Page GB-18
Operation
Extending the cooking time
You can extend the cooking time in 30-sec-
ond increments while cooking. However, this
is
not possible
with automatic programs.
• To extend the cooking time, press the
‘ ’ button (17) during the cooking pro-
cess.The remaining cooking time is ex-
tended by 30 seconds.
The cooking time extension can be re-
peated several times if necessary.
Setting the power level
Your microwave oven has 6 power levels:
–
100
(100 %, 700 Watt) for quick cooking or
warming up, e.g. for soups, stews, canned
dishes, hot drinks, vegetables, fish, etc.
–
80
(80 %, 560 Watt) for longer cooking of
more compact food, such as roasts, meat-
loaf and plate dishes; can even be used for
delicate dishes such as cheese sauces or
cakes with creamed batter such as pound
or marble cakes. With this lower setting,
sauces do not boil over and the food cooks
evenly without getting hard at the edge or
overflowing.
–
60
(60 %, 420 Watt) for more compact
food, which requires a long cooking time
when cooking on the stove, e.g. beef dish-
es; this power level is recommended so
that the meat remains tender.
–
40
(40 %, 280 Watt) to cook rice, noodles
and dumplings and to cook baked egg pud-
ding.
–
20
(20 %, 140 Watt) for rapid defrosting,
e.g. for puff pastry.
–
00
(0 %, 0 Watt) for air circulation. Micro-
wave idle mode.
– Press the ‘Microwave’ button (20) to
choose the power level.
– You can set the desired power by pressing
the ‘Microwave’ button (20) several times:
Power level
Display
100 % (700 W)
100
80 % (560 W)
80
60 % (420 W)
60
40 % (280 W)
40
20 % (140 W)
20
0 % (0 W)
00
Setting the cooking time
You can set the cooking time after you have
chosen the power level.
1. Select the desired power level (see ‘Set-
ting the power level’).
2. Turn the control knob (14)
clockwise
un-
til the desired cooking time has been set.
The maximum cooking time you can set is
60:00 minutes.
Example:
You would like to cook for 3 min-
utes at a microwave power level of 80 %.
1. Press the ‘Microwave’ button (20).
‘
100
’ will appear on the display.
2. Press the ‘Microwave’ button (20) once
again.
The display changes to ‘
80
’.
3. Turn the control knob (14)
clockwise
until
‘
3:00
’ appears on the display.
