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- Page 1 MICROWAVE/GRILL/CONVECTION OVEN OWNER’S MANUAL PLEASE READ THIS OWNER’S MANUAL THOROUGHLY BEFORE OPERATING. MC-8083KL P/No: 3828W5A4221...
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Page 2: Precautions
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, delayed eruptive boiling can occur without evidence of bubbling. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents How the Microwave Oven Works Precautions Contents Microwaves are a form of energy similar to radio and television waves and Unpacking & Installing 4 ~ 5 ordinary daylight. Normally, microwaves spread outwards as they travel Setting the Clock 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... -
Page 4: Unpacking & Installing 4
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 Installing oven make sure you remove all accessories and packing. - Page 5 Plug your oven into a standard household socket. Make Press the STOP/CLEAR button, and press sure your oven is the only appliance connected to the the START button one time to set 30 socket. If your oven does not operate properly, unplug it seconds of cooking time.
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Page 6: Setting The Clock
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. -
Page 7: Child Lock
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 sounds. prevents accidental running of the oven. 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. -
Page 8: Micro Power Cooking
Micro Power In the following example I will show you how to cook some food on 720W(80%) power for 5 minutes and 30 Cooking seconds. Make sure that you have correctly installed your oven as described earlier in this book. Press STOP/CLEAR. -
Page 9: Micro Power Level
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. POWER LEVEL POWER LEVEL (%) POWER OUTPUT... -
Page 10: Two Stage Cooking
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 360W. Press STOP/CLEAR. -
Page 11: Quick Start
Quick In the following example I will show you how to set 2 minutes of cooking on high power. Start Press STOP/CLEAR. Press QUICK 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. -
Page 12: Grill Cooking
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 model is fitted with a QUARTZ Press GRILL. GRILL, so preheating is not needed. This feature will allow you to brown and crisp food quickly. -
Page 13: Convection Cooking 13
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. 1. To preheat. Press STOP/CLEAR. The convection oven has a temperature Press CONVECTION. - Page 14 Convection Cooking 2. To cook. Press STOP/CLEAR. Press CONVECTION. If you do not set a temperature your oven will automatically select 180 °C, the cooking temperature can be changed by turning DIAL. Turn DIAL until display shows “230˚C”. The convection rack(low rack) must be Press START for temperature confirmation.
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Page 15: Combination Cooking 15
Combination In the following example I will show you how to programme your oven with micro power 180W(20%) and grill Cooking for a cooking time of 25 minutes. 1. GRILL COMBINATION. Press STOP/CLEAR. Press COMBI. Turn DIAL until display shows “Co-1”. Your oven has a combination cooking feature which allows you to cook food Press START for category confirmation. - Page 16 Combination In the following example I will show you how to programme your oven with micro power 540W(60%) and at a convection temperature 200°C for a cooking time of 25 minutes. Cooking 2. CONVECTION COMBINATION. Press STOP/CLEAR. Press COMBI. Turn DIAL until display shows “Co-2”. Press START for category confirmation.
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Page 17: Memory
Memory This feature allows you to set and execute a frequently used single stage programme. Once the cooking programme is set, you can use it by pressing the Memory cook key. In the following example I will show you how to set the cooking programme for 10 minutes 30 seconds at power level 720W(80%). 1. -
Page 18: Keep Warming
Keep In the following example I will show you how to keep warming at the temperature of 90°C for 30 minutes. Warming Press STOP/CLEAR. Press KEEP WARMING. The oven has a temperature range of Turn DIAL until display shows “90°C”. 30 °C~90 °C when keep warming is selected. -
Page 19: Auto Defrost 19
Auto The temperature and density of food varies, I would recommend that the food is checked before cooking 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. - Page 20 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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Page 21: Auto Cook 21
Auto In the following example I will show you how to cook 0.6kg of jacket potato . Cook Press STOP/CLEAR. AUTO COOK allows you to cook most of Press AUTO COOK. your favorite food easily by selecting the food type and entering the weight of the food. - Page 22 Function Category Weight Limit Utensil Food Temp. Instructions Auto Cook 0.1 ~ 1.0 kg Metal tray Room Choose medium sized potatoes 200 -220g. Jacket Potato (Ac-1) Wash and dry potatoes. Pierce the potatoes several times with fork. Place the potatoes on the metal tray. Adjust weight and press start. After cooking, r emove the potatoes from the oven.
- Page 23 Function Category Weight Limit Utensil Food Temp. Instructions Auto Cook Fresh fish 0.1 - 0.6 kg Microwave- Refrigerated Whole fish, steaks safe flat dish - Oily fish : salmon, mackerel (Ac-5) - White fish : cod, haddock Arrange in a single layer in a large microwave-safe flat dish. Cover dish tightly with plastic wrap and pierce in several places.
- Page 24 Function Category Weight Limit Utensil Food Temp. Instructions Auto Cook Gratin 0.5 - 1.2 kg Gratin dish, Room Use this key to cook home made Gratins. Place food on the low rack on the metal tray. After cooking, remove from the oven and stand for 1~2 minutes. Low rack on (Ac-8) Metal tray...
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Page 25: Auto Reheat 25
Auto In the following example I will show you how to cook 0.6 kg of chilled meal. Reheat Press STOP/CLEAR . AUTO REHEAT cooking make food Press AUTO REHEAT. reheating convient and easy to use. The oven has been pre-programmed to automatically reheat food Your oven has four AUTO REHEAT settings: Chilled Pizza, Soup/Sauce,... - Page 26 Function Category Weight Limit Utensil Food Temp. Instructions Auto 0.2 - 0.4 kg Low rack on Refrigerated This function is for reheating leftover chilled pizza. Place chilled pizza on the Chilled Pizza low rack on the metal tray. Reheat Metal tray (rh-1) After cooking, take food out immediately.
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Page 27: Auto Roast 27
Auto In the following example I will show you how to cook 1.4kg of Roast Beef. Roast Press STOP/CLEAR. Press AUTO ROAST. AUTO ROAST cook allows you to cook most of your favorite food easily by selecting the food type and entering the weight of the food. - Page 28 AUTO ROAST GUIDE Function Category Weight Limit Utensil Food Temp. Instructions Auto Roast Roast Beef 0.5 ~ 1.5 kg Low rack on Refrigerated Brush the beef with melted margarine or butter. Place on the low rack on the metal tray. When beeps, turn food over. (Ar-1) Metal tray And then press start to continue cooking.
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Page 29: Heating Or Reheating Guide
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. -
Page 30: Fresh Vegetable Guide
Fresh Vegetable Guide Cook time Standing Cook time Standing Vegetable Amount Instructions Vegetable Amount Instructions (at HIGH) Time (at HIGH) Time Artichokes 2 medium 1 /2 Trim. Add 2 tsp water and 2 tsp juice. 2~3 minutes Corn, Fresh 2 ears 4 ~ 8 Husk. -
Page 31: Grill Cooking Guide
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. -
Page 32: Important Safety Instructions 32
WARNING Important safety instructions Please ensure cooking times are correctly set as over cooking may result in FIRE and Read carefully and keep for future reference subsequent DAMAGE to the OVEN. 1 Do not attempt to tamper with, or make any adjustments or repairs to the 12 Before cooking, pierce the skin of potatoes, apples or any such fruit or door, control panel, safety interlock switches or any other part of the oven. - Page 33 Important safety instructions Read carefully and keep for future reference 24 Only use utensils that are suitable for use in microwave ovens. 35 The appliance is not intended for use by young children or infirm persons without supervision. 25 When heating food in plastic or paper containers, keep an eye on the oven due to the possibility of ignition.
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Page 34: Microwave-Safe Utensils
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. -
Page 35: Food Characteristics & Microwave Cooking 35
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. - Page 36 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.
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Page 37: Questions & Answers
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... -
Page 38: Plug Wiring Information/Technical Specifications
Plug wiring information/ Technical Specifications Warning Technical Specification This appliance must be earthed MC-8083KL The wires in this mains lead are colored in accordance with the following codes Power Input 230 V AC / 50Hz BLUE ~ Neutral Output 900 W (IEC60705 rating standard) BROWN ~ Live GREEN &... - Page 39 Memo...
- Page 40 Printed in Korea...