Sharp CE283DN manual

Code No.: DE68-02661A MICR O W A VE O VEN Owner’ s Instructions and Cooking Guide CE283DN 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 level by pressing the Power Level button one or more ti mes. 2. Select the coo king time by pressin g the 10 min , 1 min or 10 s b[...]

3 GB Control Panel Accessories Depending on the mo del that you have purcha sed, you are supplied with several accessories that can be used in a variety of ways. ☛ DO NOT operate the microwave oven without the roller ring and turntable. 1. DISPLAY 2. CLOCK SETTING 3. MICROWAVE/POWER LEV EL MODE SELECTION 4. GRILL MODE SELECTION 5. COMBI MODE SELE[...]

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 cooking ti ps Inside the cover you will find a quick look-up guide expla ining four basic [...]

5 GB Safety Precautions(continued) • In th e event of scalding, follow these FIRST AID instruct ions: * Immerse the scalded area in cold water for at least 10 minutes. * Cover with a clean, dry dressing . * Do not apply any creams, oils or lotions. • NEVER f ill the c on tainer to th e top and ch oose a c ontaine r t hat is wide r at t he top t[...]

6 GB Setting the T ime Your microwave oven has an inbuilt clock. The time can be displayed in either the 24-hour or 12-hour notation. You must set the clock: • When you first install your microwave oven • After a power failure ✉ Do not forget to reset the clock when you switch to and from summer and winter time. What to Do if Y ou ar e in Dou[...]

7 GB Cooking / Reheating The following proc ed ure ex plains how to cook or reheat food. ALWAYS check your cooking sett ings before leaving the oven unattended. First, place the food in the centre of the tu rntable. Th en, close the door ☛ Never switch the microwave oven on when it is empty. ✉ If you wish to heat a dish for a short period of ti[...]

8 GB Adjusting the Cooking T ime You can increase the cooking time by pressing the +30s button once for each 30 seconds to be added. ☛ You can only adjust the time during cooking when the Microwave, Grill and Combi modes are selected. Using the Auto Reheat/Cook Feature The Auto Reheat/Cook feature has four pre-prog rammed cooking time. You do not[...]

9 GB Using the Cafe teria Feature With the Ca feteria feature, the co oking time is set a utomatical ly. You can adjust the number of servings by pressing the Up/Down button. First, place the food in the centre of the turntable and close the door. ✉ Use only recipients that are microwave-safe. Cafeteria Settings The following table presents Aut o[...]

10 GB Using the Auto Powe r Defrost Feature The Auto power Defrost featu r e enab les you to defrost meat , poultry, fish. The defrost ti me an d power level are set automa ti cal ly. You simply select the programme and the weight. ✉ Use only dishes that are microwave-safe. First, place the frozen food in the centre of the turnta ble and close th[...]

11 GB Using the Auto Crus ty Coo k Function With the Au to Crusty Cook feature, the co ok ing time is set automatical ly. You can adjust the nu m ber of servings by pressing the Up/Down button. First, place the crusty plate in the centre of the turntable and close the door. ✉ How to clean the Cruty Plate Clean the crusty plate with warm water and[...]

12 GB Using the Manual Crusty Cook Function 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 temperature of the crusty plate. Several items which you can prepare on the crusty plate can be found in the chart (see side page). The crusty plate can[...]

13 GB Choosing the Heating Element Position The heating element is used when gr illing. There is only on e position listed. We need to tell co nsumers when it shoul d b e pl aced in the vertlcal position. • Horizontal p osi ti on for grilling or combined microwave + grill cooking ☛ Only change the position of the heating element when it is cold[...]

14 GB Combining Microw ave and the Grill You can also combine microwave c ooking with the gril l, to cook quickly and b r o wn at the same ti me. ☛ ALWAYS use microwave-safe and oven-proof cookware. Glass or ceramic dishes are ideal as they allow the microwaves to penetrate the food evenly. ☛ ALWAYS use oven gloves when touching the recipients [...]

15 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 by 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 [...]

16 GB Cooking Guide MICROWAVES Microwave ener gy actua lly penetrate s food, attra cted and absorbed by its water, fat and sugar c ontent. The microwaves c ause the molecules in the food to move r apidly. The rapid movem ent of these mo lecules creat es friction and the resulting heat coo ks the food . COOKING Cookware for microwave cooking: Cookwa[...]

17 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 table . Co ntin ue co ok ing to ge t th e re sult you pref er. Stir on ce during and[...]

18 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 mp erature. Recommende d serving tem per ature: bet wee n 30-40°C. BABY MILK: Pour milk into a sterilised glass bott le.[...]

19 GB Cooking Guide(continued) MANUAL DEFROSTIN G 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 [...]

20 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 doo r is closed and the t urntable is ro tating. The turntable's r otation mak es 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. Cookwar[...]

21 GB Cooking Guide(continued) Grill Guide for fresh food Preheat the grill with the grill-fu nct ion for 4 minutes. Use the power levels and times in this t able as guide line s fo r grillin g. Fresh Food Portion Power 1. Side Time (min) 2. Side Time (min.) Instructions Toast Slices 4 pcs (each 25g) Grill only 4-5 4½-5½ Put the toast slices side[...]

22 GB Cooking Guide(continued) SPECIAL HINTS MELTING BUTTER Put 50 g butte r into a small de ep glass dish . Cover with pl astic lid. Heat for 30-4 0 secon ds usin g 85 0 W, un til bu tter is melt ed. MELTING CHOCOLATE Put 100 g chocolate in to a sm all deep glas s dish . Heat for 3-5 minutes , usin g 45 0 W unt il chocolat e is melte d. Stir onc e[...]

23 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[...]

24 GB Cooking Instructions On Food Packaging Microwave S ymb ol s On the front of your oven th ere is a microw ave ove n sy mbo l, as sh own below. This symbol has bee n introduced fo r your benefit when cooking or r eheating pa ckaged food. Packaged food is also, incre asingly , us in g a microwa ve symbol sim ilar to th e on e below. When you see[...]