AEG MICROMAT DUO 220 User Manual

MICROMAT DUO 220/230

Microwave Oven Four à micro-ondes

Apparecchio à microonde Magnetronoven

Aparato microondas

Operating Instructions Mode d’emploi Istruzioni per l’uso

Gebruiksaanwijzing

Instrucciones para el uso

Dear Customer

Thank you for buying a MICROMAT-DUO microwave oven and showing trust in the AEG brand name.

Before using the AEG microwave with grill 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-DUO will reward you by giving you troublefree operation and also avoids unnecessary service calls.

Printed on recycled'paper. AEG - putting words into action.

Contents

Microwaves ~ what are they?		4
Safety instructions		5/6
Other important points ...
How to cook by time and power		7
General hints on cooking,heating, and defrosting		7
Standing time		7
The correct ovenware		8
Features		9
First use:		10
Micro-wave solo operation
-	Setting cooking time/power	11
-	Start/interruption	11
-	Defrosting	11
Micro-wave operation combined with heat
-	Setting cooking time/power/grill	12
-	Start/interruption	12
-	Recommendations	13
-	Combined operation tabie	14
Grill operation - Setting grill time/power
-	Start/interruption	15
-	Recommendations	16
-	Grilling table	16
Hints on power settings		17
Practical hints on working with microwave
appiiances		18
Cooking tables		19-23
Cleaning and care		24
if you think your microwave oven is not functioning
properly		25
Installation and connection
Table-top model		25
Built-in model		26
Service centre		26
Special accessories		27
Technical data		28
Data for test centres		29

Microwaves -	Microwaves belong to the family of electromagnetic waves.
what are they?	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

The golden rules for trouble-free and save working with a	Safety
microwave oven	instructions
1. Switch the appliance on only when food has been	for the user
placed in the cooking space, and only 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:

■the door

■the door hinges

■the door seals and their surfaces

u 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 typical steam bubbles rising. Even when the contain­ er is only slightly shaken, the liquid may then suddenly vigor­ ously boil over or spurt. Risk of scalding.

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 will 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 basically be heated with­ out a lid or top and well stirred or shaken after heating to en­ sure 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. Therefore use protective mittens suit­ able for handling pots and pans.

Safety 10. Do not leave the appliance to operate unattended if

instructions food	is to be warmed or cooked in disposable contain-
for the user	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:

B to boil eggs and escargots in their shells, since they will otherwise burst!

B to heat large quantities of cooking oil (fondue, deep-frying) and drinks containing a high percent­ age of alcohol (danger of spontaneous combus­ tion!)

B to heat unopened cans, bottles, etc. B to dry animals, textiles, and paper

B for crockery (porcelain, ceramics, earthenware, etc.) having voids that fill with water and which may cause vapour pressures to buiid up during microwave cooking. Please follow the respective manu­ facturer’s instructions.

12.Use your appliance only as instructed and as indicated in the "Cooking tables”. Never overcook your food by exces­ sive times and excessive po\wer settings.

Specific areas of the food will otherwise dry out and my 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 manaufacturer.

14.The viewing window heats up in combined operation and when grilling, so keep small children well away from the appliance.

15.If the viewing window is hot, please close the door by pressing the trapezium-shaped plate on the lower right-hand side of the door.

AEG electrical appliances comply with all the relevant safety regulations. Never, ever use the microwave oven if it is no longer functioning properly. In order to maintain the safety of your appliance, you may only have repairs, par­ ticularly 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 con­ tact your electrical dealer or our Service Centre direct, if repairs are carried out improperly, the result can be seri­ ous danger for the user. The interior lighting in the cooking space can only be replaced by the AEG Service Centre or by an AEG-trained electrician.

What’s also important:

To familiarise easily and quickly with the operation of the micro-	How to cook
wave oven, please use the "Cooking Tables" section.	by time
Cooking time depends on the quantity of food. As a guide:	and power
Double Quantity = Almost Double Time
Please refer to the Tables. Initially always select the shorter cook­
ing time. Only when necessary extend the time as required.
Food comes in different qualities and is prepared in different	General hints
quantities, therefore the times and amounts of energy necessary	on cooking,
for defrosting, heating or cooking are different.	heating,
	and
	defrosting
I The standing time referred to in the "Cooking tables” means:	Standing
Allow the food to stand without power I. e. inside or outside the	time
appliance, to ensure that the heat in the food is uniformly distribut­
ed.

The correct ovenware

Pre-cleaning

the oven

The correct ovenware

Crockery material		operating modes
	De­	Heat­	Cook­	Combined
	frost­	ing	ing	operation
	ing			micro-
				wave
				-1- grill
Glass’)	X	X	X	X
Glass ceramic	X	X	X	X
Porcelain’)	X	X	X	X
Earthenware’)	X	X	X	X
Plastic crockery^)	X	X	X	-
Paper cups	X	-	-	-
P^er plates	X	-	-	-
Grease-proof paper®)	X	X	-	-
Cardboard®)	X	X	-	-
Aluminium foiP)	X	X	X	-
Meta! objects")	-	-	-	-
Aluminium containers	X	X	X	X
Crockery with metal	-	-		-
parts			-
Keep-fresh foil	X	-	-	-
Roasting foil	X	X	X	-

Excluding silver, gold, platinum, or metal parts Please note the relevant manufacturer’s instructions

3)Important: please follow the Instructions given under “Practical hints on working with microwave appliances” For exceptions, see “Golden rules”

With prolonged heating there is a risk of firel

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

MC 254

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MC 256
MICROMAT DUO 220/230	Features
A Door with viewing window
B 9-level powerswitch @
C 60-minute time-switch ©

DOn/Off switch for turntable

EStart button <I>

F3-level grill switch 0

GDoor release %

HWave stirrer cover

IInterior lighting

JGrill heating bar 1300W (MC DUO 220),

1700W (MC DUO 230)

K Turntable (must always be in oven during operation) L Door seal

M Door closer and bolt N Shelf levels