User manual HITACHI MGE25

[. . . ] MICROWAVE OVEN MODEL MGE25 INSTRUCTION MANUAL GB Table of Contents ELECTRICAL CONNECTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 COOKING UTENSILS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 OTHER HELPFUL INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Small quantities of food or foods with low water content may dry out and become hard if cooked too long. Foods that have been frozen can be place directly in the oven for thawing. Defrost according to the Defrosting instructions found in this manual. For areas of the food thawing faster than others, cover with small pieces of aluminium foil. For example, fish cooks so quickly that it is sometimes better to begin cooking while still slightly frozen. It may be necessary to increase or decrease the cooking time in some recipes, depending on the starting temperature of the food. Browning: There are a few foods which are not cooked long enough in the microwave oven to brown and may need additional colour. Coatings such as paprika and browning agents such as Worcestershire sauce may be used on chops, meat patties or chicken pieces. Roasts, poultry or ham, cooked for 10-15 minutes or longer, will brown without extra additives. 6 GB OVEN OVERVIEW Names of Oven Parts A F E D C B G Grill Rack A) Control panel B) Turntable shaft C) Turntable ring assembly D) Glass tray E) Observation window F) Door assembly G) Safety interlock system TURNTABLE INSTALLATION Hub (underside) Glass tray Turntable shaft a. Both glass tray and turntable ring assembly must always be used during cooking. All food and containers of food are always placed on the glass tray for cooking. If glass tray or turntable ring assembly cracks or breaks, contact your nearest authorised service centre. Turntable ring assembly 7 GB COUNTERTOP INSTALLATION Remove all packing material and accessories. to adjust the hour digits, the input hour should be a 24-hour time , the minute digits blink. ":" blinks on the display. Note: - If the clock is not set, the oven will not function when powered on. Press Microwave once twice 3 times 4 times 5 times Display P100 P80 P50 P30 P10 Cooking Power 100% 80% 50% 30% 10% Example: Choose 80% power for cooking 20 minutes. 10 GB 1. and Note: You can check the cooking power during cooking by pressing Grill The longest cooking time is 95 minutes. indicator light will flash. indicator light will come on. Note: If half the grill time passes, the oven beeps twice, and this is normal. In order to have a better effect of grilling food, you should turn the food over, close the oven door then press to continue cooking. Combination Cooking This feature allows you to combine microwave, grill or convection cooking on four different settings. Microwave Power 0% 55% 36% Display G C-1 C-2 Grill Power 100% 45% 64% 11 GB Weight Defrost The oven could be used to defrost food based on the weight selected. The defrosting time and power level are automatically set once the weight is programmed. Turn indicator lights will come on. to select the desired food weight. [. . . ] Cooking guide times and heat settings are suggestions, to help prevent overcooking the most common problem in getting used to a microwave oven. Variations in the size, shape and weights could require longer cooking time. Use your own judgement along with the cooking guide suggestions to check whether 16 GB the food has been properly cooked just as you would do with a conventional cooker. There may be several reasons why sparks and crackling (arcing) within the cavity happens. [. . . ]