AEG MCC2662EM User Manual

MCD2662E

User Manual

Microwave Oven

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Dear Customer

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Contents

Important safety instructions	4
Appliance overview	8
Microwave oven & accessories	8
Control panel	9
Before first use	10
Econ mode	10
Setting the clock	10
Adjusting the time when the clock is set or oven is in ‘Econ’ mode	11
Using the stop button	11
Child safety lock	11
Microwave cooking advice	12
Food characteristics	12
Cooking techniques	12
Microwave safe cookware	13
Microwave operation	13
Microwave cooking	13
Manual defrosting	14
Microwave power levels	14
Kitchen timer	15
Add 30 seconds	15
Plus & minus	16
Grill & dual grill cooking	16
Multiple sequence cooking	18
Auto cook & auto defrost operation	19
Programme charts	21
Auto cook & auto defrost charts	21
Recipes for auto cook	23
Cooking charts	25
Recipes	27
Care & cleaning	33
What to do if . . .	34
Specifications	34
Installation	35
Environmental information	38
European guarantee	38

4 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 sothat the unit can be unplugged easily in an emergency.

It is recommended that a separate circuit serving only this appliance be provided. Do not store or use the ovenoutdoors.

If food being heated begins to smoke, DO NOT OPEN THE DOOR. Turn off and unplug the oven and wait until the food has stopped smoking. Opening the door while food is smoking may cause a fire.

Only use microwave-safe containers and utensils.

Do not leave the oven unattended when using disposable plastic, paper or other combustible food containers.

Clean the waveguide cover, the oven cavity, the turntable and turntable support after use. These must be dry and free from grease. Built-up grease may overheat and begin to smoke or catch fire.

Do not place flammable materials near the ovenor ventilation openings. Donot block the ventilation openings.

Remove all metallic seals, wire twists, etc., from foodand food packages. Arcing on metallic surfaces may cause a fire.

Do not use the microwave ovento heat oil fordeep frying. The temperature cannot be controled and the oil may catch fire.

To make popcorn, only use special microwave popcorn makers. Do not store food or any other items inside the oven.

Check the settings after you startthe oven toensure the ovenis operating as desired. See the corresponding hints in this operation manual.

To avoid the possibility of injury

Warning!

Do not operate the oven if it is damaged ormalfunctioning. Check the following before use:

a)The door; make sure the door closes properly and ensure ti is not misaligned or warped.

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b)The hingesand door safety latches; check tomakesurethey arenotbroken or loose.

c)The door seals and sealing surfaces; ensure that they have not been damaged.

d)Inside the oven cavity or on the door; make sure there are no dents.

e)The power supply cord and plug; ensure that they are not damaged.

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 oralter the door safety atcheslin any way.

Do not operate the oven if there is anobject between the door seals and sealing surfaces.

Do not allow grease or dirt to build up on the door seals and adjacent parts. Follow instructions for “Care & cleaning”. 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.

Individuals with PACEMAKERS should check with their doctor orthe manufacturer of the pacemaker for precautions regarding microwave ovens.

To avoid the possibility of electric shock

Under no circumstances should you remove the outercabinet.

Never spill or insert any objects into the door lock openings or ventilation openings. In the event of a spill, turn off and unplug the ovenimmediately and call your local Service Force Centre.

Do not immerse the power supply cord or plug in water or any otherliquid.

Do not allow the power supply cord to run over any hot or sharp surfaces, such as the hot air vent area at the top rearof the oven.

Do not attempt to replace the oven lamp yourself or alow anyone whois not authorisedby Service Force to do so.If the oven lampfails, please consult your dealer or contact your local Service ForceCentre.

If thepowersupply cord of this appliance isdamaged, it mustebreplaced with aspecial cord. The exchange must be made by an authorised Serviceforcetechnician.

To avoid the possibility of explosion and sudden boiling

Warning!

Liquids and other foods must not be heated in sealed containers since they are liable to explode.

Never use sealed containers. Remove seals and lids before useSealed. containers can explode due to a build up of pressure even after the oven has been turnedoff. Take care when microwaving liquids. Use a wide-mouthed container to alow bubbles to escape.

6 Important safety instructions

Microwave heating of beverages can result in delayed eruptive boiling, therefore care has to be taken when handling the container.

To prevent sudden eruption of boiling liquid and possible scalding:

1.Stir liquid prior to heating/reheating.

2.It is advisable to insert a glassrod orsimilar utensil into the liquid whilst eheatingr.

3.Let liquid stand for at least 20seconds 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. To cook or reheat eggs which have not been scrambled or mixed, pierce the yolks and the whites, or the eggs may explode. Shell and slice hard boiled eggs before reheating them in the microwave oven.

Pierce the skin of such foods as potatoes, sausages and fruit before cooking, or they may explode.

To avoid the possibility of burns

Use pot holdersor oven gloves when removing food fromhet ovento prevent burns. Always opencontainers, popcornmakers, oven cooking bags, etc,.away fromthe face and hands toavoid steam burns.

To avoid burns, always test food temperature and stir before serving and pay special attention to the temperature of food and drink given to babies, children or the elderly.

Temperature of the container is not a true indication of the temperature of the food or drink;always check the food temperature.

Always stand back from het oven doorwhen opening toavoid burns from escaping steamand heat.

Slice stuffedbaked foods after heating to release steam and avoid burns.

Keep children away fromthe door and accessible parts thatmay become hot when the grill is in use. Children should be kept away to preventthem burning themselves. Do not touch the oven door, outercabinet, rearcabinet, oven cavity, ventilation openings, accessories and dishes duringGRILL mode, DUAL GRILL mode and AUTO COOK operation as they will become hot.Before cleaning make sure they arenot hot.

To avoid misuse by children

Warning!

Only allow children to use the oven without supervision when adequate instructions have been given so that the child is able to use the oven in a safe way and understands the hazards of improper use.

This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities, orlack ofexperience and knowledge, unless they have been given supervisionor instruction concerning use of the ppliancea by a person responsible for their safety.

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Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance. Do not lean or swing onthe oven door.Do not play with the oven or use itas a toy. Children should be taught all important safety instructions: use of potholders, careful removal of food coverings; paying special attention to packaging (e.g.selfheating materials) designed to make food crisp, as they may be extra hot.

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 except where ecommendedr in the operation manual, see page 16note 2. Doing so may damage the oven.

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. The preheating time specified in the dish’s instructions must not be exceeded.

Do not use metal utensils,which reflect microwaves and may cause electrical arcing. Do not put cans in the oven.

Only usethe turntable and the turntable support designed forthis 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 orhot utensils on a cold turntable.

c)Do not put cold foods or cold utensils on a hot turntable.

Do not place anything on the outer cabinet during operation.

Do not use plastic containers for microwaving if the oven is stillhot from using the GRILL mode, DUAL GRILL mode and AUTOCOOK operation, because they may melt. Plastic containers must not be used during above modes unless the container manufacturer says they are suitable.

Important:

If you are unsure how to connect your oven, please consult an authorised, qualified electrician.

Neither the manufacturer nor the dealer can accept any liability fordamage to the oven or personal injury resulting from failure to observe the correct electrical connection procedure.

Water vapour or drops mayoccasionally form on the oven walls or around the door seals and sealing surfaces. This is a normal occurrence and is notan indication of microwave leakage or a malfunction.

8 Appliance overview

Appliance overview

Microwave oven & accessories

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1.	Grill heating element
2.	Front trim
3.	Oven lamp		14

4. Control panel

5. Door opening button

6. Waveguide cover

7. Oven cavity

8. Seal packing

9.Door seals and sealing surfaces

10.Fixing points (4 points)

11.Ventilation openings

12.Outer cover

13.Rear cabinet

14.Power supply cord

Check to make sure the following accessories are provided:

(1) Turntable (2) Turntable support

(3) High rack (4) Low rack

(5) 4 fixing screws (not shown)

•Place the turntable support in the seal packing on the floor of the cavity.

•Then place the turntable on the turntable support.

•To avoid turntable damage, ensure dishes or containers are lifted clear of the turntable rim

when removing them from the oven. Important:

When you order accessories, please mention two items: part name and model name to your dealer or local Service Force Centre.

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Control panel

1 Digital display indicators

Grill

Microwave

Dual

Clock

Cooking stages

Plus/Minus

Auto defrost bread

Auto defrost

Weight

2AUTO COOK indicators

3AUTO COOK button

4AUTO DEFROST button

5POWER LEVEL button

6GRILL button

7TIMER/WEIGHT knob

8START/QUICK button

9STOP button

10DOOR OPENING button

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10 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’ modeand the display goes blank.

7.To cancel ‘Econ” mode, set the clock.

8.To set ‘Econ’ mode when the clock is set, open the door,press start for 5 seconds, press stop then close the door.

Setting the clock

The oven has a 12 hour clock.

Example: To set the clock to 11:30.

1.Plug in the oven.

2.The display will be blank.

3.Open the door and the power comes on.

4.Whilst the door is open, rotate the TIMER/WEIGHT knob to adjust the hour.

5.Press the START/QUICK button once then rotate theTIMER/WEIGHT knob to adjust the minutes.

6.Press the START/QUICK button.

7.Check the display:

8. Close the door.

Important:

1.You can rotate the TIMER/WEIGHT knob clockwise or anti-clockwise.

2.ENERGY SAVE mode cannot be set when the clock is set.

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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 rotatethe 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. Stop the oven temporarily during cooking, press once.

3. Cancel a programmeduringcooking,touch twice.

Child safety lock

The oven has a safety feature which prevents the accidental running of theoven by a child. When the lock has been set, no part of the microwave will operate until the lock feature has been cancelled.

Example: To set the child safety lock.

1. Press and hold the stop button for 5 seconds.

The oven will beep and ‘LOC’ will be displayed:

Note:

•To cancel the child safetylock, press and hold the stop buttonfor 5 seconds, the oven will beep twice and the time of day will be displayed.

•Child safety lock cannot be set if the clock is not set.

12 Microwave cooking advice

Microwave cooking advice

Microwave cooking

To cook/defrostfood in a microwave oven, the microwave energy mustbe 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 orstir food to ensure even heating.

Standingtime is necessary after cooking as it enables the heat to disperse equally throughout the food.

	Food characteristics
Composition	Foodshigh infat orsugar (eg.. Christmaspudding, mincepies)require lessheating time. Care
	shouldbe takenas overheating canlead to fire.
Density	Fooddensitywill affect the amountof cookingtime neededLight. porousfoods, such as
	cakesor bread,cookmore quickly than heavy, dense foods,suchas roastsandcasseroles.
Quantity	Thecooking time must beincreased asthe amountof foodplacedin the ovenincreases.
	E.g. four potatoes will take longer tocookthan two.
Size	Small foodsand smallpieces cook faster than large ones,as microwaves canpenetratefrom
	all sides to the centre.For even cooking make all the pieces thesame size.
Shape	Foodswhichare irregular in shape, suchas chickenbreastsor drumsticks,take longer to cook
	in the thicker parts. Roundshapes cookmore evenlythan squareshapeswhenmicrowave
	cooking.

Temperature Theinitial temperatureof food affects theamountof cooking timeneeded. Chilled foods will of food takelongertocookthan food atroom temperature.Cutinto foodswith fillings, e.g. jam

doughnuts, to release heat or teams.

	Cooking techniques
Arrange	Place the thickest partsof food towardstheoutsideof thedish.E.g.Chicken drumsticks.
Cover	Use vented microwave cling filmor a suitablelid.
Pierce	Foodswith a shell,skin ormembranemustbe pierced inseveralplacesbeforecooking or
	reheatingas steam will build upandmaycausefood to explode, e.Potatoes,g.Fish,Chicken,
	Sausages.
	Important: Eggs shouldnotbe heated using microwave poweras theymay explode, even
	after cooking has ended, e.g.poached,hard boiled.
Stir, turn and	Foreven cooking it is essentialto stir,turn andrearrangefoodduringcooking.Always stir and
rearrange	rearrange from the outsidetowardsthecentre.
Stand	Standing time isnecessaryafter cookingto enablethe heatto dispersequallythroughout
	the food.
Shield	Someareas of food being defrosted maybecomewarm. Warmareascanbe shielded with
	small piecesof foil, which reflect microwaves,e.g. legsandwingson achicken.

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Microwave safe cookware

Cookware	Microwave	Comments
	safe
Aluminium foil /	/	Small pieces of aluminium foilcanbe usedto shieldfood from
foil containers		overheating. Keepfoil at least 2 cmfrom theoven walls,as arcing
		may occur. Foil containersare notrecommendedunlessspecifiedby
		the manufacturer,e.g. Microfoil ®, followinstructionscarefully.
Browning dishes		Always followthe manufacturersinstructionsDo. not exceed
	/	heating times given. Be very carefulas these dishesbecome veryhot.
Chinaand ceramics		Porcelain, pottery,glazed earthenware andbone chinaareusually
		suitable, except forthose with metallicdecoration.
Glassware eg. . Pyrex ®		Care should betaken if using fineglasswareas itcanbreak or crack if
		heated suddenly.
Metal		It is notrecommendedto use metal cookware whenusing micro-
		wave power as it will arc, which canleadto fire.
Plastic / polystyrene		Care mustbe taken as some containers warp,melt ordiscolour at
e.g. fast food containers		hightemperatures.
Clingfilm		Shouldnottouchthe foodandmust be piercedto letthe steam
		escape.
Freezer/ roasting bags		Must bepierced toletsteam escape.Ensurebags aresuitable for
		microwave use.Donotuse plasticor metal ties,as theymaymeltor
		catch fire due to the metal arcing.
Paper - platescups		Onlyusefor warming orto absorb moistureCare.must be taken as
andkitchen paper		overheatingmay cause fire.
Straw and wooden		Always attend theovenwhen using thesmaterialsas overheating
containers		maycausefire.
Recycled paper		Maycontain extractsof metal whichwillcause‘arcing’ and may lead
andnewspaper		to fire.

Microwave operation

Microwave cooking

Your oven can be programmedfor up to 90 minutes.The inputunit of cooking time varies from 10 seconds to five minutes. It dependson the totallength of cooking time as shown in the table.

Cooking time	Increasing unit
0-5minutes	10seconds
5-10minutes	30 seconds
10-30 minutes	1 minute
30-90 minutes	5 minutes

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Manual defrosting

For manual defrosting (without operating the Auto defrost feature), use 270W. The defrost symbol appears in the window display whenever the power level isselected.

Microwave power levels

Your oven has 6 power levels:

Power	Suggesteduse
setting
900 W/	Usedforfast cookingor reheating e.gsoup,.casseroles,cannedfood,hotbeverages, vegetables,
HIGH	fish,etc.
630 W	Usedforlongercooking of dense foodsuchas roast joints,meat loafandplatedmeals, also for
	sensitive dishessuch as cheese sauce and spongecakes. At this reducedsetting,thesaucewill
	not boil over and food willcookevenlywithout over cooking theatsides.
450 W	For densefoods whichrequirea longcooking time when cookedconventionally,eg. beef dishes,
	it is advisable to usethispowersetting to ensurethe meat willbe tender.
270 W/	To defrost, select thispower setting, toensure that the dish defrosts evenly.This
DEFROST	settingis also idealforsimmering rice, pasta,dumplingsandcooking eggcustard.
90 W	For gentledefrosting,e.g. cream gateaux orpastry.
0 W	For standing/kitchen timer.

W = WATT

Example: To heat soup for 2 minutes and 30 seconds on630 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 isdisplayed.

3. Press the START/QUICK button.

x1

4. Check the display:

Important:

If the power level is not selected, HIGH/900 W is automaticaly set.