Using a microwave oven safely
The right place for your microwave oven
Connecting up your microwave oven
SHOULD KNOW!
Things you
When you unpack your microwave oven from its box, please check it immediately for
damage. If the door is damaged or bent, if there are dents inside the oven etc., get in
touch with your retail outlet immediately.
◆ Never use the microwave oven if it is damaged. It is particularly
important that the door closes properly.
The door should not be distorted, the hinges and latch should not
be broken, bent or loose, and the seals must be in perfect condition.
◆ This microwave oven contains no user-serviceable components. Any
adjustments or repairs must be performed by a qualified technician.
◆ Never use the oven with the door open. There is the risk of being
exposed to dangerous microwave energy. Never manipulate or
tamper with the safety locks and the hinges of the door.
◆ Keep the seals and seal surfaces clean and free of contamination
like food remains and cleaner residue.
◆ Use the microwave oven for cooking purposes only.
Do not use it to dry animals, clothing, paper or other objects or for
sterilisation or as a storage space for books, cooking utensils etc.
◆ Always Keep the interior of the oven clean and do not allow a build
up of grease on or around the splatte shield (item 4 on diagram.)
◆ The microwave oven should stand on a flat, stable surface. This
appliance is designed for standing only.
◆ The area immediately around the oven should be free to allow the
circulation of fresh air for cooling.
◆ Do not place the microwave oven near a radio or television set etc.
This might cause interference.
◆ Never place the oven where it is exposed to hot-air, steam or
humidity.
◆ The minimum height of free space necessary above the top surface
of the oven is 100mm.
◆ The oven requires a mains electrical connection of 230 V~ / 50 Hz
with a 12 A fuse.
◆ Only insert the plug into properly installed electrical sockets. If in
doubt contact an electrician.
◆ Faulty connections can start fires and create other risks and prevent
the oven from working correctly. DAEWOO is not liable for any
damage due to faulty connection.
◆ If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the
manufacturer or its service agent or a similarly qualified person in
order to avoid a hazard.
WARNING
When heating liquids, e.g.
soups, sauces and beverages in
your microwave oven,
overheating the liquid beyond
boiling point can occur without
evidence of bubbling.
This could result in a sudden
boil over of the hot liquid.
To prevent this possibility the
following steps should be
taken:
◆ Avoid using straight sided
containers with narrow
necks.
◆ Do not overheat.
◆ Stir the liquid before placing
the container in the oven
and again halfway through
the heating time.
◆ After heating, allow to stand
in the oven for a short time,
stir or shake them again
carefully and check the
temperature of them before
consumption to avoid burns
(especially, contents of
feeding bottles and baby
food jars).
Contents
SHOULD
Things you
Before using the oven please read these
instructions carefully, they contain safety notes and
useful tips.
◆ We recommend the use of a good quality plug.
◆ The pages of this instruction manual show pictures of the various control buttons referred
to in the text. Descriptions of the display information are also shown where applicable.
Microwaves and oven
Cooking safely with microwaves ...............................................................................................................................2
The oven
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Cooking with microwaves
Heating and defrosting - Cooking...........................................................................................................................4
What to do
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Appendix
Tips and guidelines..................................................................................................................................................................6-7
Before consulting a specialist
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Microwave suitable cooking utensils - Care and maintenance
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Technical data - Moulded plugs
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Electrical connection
(for UK only)
◆ For your own safety read the following instructions carefully before attempting to connect
this unit to mains.
◆ Check that the voltage on the rating plate corresponds to the voltage in your home. The
rating plate is on the back panel of the appliance.
The power cable must be fitted with a fused plug approved by ASTA or BSI to BS 1362 and
provided with a 13 A fuse. The fuse cover must always be securely replaced. If the oven is not
working, the fuse may need replacing.
The wires of the mains lead fitted to this appliance are coloured in accordance with the
following code:
GREEN and YELLOW = EARTH (GREEN or GREEN and YELLOW or )
BLUE = NEUTRAL (BLACK)
BROWN = LIVE (RED)
If the terminals in the plug are unmarked or you are in any doubt as to the correct
connections, consult a qualified electrician.
Please read also the chapter "Moulded plugs".
13A
13
A
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L
N
6A
BLUE BROWN
GREEN and YELLOW
13
A
Cooking safely with microwaves
and OVEN
MICROWAVES
When preparing ready-to-serve food (like TV dinners) always carefully follow the
instructions provided by the food manufacturer on the package and also the
tips and
guidelines contained at the end of this manual.
◆ Microwaves are high frequency electromagnetic waves like radio
waves. They create heat by causing the molecules in water, fat and
sugar to vibrate. They only penetrate a certain depth (e.g. approx.
25 mm into meat) and this heat is then conducted to the rest of the
item being cooked.
◆ Tableware must be suitable for use in a microwave oven.
For example, dishes made of temperature resistant glass, ceramics,
porcelain and plastic.
Never place closed metal containers into your microwave oven the microwaves are reflected and the food will not get warm.
◆ In the case of TV dinners the food can be left in the aluminium tray
with the top removed.
◆ Microwaves can damage any crockery with gold or silver
decoration.
◆ Never place food in the oven in closed containers - the container
could explode.
◆ Food with a skin or peel can explode. Never place eggs in a
microwave. When cooking items such as potatoes, chicken livers
etc., puncture the skin using e.g. a fork to allow steam to escape.
◆ Never heat spirits (alcoholic drinks) to high temperatures; they may
self-ignite.
◆ When heating small amounts of liquid (e.g. a cup of tea/coffee),
place a spoon in the cup to prevent boiling over.
◆ Food which has been cooked with a microwave continues to
cook after the oven is switched off.
Before allowing others, in particular children or older people, to eat
food or drinks from the microwave oven check that the temperature
of the food is acceptable (danger of burning/scalding).
◆ Help the heat to spread uniformly by stirring and turning,
in particular after only short heating periods.
◆ Never turn the microwave oven on without food in the chamber -
it might overload and get damaged.
◆ Metal items, e.g. dishes, should not touch the walls of the oven,
this can cause sparking and could cause a fire.
◆ If you think there is a fire in the oven (smoke), leave the door
closed, switch the unit off and disconnect from the mains electricity
supply.
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CAUTION: Always set short cooking times and check the food
frequently. If the recommended cooking times are
exceeded the food, especially oil or fat, will be spoiled
and in extreme circumstances could catch fire.
The microwave oven
and OVEN
MICROWAVES
◆ Benutzen Sie den Herd nur mit korrekt aufgelegtem Drehteller.
Safety door lock
The oven will only operate with the door fully closed. When the door is
open the oven turns off and will only start again after the door is closed.
The seal surfaces prevent
microwaves escaping from the
chamber.
The plastic ring supports the
rotating plate.
The plate and the support can be
easily removed for cleaning.
Make sure they are correctly
positioned (indentation) when
reinserting.
The oven chamber
The microwave window is
protected by a splash
guard.
Power selector
Timer
This special oven window is transparent to light, but prevents
microwaves escaping.
Place food in a suitable
container (dish) on the
rotating plate.
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Heating and defrosting
Cooking
COOKING
with microwaves
Cookery books and recipes provide details of power settings and times.
Heating up ready-to-serve food, cooking small amounts,
soaking and defrosting.
These are the highest and fastest settings for preheating,
boiling, cooking, roasting, heating, melting etc.
Symbol Setting KOR-8667
Gentle heating 170 W
Heat 250 W
Defrost 390 W
Symbol Setting KOR-8667
560W
Low stage
560 W
690W Medium 690 W
840W Medium high 840 W
MAX High 950 W
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What to do
with microwaves
COOKING
Place the food in a suitable dish on the rotating plate and carefully close the
door.
Turn the dial to one of the seven settings.
Set the timer. The oven starts immediately.
◆ Interrupt an operation to turn, stir or simply check the food. Opening the
door interrupts the operation. The timer pauses and the microwaves are
switched off.
To continue cooking, simply close the door.
◆ To stop an operation set the timer to "0".
◆ The oven switches off the microwave after the set time has elapsed, i.e.
the timer returns to "0". The food can then be removed from the oven.
◆ Always reset the timer to "0" if you remove the food before the timer has
ended.
◆ Always follow the instructions on the packaging of any ready-to-serve
food.
◆ Please follow the tips and guidelines contained at the front and back of
this manual.
◆ The rotating plate must always be in place when using the oven.
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Guidelines and tips
APPENDIX
Cooking with microwaves differs in some aspects from normal cooking. The guidelines
and tips below will help you get better results using a microwave oven.
Wait time
Microwaves do not usually completely penetrate the food on the rotary
plate. The wait times allow the food to continue cooking even after the
oven has switched off. The temperature can rise by up to 8° C inside the
food.
After heating food in the microwave, let it stand in the oven for a short
time to allow the temperature to equalise. The wait time depends on
the weight, volume and density of the food (and can be up to
10 minutes).
How to cook food without overcooking (drying, charring etc.)
◆ Select the right cooking level.
◆ Select the right cooking time. Times quoted in recipes are
approximate and depend upon initial temperature, weight, density of
food etc.
◆ Always use microwave-suitable dishes.
Defrosting
◆ Defrosting is faster in flatter dishes than in higher dishes.
◆ Divide large pieces of food into smaller pieces for faster defrosting.
◆ Cover the smaller pieces when they start to warm up.
◆ Do not defrost completely under power, let the food stand for a
while.
Amount
To warm up more food you need more time. Rule of thumb:
double the food, double the time (almost).
Initial temperature
The colder the food, the more time is needed.
Different foods
When cooking a meal with various ingredients remember that fat and
sugar heat up faster than water.
This means that ingredients with higher fat and sugar contents will
have higher temperatures after cooking than those containing water.
The more dense a food, the longer it takes to cook/defrost. Very dense
foods, like meat, take much longer to warm up than say sponge cake.
Microwave heating of beverages can result in delayed eruptive boiling,
therefore care has to be taken when handling the container.
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APPENDIX
Skins, peels, shells ...
Some foods have a skin or peel or a shell (eggs, potatoes, apples, liver, sausages).
Puncture the skin or peel with for example a fork to allow steam to escape and the food to
expand - this releases pressure and prevents the food from bursting.
Water
Cooking in a microwave needs very little water. For 100 g of vegetables or potatoes,
use 1 tablespoon of water.
Covering food
Food can be covered with foils or tops which let microwave through in order
◆ to prevent splashing
◆ to shorten the cooking time and/or
◆ to retain any natural moisture in the food (➝ Microwave suitable dishes and utensils).
Arranging food - size and shape
To achieve the shortest cooking times and the best results it is sometimes useful to arrange
the food in a certain way.
Small pieces cook faster than big pieces.
Pieces of the same size cook more evenly than different sized pieces.
In the case of irregularly shaped pieces, the thin sections will cook faster than the thick
sections.
When cooking several of the same item, e.g. stuffed tomatoes, arrange them on the rotating
plate in a circle to achieve even cooking.
When cooking irregularly shaped items or food with different thicknesses, place the
smaller or thinner parts in the middle and the thicker (denser) parts towards the outside.
Alternatively, cover thinner parts with a piece of aluminium foil to prevent drying or charring.
Where possible, place fish with the tail towards the centre, slit the skin to prevent the skin
tearing or bursting open. Another possibility is to cover the head and the tail ends with
aluminium foil to prevent premature drying or charring.
When warming up pre-cooked meals, place the thinner and lighter items towards the
middle, the heavier and denser items towards the outside of the plate.
Place thin slices (e.g. bacon) on top of one another (fully or partially).
Arrange sausages close together.
Drinks, sauces and gravy should be heated in separate containers. Fill tall narrow vessels
only
3
/4 full.
Stir or turn the food every now and then to help spread the heat more evenly.
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◆ For more information read the first chapter and the appendix.
This should answer most of your questions.
◆ If you cannot solve your problem, ask a qualified service technician.
Before calling technical service
APPENDIX
No components of this microwave oven are user-serviceable. Any repairs or
adjustments must always be performed by qualified service technicians.
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Before calling your technical service, check the following:
Oven doesn't work?
◆ Is the power supply correctly connected?
◆ Is the oven door shut?
◆ Has a cooking time been set?
◆ Has the house mains switch disconnected or the fuse blown?
Sparks in the oven?
◆ Is there metal, or a dish with metal edges or aluminium foil, in the
oven? Metal must never touch the inner walls of the oven.
Turn the microwave on without food in oven?
◆ Although switching the oven on for short periods will cause no
damage, it is not recommended.
Use the oven without the rotating plate?
◆ No – always ensure that the rotating plate and its support ring are
correctly inserted.
Open door during cooking?
◆ The door can be opened at any time during an operation (e.g. to stir,
turn over). The oven switches the operation off immediately. Any
settings are kept. Close the door again to continue the operation.
Condensation on oven walls and/or door?
◆ Condensation on the inner surfaces is normal when cooking water
containing food.
Can microwaves pass through the door window?
◆ No – the window is made of a special glass which lets no
microwaves through.
Microwave suitable dishes and utensils
APPENDIX
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Care and maintenance
Microwave suitable dishes are transparent to microwaves (i.e. made of such materials as
plastic, glass and ceramics), especially when also fireproof. Suitable dishes only become
slightly warm after one minute microwave cooking at high power.
Dishes unsuitable for microwave ovens are all metal dishes which reflect microwaves.
Also unsuitable for microwaves are dishes made of lead glass, dishes with metal applications
(gold edged), paper or plastic containers which cannot withstand high temperatures (120° C).
◆ If in doubt, check for information such as "microwave suitable".
◆ Dishes, foils and covers should never be allowed to touch the walls of the
oven compartment.
Best cooking results are achieved if not only the material but also the shape of the dish is
suitable.
Round dishes promote more even heating, whereas in square or rectangular dishes the food
can easily dry out or char in the corners.
Food in flat dishes will cook more evenly.
Small pieces of aluminium foil are good for covering any vulnerable sections (e.g. the thin flat
tail end of a fish).
Although this microwave oven is fitted with state-of-the-art safety arrangements ...
◆ never manipulate or tamper with the door locks or hinges,
◆ make sure the seals and seal surfaces are free of contamination e.g. food remains or
cleaner residues.
Clean the oven – especially the seal areas of the door – with a mild cleaning agent. Do not
use any abrasive agents or abrasive pads.
◆ Make sure the oven door is not mistreated (e.g. that children don't swing on it). Do not use
the oven if it is damaged.
It is especially important that the door closes properly. The door must have no distortions,
the hinges and locks must not be broken, bent or loose and the seal surfaces must not be
corroded.
◆ 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.
◆ The contents of feeding bottles and baby food jars are to be stirred or shaken and the
temperature is to be checked before consumption, in order to avoid burns;
Technical data
APPENDIX
Power supply 220~240 V~, 50 Hz
Microwave
Power consumption 1350 Watt
Power 950 Watt (IEC 705)
Frequency 2450 MHz
Dimensions (w-h-d) 495 x 294 x 403 mm
Oven chamber (w-h-d) 320 x 244 x 338 mm
Weight 15.0 kg
The right to make technical improvements is reserved. Errors and omissions excepted.
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Moulded plugs
(for UK only)
◆ Should it be necessary to remove a moulded on plug from the mains cable, it
should be cut off and replaced with a suitable replacement.
◆ The moulded plug cannot be used for any other appliance, therefore remove the
fuse and dispose immediately and safely to prevent anyone, especially children
from plugging it in to a wall socket, which will create a safety hazard.
◆ Should the mains lead ever require replacement, it is essential that this operation
be carried out by a qualified electrician and should only be replaced with a flexible
cord obtained from the manufacturer.
◆ Applicable only if moulded plug is fitted.
◆ After replacement of a fuse in the plug, the fuse cover must be refitted. If the fuse
cover is lost a replacement cover must be obtained. The colour of the correct
replacement fuse cover is that of the coloured insert in the base of the plug or the
colour that is embossed in words in the base of the plug recess or elsewhere on
the plug. Always state this colour when ordering a replacement fuse cover.
◆ Only 13 A replacement fuses which are ASTA approved to BS 1362 should be fitted.
This symbol means that this unit is double insulated, an earth
connection is not necessary.
Caution:
To prevent electric shock, do not remove any covers.
No user serviceable parts inside, refer servicing to qualified
service personnel.
Microwave Oven
Instruction manual
KOR-8667
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