Multi Stage Cooking; Child Safety Lock - Melissa 653-139 Bedienungsanleitung

• If you do not start the appliance within approx. 20 seconds of setting program
and time, it will beep once and return to clock display.
• The maximum cooking time that can be set for manual microwave cooking,
grilling or combination cooking is 60 minutes.
• Cooking can be temporarily interrupted at any time by pressing the "Stop/
Cancel" button once. If you press the button twice, the cooking time and the
program selected will be cancelled.
• Cooking can also be temporarily interrupted by opening the door (practical if the
food needs turning).
• If cooking is temporarily interrupted, the clock shows the remaining cooking
time and the pause indicator in the top line of the display fl ashes.
• To restart cooking, close the oven door (if it has been opened) and press the
"Start" button (f). The pause indicator goes off when cooking resumes.
• You can check the time during cooking by pressing the "Clock" button. After a
few seconds the display switches back to showing the remaining cooking time.
Express cooking
Express cooking takes place at full microwave power for the number of minutes you
set.
The maximum cooking time that can be set for express cooking is 10 minutes.
1. Press the "Start/Express Cook" button repeatedly to set the cooking time. Each
time you press the button, the time increases by 30 seconds.
2. The appliance will start cooking at full power after a 2-second delay.
3. The display will show the remaining time.
Manual cooking – selecting microwave power level
1. Press the "Power" button (a) repeatedly to select the required microwave
power level (see the various power levels in the table below). A percentage sign
appears on the right side and one or more indicators appear along the bottom
line of the display.
2. Turn the "Time/Weight" button until the required cooking time is shown on the
display. The pause indicator will now start fl ashing.
3. Press the "Start/Express Cooking" button to commence cooking. The pause
symbol goes off and the display shows the remaining cooking time.
No. of times to press button Indication in the display
1
2
3
4
5
6

MULTI STAGE COOKING

The appliance can be programmed with up to 2 microwave cooking programs in a
sequence.
For example, suppose you want to set following programs:
Microwave Cooking
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Microwave Cooking
1. Open the door, place the food in the appliance, and close the door.
2. Press the POWER button several times to set required power level.
3. Turn the TIME/WEIGHT button to set required cooking time.
4. Touch the MULTI STAGE COOKING button once.
5. Press the POWER button several times to set required power level again.
6. Turn the TIME/WEIGHT button to set required cooking time.
7. Touch the START/QUICK START button.
Note: When setting the second stage, you need to press the POWER button once in
order to input the cooking time.
Auto Defrost
The oven allows the defrosting of meat, poultry, and seafood. The time and the
defrosting power are adjusted automatically once the weight is programmed.
FOR EXAMPLE: Suppose you want to defrost 600g of shrimp.
1. Place the shrimp to be defrosted into the oven.
2. Rotate TIME/WEIGHT dial anticlockwise to choose a weight 600g.
3. Press START/QUICK START button.
During the cooking, a beeping sound will remind you to turn over the food and
pause until you depress the button to start the next defrosting stage, and the
system resume.
Cooking using auto menu
The appliance has 9 auto-menu programs used for different food types and
functions (see table and prgram list (h)).
1. Turn the "Auto Cook" button (d) until the code for the required auto menu
program appears on the display (see "Indication in the display" in the table
below).
2. Turn the "Time/Weight" button until the required weight is shown on the display.
o The setting options vary according to the auto menu program selected.
o The appliance itself calculates the cooking time and power on the basis of the
weight or the number you specifi ed.
3. Press the "Start/Express Cooking" button to commence cooking.
Auto-program
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
* = Add boiling water before cooking.
NOTE! It may be necessary to turn the food when half the cooking time has elapsed
in order to ensure uniform cooking.

CHILD SAFETY LOCK

The child safety lock prevents young children from using the appliance. The
appliance cannot be operated as long as the child safety lock is active. To activate
the child safety lock, press and hold the "Stop/Cancel" button for 3 seconds. A long
beep will be heard and the display shows a lock symbol. To deactivate the child
safety lock, press and hold the "Stop/Cancel" button for 3 seconds. The symbol will
then disappear from the display.
TIPS FOR FOOD PREPARATION
When preparing food in the appliance, the following basic rules apply:
Cooking time
Smaller quantities of food cook more rapidly than large quantities. If the amount of
food is doubled, the preparation time must be more than doubled correspondingly.
Small pieces of meat, small fi sh and chopped vegetables cook more quickly than
large pieces. For the same reason, it is recommended that if, for example, you wish
Microwave power
to make goulash, stews or similar, - the meat should be cut into pieces no bigger
than 2 x 2 cm.
100 100 %
The compactness of the food is also very important for the cooking time. The more
80
80 %
compact the food is, the longer it takes to cook.
Whole joints require a longer cooking time than stewed dishes.
60 60 %
A joint requires a longer time than a dish using minced meat.
40 40 %
The colder the food, the longer the cooking time needs to be. Food at room
20 20 %
temperature will therefore cook faster than food from a fridge or freezer.
0 0 %
When cooking vegetables, the cooking time depends on the freshness of the
vegetables. Therefore, check the condition of the vegetables and add or deduct a
little time accordingly.
The short cooking time when using an appliance means that the food does not
overcook.
If required, a little water can be added.
When cooking fi sh and vegetables, you only need to use the minimum of water.
Microwave power
The choice of power setting depends on the condition of the food to be cooked.
In most cases, the food is cooked on full power.
Full power is used, among other things, for reheating food quickly, boiling water or
similar.
Low power is principally used to defrost food and prepare dishes containing
cheese, milk or egg. (Whole eggs in their shell cannot be cooked in the appliance,
as there is a risk of the eggs exploding.) In addition, lower power settings are also
used to fi nish off and to retain the excellent aroma of a dish.
General information on cooking
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15
o The display will show the remaining time.
Food item
Milk/Coffee
Rice
Pasta
Potatoes
Reheating
Fish
Pizza
Popcorn
If the whole meal is to be prepared in the appliance, it is recommended that you
start with the most compact foods, such as potatoes. Once these are ready,
cover them while the rest of the food is prepared.
Most food should be covered. A close-fi tting cover retains the steam and
moisture, which shortens the cooking time in the appliance. This is particularly
the case when cooking vegetables, fi sh dishes and casseroles. Covering food
also distributes the heat better, thus ensuring rapid and excellent results.
In order to achieve the best possible results, it is important to position the
food correctly, as the microwave rays are most powerful in the centre of the
appliance. If, for example, you are baking potatoes, you should position them
along the edge of the glass turntable so that they cook evenly.
In order to cook compact dishes such as meat and poultry evenly, it is important
to turn the meat a few times.
You can use the appliance for baking, although not recipes that include yeast.
When preparing food with a thick skin, e.g. potatoes, apples, whole squash or
chestnuts, you should prick holes in the skin to prevent the food from bursting
during cooking.
When preparing food in a "traditional" oven, you normally avoid opening the
oven door as much as possible. This is not the case with this appliance: no
energy or signifi cant heat is lost. In other words, you can open the oven door
and look at the food as often as you want.
Max. amount
3 cups
600 g
300 g
3
800 g
600 g
450 g
99 g