Electrolux MCD1761E manual

PERFEKT IN FORM UND FUNKTION Micr owave oven with grill Oper ating instructions MCD175 1E / MCD176 1E 1. AG-61+62D-UK English 20/05/2004 15:26 Page A[...]

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 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 . Do not [...]

3 Important safety instructions To avoid burns, always test food temper ature and stir before serving and pay special attention to the temperatur e of food and drink given to babies, children or the elderly . 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 [...]

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 AUTOMA TIC 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 y[...]

5 Oven & accessories ACCESSORIES: Check to make sure the following accessories ar e provided: ( 16 ) Turntable ( 17 ) T urntable support ( 18 ) Rack ( 19 ) 4 fixing screws (not shown) • Place the turntable support in the seal packing on the floor of the cavity . • Then place the turntable on the turntable support. •T o avoid turntable dam[...]

6 Contr ol panel 6 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/P ower level Grill Microwave Cooking in progr ess[...]

Setting the clock 7 Befor e operation 1. Choose the clock function. (12 hour clock). Choose the 24 hour clock. 3. Press the COOKING MODE button to change from hour s to minutes. 4. Set the minutes. Rotate the TIMER/WEIGHT/POWER knob until the correct minute is displayed (35). 5. Press the COOKING MODE button to start the clock. 2. Set the hours. Ro[...]

8 What ar e microwaves? Suitable ovenwar e Microwaves ar e generated in the micr owave oven by a magnetron and cause the water molecules in the food to oscillate. Heat is generated by the friction which is caused, with the r esult that the food is thawed, heated or cooked. Glass & ceramic glass Heat-resistant glass utensils ar e very suitable. [...]

9 Tips & advice Grill function Y ou can use any heat-resistant container for the r oasting/grilling function which is suitable for conventional roasting methods, e.g. china, cer amic, glass and metal containers. In microwave cooking which r equires the dish to be r oasted or grilled, or when using the combined function, the containers must be s[...]

10 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 250 g 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 cookin[...]

Defr osting 11 Heating Details for this can be found in the table: Defrosting (see page 24). Y our microwave is ideal for defr osting. Thawing times are usually consider ably shorter than in traditional methods. Her e are a few tips. T ake the frozen item out of its packaging and place on a plate for defrosting. Boxes & containers Boxes and con[...]

12 Cooking fr esh vegetables Cooking, grilling & br owning Defr osting & cooking Details for this can be found in the table: Cooking fresh vegetables (see page 25). • When buying vegetables try to ensure that, as far as possible, they are of similar size. This is particularly important when you want to cook the vegetables whole (e.g. boil[...]

13 Micr owave power levels To set the microwave power level: Rotate the TIMER/WEIGHT/POWER knob 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 power level is not selected[...]

14 Micr owave cooking Example: Suppose you want to heat soup for 2 minutes and 30 seconds on 560 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[...]

15 Grill & dual grill cooking This microwave oven has two GRILL cooking modes: 1. Grill only . 2. Dual Grill (Grill with microwave). 1. GRILL ONL Y 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 b[...]

16 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 560 W power (Stage 1) 5 minutes Grill only (Stage 2) STAGE 1 1. Enter the desired cooking time by r otating the TIMER/ WEIGHT/POWER knob[...]

17 Other convenient functions 2. QUICK START FUNCTION The START/QUICK button allows you to oper ate the two following functions: a. Direct start Y ou can directly start cooking on 800 W micr owave power level for 30 seconds by pressing the START/QUICK button. NOTE: To avoid the misuse by children the START/QUICK button can be used only within 3 min[...]

18 Automatic oper ation Example: To cook grill skewers weighing 0,2 kg using AUTOCOOK AC-2. 2. Enter the weight by rotating the TIMER/WEIGHT/POWER knob . x2 3. Press the ST ART/QUICK button once. 1. Select the menu requir ed by pressing the AUT OMATIC PROGRAMMES button twice. x1 Check the display . TIMER/WEIGHT/POWER knob START/QUICK button The AUT[...]

19 Automatic charts BUTTON MENU NO . AC-1 Cook French Fried P otatoes (recommended for conventional ovens) AC-2 Cook Grill Skewers AC-3 Cook Chicken Legs AC-4 Cook Grilled Chicken AC-5 Cook Fresh V egetables WEIGHT (Increasing Unit)/ UTENSILS 0,1 0 - 0,30 kg (50 g) (initial temp -18° C) Flan dish Rack 0,2 - 0,6 kg (1 00 g) (initial temp 5° C) Rac[...]

20 Automatic charts BUTTON AUT OCOOK NO . AC-6 Cook Boiled P otatoes Jacket P otatoes AC-7 Cook Gratinated Fish Fillet AC-8 Cook Gratin WEIGHT (Increasing Unit)/ UTENSILS 0,1 - 0,8 kg (1 00 g) (initial temp 20° C) Bowl & lid 0,6 - 1,2 kg* (1 00 g) (initial temp Fish 5° C) Gratin dish 0,5 - 1,5 kg* (1 00 g) (initial temp 20° C) Gratin dish PR[...]

Recipes for automatic AC-7 & AC-8 21 Automatic charts BUTTON AUT O DEFROST NO . Ad-4 Defrost Bread PROCEDURE •D istribute in a flan dish in the centre of the turntable. For 1,0 kg distribute directly on the turntable. •W hen the audible signal sounds, turn over , re- arrange and r emove defrosted slices. • After defrosting cover in alumin[...]

22 Recipes for automatic AC-7 & AC-8 GRATIN (AC-8) Spinach gratin Ingredients 0,5 kg 1,0 kg 1,5 kg 150 g 300 g 450 g leaf spinach (defrosted, drained) 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[...]

23 Cooking charts Coffee, 1 cup 150 800 W approx. 1 Do not cover Milk, 1 cup 150 800 W approx. 1 Do not cover W ater , 1 cup 150 800 W 1 1 / 2 -2 Do not cover , bring to the boil 6 cups 900 800 W 1 0-12 Do not cover , bring to the boil 1 dish 1 000 800 W 1 1 1 / 2 -13 Cover , bring to the boil One-plate meal 400 800 W 3-6 Sprinkle sauce with water [...]

24 Cooking charts Meat for roasting 1500 80 W 58-64 Place on an upturned plate, turn over 30-90 (e.g. P ork, Beef, 1 000 80 W 42-48 halfway thr ough defrosting 30-90 Lamb , Veal) 500 80 W 19-23 30-90 Steaks, Cutlets, 200 240 W 4-5 T urn over halfway through defr osting 1 0-15 Liver Goulash 500 240 W 8-12 Stir halfway through defr osting 15-30 Sausa[...]

25 Cooking charts Artichokes 300 800 W 6-8 remove the stalk, cover 3-4 tbsp Leaf Spinach 300 800 W 5-7 wash, dry well, cover , stir once or twice during cooking - Cauliflower 800 800 W 15-17 1 whole head, cover , divide into florets 5-6 tbsp 500 800 W 1 0-12 stir during cooking 4-5 tbsp Broccoli 500 800 W 9-1 1 divide into florets, cover , stir occ[...]

26 Cooking charts Roasts 500 800 W 6-8 Season to taste, place in shallow dish, 5-1 0 (P ork,Veal, Lamb) 400 W 3-5* place on the turnatble, turn over after * 560 W 4-7 400 W 2-4 1 000 800 W 13-16 400 W 6-8* 560 W 1 0-12 400 W 3-5 1500 800 W 24-26 400 W 9-1 1* 560 W 14-16 400 W 5-7 Roast beef (medium) 1 000 560 W 7-1 0 Season to taste, place fatty si[...]

Soups & starters 27 Recipes Spain Cream of avocado soup T otal cooking time: appr ox. 1 0-12 minutes Utensils: Bowl with lid (2 Iitre capacity) Ingredients 3 avocados (600 g of flesh) a little lemon juice 7 00 ml meat stock 70 ml cream salt & pepper 1. P eel the soft, ripe avocados, r emove stone, cut into small pieces and puree with a mixe[...]

28 Soups & starters Germany Camembert toast T otal cooking time: appr ox. 1 1 / 2 -2 1 / 2 minutes Utensils: Flat dish Ingredients 4 slices of bread for toasting (80 g) 2 tbsp butter or margarine (20 g) 150 g camembert 4 tsp cranberry jelly (40 g) cayenne pepper 1. Toast the br ead and spread with butter . 2. Cut the Camembert into slices and a[...]

29 Meat, fish & poultry France Fresh tuna with vegetables T otal cooking time: appr ox. 2 1-23 minutes Utensils: Shallow oval gratin dish with lid (approx. 26 cm diameter) Ingredients 500 g fresh tuna, in slices 2 tbsp lemon juice salt 1 tsp vegetable oil to grease the dish 1 / 2 green pepper (125 g), cut into strips 2 onions (125 g), finely ch[...]

30 Meat, fish & poultry Austria Stuffed roast chicken for two servings T otal cooking time: appr ox. 32-39 minutes Utensils: Quiche dish Thread Ingredients 1 chicken (1 000 g) salt, bruised (fresh) r osemary , bruised marjoram 1 stale bread r oll (40 g) salt 1 bunch parsley , finely chopped (10 g) 1 pinch nutmeg 2 tbsp butter or margarine (20 g[...]

31 Meat, fish & poultry Switzerland Fish fillet with cheese sauce T otal cooking time: appr ox. 22-26 minutes Utensils: Bowl with lid (1 Iitre capacity) Shallow round gr atin dish (approx. 25 cm diameter) Ingredients 3 fish fillets (approx. 600 g) 2 tbsp lemon juice salt 1 tbsp butter or margarine 1 onion (50 g), finely chopped 2 tbsp flour (20[...]

32 Meat, fish & poultry Greece P ot r oast with green beans T otal cooking time: appr ox. 20-24 minutes Utensils: Bowl with lid (2 litre capacity) Ingredients 1-2 tomatoes (100 g) 400 g lamb without bones 1 tsp butter or margarine to gr ease the dish 1 onion (50 g), finely chopped 1 clove of garlic, crushed salt & pepper sugar 250 g tinned [...]

33 Meat, fish & poultry France Filet of sole for 2 portions T otal cooking time: appr ox. 13-16 minutes Utensils: Shallow oval gratin dish with lid (approx.26 cm) Ingredients 400 g filet of sole 1l emon, untr eated 2 tomatoes (150 g) 1 tsp butter or margarine to gr ease the dish 1 tbsp vegetable oil 1 tbsp parsley , chopped salt & pepper 4 [...]

34 Meat, fish & poultry China Prawns with chilli T otal cooking time: appr ox. 5 - 7 minutes Utensils: Bowl with lid (1 litre capacity) Bowl with lid (2 litre capacity) Ingredients 6p r awns (shelled 240 g) 50 ml white wine 2s mall bunches of chives (200 g) 1-2 chillies, hot 20 g ginger (fresh) 1 tbsp cornflour 2 tbsp vegetable oil (20 g) 1 1 /[...]

35 V egetables & noodles France V egetable casser ole T otal cooking time: appr ox. 19-2 1 minutes Utensils: Bowl with lid (2 litre capacity) Ingredients 5 tbsp olive oil (50 ml) 1 garlic clove, crushed 1 onion (50 g), sliced 1 small aubergine (250 g), r oughly chopped 1 courgette (200 g), r oughly chopped 1 pepper (200 g), roughly chopped 1 sm[...]

36 V egetables & noodles Drinks & desserts Deutschland Hot lemon for 1 portion T otal cooking time: appr ox. 1-2 minutes Utensils: Tea glass (150 ml capacity) Ingredients 1 00 ml water juice of 1 lemon 2-3 tsp sugar 1. P our water and lemon juice into the glass and heat. approx. 1-2 min. 800 W Stir in sugar to taste. Spain Stuffed potatoes [...]

37 Drinks & desserts Österreich Chocolate with cream for 1 portion T otal cooking time: appr ox. 1-2 minutes Utensils: Large cup (200 ml capacity) Ingredients 150 ml milk 30 g plain chocolate, grated 30 ml cream chocolate vermicelli 1. P our the milk into the cup. Add the chocolate, stir and heat. Stir occasionally . approx. 1-2 min. 800 W 2. [...]

38 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 dry[...]

39 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[...]

40 Service & spar e parts Customer car e For general enquiries concerning your AEG appliance or for further information on AEG products please contact our Customer Car e Department by letter or telephone at the address below or visit our website at: www .aeg.co.uk Customer Care Department AEG Domestic Appliances 55-77 High Street Slough Berkshi[...]

41 Guar antee conditions Standard guar antee conditions W e, AEG, undertake that if within 12 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 discretion r epair or replace the same FREE OF CHARGE for labour , materials or carriag[...]

42 Specifications AC Line Voltage Distribution line fuse/circuit br eaker AC P ower requir ed: Microwave Grill Dual grill Output power: Microwave Grill Microwave Fr equency: Outside Dimensions: MCD175 1E MCD176 1E Cavity Dimensions Oven Capacity T urntable W eight Oven lamp : 230-240 V, 50 Hz, single phase : Minimum 16 A : 1.25 kW : 1.00 kW : 2.2 k[...]

43 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 of t[...]

44 Installation • 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 removed fr om the support clip (se[...]

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