 Inquiring Function...
  • Page 4: Unpacking And Getting Ready

    Unpacking and getting ready Unpacking This microwave oven is After unpacking your oven, check that it has not been damaged whilst in designed for home use. It the box. Make sure there are no dents, that the door closes properly. should not be used for commercial catering.
  • Page 5 Getting to know your Display microwave Shows the clock and cooking time/setting Control panel The oven beeps when you choose a setting on the control panel Turntable spindle Accessories: (included) LCD display To show the clock or cooking time/setting Glass turntable Auto Menu button Clock button T o quickly set cooking times...
  • Page 6: Introducing Microwave Cooking

    Introducing microwave cooking Introducing microwave cooking Always remember the basic safeguards you would follow when using any cooking equipment or handling hot food. This page gives some of the basic guidelines for microwave cooking. If you are unfamiliar with using a microwave, there is more information at the back of this instruction booklet.
  • Page 7: Checking Your Cooking Utensils

    Introducing microwave cooking Microwave ovens cook food using microwave energy that is Safety similar to naturally occurring radio waves. Normally, these "waves" would fade as they disappeared into the atmosphere Never use equipment but in a microwave oven they are concentrated onto food made of metal, except causing it to heat up.
  • Page 8: Microwave Heating Categories

    More about getting the most from microwave cooking Introducing microwave cooking Microwave heating categories Your oven has been tested and labelled to meet the government's voluntary agreement on the reheating of pre-cooked food. 900W Remember W is the output power of Always check that the food is the oven.
  • Page 9 Steam Introducing microwave cooking When you microwave food, steam is created as water in the food heats up and evaporates. The steam formed during microwave cooking is entirely safe. It has to escape from the microwave to prevent pressure from building up inside the oven.
  • Page 10: Checking Your Microwave

    Checking your microwave Introducing microwave cooking Check your microwave is working after unpacking and whenever you think it might not be working properly. Pull handle to open the door. Safety Put the turntable ring inside the oven and place the glass turntable on For your safety, the top of the ring.
  • Page 11: Setting The Child Lock

    Setting the Child Lock Setting the child lock The child lock is a safety feature which when set will lock all of the buttons on your microwave. This prevents your microwave being used accidentally, though your microwave door will still open. To Lock: Press and hold "Stop/Clear"...
  • Page 12: Setting The Clock

    Setting the Clock Using the microwave When the microwave oven is connected to the mains, the buzzer will ring once. Press "Clock" to set clock. Hour figures flash to tell you input the hour figures. Touch and rotate around the dial wheel to adjust the hour figures, the input time should be within 0--23.
  • Page 13: Microwave Cooking

    Microwave Cooking Microwave cooking Press the "Microwave" key once, "Microwave", "Select Power", " P100", " Set Cook Time" display at the same time. Hint: Starting and stopping cooking Repeatedly press "Microwave" to set the microwave power from 100% to 10%. It is possible to check cooking progress at any time, by For example, press "Microwave"...
  • Page 14: Express Cook

    Express Cook Microwave cooking In waiting state, press "Start/+30Sec." key to cook with 100% power level for 30 seconds. Press on the same key can increase 30 seconds. The maximum cooking time Hint is 95 minutes. The quick start feature allows you to set 30 seconds intervals of HIGH power cooking with the touch of the Start button.
  • Page 15: Multi-Stage Cooking

    Multi-Stage Cooking Microwave cooking Three stages can be maximumly set. If one stages is defrosting, it should be put in the first stage. The buzzer will ring once after each stage and the next stage will begin. Note: Auto menu cannot be set as one of the multi-stage. Example: if you want to defrost the food for 5 minutes, to cook the food with 80% microwave power for 7 minutes, and then to cook the food with 100% microwave power for 5 minutes.
  • Page 16: Pre-Set Function

    Pre-set Function Microwave cooking Set the clock first. (Consult the instruction of clock setting.) Input the cooking program. Three stages can be set at most. Defrosting should not be set in preset function. Auto menu can be set single stage only. Example: if you want to cook with 80% microwave power for 7 minutes.
  • Page 17: Auto Menu

    Auto Menu Microwave cooking In waiting state, press "< " or ">" or press "Auto Menu"to choose the auto menu function. Press " " or " " to choose the menu you need. Press "Ok" to confirm the menu you need. Touch and rotate around the dial wheel to choose the weight of menu.
  • Page 18 Auto menu Chart Microwave cooking Menu Display Cooking Time Comment Weight 200 g 2:00 400 g 4:00 Make sure food is thoroughly heated through. Auto Reheat 600 g 6:00 200 g 1:20 This setting is designed for re-heating cooked pizza slices (not frozen pizza). Pizza 400 g 2:30...
  • Page 19: Inquiring Function

    Inquiring Function Microwave cooking In cooking state, press"Microwave", the current power will be displayed for 2-3 seconds. During cooking state, press "Clock" to check the current time. It will be displayed for 2-3 seconds.
  • Page 20: Defrosting

    Defrost by Weight Defrosting Make sure the glass turntable, turntable ring and defrost rack are inside the oven. Hint After putting your frozen food in the oven on the defrost rack, close the door. You may wish to place the frozen food onto a plate or dish before placing it onto the Press the "Stop/Clear"...
  • Page 21: Defrost By Time

    Defrost By Time Defrosting Make sure the glass turntable, turntable ring and defrost rack are inside the oven. After putting your frozen food in the oven on the defrost rack, Note close the door. The defrost rack is not included/ Press the "Stop/Clear"...
  • Page 22: Cleaning Your Microwave

    Cleaning your microwave Cleaning Cleaning your oven each time you use it will help to prevent stubborn marks that can be difficult to clean. Caution Pay attention to the area around Keep the front of the Be careful not to spill Unplug the oven before oven clean so that the water into the vents.
  • Page 23: Using Aluminium Foil In Your Microwave

    Using aluminium foil in your Using aluminium foil microwave It is safe to use aluminium foil in your microwave oven as long as you follow these safety guidelines. As with all metal, microwave energy Follow these guidelines when using can not pass through foil, but provided foil in your microwave: that you keep the foil away from the side of the oven it will not cause sparks...
  • Page 24: Questions And Answers

    Questions and answers Questions and answers Why is it so important that I allow Why does not food seem to cook? standing time after cooking? Check that: With microwave cooking, many foods build up If you have a problem enough heat inside them to continue cooking even •...
  • Page 25 Questions and answers Does the microwave energy get through Why will not the oven light come on? the window on the door? No. The door has a special metal screen with holes Open the door. If the light does not come on, the in that lets you see inside but stops microwave bulb has probably blown.
  • Page 26: Specification

    The mark indicates the requirement NOT to dispose the equipment including any spent or discarded batteries as unsorted municipal waste, but use the return and collection systems available. Hitachi Europe Ltd. The highest quality requirements are placed on our products. However, should a malfunction occur for which you cannot find any...

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