AEG MCD1761E Operating Instructions Manual

AEG MCD1761E Operating Instructions Manual

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Microwave oven with grill
Operating instructions
PERFEKT IN FORM UND FUNKTION

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  • Page 1 MCD1751E / MCD1761E Microwave oven with grill Operating instructions PERFEKT IN FORM UND FUNKTION...
  • Page 2 Dear Customer, Thank you for buying an AEG microwave oven and putting your trust in the AEG brand name. Before using your AEG microwave oven for the first time, please read the instruction book thoroughly. This will enable you to take advantage of all the features that the appliance offers.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Important safety instructions ..........2 - 4 Oven &...
  • Page 4: Important Safety Instructions

    Important safety instructions IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS: READ CAREFULLY AND KEEP FOR FUTURE REFERENCE To avoid the danger of fire To avoid the possibility of injury The microwave oven should not be left unattended WARNING: during operation. Power levels that are too high or Do not operate the oven if it is damaged or cooking times that are too long may overheat malfunctioning.
  • Page 5 Important safety instructions Do not attempt to replace the oven lamp yourself or To avoid burns, always test food temperature and allow anyone who is not authorised by Service Force to stir before serving and pay special attention to the do so.
  • Page 6 Important safety instructions Do not use metal utensils, which reflect microwaves Do not use plastic containers for microwaving if the and may cause electrical arcing. Do not put cans in the oven is still hot from using the GRILL mode, DUAL oven.
  • Page 7: Oven & Accessories

    Oven & accessories Grill heating element Front trim Oven lamp Control panel Door opening button Waveguide cover Oven cavity Seal packing Door seals and sealing surfaces 10. Fixing points (4 points) 11. Ventilation openings 12. Outer cover 13. Rear cabinet 14.
  • Page 8: Control Panel

    Control panel 1 Digital Display 2 Indicators The appropriate indicator will flash or light up, just above each symbol according to the instruction. When an indicator is flashing, press the appropriate button (having the same symbol) or carry out the necessary operation.
  • Page 9: Before Operation

    Before operation Plug in the oven. Using the STOP button 1. The oven display will flash: Use the STOP button to: 1. Erase a mistake during programming. 2. Stop the oven temporarily during cooking. 3. Cancel a programme during cooking, touch twice. 2.
  • Page 10: What Are Microwaves

    What are microwaves? Microwaves are generated in the microwave oven by a magnetron and cause the water molecules in the food to oscillate. Heat is generated by the friction which is caused, with the result that the food is thawed, heated or cooked.
  • Page 11: Tips & Advice

    Tips & advice Using a food thermometer to Grill function determine cooking time You can use any heat-resistant container for the roasting/grilling function which is suitable for Once cooked, every drink and every foodstuff has a conventional roasting methods, e.g. china, ceramic, certain internal temperature at which the cooking glass and metal containers.
  • Page 12 Tips & advice Blanching vegetables Irregular shaped food Before freezing vegetables, they should be blanched. Place the thicker, more compacted end This preserves the quality and flavour at their best. of the food pointing towards the Method: wash and chop the vegetables. Put 250 g of outside.
  • Page 13 Heating Details for this can be found in the table: Heating food • The times are for food at a room temperature of 20° and drink (see page 23). C. The heating time for food stored in a refrigerator • Ready-prepared meals in aluminium containers should be increased slightly.
  • Page 14 Cooking fresh vegetables Details for this can be found in the table: Cooking fresh • Vegetables are usually cooked in a dish with a lid. vegetables (see page 25). Those with a high moisture content, e.g. onions or • When buying vegetables try to ensure that, as far as boiled potatoes, can be cooked in microwave cling possible, they are of similar size.
  • Page 15: Microwave Power Levels

    Microwave power levels Your oven has 5 power levels. To choose the power level 400 W for dense foods which require a long cooking for cooking, follow the advice given in the recipe time when cooked conventionally, eg. beef dishes, it is section.
  • Page 16: Microwave Cooking

    Microwave cooking Your oven can be programmed for up to 90 minutes. Cooking time Increasing unit (90.00) The input unit of cooking (defrosting) time 0-5 minutes 10 seconds varies from 10 seconds to five minutes. It depends on 5-10 minutes 30 seconds the total length of the cooking (defrosting) time as 10-30 minutes...
  • Page 17: Grill & Dual Grill Cooking

    Grill & dual grill cooking This microwave oven has two GRILL cooking modes: 1. Grill only. 2. Dual Grill (Grill with microwave). 1. GRILL ONLY COOKING This mode can be used to Grill/Brown food. Example: To make toast for 4 minutes. 2.
  • Page 18: Other Convenient Functions

    Other convenient functions 1. MULTIPLE SEQUENCE COOKING A sequence of 3 stages (maximum) can be programmed using combinations of MICROWAVE, GRILL or DUAL GRILL. Example: To cook: 2 minutes and 30 seconds on 560 W power (Stage 1) 5 minutes Grill only (Stage 2) STAGE 1 1.
  • Page 19 Other convenient functions 2. QUICK START FUNCTION The START/QUICK button allows you to operate the two following functions: a. Direct start You can directly start cooking on 800 W microwave power level for 30 seconds by pressing the START/QUICK button. NOTE: To avoid the misuse by children the START/QUICK button can be used only within 3 minutes after preceding operation, i.e., closing the door, pressing the STOP button or cooking completion.
  • Page 20: Automatic Operation

    Automatic operation The AUTOMATIC function automatically works out the correct cooking mode and cooking time. You can choose from 8 AUTOCOOK menus and 4 AUTO DEFROST menus. What you need to know when using AUTOMATIC PROGRAMMES button this automatic function: 1.
  • Page 21: Automatic Charts

    Automatic charts BUTTON MENU NO. WEIGHT (Increasing PROCEDURE Unit)/ UTENSILS AC-1 Cook 0,10 - 0,30 kg (50 g) • Remove the frozen french fried potatoes from French Fried (initial temp -18° C) the package and place them in a flan dish. Potatoes Flan dish •...
  • Page 22 Automatic charts BUTTON AUTOCOOK WEIGHT (Increasing PROCEDURE Unit)/ UTENSILS AC-6 Cook 0,1 - 0,8 kg (100 g) Boiled Potatoes: Peel the potatoes and cut them Boiled Potatoes (initial temp 20° C) into similar sized pieces. Jacket Potatoes Bowl & lid Jacket Potatoes: Choose potatoes of similar size and wash them.
  • Page 23: Recipes For Automatic Ac-7 & Ac-8

    Automatic charts BUTTON WEIGHT (Increasing PROCEDURE AUTO DEFROST Unit)/ UTENSILS 0,1 - 1,0 kg (100 g) • Distribute in a flan dish in the centre of the Ad-4 Defrost (initial temp -18° C) turntable. For 1,0 kg distribute directly on the Bread Flat dish turntable.
  • Page 24 Recipes for automatic AC-7 & AC-8 Preparation GRATIN (AC-8) 1. Mix together the leaf spinach with the onion and Spinach gratin Ingredients season with salt, pepper and nutmeg. 2. Grease the gratin dish. Place alternate layers of 0,5 kg 1,0 kg 1,5 kg potato slices, diced ham and spinach in the dish.
  • Page 25: Cooking Charts

    Cooking charts ABBREVIATIONS USED tbsp = tablespoon l = litre min = minutes tsp = teaspoon ml = millilitre sec = seconds Cup = cupful cm = centimetre dm = diameter kg = kilogram DFC = dry fat content app. = approximate g = gram DF = deep frozen sach.
  • Page 26 Cooking charts TABLE: DEFROSTING Food / Drink Quantity Setting Power Time Hints Standing time -Level- -Min- -Min- Meat for roasting 1500 80 W 58-64 Place on an upturned plate, turn over 30-90 (e.g. Pork, Beef, 1000 80 W 42-48 halfway through defrosting 30-90 Lamb, Veal) 80 W...
  • Page 27 Cooking charts TABLE: COOKING FRESH VEGETABLES Vegetable Quantity Setting Power Time Hints Added water -Level- -Min- -Tbsps/ml- Artichokes 800 W remove the stalk, cover 3-4 tbsp Leaf Spinach 800 W wash, dry well, cover, stir once or twice during cooking Cauliflower 800 W 15-17...
  • Page 28 Cooking charts TABLE: COOKING, GRILLING AND BROWNING Food Quantity Setting Power Time Hints Standing time -Level- -Min- -Min- Roasts 800 W Season to taste, place in shallow dish, 5-10 (Pork,Veal, Lamb) 400 W 3-5* place on the turnatble, turn over after * 560 W 400 W 1000...
  • Page 29: Recipes

    Recipes ADAPTING RECIPES FOR THE HOW TO USE THE RECIPES MICROWAVE OVEN If you would like to adapt your favourite recipes for • All the recipes in this book are calculated on the the microwave, you should take note of the following: basis of 4 servings - unless otherwise stated.
  • Page 30 Soups & starters Switzerland 1. Put the butter and diced onion in the dish and steam with the lid on the dish. Barley soup approx. 1-2 min. 800 W Total cooking time: approx. 35-40 minutes 2. Add the vegetables to the dish. Then add the bones, Utensils: Bowl with lid (2 Iitre capacity) the strips of bacon and the barley and fill with the Ingredients...
  • Page 31 Meat, fish & poultry France 1. Wash the tuna, pat dry and sprinkle with lemon juice. Allow the fish to stand for approximately 15 minutes, Fresh tuna with vegetables then pat dry again and add salt. Total cooking time: approx. 21-23 minutes 2.
  • Page 32 Meat, fish & poultry Germany 1. Put the water, oil and salt in the dish and bring to the boil with the lid on. Courgette and macaroni bake 3-4 min. 800 W Total cooking time: approx. 41-49 minutes 2. Break the macaroni into pieces, add to the dish, stir Utensils: Bowl with lid (2 Iitre capacity) and allow to swell.
  • Page 33 Meat, fish & poultry Switzerland 1. Wash the fish, pat dry and sprinkle with lemon juice. Leave to stand for 15 minutes, pat dry again and rub Fish fillet with cheese sauce with salt. Total cooking time: approx. 22-26 minutes 2.
  • Page 34 Meat, fish & poultry Spain 1. Cut the spinach finely, mix with the quark and the cheese and season to taste. Stuffed ham 2. Place a tablespoon of the filling on each slice of the Total cooking time: approx. 15-21 minutes cooked ham and roll up.
  • Page 35 Meat, fish & poultry Switzerland 1. Slice the meat into finger-thick strips. 2. Smear the butter evenly around the dish. Add the Zurich veal stew onion and the meat to the dish, cover and cook. Stir Total cooking time: approx. 11-15 minutes once during cooking.
  • Page 36 Meat, fish & poultry China 1. Wash the prawns. Remove the shell and tail. Cut into the spine and remove gut. Cut each prawn into 2 or 3 Prawns with chilli pieces and snip each piece so they do not curl when Total cooking time: approx.
  • Page 37 Vegetables & noodles Italy 1. Slice the tomatoes and mix with the diced onion and ham, garlic, minced beef and tomato puree. Season Lasagne and steam with lid on. Total cooking time: approx. 22-26 minutes 7-9 min. 800 W Utensils: Bowl with lid (2 Iitre capacity) 2.
  • Page 38 Vegetables & noodles Spain 1. Put the potatoes in the bowl, add the water, cover and cook. Turn once during cooking. Stuffed potatoes 8-10 min. 800 W Total cooking time: approx. 12 - 16 minutes Allow to cool. Utensils: Bowl with lid (2 litre capacity) 2.
  • Page 39 Drinks & desserts France 1. Peel the pears, keeping them whole. 2. Put sugar, vanilla sugar, liqueur and water into the Pears in chocolate sauce bowl. Stir and heat. Total cooking time: approx. 12-16 minutes 1-2 min. 800 W Utensils: Bowl with lid (2 Iitre capacity) 3.
  • Page 40: Care & Cleaning

    Care & cleaning CAUTION: DO NOT USE COMMERCIAL OVEN Oven Interior CLEANERS, STEAM CLEANERS, ABRASIVE, HARSH 1. For cleaning, wipe any splatters or spills with a soft CLEANERS, ANY THAT CONTAIN SODIUM damp cloth or sponge after each use while the oven HYDROXIDE OR SCOURING PADS ON ANY PART OF is still warm.
  • Page 41: What To Do If

    What to do if..the microwave appliance is not working ... the microwave will not switch off ? properly ? - Isolate the appliance from the fuse box. Check that - Contact your local Service Force Centre. - the fuses in the fuse box are working, ...
  • Page 42: Service & Spare Parts

    Service & spare parts If you wish to purchase spare parts or require an engineer, contact your local AEG Service Force Centre by telephoning: 08705 929 929 Your telephone call will be automatically routed to the Service Force Centre covering your post code area.
  • Page 43: Guarantee Conditions

    Standard guarantee conditions We, AEG, undertake that if within 12 months of the date of the purchase this AEG appliance or any part thereof is proved to be defective by reason only of faulty workmanship or materials, we will, at our discretion repair or replace the same FREE OF CHARGE for labour, materials or carriage on condition that: •...
  • Page 44: Specifications

    Ecologically responsible disposal of packaging materials and old appliances Packaging materials AEG microwave ovens require effective packaging to protect them during transportation. Only the minimum packaging necessary is used. Packaging materials (e.g. foil or styrofoam) can place children at risk.
  • Page 45: Installation

    Installation INSTALLING THE APPLIANCE 1. Remove all packaging and check carefully for any 3. Fit the appliance into the kitchen cupboard slowly, signs of damage. and without force, until the front frame of the oven 2. If fitting the microwave oven above a conventional seals against the front opening of the cupboard.
  • Page 46 Installation CONNECTING THE APPLIANCE TO THE POWER SUPPLY • The electrical outlet should be readily accessible so that the unit can be unplugged easily in an emergency. • The socket should not be positioned behind the cupboard. • The best position is above the cupboard, see (A). When not connecting the power supply cord to position (A) it should be removed from the support clip (see diagram, item 14, on page 5) and routed under the oven.
  • Page 48 AEG Domestic Appliances Cornwall House 55 - 77 High Street Printed on recycled paper- SLOUGH AEG - putting words into action SL1 1DZ Telephone: 08705 350350 Printed on paper manufactured with © Electrolux plc 2004 environmentally sound processes.
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