AEG MCD2661E manual

PERFEKT IN FORM UND FUNKTION Micr owave oven with grill Mikr owellengerät mit grill Four á micr o-ondes avec gril Magnetr onoven met grill Horno Micr oondas con grill Oper ating instructions Gebr auchsanweisung Notice d’utilisation Gebruiksaanwijzing Instrucciones de Manjo MCD2660E / MCD266 1E UK D F NL E AG-71+72D-EU COVER 18/08/2004 10:06 Pag[...]

Dear Customer , Thank you for buying an AEG microwave oven and putting your trust in the AEG brand name. Before using your AEG micr owave oven for the fir st time, please read the instruction book thoroughly . This will enable you to take advantage of all the features that the appliance offer s. It will also ensur e trouble-fr ee oper ation and min[...]

1 UK Contents Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 - 4 Oven & accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

2 Important safety instructions To avoid the danger of fire The microwave oven should not be left unattended during operation. P ower levels that are too high or cooking times that are too long may overheat foods resulting in a fir e. The electrical outlet must be readily accessible so that the unit can be unplugged easily in an emergency . The AC [...]

3 UK Important safety instructions T emper ature of the container is not a true indication of the temperatur e of the food or drink; always check the food temperatur e. Always stand back from the oven door when opening to avoid burns from escaping steam and heat. Slice stuffed baked foods after heating to release steam and avoid burns. K eep childr[...]

4 Important safety instructions Do not use plastic containers for micr owaving if the oven is still hot from using the GRILL mode, DUAL GRILL mode and AUTO COOK operation, because they may melt. Plastic containers must not be used during above modes unless the container manufacturer says they are suitable. NOTE: If you are unsur e how to connect yo[...]

5 UK Oven & accessories ACCESSORIES: Check to make sure the following accessories ar e provided: ( 16 ) Turntable ( 17 ) T urntable support ( 18 ) High rack ( 19 ) Low rack ( 20 ) 4 fixing scr ews (not shown) • Place the turntable support in the seal packing on the floor of the cavity . • Then place the turntable on the turntable support. ?[...]

6 Contr ol panel 1 Digital Display 2 Indicators The appropriate indicator will flash or light up, just above each symbol according to the instruction. When an indicator is flashing, press the appr opriate button (having the same symbol) or carry out the necessary operation. Stir T urn over W eight/power level Grill Microwave Cooking in progr ess 3 [...]

7 UK Befor e operation There ar e two setting modes: 12 hour clock and 24 hour clock. 1. To set the 12 hour clock, hold the COOKING MODE button down for 3 seconds. will appear in the display . 2. To set the 24 hour clock, press the COOKING MODE button once more after Step 1, in the example below will appear in the display . Setting the clock Plug i[...]

8 What ar e microwaves? Suitable ovenwar e Plastic utensils Heat resistant plastic utensils which are suitable for use in the microwave can be used to thaw , heat and cook food. Follow the manufacturer's r ecommendations. P aper utensils Heat resistant paper made for use in a micr owave oven is also suitable. Follow the manufacturer's r e[...]

Microwave cling film This, or heat-resistant film, is very suitable for covering or wrapping. Please follow the manufactur er's r ecommendations. Roasting bags Can be used in a microwave oven. Metal clips are not suitable for fastening them since the roasting bag foil might melt. Fasten the r oasting bag with string and pier ce it several time[...]

10 Tips & advice Before you start... To make it as easy as possible to use the microwave oven we have put together a few hints and tips for you. Only switch on the oven when the food is already inside. Setting the cooking time Defrosting, r e-heating and cooking times are gener ally much shorter than in a conventional oven or hob . So you will [...]

11 UK Tips & advice Blanching vegetables Before fr eezing vegetables, they should be blanched. This preserves the quality and flavour at their best. Method: wash and chop the vegetables. Put 250g of vegetables in a dish with 275 ml water and cover . Heat for 3-5 minutes. After blanching, immerse immediately in cold water to prevent further cook[...]

12 Tips & advice Covering Covering the food retains the moistur e within it and shortens the cooking time. Use a lid, microwave cling film or a cover . Foods which are to be crispy , e.g. ro asts or chickens, should not be covered. As a gener al rule, whatever would be covered in a conventional oven should also be covered in a micr owave oven. [...]

Defr osting 13 UK Heating Y our microwave is ideal for defr osting. Defrosting times are usually consider ably shorter than in traditional methods. Here ar e a few tips. Take the fr ozen item out of its packaging and place on a plate for defrosting. Boxes & containers Boxes and containers suitable for micr owaves are particularly good for defro[...]

14 Cooking fr esh vegetables Cooking meat, fish & poultry Defr osting & cooking •W hen buying food items, try to ensure that, as far as possible, they are of similar size. This will ensur e that they are cooked pr operly . • Before pr eparation wash meat, fish and poultry thoroughly under cold running water and pat them dry with kitchen[...]

15 UK Micr owave power levels To set the microwave power level : Rotate the TIMER/WEIGHT/POWER knob clockwise or counter-clockwise to select cooking time. Press the COOKING MODE button once (micr owave only). To change the microwave power level rotate the knob until the desir ed power level is reached. Press the ST ART/QUICK button. NOTE: If the po[...]

16 Micr owave cooking Example: Suppose you want to heat soup for 2 minutes and 30 seconds on 630 W microwave power . Y our oven can be progr ammed for up to 90 minutes. (90.00) The input unit of cooking (defrosting) time varies from 1 0 seconds to five minutes. It depends on the total length of the cooking (defrosting) time as shown on the table. C[...]

17 UK Grill & dual grill cooking This microwave oven has two GRILL cooking modes: 1. Grill only . 2. Dual Grill (Grill with microwave). 1. GRILL ONLY COOKING This mode can be used to Grill/Brown food. Example: To make toast for 4 minutes. 1. Enter desired cooking time by rotating the TIMER/ WEIGHT/POWER knob . 2. Choose the desired cooking mode[...]

18 Other convenient functions 1. MULTIPLE SEQUENCE COOKING A sequence of 3 stages (maximum) can be progr ammed using combinations of MICROWA VE , GRILL or DUAL GRILL . Example: To cook: 2 minutes and 30 seconds on 630 W power (Stage 1) 5 minutes Grill only (Stage 2) STAGE 1 1. Enter the desired cooking time by r otating TIMER/ WEIGHT/POWER knob . 2[...]

19 UK Other convenient functions The display will show: TO SET THE SAFETY LOCK FUNCTION 1. Press and hold the ST OP key for 3 seconds. NOTE: When Safety Lock is set you cannot input any buttons except the ST OP button. x1 for 3 seconds The display will show the time of day , if set. TO CANCEL THE SAFETY LOCK FUNCTION 1. Press and hold the ST OP key[...]

20 Auto cook & auto defr ost operation AUTOCOOK and AUT O DEFROST automatically work out the correct cooking mode and cooking time. Y ou can choose from 2 AUT OCOOK , 6 AUTOCOOK plus GRILL and 4 AUT O DEFROST menus. What you need to know when using this automatic function: TIMER/WEIGHT/ POWER knob START/QUICK button 1a. 1b . x1 2. 3. Menu numbe[...]

21 UK Auto cook & auto defr ost operation Example 1 for AUTO COOK plus GRILL 1: To cook Gratinated Fish Fillet 1,5 kg using Auto Cook plus Grill 1 (A1-1). 2. Enter the weight by rotating the TIMER/WEIGHT/POWER knob . x1 3. Press the ST ART/QUICK button once. 1. Select the menu requir ed by pressing the AUT O COOK PLUS GRILL 1 button once. x1 Ch[...]

22 Auto cook & auto defr ost charts BUTTON PROCEDURE • See recipe for Chicken P an with Vegetables on page 25. *T otal weight of all ingredients. • See recipe for Mince and Onion on page 25. *T otal weight of all ingredients. AUTO COOK AC-1 Cook Chicken P an with V egetables AC-2 Cook Mince and Onion WEIGHT (Increasing Unit) / UTENSILS 0,5 [...]

23 UK Auto cook & auto defr ost charts BUTTON PROCEDURE •R emove the frozen french fried potatoes fr om the package and place them on a flan dish. • Place the dish on the high rack in the oven. • When the audible signals sound, turn over . • After cooking, remove fr om the dish and put on a plate for serving. (No standing time is necess[...]

24 NOTE: Auto Defr ost 1. Steaks and Chops should be frozen in one layer . 2. Minced meat should be frozen in a thin shape. 3. After turning over , shield the defrosted portions with small, flat pieces of aluminium foil. 4. Gateaux topped and coated with cream ar e very sensitive to microwave ener gy . For the best result, if the cream begins to so[...]

25 UK Recipes for auto cook CHICKEN P AN WITH VEGETABLES (AC-1) Spicy chicken fricassee Ingredients 0,5 kg 1,0 kg 1,5 kg 60 g 120 g 180 g long grain rice (parboiled) 11 1 sachet saffron 25 g 50 g 75 g onion (sliced) 50 g 100 g 150 g red pepper (in strips) 50 g 100 g 150 g leek (in strips) 150 g 300 g 450 g fillet of chicken breast (cubed) pepper , [...]

26 Recipes for auto cook GRATIN (A1-2) Spinach gratin Ingredients 0,5 kg 1,0 kg 1,5 kg 150 g 300 g 450 g leaf spinach (defrosted, dr ained) 15 g 30 g 45 g onion (finely chopped) salt, pepper , nutmeg 150 g 300 g 450 g boiled potatoes (sliced) 35 g 75 g 1 1 0 g cooked ham (diced) 50 g 100 g 150 g crème fraîche 123 eggs 40 g 75 g 1 15 g grated chee[...]

27 UK Cooking charts Coffee, 1 cup 150 900 W approx. 1 Do not cover Milk, 1 cup 150 900 W approx. 1 Do not cover W ater , 1 cup 150 900 W approx. 2 Do not cover , bring to the boil 6 cups 900 900 W 8-1 0 Do not cover , bring to the boil 1 dish 1 000 900 W 9-1 1 Cover , bring to the boil One-plate meal 400 900 W 4-6 Sprinkle sauce with water , cover[...]

28 Cooking charts Rump steaks 400 1 1-12* Place on the high rack, turn over after *, 2 pieces, medium 6-8 season after grilling Fillet steaks, 200 1 1-12* Place on the high rack, turn over after *, 2 pieces, medium 6-8 season after grilling Lamb cutletts 300 13-14* Place on the high rack, turn over after *, 2 pieces, pink 9-1 0 season after grillin[...]

29 UK Cooking charts To defrost cutlets, steaks, minced meat, bread and cake use the Automatic pr ogrammes Ad-1 to Ad-4. Goulash 500 27 0 W 8-9 stir halfway through defr osting time 1 0-15 Ham or sausage in pieces 200 27 0 W 2-3 only begin to defrost 5 Cold cuts 200 27 0 W 2-4 remove the outside slices after each minute 5 Sausages, 8 pieces 600 27 [...]

30 Recipes ADAPTING RECIPES FOR THE MICROWA VE OVEN If you would like to adapt your favourite recipes for the microwave, you should take note of the following: Shorten cooking times by a third to a half. Follow the example of the recipes in this book. Foods which have a high moisture content such as meat, fish, poultry , vegetables, fruit, stews an[...]

31 UK Soups & starters Switzerland Barley soup T otal cooking time: appr ox. 27-34 minutes Utensils: Bowl with lid (2 litre capacity) Ingredients 2 tbsp butter or margarine (20 g) 1 onion (50 g), finely chopped 1-2 carrots (130 g), sliced 15 g celery , diced 1 leek (130 g), cut in rings 3 white cabbage leaves (1 00 g), shredded 200 g veal bones[...]

32 Soups & starters Spain Mushrooms with r osemary T otal cooking time: appr ox. 1 0-17 minutes Utensils: Bowl with lid (1 litre capacity) Shallow round dish with lid (approx. 22 cm diameter) Ingredients 8 large mushr ooms (approx. 225 g), whole 2 tbsp butter or margarine (20 g) 1 onion (50 g), finely chopped 50 g bacon, finely diced black pepp[...]

33 UK Meat, fish & poultry Greece Aubergines stuffed with minced meat T otal cooking time: appr ox. 17-22 minutes Utensils: Bowl with lid (1 litre size) Shallow oval gratin dish with lid (approx. 30 cm long) Ingredients 2 aubergines, less stalks (app. 250 g) 3 tomatoes (app. 200 g) 1 tbsp olive oil to grease the dish 2 onions (1 00 g), chopped [...]

34 Meat, fish & poultry Netherlands Meatloaf T otal cooking time: appr ox. 20-23 minutes Utensils: Bowl with lid (2 Iitre capacity) Ingredients 500 g minced meat (half pork, half beef) 3 onions (150 g), finely chopped 1 egg 50 g breadcrumbs salt & pepper 350 ml meat stock 70 g tomato puree 2 potatoes (200 g), diced 2 carrots (200 g), diced [...]

35 UK Meat, fish & poultry Germany Grill skewers (This recipe makes appr ox. 800 g) T otal cooking time: appr ox. 17-18 minutes Utensils: High rack 4 wooden skewers (appr ox. 25 cm lang) Ingredients 400 g escalope of pork 1 00 g smoked belly of pork 2 onions (1 00 g), quartered 4 tomatoes (250 g), quartered 1 / 2 green pepper (1 00 g), in eight[...]

36 Meat, fish & poultry France Fillet of sole 2 portions T otal cooking time: appr ox. 1 1-13 minutes Utensils: Shallow oval gratin dish with lid (approx. 26 cm long) Ingredients 400 g fillet of sole 1l emon, untreated 2 tomatoes (150 g) 1 tsp butter or margarine to gr ease the dish 1 tbsp vegetable oil 1 tbsp parsley , chopped salt & peppe[...]

V egetables, noodles , rice & pasta 37 UK Meat, fish & poultry Switzerland Fish fillet with cheese sauce T otal cooking time: appr ox. 2 1-25 minutes Utensils: Bowl with lid (1 litre capacity) Shallow oval gratin dish (approx. 25 cm long) Ingredients 4 fish fillets (approx. 800 g) (e.g. perch, flounder or cod) 2 tbsp lemon juice salt 1 tbsp[...]

38 V egetables, noodles , rice & pasta Austria Bread dumplings 5 portions T otal cooking time: appr ox. 8-1 1 minutes Utensils: Bowl with lid (1 Iitre capacity) 5 cups or pudding moulds Ingredients 2 tbsp butter or margarine (20 g) 1 onion (50 g), finely chopped 500 ml milk 200 g dried bread cubes (from appr ox. 5 bread r olls) 3 eggs 1. Cut th[...]

39 UK V egetables, noodles , rice & pasta Greece P otato-garlic paté T otal cooking time: appr ox. 8-1 0 minutes Utensils: Bowl with lid (1 Iitre capacity) Ingredients 400 g boiled potatoes (with skins) 2-3 tbsp water 2-3 garlic cloves 6 tbsp olive oil 6 tbsp meat stock salt juice of one lemon 1 mild chilli pepper 1. Place the potatoes and wat[...]

40 V egetables, noodles , rice & pasta Drinks , desserts & cakes Switzerland T essiner risotto T otal cooking time: appr ox. 20-25 minutes Utensils: Bowl with lid (2 Iitre capacity) Ingredients 50 g streaky bacon 2 tbsp butter or margarine (20 g) 1 onion (50 g), finely chopped 200 g pudding rice (Arboris) 400 ml meat stock 70 g Sbrinz chees[...]

41 UK Drinks , desserts & cakes Germany Semolina pudding with raspberry sauce T otal cooking time: appr ox. 15-20 minutes Utensils: Bowl with lid (2 Iitre capacity) Ingredients 500 ml milk 40 g sugar 15 g chopped almonds 50 g semolina 1 egg yolk 1 tbsp water 1 egg white 250 g raspberries 50 ml water 40 g sugar 1. Put the milk, sugar and almonds[...]

42 Drinks , desserts & cakes Sweden Pistachio rice with strawberries T otal cooking time: appr ox. 27-3 1 minutes Utensils: Bowl with lid (2 Iitre capacity) Ingredients 125 g long grain rice 150 ml milk 175 ml water 1 vanilla pod 1 pinch salt 50 g sugar 250 g strawberries 40 g sugar 40 ml Cointreau (Orange liqueur , 40 % proof) 200 ml cr eam 1 [...]

43 UK Drinks , desserts & cakes Denmark Berry jelly with vanilla sauce T otal cooking time: appr ox. 8-12 minutes Utensils: Bowl with lid (2 Iitre capacity) Ingredients 150 g redcurrants, washed and sorted 150 g strawberries, washed and sorted 150 g raspberries, washed and sorted 250 ml white wine 1 00 g sugar 50 ml lemon juice 8 gelatine sheet[...]

44 Drinks , desserts & cakes Great Britain Chocolate cake with ice-cream 12 portions T otal cooking time: appr ox. 15-2 1 minutes Utensils: Baking tin (approx. 2 1 cm diameter , 10 cm high) 2 bowls with lids (1 Iitre capacity) Ingredients 175 g butter or margarine 175 g sugar 3 eggs 175 g flour 1 tsp baking powder 2 tbsp cocoa (20 g) 50 ml milk[...]

45 UK Car e & cleaning CAUTION: DO NOT USE COMMERCIAL OVEN CLEANERS, STEAM CLEANERS, ABRASIVE, HARSH CLEANERS, ANY THA T CONTAIN SODIUM HYDROXIDE OR SCOURING PADS ON ANY P ART OF Y OUR MICROWA VE OVEN. Oven exterior The outside of your oven can be cleaned easily with mild soap and water . Make sure the soap is wiped off with a moist cloth, and [...]

46 What to do if... ... the microwave appliance is not working properly ? Check that - the fuses in the fuse box are working, -t here has not been a power outage. - If the fuses continue to blow , please contact a qualified electrician. ... the microwave mode is not working ? Check that - the door is properly closed, - the door seals and their surf[...]

47 UK Guar antee conditions Service & spar e parts Standard guar antee conditions W e, AEG, undertake that if within 24 months of the date of the pur chase this AEG appliance or any part thereof is pr oved to be defective by reason only of faulty workmanship or materials, we will, at our discr etion repair or r eplace the same FREE OF CHARGE fo[...]

48 Specifications 48 AC Line Voltage Distribution line fuse/circuit br eaker AC P ower requir ed: Microwave Grill Micro/Grill Output power: Microwave Grill Microwave Fr equency: Outside Dimensions: MCD2660E MCD266 1E Cavity Dimensions Oven Capacity T urntable W eight Oven lamp : 230 V, 50 Hz, single phase : Minimum 16 A : 1.37 kW : 1.00 kW : 2.35 k[...]

49 UK Installation INSTALLING THE APPLIANCE 1. Remove all packaging and check carefully for any signs of damage. 2. If fitting the microwave oven above a conventional oven (position A) then use the mylar sheet provided. a. Cut the Mylar sheet to fit the internal width of the unit. b. P eel back the protective cover on the tape and fix to the rear o[...]

50 Installation 50 • The electrical outlet should be readily accessible so that the unit can be unplugged easily in an emergency . • The socket should not be positioned behind the cupboard. • The best position is above the cupboard, see (A). When not connecting the power supply cord to position (A) it should be r emoved fr om the support clip[...]

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