MC2662E User Manual Microwave Oven PERFEKT IN FORM UND FUNKTION
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Contents 3 Contents Important safety instructions 4 Appliance overview Microwave oven & accessories Control panel 8 8 9 Before first use Econ mode Setting the clock Adjusting the time when the clock is set Using the STOP button Child safety lock 10 10 10 11 11 11 Microwave cooking advice Food characteristics Cooking techniques Microwave safe cookware 12 12 12 13 Microwave operation Microwave cooking Manual defrosting Microwave power levels Kitchen timer Add 30 seconds Plus & minus Multiple sequenc
Important safety instructions Important safety instructions Important safety instructions: Read carefully and keep for future reference To avoid the danger of fire The microwave oven should not be left unattended during operation. Power levels that are too high or cooking times that are too long may overheat foods resulting in a fire. The electrical outlet must be readily accessible so that the unit can be unplugged easily in an emergency. Do not store or use the oven outdoors.
Important safety instructions 5 Never adjust, repair or modify the oven yourself. It is hazardous for anyone other than a competent person to carry out any service or repair operation which involves the removal of a cover which gives protection against exposure to microwave energy. Do not operate the oven with the door open or alter the door safety latches in any way. Do not operate the oven if there is an object between the door seals and sealing surfaces.
Important safety instructions 2. It is advisable to insert a glass rod or similar utensil into the liquid whilst reheating. 3. Let liquid stand for at least 20 seconds in the oven at the end of cooking time to prevent delayed eruptive boiling. Do not cook eggs in their shells, and whole hard boiled eggs should not be heated in microwave ovens since they may explode even after microwave cooking has ended.
Other warnings Never modify the oven in any way. This oven is for home food preparation only and may only be used for cooking food. It is not suitable for commercial or laboratory use. To promote trouble-free use of your oven and avoid damage Never operate the oven when it is empty. When using a browning dish or self-heating material, always place a heat-resistant insulator such as a porcelain plate under it to prevent damage to the turntable and turntable support due to heat stress.
Appliance overview Appliance overview Microwave oven & accessories 1 2 3 4 8 7 6 5 9 1. Front trim 2. Oven lamp 3. Control panel 13 4. Door opening button 5. Waveguide cover 6. Oven cavity 7. Seal packing 8. Door seals and sealing surfaces 9. Fixing points (4 points) 10. Ventilation openings 11. Outer cover 12. Rear cabinet 13.
Appliance overview 9 Control panel 1 Digital display indicators Microwave Clock Cooking stages Plus/Minus Auto defrost bread Auto defrost Weight 1 2 3 4 5 2 AUTO COOK indicators 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 AUTO COOK button AUTO DEFROST button POWER LEVEL button TIMER/WEIGHT knob START/QUICK button STOP button DOOR OPENING button 6 7 8 9
Before first use Before first use Econ mode The oven is set in ‘ENERGY SAVE’ mode (‘Econ’). 1. Plug in the oven. 2. The display will be blank. 3. Open the door and the power comes on. 4. Close the door and ‘Econ’ will be displayed. 5. The display will count down from 3:00 to zero. 6. When zero is reached, the oven goes into ‘Econ’ mode and the display goes blank. 7. To cancel ‘Econ’ mode, set the clock. 8.
Before first use 11 Adjusting the time when the clock is set or oven is in ‘Econ’ mode Example: To set the clock to 12:45. 1. Open the door. 2. Press and hold the START/QUICK button for 5 seconds. The oven will beep. Rotate the TIMER/WEIGHT knob to adjust the hour. 3. Press the START/QUICK button once then rotate the TIMER/WEIGHT knob to adjust the minutes. 4. Press the START/QUICK button once. 5. Check the display: Using the STOP button Use the STOP button to: 1. Erase a mistake during programming. 2.
Microwave cooking advice Microwave cooking advice Microwave cooking To cook/defrost food in a microwave oven, the microwave energy must be able to pass through the container to penetrate the food. Therefore it is important to choose suitable cookware. Round/oval dishes are preferable to square/oblong ones as the food in the corners tends to overcook. It is important to turn, rearrange or stir food to ensure even heating.
Microwave cooking advice 13 Microwave safe cookware Cookware Aluminium foil / foil containers Browning dishes China and ceramics Microwave safe ✔/✘ ✔ ✔/✘ Glassware e.g. Pyrex ® ✔ Metal ✘ Plastic / polystyrene e.g. fast food containers Cling film ✔ Freezer / roasting bags ✔ Paper - plates cups and kitchen paper Straw and wooden containers Recycled paper and newspaper ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘ Comments Small pieces of aluminium foil can be used to shield food from overheating.
Microwave operation Microwave operation Microwave cooking Your oven can be programmed for up to 90 minutes. The input unit of cooking time varies from 10 seconds to five minutes. It depends on the total length of the cooking time as shown in the table. Cooking time 0-5 minutes 5-10 minutes 10-30 minutes 30-90 minutes Increasing unit 10 seconds 30 seconds 1 minute 5 minutes Manual defrosting For manual defrosting (without operating the Auto defrost feature), use 270 W.
Microwave operation 15 Example: To heat soup for 2 minutes and 30 seconds on 630 W microwave power. 1. Press the power level button twice. x2 2. Enter the time by rotating the TIMER/WEIGHT knob clockwise/anti-clockwise until 2:30 is displayed. 3. Press the START/QUICK button. x1 4. Check the display: Important: If the power level is not selected, HIGH/900 W is automatically set. Note: • When the door is opened during the cooking process, the cooking time on the digital display stops automatically.
Microwave operation Add 30 seconds The START/QUICK button allows you to operate the two following functions: 1. Direct Start You can directly start cooking on 900 W/HIGH microwave power level for 30 seconds by pressing the START/QUICK button. x1 2. Extend the cooking time You can extend the cooking time for multiples of 30 seconds if the button is pressed while the oven is in operation. x1 Note: • You cannot use this function during AUTO COOK or AUTO DEFROST.
Microwave operation Note: To cancel PLUS/MINUS, press the power level key 3 times. If you select PLUS the display will show If you select MINUS, the display will show Multiple sequence cooking A sequence of 3 stages (maximum) can be programmed using MICROWAVE. Example: To cook: 5 minutes on 900 W power (Stage 1) 16 minutes on 270 W power (Stage 2) Stage 1 1. Press the power button once. x1 2. Enter the desired time by rotating the TIMER/WEIGHT knob clockwise until 5:00 is displayed. 3.
Microwave operation Auto cook & auto defrost operation AUTO COOK and AUTO DEFROST automatically work out the correct cooking mode and cooking time. You can choose from 6 AUTO COOK and 2 AUTO DEFROST menus. Auto Cook Food Beverage Boiled Potatoes/ Jacket Potatoes Frozen Vegetables Fresh Vegetables Frozen Ready Meals Fish Fillet with Sauce Symbol Example: To cook 0.3 kg of boiled potatoes. 1. Select the menu required by pressing the AUTO COOK button twice. x2 2. Turn the TIMER/WEIGHT knob until 0.
Microwave operation Auto Defrost Food Meat/Fish/Poultry Bread Symbol Example: To defrost 0.2 kg of bread. 1. Select the menu required by pressing the AUTO DEFROST button twice. x2 2. Turn the TIMER/WEIGHT knob until 0.2 is displayed. 3. Press the START/QUICK button. x1 4. Check the display: When action is required (e.g. to turn food over) the oven stops and the audible bell sounds, remaining cooking time and the indicator will flash on the display. To continue cooking, press the START/QUICK button.
Programme charts Programme charts Auto cook & auto defrost charts Auto cook Beverage (Tea/Coffee) Weight (increasing unit) / Utensils Button Procedure 1-6 cups 1 cup = 200 ml • Place cup towards edge of turntable. x1 Boiled and jacket potatoes 0,2 - 1,0 kg (100 g) Bowl and lid Frozen vegetables 0,1 - 0,8 kg (100 g) Bowl and lid Boiled Potatoes: Peel the potatoes and cut them into similar sized pieces. x2 Jacket Potatoes: Choose potatoes of similar size and wash them.
Programme charts Auto defrost Weight (increasing unit) / Utensils Meat, fish poultry 0,2 - 1,0 kg (100 g) Flan dish Button Procedure x1 (Whole fish, fish steaks, fish fillets, chicken legs, chicken breast, minced meat, steak, chops, burgers, sausages) Bread 0,1 - 1,0 kg (100 g) Flan dish x2 o 21 • Place the food in a flan dish in the centre of the turntable. • When the audible bell sounds, turn the food over, rearrange and separate. Shield thin parts and warm spots with aluminium foil.
Programme charts Recipes for auto cook Fish fillet with piquant sauce 1. Mix ingredients for the sauce. 2. Place the fish fillet in a round gratin dish with the thin ends toward the centre and sprinkle with salt. 3. Spread the sauce on the fish fillet. 4. Cover with microwave cling film and cook on AUTO COOK, “Fish Fillet with Sauce”. 5. After cooking, stand for approx. 2 min.
Programme charts 23 Cooking charts Abbreviations used tbsp = tablespoon tsp = teaspoon Cup = cupful KG = kilogram g = gram l = litre ml = millilitre cm = centimetre min = minutes Heating food & drink Food/ Drink Quantity -g/ml- Power -Level- Time -Min- Milk 1 cup Water 1 cup 6 cups 1 dish One plate meal (vegetables, meat and trimmings) Soup / stew Vegetables 150 150 900 1000 400 900 W 900 W 900 W 900 W 900 W approx. 1 approx.
Programme charts 24 Defrosting & cooking Food Quantity -g- Power -Level- Time -Min- Fish fillet One plate meal 300 400 900 W 900 W 9-11 8-10 Method cover cover, stir after 6 minutes Standing time -Min2 2 Cooking meat & fish Food Quantity -g- Power -Level- Time -Min- Method Standing time -Min- Roasts (pork, veal, lamb) Roast beef (medium) Fish fillet 1000 1500 630 W 630 W 34-38 53-58 season to taste, place in a shallow flan dish, turn over halfway through cooking 10 10 1000 1500 200
Recipes 25 Recipes All the recipes in this book are calculated on the basis of 4 servings unless otherwise stated. Adapting recipes for the microwave oven If you would like to adapt your favourite recipes for the microwave, you should take note of the following: Shorten cooking times by a third to a half. Follow the example of the recipes in this book.
Recipes Zürich veal stew 1. Cut the veal into strips. 2. Grease the dish with the butter. Put the meat and onion into the dish, cover and cook. Stir once during cooking. 6-9 min. 900 W 3. Add the white wine, gravy browning and cream, stir, cover and continue cooking. Stir occasionally. 3-5 min. 900 W 4. Stir the mixture after cooking, stand for approx. 5 min. Garnish with parsley.
Recipes 27 Lasagne 1. Chop the tomatoes, mix with the ham and onion, garlic, minced beef and tomato puree. Season, cover and cook. 5-8 min. 900 W 2. Mix the crème fraiche with the milk, Parmesan cheese, herbs, oil and spices. 3. Grease the dish and cover the bottom with about 1/3 of the pasta. Put half of the minced meat mixture on the pasta and pour on some sauce. Repeat and finish with the remaining pasta. Cover the pasta with sauce and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Cook with the lid on. 13-17 min.
Recipes Semolina pudding with raspberry sauce 1. Place the milk, sugar and almonds in the bowl, cover and cook. 3-5 min. 900 W 2. Add the semolina, stir, cover and cook. 10-12 min. 270 W 3. Beat the egg yolk with the water in a cup and stir into the hot mixture. Beat the egg white until it is stiff and fold it into the mixture. Pour the pudding mixture into ramekins. 4. To make the sauce, wash and dry the raspberries, and place into a bowl with the water and sugar. Cover and heat. 2-3 min. 900 W 5.
Care & cleaning 29 Care & cleaning CAUTION! DO NOT USE COMMERCIAL OVEN CLEANERS, STEAM CLEANERS, ABRASIVE, HARSH CLEANERS, ANY THAT CONTAIN SODIUM HYDROXIDE OR SCOURING PADS ON ANY PART OF YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN. CLEAN THE OVEN AT REGULAR INTERVALS AND REMOVE ANY FOOD DEPOSITS. Failure to maintain the oven in a clean condition could lead to a deterioration of the surface that could adversely affect the life of the appliance and possibly result in a hazardous situation.
What to do if . . . & Specifications What to do if . . . Problem The microwave appliance is not working properly ? The microwave mode is not working ? The turntable is not turning ? The microwave will not switch off ? The interior light is not working ? The food is taking longer to heat through and cook than before ? Check if . . . •The fuses in the fuse box are working. • There has not been a power outage. •If the fuses continue to blow, please contact a qualified electrician.
Installation 31 Installation The microwave can be fitted in position A or B: Position Niche size W D H A B 560 x 550 x 450 560 x 500 x 450 Position A Position B Measurements in (mm) Conventional oven Installing the appliance 1. Remove all packaging and check carefully for any signs of damage. 2. Fit the appliance into the kitchen cupboard slowly, and without force, until the front frame of the oven seals against the front opening of the cupboard. 3. Ensure the appliance is stable and not leaning.
Installation Connecting the appliance to the power supply • The electrical outlet should be readily accessible so that the unit can be unplugged easily in an emergency. Or it should be possible to isolate the oven from the supply by incorporating a switch in the fixed wiring in accordance with the wiring rules. • The socket should not be positioned behind the cupboard. • The best position is above the cupboard, see (A).
Installation 33 IMPORTANT The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code: GREEN AND YELLOW EARTH BLUE NEUTRAL BROWN LIVE If you fit your own plug, the colours of the wires in the mains lead of your appliance may not correspond with the markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows: • Connect the green and yellow (earth) wire to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter ”E” or the earth symbol ( ) or coloured green and yellow.
Environmental information Environmental information Ecologically responsible disposal of packaging materials and old appliances Packaging materials AEG-Electrolux microwave ovens require effective packaging to protect them during transportation. Only the minimum packaging necessary is used. Packaging materials (e.g. foil or styrofoam) can place children at risk. Danger of suffocation. Keep packaging material away from children. All packaging materials used are environment friendly and can be recycled.
