NOTES FOR EXPRESS COOK / EXPRESS DEFROST / QUICK & EASY / SHORT CUTS / AUTO COOK:

Chilled foods are cooked from 5°C.

Frozen foods are cooked from -18°C.

If using MORE / LESS press the key before pressing the START/AUTO MINUTE key.

When action is required (e.g. turn food over), the oven stops, the audible signals sound and instructions will appear on the display. To continue cooking, press the START/AUTO MINUTE key.

The final food temperature will vary according to the initial food temperature. Check food is thoroughly heated after cooking. If necessary, you can extend the cooking time manually.

EXPRESS COOK, QUICK & EASY and AUTO COOK menus, except Easy Risotto, Takeaway Reheat, Reheat Sauce, Ready Meal, and Rice/Pasta, use a combination of microwave power and grill or convection.

Before freezing foods, ensure food is fresh and of good quality.

If necessary, shield small areas of meat or chicken with flat pieces of aluminium foil. This will prevent the areas from becoming warm during defrosting. Ensure the foil does not touch the oven walls.

Do not cook meat or chicken unless it is thoroughly defrosted.

Do not use the racks for defrosting.

WEIGHT RANGE FOR EXPRESS COOK / EXPRESS DEFROST / QUICK & EASY / SHORT CUTS / AUTO COOK:

Weigh all meat and chicken prior to cooking/defrosting as the labelled weight is only approximate.

Food weight should be rounded up to the nearest 0.1kg, for example, 0.65kg to 0.7kg. Defrost Chicken Breast, Defrost Minced Meat, Pizza, Takeaway Reheat, Reheat Sauce, Reheat Soup, Crispy Coated Food, Grilled Chicken Breast, Ready Meal and Oven chips should be rounded up to the nearest 0.05kg, for example, 0.34kg to 0.35kg.

Melted Butter should be rounded up to the nearest 25g, for example, 70g to 75g.

You are restricted to cook/defrost the weight given in the charts.

To cook/defrost weights or foods not included in these charts, cook manually.

For converting to Lb/oz see the conversion chart on page 41.

IMPORTANT NOTES FOR READY MEALS:

These menus are suitable for savoury microwave ready meals only.

You must only cook one microwave ready meal at a time.

These menus are not suitable for non-stirrable ready meals e.g. lasagne, cottage pie etc.

Always check food is thoroughly heated before serving, if necessary increase cooking time, using 70P microwave power level and check the food every minute.

Remove outer cardboard packaging as instructed by the manufacturer.

If the food container is made of aluminium foil, remove the food and place in suitable container, cover with microwave cling film and pierce in 5 places before heating. (See ‘Suitable Cookware’ on page 34.)

If the container is covered with aluminium foil, remove foil, re-cover with microwave cling film and pierce 5 times.

WARNING:

The door, outer cabinet, oven cavity, accessories, dishes and especially the grills will become very hot during operation. To prevent burns, always use thick oven gloves.

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R-86STM specifications

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