MCD1751E / MCD1761E Microwave oven with grill Operating instructions PERFEKT IN FORM UND FUNKTION
Dear Customer, Thank you for buying an AEG microwave oven and putting your trust in the AEG brand name. Before using your AEG microwave oven for the first time, please read the instruction book thoroughly. This will enable you to take advantage of all the features that the appliance offers. It will also ensure trouble-free operation and minimize unnecessary service calls.
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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. If food being heated begins to smoke, DO NOT OPEN THE DOOR.
Important safety instructions Do not attempt to replace the oven lamp yourself or allow anyone who is not authorised by Service Force to do so. If the oven lamp fails, please consult your dealer or contact your local Service Force Centre. If the power supply cord of this appliance is damaged, it must be replaced with a special cord. The exchange must be made by an authorised Service Force technician.
Important safety instructions Do not use metal utensils, which reflect microwaves and may cause electrical arcing. Do not put cans in the oven. Only use the turntable and the turntable support designed for this oven. Do not operate the oven without the turntable. To prevent the turntable from breaking: (a) Before cleaning the turntable with water, leave the turntable to cool. (b) Do not put hot foods or hot utensils on a cold turntable. (c) Do not put cold foods or cold utensils on a hot turntable.
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Control panel 1 2 1 Digital Display 2 Indicators The appropriate indicator will flash or light up, just above each symbol according to the instruction. When an indicator is flashing, press the appropriate button (having the same symbol) or carry out the necessary operation. Stir Turn over Weight/Power level Grill 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 Microwave Cooking in progress 3 TIMER/WEIGHT/POWER knob 4 COOKING MODE button Press to select either microwave, grill or dual grill, or use to set the clock. 1.
Before operation Using the STOP button Plug in the oven. 1. The oven display will flash: Use the STOP button to: 1. Erase a mistake during programming. 2. Stop the oven temporarily during cooking. 3. Cancel a programme during cooking, touch twice. 2. Press the STOP button, the display will show: x1 3. To set the clock, see below. 4. Heat the oven without food. (See page 15, note 2). Setting the clock There are two setting modes: 12 hour clock and 24 hour clock. 1.
What are microwaves? Microwaves are generated in the microwave oven by a magnetron and cause the water molecules in the food to oscillate. Heat is generated by the friction which is caused, with the result that the food is thawed, heated or cooked. Suitable ovenware Glass & ceramic glass Browning dish Heat-resistant glass utensils are very suitable. The cooking process can be observed from all sides. They must not, however, contain any metal (e.g. lead crystal), nor have a metallic overlay (e.g.
Tips & advice Grill function You can use any heat-resistant container for the roasting/grilling function which is suitable for conventional roasting methods, e.g. china, ceramic, glass and metal containers. In microwave cooking which requires the dish to be roasted or grilled, or when using the combined function, the containers must be suitable for microwaves and heat-resistant. Suitable containers are, for example, heat-resistant glass and ceramic containers. Before you start...
Tips & advice Blanching vegetables Before freezing vegetables, they should be blanched. This preserves the quality and flavour at their best. Method: wash and chop the vegetables. Put 250 g of vegetables in a dish with 275 ml water and cover. Heat for 3-5 minutes. After blanching, immerse immediately in cold water to prevent further cooking and then allow to drain. Pack vegetables in an airtight container and freeze. Preserving fruit and vegetables Using the microwave for preserving is quick and easy.
Heating Details for this can be found in the table: Heating food and drink (see page 23). • Ready-prepared meals in aluminium containers should be removed from the aluminium container and heated on a plate or in a dish. • Remove the lids from firmly closed containers. • Food should be covered with microwave cling film, a plate or cover (obtainable from stores), so that the surface does not dry out. Drinks need not be covered.
Cooking fresh vegetables Details for this can be found in the table: Cooking fresh vegetables (see page 25). • When buying vegetables try to ensure that, as far as possible, they are of similar size. This is particularly important when you want to cook the vegetables whole (e.g. boiled potatoes). • Wash the vegetables before preparing them, clean them and only then weigh the required quantity for the recipe and chop them up. • Season them as you would normally, but as a rule only add salt after cooking.
Microwave power levels Your oven has 5 power levels. To choose the power level for cooking, follow the advice given in the recipe section. Generally the following recommendations apply: 400 W for dense foods which require a long cooking time when cooked conventionally, eg. beef dishes, it is advisable to use this power setting to ensure the meat will be tender. 800 W used for fast cooking or reheating e.g. soup, casseroles, canned food, hot beverages, vegetables, fish, etc.
Microwave cooking Your oven can be programmed for up to 90 minutes. (90.00) The input unit of cooking (defrosting) time varies from 10 seconds to five minutes. It depends on the total length of the cooking (defrosting) time as shown on 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 Example: Suppose you want to heat soup for 2 minutes and 30 seconds on 560 W microwave power. 1.
Grill & dual grill cooking This microwave oven has two GRILL cooking modes: 1. Grill only. 2. Dual Grill (Grill with microwave). 1. GRILL ONLY COOKING This mode can be used to Grill/Brown food. Example: To make toast for 4 minutes. 2. Choose the desired cooking mode by pressing the COOKING MODE button twice. (Grill only). 1. Enter desired cooking time by rotating the TIMER/ WEIGHT/POWER knob. 3. Press the START/QUICK button once to begin cooking. x1 Check the display. x2 NOTES: 1.
Other convenient functions 1. MULTIPLE SEQUENCE COOKING A sequence of 3 stages (maximum) can be programmed using combinations of MICROWAVE, GRILL or DUAL GRILL. Example: To cook: 2 minutes and 30 seconds on 560 W power (Stage 1) 5 minutes Grill only (Stage 2) STAGE 1 1. Enter the desired cooking time by rotating the TIMER/ WEIGHT/POWER knob clockwise. 2. Choose the desired cooking mode by pressing the COOKING MODE button once (microwave only). 3.
Other convenient functions 2. QUICK START FUNCTION The START/QUICK button allows you to operate the two following functions: a. Direct start You can directly start cooking on 800 W microwave power level for 30 seconds by pressing the START/QUICK button. NOTE: To avoid the misuse by children the START/QUICK button can be used only within 3 minutes after preceding operation, i.e., closing the door, pressing the STOP button or cooking completion. b.
Automatic operation The AUTOMATIC function automatically works out the correct cooking mode and cooking time. You can choose from 8 AUTOCOOK menus and 4 AUTO DEFROST menus. What you need to know when using this automatic function: 1. Press the AUTOMATIC PROGRAMMES button once, the display will appear as shown. The menu can be chosen by pressing the AUTOMATIC PROGRAMMES button until the desired menu number is displayed. See pages 19 - 21 “Automatic charts”.
Automatic charts BUTTON x1 MENU NO. WEIGHT (Increasing Unit)/ UTENSILS AC-1 Cook French Fried Potatoes (recommended for conventional ovens) 0,10 - 0,30 kg (50 g) (initial temp -18° C) Flan dish Rack • Remove the frozen french fried potatoes from the package and place them in a flan dish. • Place the dish on the rack in the oven. • When audible signal sounds, turn over. • After cooking, remove from the dish and put on a plate for serving. (No standing time is necessary). • Add salt to taste.
Automatic charts BUTTON AUTOCOOK NO. WEIGHT (Increasing Unit)/ UTENSILS PROCEDURE AC-6 Cook Boiled Potatoes Jacket Potatoes 0,1 - 0,8 kg (100 g) (initial temp 20° C) Bowl & lid Boiled Potatoes: Peel the potatoes and cut them into similar sized pieces. Jacket Potatoes: Choose potatoes of similar size and wash them. • Put the boiled or jacket potatoes into a bowl. • Add the required amount of water (per 100 g), approx 2 tbsp and a little salt.
Automatic charts BUTTON AUTO DEFROST NO. Ad-4 Defrost Bread x12 WEIGHT (Increasing Unit)/ UTENSILS 0,1 - 1,0 kg (100 g) (initial temp -18° C) Flat dish (Only sliced bread is recommended for this programme.) PROCEDURE • Distribute in a flan dish in the centre of the turntable. For 1,0 kg distribute directly on the turntable. • When the audible signal sounds, turn over, rearrange and remove defrosted slices.
Recipes for automatic AC-7 & AC-8 GRATIN (AC-8) Spinach gratin Ingredients 0,5 kg 1,0 kg 1,5 kg 150 g 300 g 450 g 15 g 30 g 45 g 150 g 35 g 50 g 1 40 g 300 g 75 g 100 g 2 75 g 450 g 110 g 150 g 3 115 g leaf spinach (defrosted, drained) onion (finely chopped) salt, pepper & nutmeg boiled potatoes (sliced) cooked ham (diced) crème fraîche eggs grated cheese GRATIN (AC-8) Potato-courgette-gratin Ingredients 22 0,5 kg 1,0 kg 1,5 kg 200 g 115 g 75 g 1 1/2 400 g 230 g 150 g 2 1 600 g 345 g 225
Cooking charts ABBREVIATIONS USED tbsp = tablespoon tsp = teaspoon l = litre ml = millilitre min = minutes sec = seconds Cup = cupful kg = kilogram g = gram cm = centimetre DFC = dry fat content DF = deep frozen dm = diameter app. = approximate sach.
Cooking charts TABLE: DEFROSTING Food / Drink Power -Level80 W 80 W 80 W 240 W Time -Min58-64 42-48 19-23 4-5 500 600 300 1500 240 W 240 W 240 W 80 W 8-12 6-9 4-5 48-52 1200 80 W 1000 80 W Chicken legs Fish in pieces Fish fillet Crab 200 800 400 300 240 W 240 W 240 W 240 W Bread rolls, 2 Coarse wholemeal bread in slices Slices of Toast bread Mixed flour bread, whole loaf White bread, whole loaf Cake, 1 slice Cream cake, 1 slice Whole cake, Ø 25 cm 80 250 240 W 240 W 500 240 W 6-8 150 80
Cooking charts TABLE: COOKING FRESH VEGETABLES Vegetable Artichokes Leaf Spinach Cauliflower Broccoli Mushrooms Chinese leaves Peas Fennel Onions Carrots Green peppers Jacket potatoes Leeks Red cabbage Brussels sprouts Boiled potatoes (salted) Celery White cabbage Courgettes Quantity Setting -g300 300 800 500 500 500 300 500 500 250 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 Power -Level800 W 800 W 800 W 800 W 800 W 800 W 800 W 800 W 800 W 800 W 800 W 800 W 800 W 800 W 800 W 800 W 800 W Time -Min6-8 5-7 15-
Cooking charts TABLE: COOKING, GRILLING AND BROWNING Food Roasts (Pork,Veal, Lamb) Quantity Setting Power -g-Level- Time -Min- 500 800 W 400 W 560 W 400 W 6-8 3-5* 4-7 2-4 1000 800 W 400 W 560 W 400 W 13-16 6-8* 10-12 3-5 1500 800 W 400 W 560 W 400 W 24-26 9-11* 14-16 5-7 1000 560 W 400 W 560 W 400 W 7-10 7-8* 4-5 5-7 1500 560 W 400 W 560 W 400 W 8-10 8-10* 8-10 3-5 Chicken 1200 800 W 400 W 800 W 400 W Chicken legs 200 400 W Steaks 2 medium pieces 400 Roast beef (medium) Hints St
Recipes ADAPTING RECIPES FOR THE MICROWAVE OVEN HOW TO USE THE RECIPES 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. Foods which have a high moisture content such as meat, fish, poultry, vegetables, fruit, stews and soups can be prepared in your microwave without any difficulty.
Soups & starters Switzerland Barley soup Total cooking time: approx. 35-40 minutes Utensils: Bowl with lid (2 Iitre capacity) Ingredients 2 tbsp butter or margarine (20 g) 1 onion (50 g), finely chopped 1-2 carrots (130 g), sliced 15 g celery, diced 1 leek (130 g), in rings 3 white cabbage leaves (100 g) in strips 200 g veal bones 50 g streaky bacon, in strips 50 g barley grains 700 ml meat stock pepper 4 wiener sausages (300 g) Netherlands Mushroom soup Total cooking time: approx.
Meat, fish & poultry France Fresh tuna with vegetables Total cooking time: approx. 21-23 minutes Utensils: Shallow oval gratin dish with lid (approx.
Meat, fish & poultry Germany Courgette and macaroni bake Total cooking time: approx. 41-49 minutes Utensils: Bowl with lid (2 Iitre capacity) Gratin dish (approx. 26cm diameter) Ingredients 500 ml water 1/2 tsp oil 80 g macaroni 400 g tinned tomatoes, chopped 3 onions (150 g), finely chopped basil, thyme, salt & pepper 1 tbsp oil to grease the dish 450 g courgettes, sliced 150 g sour cream 2 eggs 100 g grated cheddar cheese Austria Stuffed roast chicken for two servings Total cooking time: approx.
Meat, fish & poultry Switzerland Fish fillet with cheese sauce Total cooking time: approx. 22-26 minutes Utensils: Bowl with lid (1 Iitre capacity) Shallow round gratin dish (approx. 25 cm diameter) Ingredients 3 fish fillets (approx. 600 g) 2 tbsp lemon juice salt 1 tbsp butter or margarine 1 onion (50 g), finely chopped 2 tbsp flour (20 g) 100 ml white wine 1 tsp vegetable oil to grease the dish 100 g grated Emmental cheese 2 tsp chopped parsley Germany Grill skewers Total cooking time: approx.
Meat, fish & poultry Spain Stuffed ham Total cooking time: approx. 15-21 minutes Utensils: Bowl with lid (2 Iitre capacity) Shallow oval gratin dish with lid or microwave cling film (approx. 26 cm long) Ingredients 125 g fresh spinach, with stalks removed 125 g quark (6% fat) 40 g grated Emmental cheese pepper paprika, mild 6 slices cooked ham (300 g) 125 ml water 125 ml cream 2 tbsp flour (20 g) 2 tbsp butter or margarine (20 g) 1 tsp butter or margarine to grease the dish 1.
Meat, fish & poultry Switzerland Zurich veal stew Total cooking time: approx. 11-15 minutes Utensils: Bowl with lid (2 Iitre capacity) Ingredients 600 g veal fillet 1 tbsp butter or margarine 1 onion (50 g), finely chopped 100 ml white wine gravy thickener to make approx. 1/2 litre 300 ml cream salt & pepper 1 tbsp parsley, chopped France Filet of sole for 2 portions Total cooking time: approx. 13-16 minutes Utensils: Shallow oval gratin dish with lid (approx.
Meat, fish & poultry China Prawns with chilli Total cooking time: approx. 5 - 7 minutes Utensils: Bowl with lid (1 litre capacity) Bowl with lid (2 litre capacity) Ingredients 6 prawns (shelled 240 g) 50 ml white wine 2 small bunches of chives (200 g) 1-2 chillies, hot 20 g ginger (fresh) 1 tbsp cornflour 2 tbsp vegetable oil (20 g) 11/2 tbsp soy sauce (20 ml) 1 tbsp sugar 1 tbsp vinegar Germany Roast pork with crackling Total cooking time: approx.
Vegetables & noodles Italy Lasagne Total cooking time: approx. 22-26 minutes Utensils: Bowl with lid (2 Iitre capacity) Shallow rectangular gratin dish with lid (approx.
Vegetables & noodles Spain Stuffed potatoes Total cooking time: approx. 12 - 16 minutes Utensils: Bowl with lid (2 litre capacity) China plates Ingredients 4 medium-sized potatoes (400 g) 100 ml water 60g ham, finely diced 1/2 onion (25 g), finely chopped 75-100 ml milk 2 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese (20 g) salt & pepper 2 tbsp grated Emmental cheese 1. Put the potatoes in the bowl, add the water, cover and cook. Turn once during cooking. 8-10 min. 800 W Allow to cool. 2.
Drinks & desserts France Pears in chocolate sauce Total cooking time: approx. 12-16 minutes Utensils: Bowl with lid (2 Iitre capacity) Bowl with lid (1 Iitre capacity) Ingredients 4 pears (600 g) 60 g sugar 1 packet of vanilla sugar (10 g) 1 tbsp pear liqueur, 30% proof 150 ml water 130 g plain chocolate, broken into pieces 100 g crème fraiche Niederlande Fiery drink for 10 portions Total cooking time: approx.
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. Oven exterior The outside of your oven can be cleaned easily with mild soap and water. Make sure the soap is wiped off with a moist cloth, and dry the exterior with a soft towel. Oven controls Open the door before cleaning to de-activate the oven controls. Care should be taken when cleaning the oven control.
What to do if... ... the microwave appliance is not working properly ? Check that - 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. ... the microwave mode is not working ? Check that - the door is properly closed, - the door seals and their surfaces are clean, - the START-button has been pressed ...
Service & spare parts If you wish to purchase spare parts or require an engineer, contact your local AEG Service Force Centre by telephoning: 08705 929 929 Your telephone call will be automatically routed to the Service Force Centre covering your post code area. For the address of your local Service Force Centre and further information about Service Force, please visit the website at: www.serviceforce.co.uk When you contact the Service Force Centre they will need the following information: 1.
Guarantee conditions Standard guarantee conditions We, AEG, undertake that if within 12 months of the date of the purchase this AEG appliance or any part thereof is proved to be defective by reason only of faulty workmanship or materials, we will, at our discretion repair or replace the same FREE OF CHARGE for labour, materials or carriage on condition that: • The appliance has been correctly installed and used only on the electricity or gas supply stated on the rating plate.
Specifications AC Line Voltage Distribution line fuse/circuit breaker AC Power required: Output power: Microwave Frequency: Outside Dimensions: Microwave Grill Dual grill Microwave Grill MCD1751E MCD1761E Cavity Dimensions Oven Capacity Turntable Weight Oven lamp : 230-240 V, 50 Hz, single phase : Minimum 16 A : 1.25 kW : 1.00 kW : 2.
Installation INSTALLING THE APPLIANCE 1. Remove all packaging and check carefully for any signs of damage. 2. If fitting the microwave oven above a conventional oven (position A) then use the mylar sheet provided. a. Cut the Mylar sheet to fit the internal width of the unit. b. Peel back the protective cover on the tape and fix to the rear of the shelf so that it covers the service gap. (See diagram). Mylar sheet Inte rnal wid th Conventional oven ap ice g Serv 3.
Installation CONNECTING THE APPLIANCE TO THE POWER SUPPLY • The electrical outlet should be readily accessible so that the (A) unit can be unplugged easily in an emergency. • The socket should not be positioned behind the cupboard. • The best position is above the cupboard, see (A). When not connecting the power supply cord to position (A) it should be removed from the support clip (see diagram, item 14, on page 5) and routed under the oven.
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