Samsung CE2977N manual

Code No. :DE68-02 852A MICR O W A VE O VEN Owner’ s Instructions and Cooking Guide CE2977N / CE2977NT Quick Look-up G uide ............. ............. .............. ............. ............. ........... 2 Oven ........ .......... .............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ...... 2 Control Panel .......[...]

2 GB Quick Look-up Guide If you want to cook some food If you want to auto power defrost some food If you want to add extra 30 seconds If you want to gril l some food Oven 1. Place the food in the oven. Select the power leve l by pressing the button one or more times . 2. Select the coo king time by turning the dial knob as required. 3. Press the b[...]

3 GB Control Panel Accessories Depending on the mo del that you have purcha sed, you are suppli ed with several accessories that can be used in a variety of ways. ☛ DO NOT operate the micro wave oven w ithout the ro ller ring and turntabl e. 1. DISPLAY 2. AUTO REHEAT/COOK SELECTION 3. AUTO POWER DEFROST BUTTON 4. GRILL MODE SELECTION 5. STOP/CANC[...]

4 GB Using this Instruction Booklet You have just purchased a SAMSUNG microwave oven. Your Owner’s Instructions c ontain much valuab le information on cooking with yo ur microwave oven: • Safety precautions • Suitable accessories and cookware • Useful cooki ng tips Inside the cover you will find a quick look-up guide expla ining four basic [...]

5 GB Safety Precautions(continued) 8. Take particular care when heating liquids and baby foods. • ALWAYS allow a standi ng time of at lea st 20 seconds after the oven has been switched o ff so that the t emperature can eq ualize. • Stir during heating, if ne cessary, and ALW AYS stir after heatin g. • Take care when handling the cont ainer af[...]

6 GB Installing Y our Microwave Oven Place the oven on a flat, level surface that strong enough to safely bear the weight of the oven. ❉ Never block the air ven ts as the oven may overheat a nd automatically switch itself of f. It will remain in operable until it has cooled sufficiently. ❉ For your personal safe ty, plug the cable in to a 3-pin[...]

7 GB How a Microwave Oven W orks Microwaves are high-frequency el ectromagnetic waves; the energy released enables food to be cooked or reheat ed wi thout changing either the form or th e colour. You can use your microwave oven to: • Auto Power Defrost • Auto Reheat/Cook •C o o k Cooking P r inci ple ☛ As the centre of the food is cooked by[...]

8 GB What to Do if Y ou ar e in Doubt or Have a Problem If you have any of the problems li sted below try th e solutions given. ◆ This is normal. • Condensation inside th e oven • Air flow around the doo r and outer casing • Light ref lect i o n ar ou nd th e d oo r an d ou t er casing • Steam escaping from around the doo r or vents ◆ T[...]

9 GB Power Levels You can choose among the power levels below. ✉ If you select highe r power level, the cooking time mu st be decreased. ✉ If you select lower powe r level, the cooking ti me must be increased. If you want to add the cooki ng time by turning dial knob. S topping the Cooking You can stop cooking at an y time to check the food. ?[...]

10 GB Auto Reheat / Cook Settings The following tabl e present s the various Auto Reheat & Co ok Programmes, quantities, stan ding times and appro priate recommendations. Using the Dual Cook Feature Your Samsung microwave oven can co ok two different foods at the same time using the Dual Cook Feature. ☛ When using Dual Co ok (heating 2 levels[...]

11 GB Using the Auto Powe r Defrost Feature The Auto Power Defrost feat ure enables you to defr ost mea t, poultry, fish. The defrost ti me an d power level are set aut omati cally. You simply select the pro gramme and the weigh t. ✉ Use only dishes th at are microwave-safe. First, place the frozen food in the centre of the turnta ble and close t[...]

12 GB Using the Crusty Plate (CE2977NT) Your Samsung microwave oven has a crusty plate as an ad ditional accessory. This crusty plate allows you to brown food not only on the top wi th the grill, but also th e bottom of th e fo od turns crispy and brown due to the high tempera-ture of the crusty plate. Several items which you can prepare on the cru[...]

13 GB Crusty Plate Setting(c ontinued) (CE2977NT) Choosing the Hea tin g Element Position The heating element is us ed when grilling. It can be placed in one of two positions: • Horizonta l position for gril ling or combined microwave + grill cookin g ☛ Only change the position of th e heating element when it is cold and do not apply excessive [...]

14 GB Grilling The grill enables you to heat and brown fo od quickly, without using microwaves. To this aim, a g rill rack is supplie d with your microwave oven. ✉ Do not worry if the heater turns off and on while grilling. This system is designed to pr event overheati ng of the oven. ☛ Always use oven g loves when touch ing the dishe s in the [...]

15 GB Switching the Beeper Of f Safety-Locking Y our Microwave Oven Your microwave oven is fitted with a special Child Saf e ty p r og ram me, which enables the oven to be “locked” so that children or anyone unfamiliar with it cannot operat e it accidentally. The oven can be locked at any time. Remembering Function This oven remembers the last [...]

16 GB Cookware Guide To cook food in the microwave oven, the microwaves must be able to penetrate the fo od , without being ref lected or absorbed b y t he dish used. Care must therefore be taken wh en choosing the co okware. If the cookware is marked microwave-sa fe, you do not need to worry. The following table lists various types of cookware and[...]

17 GB Cooking Guide MICROWAVES Microwave ener gy actua lly penetrate s food, att ra cted and ab sorbed by its water, fat and sugar c ontent. The microwa ves cause t he molecu les in the fo od to mov e rapidly. T he rapid move- ment of the se molecu le s creates f riction and the resulting h eat cooks t he food. COOKING Cookware for microwave cookin[...]

18 GB Cooking Guide(continued) Cooking Guide for fresh vegetables Use a su itable gla ss pyrex bowl with lid. Add 30-45 ml c old water (2-3 tbsp .) for ev ery 250 g unless another water quantit y is recommende d - see table. Cook co vered for the minimum time - see tab le. Co ntin ue co ok in g to get th e re sult you pref er . Stir onc e during an[...]

19 GB Cooking Guide(continued) REHEATING BABY FOOD BABY FOOD: Empty into a deep cera mic plate . Cove r with plas tic lid. St ir well afte r re hea ting ! Let stand for 2 -3 minutes before s erving. Stir ag ain and che ck the te mperature. Recommende d serving tem per ature: bet wee n 30-40°C. BABY MILK: Pour milk into a sterilised glass bottle. R[...]

20 GB Cooking Guide(continued) DEFROSTING Microwaves are an ex ce llent way of de fros ti ng frozen foo d. Microwav es gently d efrost frozen food in a short per iod of time . This can be of gr ea t advan ta ge , if unex pe ct ed guests suddenly sh ow up . Frozen poult ry must be thorou ghly thawe d before c ooking. Remove a ny meta l ties and take[...]

21 GB Cooking Guide(continued) GRILL The grill-heating e lemen t is lo cat ed u ndern eat h th e ce iling of the ca vity. It ope ra te s while the door is cl osed and the turnta ble is rotating. The tur ntable’s rotation makes the food brown more ev enly. Pre he at ing the grill for 4 minut es w ill make the food brow n more quickly. Cookware for[...]

22 GB Cooking Guide(continued) Grill Guide for fresh food Preheat the gr ill with the grill-function for 4 minu te s. Use the power levels and times in this t able as guide line s fo r grillin g. Grill Guide for fresh food Fresh Food Portion Power 1. Side Time (min) 2. Side Time (min.) Instructions Toast Slices 4 pcs (each 25g) Grill only 3½-4½ 3[...]

23 GB Cooking Guide(continued) SPECIAL HINTS MELTING BUTTER Put 50 g butte r into a small de ep glass dish . Cover wit h plastic li d. Heat for 30-4 0 secon ds usin g 90 0 W, un til bu tter is melt ed. MELTING CHOCOLAT E Put 100 g chocolate in to a sm all deep glas s dish . Heat for 3-5 minutes , usin g 45 0W un til ch ocolate is melt ed . Stir onc[...]

24 GB S toring and Repairing Y our Microwave Oven A few simple prec autions should be taken when storing or having your microwave oven serviced. The oven must not be used if the door or door sea ls are damaged: • Broken hinge • Deteriorated seals • Distorted or bent oven casing Only a qualified microwave service technician should perform repa[...]