Clatronic MWG 786, Instruction Manual

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Tips for combi operation
When cooking food with the combined setting of microwave-grill, you
should adhere to the following:
The cooking time for big and thick food items, such as roast pork, is
respectively longer than for small, lower food. Nevertheless, when
roasting, the opposite rule applies. The closer the food is to the
grill, the faster it will become brown. I.e., when preparing big joints
during combi operation, the roasting time is possibly shorter than for
smaller joints.
Auto functions
Use the auto functions to cook certain amounts of foods automatically.
Proceed as follows:
1. Press the STOP/CANCEL button.
2. Select the desired program by pressing the AUTO COOK button
once/repeatedly. Choose one of the settings given in the table
below.
3. Set the pre-determined weight by turning the knob right or left.
4. Press the START button.
NOTE:
• For programs A-1 and A-4 the display will show the number of
servings and not the weight.
• In program A-7, we recommend cutting whole chickens in half and
directly placing them onto the glass plate.
• Programs A-7, A-8 and A-9 feature pauses and beeps in order
to remind you to turn the food for more even cooking. The fan
continues running when the cooking process is paused.
• The results of automatic cooking programs depend on a variety of
factors (e.g. shape and size of the food, preferences regarding do-
neness). If dissatisfied with the cooking results, adjust the cooking
times individually.
Automatic program table
Code Function Displayed quantity
A - 1
Liquids
(200 ml / cup)
1 - 3 servings
A - 2 Rice
150 g
300 g
450 g
600 g
A - 3 Noodles / pasta
100 g
200 g
300 g
A - 4 Potatoes per 230 g serving 1 - 3 servings
A - 5 Heating
200 - 800 g
in 100 g intervals
A - 6 Fish
200 - 600 g
in 100 g intervals
A - 7 Poultry (grilled)
800 g
1000 g
1200 g
1400 g
A - 8 Meat
200 - 600 g
in 100 g intervals
A - 9
Skewered meat
(shish kebab)
100 - 500 g
in 100 g intervals
Defrosting
Thanks to the Defrost program you can defrost frozen quicker. The
automatic weight setting controls the defrosting time. You simply need to
determine the weight of the food.
NOTE:
• Since the microwaves always penetrate the food from the outside
in, larger pieces may not be fully defrosted in their centre. The
outer layers may already have started to cook.
• Factor in a compensation time after the defrost program. This is a
standing period during which a temperature compensation takes
place through conduction of heat from the outside (defrosted)
to the inside (frozen). You can leave the food in the switched off
appliance or outside the appliance during the compensation time.
The compensation time should be at least as many minutes as the
defrost time in the microwave. It depends on the condition of the
food.
• The automatic weight setting is provided for food with a weight of
100 g to 1800 g.
• If the weight of the food is less than 200 g, do not place it in the
middle but at the edge of the glass plate.
• Turn food such as e.g. meat, sausage, bread once after around
half of the defrosting time.
• You can shorten the compensation times by e.g. separating small
pieces of meat or crumbling the remaining frozen chunks of mince
after the defrosting time. For sliced bread or sausage, separate the
slices during the compensation time.
• Allow fruit to defrost in a bowl with a lid. After around half the
defrost time, gently stir the fruit once.
• Cakes or tarts with chocolate icing should not be defrosted in the
microwave.
To use the defrost program, proceed as follows:
• Determine the weight of the food.
• Remove the food from its packaging. If it cannot be removed from
the packaging, defrost for 30 seconds on maximum microwave
power (see “Quick S tart”).
• Place the food to be defrosted onto the plate (fruit into a bowl). Also
place meat onto a upturned saucer so that the meat juices can
drain. This saucer should never be used for other foods or come
into contact with them.
• Press the STOP/CANCEL button.
• Turn the knob to the left. A buzzer sounds and the weight (“100 g”)
appears on the display.
• Adjust the weight by turning the knob left or right.
• Press the START button to start.
Special Functions
Auto S tart (Timer-Function)
The maximum time-delay is 23 hours and 59 minutes.
NOTE:
• First set the clock! Otherwise you may not use this function.
• When using auto start, the defrost function is not available. This
program setting does not support quick start cooking.
Example: It is 10:45 h. You want to program the microwave so that it
operates at maximum power for 7½ minutes at 14:20.
Proceed as follows for automatically starting the microwave: