Precautions Precautions to avoid possible exposure to excessive microwave energy. You cannot operate your oven with the door open due to the safety interlocks When heating liquids, e.g. soups, sauces and beverages in your microwave built into the door mechanism. These safety interlocks automatically switch off oven, overheating the liquid beyond boiling point can occur without evidence of bubbling.
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 Setting the Scroll Speed through the atmosphere and disappear without effect.
8cm from the edge of the surface to prevent tipping. An exhaust outlet is located on top or side of the oven. Blocking the outlet can damage the oven. MC-9246JR MC-9246JLR HIGH RACK LOW RACK...
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Plug your oven Fill a microwave Open your oven door into a standard by pulling the DOOR safe container with household socket. Make sure 300 ml (1/2 pint) of water. HANDLE. Place the ROTATING your oven is the only Place on the GLASS TRAY and RING inside the oven and place appliance connected to the close the oven door.
Setting the You can set either12 hour clock or 24 hour clock. 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.
Setting the You can set scroll speed. Scroll Speed In the following example I will show you how to set Slow scroll speed. 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 “CHILD LOCKED” appears on the prevents accidental running of the oven. display and BEEP sounds. Once the child lock is set, you will be The CHILD LOCK is now set.
Micro Power In the following example I will show you how to cook some food on 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. Level The table below shows the examples of food and their recommended cooking power levels for use with this microwave oven. OUTPUT POWER LEVEL 900W...
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 Cooking for 11 minutes on HIGH; the second will cook for 35 minutes on 40%. 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 Q-start four times to select 2 minutes on HIGH power. Your oven will start before you have finished the fourth press. The QUICK START feature allows you to set 30 seconds intervals of HIGH power cooking with a touch of the Q-start key.
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. Press GRILL. This model is fitted with a QUARTZ GRILL, so preheating is not needed. This feature will allow you to brown and crisp food quickly.
Convection In the following example I will show you how to preheat the oven first, then cook some food at a temperature of Cooking 230 °C . 1. To preheat. Press STOP/CLEAR. The convection oven has a temperature Press CONVECTION. range of 40 °C and 100 °C~250 °C (180 °C is automatically available when convection mode is selected).
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Convection In the following example I will show you how to preheat the oven first, then cook some food at a temperature of Cooking 230 °C for 50 minutes. 2. To cook. Press STOP/CLEAR. Press CONVECTION. If you do not set a temperature, your oven will automatically select 180 °C.
Combination In the following example I will show you how to programme your oven with - micro power 40% and grill for a Cooking cooking time of 25 minutes. 1. GRILL COMBINATION. Press STOP/CLEAR. Press COMBI once to select Grill combination. Your oven has a combination cooking feature which allows you to cook food with heater and microwave at the same...
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Combination In the following example I will show you how to programme your oven with micro power 40% and at a convection temperature 200 °C for a cooking time of 25 minutes. Cooking 2. CONVECTION COMBINATION. Press STOP/CLEAR. Press COMBI twice to select Convection combination. Press MICRO twice to select micro power level of 40%.
The temperature and density of food varies, I would recommend that the food is checked before cooking Auto Weight 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 Defrost slightly frozen.
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.
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 meat. Defrost Press STOP/CLEAR.
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Use the Function to defrost quickly for minced meat. 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.
Rotisserie In the following example I will show you how to cook 0.5kg of Roast Beef. Cook Press STOP/CLEAR. Press ROTISSERIE COOK of the required food type. ROTISSERIE COOK MENU allows you to In this example press ROAST BEEF once. cook most of your favorite food easily by selecting the food type.
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Category Weight Limit Utensil Food Temp. Instructions Roast Beef 0.5 – 1.8 kg Rotisserie Refrigerated 1. Brush the beef with melted margarine or butter. over the (Ar-1) 2. Pierce the beef with the roti- bar. Metal tray Note that the bar pass through the beef completely. 3.
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Category Weight Limit Utensil Food Temp. Instructions Whole 0.8 – 2.4 kg Rotisserie Refrigerated 1. Wash and dry skin. Brush the chicken with oil. Chicken over the 2. Pierce the chicken with the roti-bar. Metal tray (Ar-4) Note that the bar pass through the chicken completely. 3.
Rotisserie Assembly Barbecue bars into the left plate Screw the barbecue bar clockwise into the left plate CAUTION Assemble the right plate Rotisserie is not a toy. Keep the Rotisserie away from the child. Push barbecue bars into right plate. Assemble skewers Install the handle on the Insert the pointed edge of...
Rotisserie Installation & Cooking Kebab Press KEBAB of ROTISSERIE COOK once. Press 0.1kg to set weight. Clean the work space, before inserting the kebab. Kebab CAUTION Rotisserie is not a toy. Keep the Rotisserie away from the child. Tie chicken’s feet, wings and Chicken body with a cotton thread Press WHOLE CHICKEN of ROTISSERIE COOK twice.
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Rotisserie Installation & Cooking Insert the shaft of right plate Put the shaft of left plate on the into the shaft of motor. holder of rotisserie. The shaft of motor The holder of Rotisserie To Clean ROTISSERIE & METAL TRAY Press START.
Auto In the following example I will show you how to cook 0.4kg of Chilled Meal. Reheat Press STOP/CLEAR . Press Chilled Meal once. AUTO REHEAT cooking make food reheating convient and easy to use. Select desired weight of Chilled Meal. The oven has been pre-programmed to automatically reheat food.
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Category Weight Limit Utensil Food Temp. Instructions Chilled Pizza 0.2 - 0.6 kg Low rack Refrigerated This function is for reheating leftover chilled pizza. over the (rh-1) Place chilled pizza on the low rack over the metal tray. metal tray After cooking, take food out immediately.
Auto In the following example I will show you how to cook 0.5kg of jacket potato. Cook Press STOP/CLEAR. AUTO COOK allows you to cook most of Press AUTO COOK of the required food type. your favorite food easily by selecting the In this example press JACKET POTATO once.
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Function Category Weight Limit Utensil Food Temp. Instructions Jacket Potato 0.1- 1.0 kg Metal tray Room Choose medium sized potatoes 170 -200g. Auto Cook (Ac-1) Wash and dry potatoes. Pierce the potatoes several times with a fork. Place the potatoes over the metal tray and glass tray. Adjust weight and press start.
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Function Category Weight Limit Utensil Food Temp. Instructions Fresh 0.2 – 0.8 kg Microwave- Room Place vegetables in a microwave- safe bowl. Add water. Auto Cook Vegetable safe bowl Cover with wrap. Adjust weight and press start. (Ac-3) After cooking, stir and allow to stand for 2minutes. Add amount of water according to the quantity.
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Category Weight Limit Utensil Food Temp. Instructions French 0.2 – 0.5 kg Metal tray Frozen Spread frozen potato products out on the metal tray Auto Cook fries on the on the high rack. For the best results, cook in a single High rack (Ac-7) layer.
More or Less In the following example I will show you how to change the preset Auto Cook, Auto Reheat, Rotisserie Cook Cooking programmes for a longer or shorter cooking time. Press STOP/CLEAR. Set the required AUTO COOK programme. If you find that your food is over or undercooked when using the AUTO Select weight of food.
Heating or Reheating To heat or reheat successfully in the microwave, it is important to follow several guidelines. Measure the amount of food in order to determine the time needed to reheat. Arrange the food in a circular pattern for best results. Room temperature food will heat faster than refrigerated food.
Grill Cooking Guide Directions for grilling meat on grill Directions for grilling fish and seafood • Trim excess fat from meat. Cut fat, making sure you do not cut into the lean. Place fish and seafood on the rack. Whole fish should be scored diagonally on both sides (This will stop the fat curling.) before grilling.
WARNING Important safety instructions Please ensure cooking times are correctly set as over cooking may result in FIRE Read carefully and keep for future reference and subsequent DAMAGE to the OVEN. 1 Do not attempt to tamper with, or make any adjustments or repairs to the 10 Small amounts of food require shorter cooking or heating time.
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Important safety instructions Read carefully and keep for future reference 21 Only use utensils that are suitable for use in microwave ovens. 33 The microwave oven must be operated with the decorative door open. 22 When heating food in plastic or paper containers, keep an eye on the 34 This connection may be achieved by having the plug accessible or by oven due to the possibility of ignition.
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.
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 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 1 Keep the inside of the oven clean spread and redistribute heat.
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 MC-9246JR / MC-9246JLR The wires in this mains lead are colored in accordance with the following codes Power Input 230V ~ 50Hz BLUE ~ Neutral Output 900 W (IEC60705 rating standard) BROWN ~ Live GREEN &...