Opening and closing the door:
• To open the oven door, press the door opening key.
• The oven lamp will light when the door is open.
• Close the door firmly and the lamp will go out.
Always operate the oven with the turntable and support
fitted correctly, see page 2. This promotes thorough
even cooking.
• A badly fitted turntable may rattle, may not rotate
properly and damage the oven.
• The turntable rotates clockwise or counter-clockwise.
The rotary direction may change each time you start
the oven. This does not affect cooking performance.
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HOW TO OPERATE THE OVEN
MICROWAVING - INTRODUCTION
1. Enter the heating time
by pressing the 10
SEC key three times.
2. Press MICROWAVE
POWER LEVEL
once for HIGH (100%).
3. Press START/AUTO
MINUTE key once to
start cooking.
Display will count down
through heating time.
x1
x3
Water, sugar and fat in food absorb microwaves and
causes their molecules to vibrate. This creates heat by
friction, in the same way your hands get warm when
you rub them together.
The outer areas of food are heated by microwave
energy and the remaining portions by conduction. It is
important to turn, rearrange or stir food to ensure
even heating. Where recommended, allow food to
stand, this is not optional but is necessary to ensure
thorough cooking. It is particularly important for dense
food, such as joints of meat.
NOTES:
• Microwaves pass through non-metallic dishes and
utensils and heat the food inside the dishes.
• Microwaves are reflected by metal.
• The oven is lined with metal and has a fine metallic
mesh in the door to prevent microwave leakage.
• Metallic dishes are not suitable for microwaving.
• See SUITABLE COOKWARE, page 27-28.
NOTES:
•
Your oven can be programmed up to 99 minutes, 90 seconds (99.90)
.
• When the door is opened during cooking, the cooking time on the display stops. The cooking time starts to count
down again when the door is closed and the START/AUTO MINUTE key is pressed.
• When oven operation is finished, the time of day will reappear on the display, if set.
MICROWAVE COOKING:
EXAMPLE:
To melt 50g (2oz) butter on HIGH (100%) power for 30 seconds. Place the butter in a suitable dish. Place on
turntable and close the door.