AEG MICROMAT 625 User Manual

MICROMAT-COMBI 625

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Operating Instructions Mode d’empiei Istruzioni per l’uso

Gebruiksaanwijzing Instrucciones para el uso

Dear Customer

Thank you for buying a MICROMAT-COMBI microwave oven and showing trust in the AEG brand name. Before using the AEG microwave with grill and Hot-air for the first time please read the instruction booklet thoroughly. It has been written to help you take advantage of all the features that this microwave offers. In return the MICROMAT-COMBI will reward you by giving you troublefree operation and also avoids unnecessary service calls,

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Content

Micro-wave cooking - what does that mean?

Safety instructions The right ovenware Features

Modes of operations Setting up and connecting

Preliminary cleaning of the cooker

Starting up:

Time of day / Cooking time Micro-wave solo

Keeping warm / turntable

General instructions

Hot-air Infratherm grilling

Surface grilling

Combined microwave and hot-air Combined microwave and surface grilling Automatic defrosting Automatic cooking Storing programmes in the memory Pre-selecting duration / finish

4-6

8-10

13 14 14 15

16/17

17/18

22/23

Defrosting, warming, and cooking

with micro-wave in solo operation

Instructions on setting the output level

Other points to note ... Practical tips on working with the micro-wave Cooking table

Baking

Baking table

Care and cleaning

if you think your microwave oven is not

functioning properly

Service centre Technicai data

Data for test centres

25 26

27-31

35/36

38 39

Microwaves -

what are they?

Microwaves belong to the family of electromagnetic waves. These waves are able to transmit energy like radio waves. Microwaves are close relatives of the short waves known in radio and TV, being used, not to transmit music and TV pictures, but to cook food. During the cooking cycle, the microwaves penetrate inside the food. Without any intermediate carrier, they generate heat below the surface by causing the food molecules to vibrate. The heat of friction thus generated propagates through the food, enabling the

latter to be defrosted, heated, and cooked.

This is the basic difference between a microwave appliance and

conventional cooker. Cookers externally apply heat to the food

via heat flux (oven), heat conduction (hob), or heat radiation

(grill). How quickly a microwave oven cooks food depends very strong ly on the quantity, quality, and shape of the food. Since, during microwave cooking, heat is not uniformly generated at all locations, it is important that the food to be heated is stirred or turned when large quantities are being cooked. Since this cooking method involves generation of heat inside the food itself and not via an intermediate carrier (fat or water),

nutrient-conserving cooking is possible. Vitamins and minerals are retained in the food and not swept away as during conventional cooking.

Safety instructions

Safety

Instructions for the user

The golden rules for trouble-free and safe working with a

microwave oven

1. Switch the appiiance on only when food has been placed In the cooking space and oniy operate it when the turntable is inserted.

2. Always keep the appliance clean, especially in the vicinity of the door seals and door seal surfaces.

3. Never damage:

m the door

■ the door hinges

■ the door seals and their surface

■ the door frame

(e.g. never jam anything between door and frame) Clean the door seals and their surfaces (also the door frame) with a mild detergent and hot water.

Note:

Should the door seals and door seal surfaces be damaged,

the appliance should not be operated until it has been re

paired by the AEG Service Centre or by an AEG-trained elec trician.

4. Only use suitable ovenware.

5. When heating liquids, please always additionally place a tea spoon in the container to avoid delayed boiling. But it must not touch the walls. During delayed boiling, the boiling temperature is attained without the lypical steam bubbles rising. When the container is shaken, even only slightly, the liquid may then suddenly vigorously boil over or spurt - with the risk of your being scalded.

6. Food with a “skin" or “peel", such as potatoes, tomatoes, sau sages, and the like, should be pierced with a fork so that any steam present can escape and the food wilt not burst.

7. Make sure that a minimum temperature of 70 °C is attained for the cooking/heating of food. This will be achieved if you follow the instructions given in the cooking tables (time/

power). Never use a mercury or liquid thermometer for meas uring the food temperatures.

8. Babyfood in jars or bottles should always be heated without a

lid or top, and well stirred or shaken after heating, to ensure uniform distribution of the heat. Before giving your child the babyfood, please check the temperature.

9. Please note that, at high power and time settings, the

ovenware heats up. Please therefore use protective mittens suitable for handling pots ans pans.

10. Do not leave the appliance to operate unattended if

food is to be warmed or cooked in disposable contain ers made of plastic, paper, or other inflammable mate rials. Should smoke be observed the oven door must be

kept closed and the oven switched off or else discon nected from the power supply.

11. Never use your microwave oven:

■ to boil eggs or escargots in their shells, since they will otherwise bursti

■ to heat large quantities of cooking oii (fondue, or deep-frying) and drinks containing a high percent age of alcohol - there is a danger of spontaneous combustioni

■ to heat unopened cans, bottles, etc.

to dry animals, textiles, and paper.

■ for crockery (porcelain, ceramics, earthenware, etc.) having voids that fill with water and which may cause vapour-pressures to build up during cooking.

Please follow the respective manufacturer’s in

structions.

Safety instructions for the user

Safety 12. Use your appliance only as instructed and as indicated

instructions in the “Cooking tables”. Never overcook your food by exces-

for the user sive lengths of time or at excessive power settings.

Specific areas of the food will otherwise dry out and may ig nite.

13. Should the power cable fitted to the appliance be damaged, it must be replaced with an identical one. This work may only be carried out by the manufacturer’s staff or by qualified electricians who have been trained by the manufacturer.

14. The viewing window heats up in combined operation, surface grilling, infratherm grilling and in hot-air oper ation, so keep small children well away from the appli ance.

15. To close the oven door when the viewing window is

hot, piease press the trapezoid plate on the lower right-hand side of the door.

16. Only pre-heat the oven prior to operation in the modes sur face grilling, infratheim grilling, or hot-air. Never in combined operation or micro-wave solo.

17. The interior, the grill loops, and the removable shelves be come very hot during operation, except during micro-wave solo operation. Please take care before taking hold!

AEG electrical appliances comply with all relevant safety

regulations. Never, ever use the micro-wave oven if it is no

longer functioning properly. In order to maintain the safety of your appliance, you may oniy have repairs, particularly to the live parts of the appliance, carried out by a qualified

electrician trained by the manufacturer. In the case of any

defect or breakdown you must therefore contact your

electrical dealer or our Service Centre direct. If repairs are

carried out improperly, the result can be serious danger

for the user. The interior lighting in the cooking space can

oniy be replaced by the AEG Service Centre or by an AEGtrained electrician.

The right ovenware

Ovenware material Mode of operation

Microwave

Recircuiating warm

Surface or infra therm grilling

air

Fireproof glass and porcelain (without any meta! parts, e.g. Pyrex, Jena Glass)

Glass and porcelain other than fireproof^)

(e.g. table crockery)

Glass ceramic and vitro-ceramic made of fire/frost-proof material

(e.g. Arcoflam) Ceramic, stoneware^) X X Plastic, heat-resistant^)

up to 200 °C Paper, cardboard X Cooking pans made

of metal, e.g. enamel, cast iron

Black-lacquered or silicone-coated baking

tins

X X

The right ovenware

Com bined oper ation

X X

excluding silver, goid, platinum, or metal insets

^ does not include glaze containing metal

please note the maximum temperature stated by the manufacturer.

Features

A Electronic clock with seven-segment display

B Button for setting time 0 C Button for pre-selecting duration/end —H D Button for entering run-up and run-out

E Button for selecting micro-wave output @

F Button for selecting surface grilling ^ G Button for selecting operation of infra-therm grill ^

H Button for selecting hot-air operation ^ I Button for storing programme in memory J Cancellation button C

K Button for automatic cooking programme ® L Button for automatic defrosting programme ^ M Start button O N Turntable [0l O Button for opening door i

P Turntable Q Removable shelf rack

R Door seal S Door latch and catch T Interior lighting

U Cover for wave distributor

V Grill heating loops

W Glass plate to prevent splashes X Ring heating loop and ventilator

Features

Accessories

Features

MC 158

Shelf

level

This appliance has four levels at which the shelves can be insert ed.

Fit the shelf in at the level shown in the tables, depending on the mode of operation and the use of accessories.

Modes of operation

1. Micro-wave sofo ^

This is highly suitable for defrosting, cooking, or warming food.

2. Hot-air

Ideal for baking cakes

3. Infratherm grilling ^

Larger pieces of meat and poultry can be grilled or roasted in this mode. The ventilator and the grill loop both operate at the same time.

4. Surface grilling ^

Particularly suitable for overbaking and grilling e.g. steaks or sausages.

5. Combined micro-wave ^ and hot-air

This combination enables you to prepare as well as hot-pots and casseroles in a deep baking dish.

6. Combined micro-wave ^ and infratherm grill X operation

A combination which is particularly suitable for roasting and grilling and also takes only about half the usual time.

7. Combined micro-wave ^ with surface grilling

Very suitable for over-baking and browning oft.

Instaliation/connections

A gap all around the oven of 5 cm is necessary in order to assure perfect ventilation.

Connect to a plug socket with protective earth contact and fused with a 16 A-L automatic device or 16 A slow-biowing fusel

Build-in

model

Pre-cleaning

the oven

.50 mm

50 mm

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To instali the appliance in a hanging kitchen cabinet, use the appropriate mounting frame.

Note the relevant Instructions for Installation and Connection. The oven must be connected by means of a proper plug and pro tected with a 16-A-L automatic or a 16 amp slow fuse. When the oven is installed, there must be a possibility of discon necting it from the mains with a contact break of at least 3 mm on all

poles. A suitable size of LS switch, or a melting or fly-out fuse, are suitable

contact-breakers.

Before using my oven for the first time, clean all accessories, turn table, turntable support etc., with warm water and washing-up

liquid.

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