Melissa 753-084 manual Cooking Functions, Child Safety Lock, Tips for Food Preparation

COOKING FUNCTIONS

Maximum cooking time programmable is 59 minutes and 50 seconds. Cooking time is specified in 10-second intervals up to 50 seconds using the 10 Sec key (6) and then in 1-minute or 10- minute intervals up to 59 minutes using the 1 Min (5) or 10 Min

(4) key.

Express cooking

Express cooking is performed at full microwave power for the number of minutes and/or seconds entered.

1.Set the required cooking time using the 10 Min, 1 Min and/or 10 Sec keys.

2.Press the START/RESET key to commence cooking.

Example:

You want to set the microwave oven to cook at 100 % power for 5 minutes.

•Press the 1 Min key five times. The display shows "5.0".

•Press the START/RESET key to commence cooking.

Manual cooking – selecting power level

1.Press the Micro/Defrost/Grill key (3) to select power required. See the various levels in the table below.

2.When the display shows the required power (see "Indication in the display" in the table below) enter the required cooking time using the 10 Min, 1 Min and 10 Sec keys.

3.Press the START/RESET key to commence cooking.

Number of presseson key	Indication in the display	Microwave power
1	P10	100 %
2	P7	70 %
3	P5	50 %
4	P3	30 %
5	P1	10 %

Example:

You want to set the microwave oven to cook at 70 % microwave power for 10 minutes.

•Press the Micro/Defrost/Grill key three times. The display now shows "P7".

•Press the 10 Min key once. The display shows "10.0". Tips! If you hold the buttons down, the display will change faster.

•Press the START/RESET key to commence cooking.

NB: If you want to view the power level, press the Micro/Defrost/Grill key once. The display will show the selected power level for several seconds and then switch back to displaying cooking time remaining.

Automatic defrosting

1.Press the Micro/Defrost/Grill key until the display shows "DEF".

2.Enter the weight of the food using the 1 Min (kg) and 10 Sec

(g) keys. The program will automatically set the defrosting time.

3.Press the START/RESET key to commence defrosting.

Example:

You want to defrost 1.1 kg frozen food.

•Press the Micro/Defrost/Grill key until the display shows "DEF".

•Press the 1 Min key once, followed by the 10 Sec key once. The display now shows "1.1".

•Press the START/RESET key to commence defrosting.

•The display shows defrosting time remaining.

NB: You can defrost up to 2 kg frozen food.

Grill and combination cooking

The microwave oven has 4 different cooking programmes, where you don’t need to select power level but must set the cooking time yourself. You can choose between the following programmes:

Display	Programme type	Function
G1	Grill programme	85 % grill
G2	Grill programme	50 % grill
C1	Combination programme	55 % microwave, 45 % grill
C2	Combination programme	30 % microwave, 70 % grill

1.Press the Micro/Defrost/Grill key until the display shows the desired programme.

2.Set the cooking time using the 10 Min, 1 Min and/or 10 Sec keys.

3.Press the START/RESET key to commence cooking.

When using the grill programmes (but not the combination programmes), the oven stops automatically and beeps twice once half the time has elapsed to allow you to turn the food. Once you have turned the food and closed the door, press the START/RESET key to resume cooking. If you do not turn the food, the oven will resume cooking automatically after a 1-minute pause.

CHILD SAFETY LOCK

The child safety lock prevents small children from using the microwave oven. The microwave oven cannot be operated as long as the child safety lock is active. The child safety lock is activated by pressing and holding the 1 Min and 10 Sec keys for 2 seconds. A beep will sound and the display shows " ". To deactivate the child safety lock again, press and hold the 1 Min and 10 Sec keys for 2 seconds, after which the display will return to normal.

TIPS FOR FOOD PREPARATION

When preparing food in the microwave oven, the following basic rules apply:

Preparation time

Smaller quantities of food cook more rapidly than large quantities. If the amount of food is doubled, the preparation time must be correspondingly almost doubled.

Small pieces of meat, small fish and chopped vegetables cook more quickly than large pieces. For the same reason, it is recommended, if, for example, you wish to make goulash, stews or similar, that the meat be cut into pieces no bigger than 2 x 2 cm.

The compactness of the food is also very important for the cooking time. The more compact the food is, the longer it takes to cook it.

•Whole joints require a longer cooking time than stewed dishes.

•A joint requires a longer time than a dish with minced meat.

The colder the food, the longer the cooking time needs to be. Food at room temperature will therefore cook faster than food from a fridge or freezer.

When cooking vegetables, the cooking time depends on the freshness of the vegetables. Therefore check the condition of the vegetables, and add or deduct a little time accordingly.

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