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MICROWAVE OVEN

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R-341Z(W)/(S)

OPERATION MANUAL

COOKBOOK

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Page 1: ...MICROWAVE OVEN A N D MODELS R 341Z W S J OPERATION MANUAL COOKBOOK R 341Z W S OM_Cover indd 3 R 341Z W S OM_Cover indd 3 6 1 12 2 50 59 PM 6 1 12 2 50 59 PM ...

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Page 3: ... have been carefully developed to give optimum results when the step by step instructions are followed When selecting another home appliance please again consider our full range of Sharp products CONTENTS page Warranty Inside of front cover Introduction 1 Important Safety Instructions 2 Special Notes and Warning 4 Installation Instructions 5 Oven Diagram 5 Operation of Touch Control Panel 6 Contro...

Page 4: ... and slice hard boiled eggs before reheating them in the microwave oven Utensils should be checked to ensure that they are suitable for use in the oven See Page w Use only microwave safe containers and utensils on microwave modes The contents of feeding bottles and baby food jars must be stirred or shaken and the temperature checked before consumption in order to avoid burns When heating food in p...

Page 5: ...ough utensils to cause skin burns 9 If the oven lamp fails please consult your dealer or a qualified service technician trained by SHARP 10 Avoid steam burns by directing steam away from the face and hands Slowly lift the furthest edge of a dish s cover including microwave plastic wrap etc and carefully open popcorn and oven cooking bags away from the face 11 Make sure that the power supply cord i...

Page 6: ...at or dry wood herbs wet papers clothes or flowers Operate the oven without a load a load is an absorbing material such as food or water in the oven cavity Liquids Beverages For boiling or cooking liquids see IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS on page 2 to prevent explosion and delayed eruptive boiling Heat for longer than recommended time See REHEATING FOOD CHART on page 2 Canned foods Remove food fro...

Page 7: ...ilt in kit model number RK J32S silver RK J32W white are available which enables the microwave oven to be integrated within a kitchen The kit is available from your retailer Read carefully the installation instructions for the built in kit before installation This built in kit has been tested according to Australian Standards Sharp does not recommend the use of any other built in kit If the oven i...

Page 8: ...OOK START PAD Press to start oven after setting programmes Press once to cook for 1 minute at HIGH or increase by 1 minute multiples by pressing numerous times during cooking POWER LEVEL PAD Press to select microwave power setting If not pressed HIGH is automatically selected STOP CLEAR PAD Press to clear during programming Press once to stop operation of oven during cooking press twice to cancel ...

Page 9: ...Order Display 1 Press the INFO TIMER pad and the number 3 2 Enter the correct time of day by pressing the numbers in sequence The dots will flash on and off 3 Press the INSTANT COOK START pad This is a 12 hour clock If you attempt to enter an incorrect clock time eg 13 45 will appear in the display Press the STOP CLEAR pad and re enter the time of day eg 1 45 Stop Clear Press the STOP CLEAR pad on...

Page 10: ... the power press the POWER LEVEL pad until desired power level is displayed Suppose you want to cook Fish Fillets for 10 minutes on 50 power Step Procedure Pad Order Display 1 Enter desired cooking time 2 Select power level by pressing the POWER LEVEL pad as required for 50 press six times x 6 3 Press the INSTANT COOK START pad The timer begins to count down If the door is opened during cooking pr...

Page 11: ...ess the INSTANT COOK START pad The timer begins to count down to zero When it reaches zero the second sequence will appear and the timer will begin counting down to zero again Instant Cook For your convenience Sharp s Instant Cook allows you to easily cook for one minute on 100 power Step Procedure Pad Order Display 1 Press the INSTANT COOK START pad Within 3 minutes of closing the door cooking co...

Page 12: ...ooking manually 5 To defrost foods above or below the weights allowed on the EXPRESS DEFROST MENU GUIDE use EASY DEFROST or defrost manually 6 will be displayed if more or less than weight of foods suggested in EASY DEFROST MENU GUIDE or MELT SOFTEN MENU GUIDE is programmed when the INSTANT COOK START pad is pressed To clear press the STOP CLEAR pad and reprogramme 7 When entering the weight of th...

Page 13: ... the INSTANT COOK START pad The defrosting time will begin counting down The oven will beep 4 times and stop TURN OVER SEPA RATE INTO PIECES SHIELD WARM PORTION will be displayed repeatedly 3 Open the door Remove defrosted pieces turn over remaining pieces and shield warm portion Close the door PRESS START will be displayed repeatedly 4 Press the INSTANT COOK START pad The defrosting time will beg...

Page 14: ...Press the number pads to enter weight 3 Press the INSTANT COOK START pad The defrosting time will begin counting down The oven will beep 4 times and stop REMOVE DE FROSTED PORTION TURN OVER SHIELD WARM PORITON will be displayed repeatedly 4 Open the door Remove defrosted pieces turn over remaining pieces and shield warm portion Close the door PRESS START will be displayed repeatedly 5 Press the IN...

Page 15: ...layed for Chocolate press twice x 2 2 Press the number pads to enter weight 3 Press the INSTANT COOK START pad The cooking time will begin counting down The oven will beep 4 times and will stop STIR will be displayed repeatedly 4 Open the door Stir Close the door PRESS START will be displayed 5 Press the INSTANT COOK START pad The cooking time will begin counting down Whenitreacheszero theoven wil...

Page 16: ... to reheat 4 cups of thin soup Step Procedure Pad Order Display 1 Press the AUTO REHEAT pad until the desired menu is displayed for soup press three times x 3 2 Press the number pads to enter quantity 3 Press the INSTANT COOK START pad The timer begins to count down When the cooking time reaches zero STIR will be displayed R 341Z W S OM_P1 P23 indd 14 R 341Z W S OM_P1 P23 indd 14 6 12 12 4 25 27 P...

Page 17: ... of the cooking guide Suppose you want to use Auto Cook to cook 2 Jacket Potatoes Step Procedure Pad Order Display 1 Press the JACKET POTATO pad once x 1 2 Press the number pads to enter quantity 3 Press the INSTANT COOK START pad The cooking time will begin counting down The oven will beep 4 times and will stop TURN OVER will be displayed 4 Open the door Turn over potatoes Close the door PRESS ST...

Page 18: ...n Fish Fillets Step Procedure Pad Order Display 1 Press the EASY MEALS pad until the desired menu is displayed for Lemon Fish Fillets press four times x 4 2 Press the INSTANT COOK START pad The cooking time will begin counting down The oven will beep 4 times and will stop TURN OVER will be displayed repeatedly 3 Open the door Turn fish over Close the door PRESS START will be displayed 4 Press the ...

Page 19: ...2 Press EASY DEFROST pad 3 times to defrost Chicken Pieces x 3 3 Press number pads to enter weight 4 Press the INSTANT COOK START pad Increasing or Decreasing Time During a Cooking Programme Microwave time can be added or decreased during a manual cooking programme using the MORE or LESS pads Suppose you want to increase cooking time by 2 minutes during 5 minutes on 50 cooking Step Procedure Pad O...

Page 20: ...ply press STOP CLEAR Suppose you want to set the timer for 3 minutes to boil an egg on the stove top Step Procedure Pad Order Display 1 Enter desired time PRESS START OR SELECT POWER will be displayed Once the egg has come to the boil in the saucepan you can start the timer 2 Press the INFO TIMER pad The timer begins to count down When the timer reaches zero the oven will beep R 341Z W S OM_P1 P23...

Page 21: ...ly 3 Press the INSTANT COOK START pad DEMO MICRO WAVE OVEN will be displayed repeatedly Cooking operations can now be demonstrated with no power in the oven Suppose you demonstrate Instant Cook After step 3 for Demonstration Mode Step Procedure Pad Order Display 4 Press the INSTANT COOK START pad The cooking time will begin counting down to zero at ten times the speed To cancel the Demonstration M...

Page 22: ... Display 2 Press the number 2 pad 3 Press the INSTANT COOK START pad The time of day will appear in the display The control panel is now locked each time a pad is pressed the display will show LOCK To cancel the Child Lock After step 2 for Child Lock Step Procedure Pad Order Display 3 Press the INSTANT COOK START pad Thetimeofdaywillappearinthedisplay The oven is ready to use Clock Setting To set ...

Page 23: ...6 Set the desired cooking mode formicrowavecookingat50 power level press the POWER LEVEL pad 6 times x 6 7 Press the INSTANT COOK START pad The oven will start cooking at 4 30 The timer begins to count down When thetimerreacheszero allindicatorswill go off and the oven will beep NOTE If the door is opened after step 7 close the door and press the START pad to continue with Auto Start Press the STO...

Page 24: ...f you want to cancel the guide press the STOP CLEAR pad Help Each setting of Automatic Operations has a cooking hint If you wish to check press the INFO TIMER pad whenever HELP is lit in the display Alarm Your oven has an alarm function If you leave food in the oven after cooking the oven will beep 3 times and REMOVE FOOD will be displayed in the display after 1 minute If you do not remove the foo...

Page 25: ...ight up YES ______ NO ______ 2 When the door is opened does the oven lamp come on YES ______ NO ______ 3 Place one cup of water approx 250 ml in a glass measure in the oven and close the door securely Oven lamp should go off if door is closed properly Press the INSTANT COOK START pad once A Does the oven lamp come on YES ______ NO ______ B Does the cooling fan work YES ______ NO ______ Put your ha...

Page 26: ...imately 3 minutes to heat on HIGH Toremoveodours place1 litrewaterwithsliceoflemon or 1 teaspoon vanilla essence in the micro wave Cook for 20 minutes on HIGH As microwave cooking time is so quick food should be seasoned to taste with herbs and spices after cooking To peel a tomato pierce the skin with a fork 3 4 times Place on a rack and cook for 45 60 seconds on HIGH Stand for 3 minutes before p...

Page 27: ...eat for casseroles or stews and cooking seafood MEDIUM LOW allows you to defrost LOW is used to keep foods warm once they are cooked The more food in the microwave oven the longer it takes to cook Reduce liquids in a microwave recipe because there is not as much evaporation due to the shorter cooking time Reduce seasonings slightly because flavours will be unbalanced by quantity of liquid Do not a...

Page 28: ...erole cannot be stirred reheat at MEDIUM MEATS Medium to thin slices reheat best Cover meat with sauce or gravy Cover with microwave plastic wrap to hold in heat Reheat on MEDIUM PLATES OF FOOD Arrangefoodwiththickestpartsofmeatandbulkyvegetables to outside of the plate Place quick to heat foods in the centre Cover with microwave plastic wrap Reheat on MEDIUM VEGETABLES Wrap large whole vegetables...

Page 29: ...H 70 Slice potato Cover plate with plastic wrap and pierce 5 times with a skewer Place directly on turntable Allow to stand 5 minutes Casserole refrigerated 250g per serve 1 serve 2 serves 2 minutes on MEDIUM HIGH 70 5 minutes on MEDIUM HIGH 70 Place in a bowl cover with plastic wrap Place directly on turntable Stir halfway Allow to stand then stir 1 3 minutes Frozen Rice Pasta Dinners e g Lasange...

Page 30: ...ng amounts 2 Place rice pasta in a medium large microwave safe bowl with water Cook uncovered stirring halfway through cooking Allow to stand for 2 minutes before straining any remaining water and serving FOOD OTHER INGREDIENTS MICROWAVE TIME AT MEDIUM HIGH 70 Pasta 1 Cup 2 cups Hot Water 12 minutes 2 Cups 4 cups Hot Water 14 minutes 4 Cups 6 cups Hot Water 18 minutes White Rice 1 Cup 2 cups Hot W...

Page 31: ... on the turntable Turn over during cooking Stand for 5 minutes Mushrooms quartered 500 g 5 5 minutes Place in a shallow casserole dish with 2 tablespoons of butter Cover Stand for 3 minutes VEGETABLE AMOUNT MICROWAVE TIME AT MEDIUM HIGH 70 COOKING PROCEDURE Peas green top and tailed 500 g 4 4 minutes Place in a shallow casserole dish with 1 tablespoon of water and 1 teaspoon of sugar Cover Stand f...

Page 32: ... 1 kg 1 kg 13 15 minutes on MEDIUM HIGH 70 16 18 minutes on MEDIUM HIGH 70 Season with Season All or as desired Place fat side down on a microwave safe rack Turn over halfway through cooking Stand covered with foil before carving 15 minutes CHICKEN Whole Pieces legs 1 kg 500 g 22 minutes on MEDIUM HIGH 70 12 minutes on MEDIUM 50 Brush with melted butter Season as desired Place chicken breast side ...

Page 33: ...Pieces 5 7 minutes 500 g 4 6 minutes 500 g 10 15 minutes 5 10 minutes DEFROSTING TIMES AND TECHNIQUES FOR SEAFOOD BREAD AND PIES SEAFOOD MICROWAVE TIME STANDING TIME PROCEDURES Whole Fish 5 7 minutes 500 g 10 minutes Shield head and tail with foil Turn over and shield any warm area halfway through defrosting Scallops 4 6 minutes 500 g 5 minutes Turn over halfway through defrosting Separate as soon...

Page 34: ... firm to touch centre may appear soft set 6 Refrigerate until completely set Serve with cream or ice cream 100 g packet choc bits 1 cup 125 g chopped cashews unsalted teaspoon vanilla essence JAM cup brown sugar 1 tablespoons plain flour teaspoon ground cinnamon teaspoon ground nutmeg teaspoon vanilla essence STRAWBERRY JAM Makes approximately 2 x 500g jars 2 punnets strawberries cup lemon juice 2...

Page 35: ...cup icing sugar 1 tablespoon vanilla essence 1 In a large bowl combine all the ingredients together Using an electric hand mixer beat together for 3 minutes on a high setting 2 Pour the batter into a greased microwave safe round cake dish 3 Cook for 16 18 minutes on MEDIUM 50 Allow to stand for 5 10 minutes before turning out 4 To make the icing beat together all the ingredients until light and cr...

Page 36: ...lic 2 rashers bacon chopped 1 In a large microwave safe casserole dish combine the potato and hot water Cover and cook for 12 minutes on MEDIUM HIGH 70 Drain 2 Arrange the potato to cover the base of the dish Place a layer of onion one third of the garlic and bacon and a quarter of the cheese on top of the potato layer Sprinkle with one third of the parsley and season to taste 3 Repeat this layeri...

Page 37: ...crowave safe glass dish and cover with cold water Cook covered with a lid for 23 minutes on HIGH 100 potatoes should be tender but holding their shape Drain 2 Place onion caster sugar and butter in a microwave safe glass dish Cook for 5 minutes on 60 stirring twice 3 Combine mayonnaise sour cream and black pepper Pour over potatoes 4 Toss on onions and avocado sprinkle with chives 150ml sour cream...

Page 38: ...to bite sized pieces 300 g seafood extender 1 onion finely diced 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 Wash and clean seafood 2 Cook oil onion and garlic in a large casserole dish for 1 minutes on MEDIUM HIGH 70 3 Stir in fish stock tomatoes white wine and tomato paste Cover and cook for 8 minutes on MEDIUM HIGH 70 stirring halfway through cooking 4 Stir in scallops prawns turmeric lemon rind salt and pepper C...

Page 39: ...finely sliced 270ml coconut cream 2 fish fillets or 300g king prawns or both 1 tablespoon oil 1 2 tablespoons laksa paste Coriander 1 In a large microwave safe glass cook laksa paste oil lemon grass and garlic for 1 minute on MEDIUM HIGH 70 Stir once during cooking 2 Add fish sauce fish stock and cook for 2 minutes on MEDIUM HIGH 70 3 Add cubed fish and or peeled deveined prawns and cook for 6 min...

Page 40: ... wholemeal breadcrumbs 1 egg yolk salt and pepper 20 g butter melted extra TANDOORI CHICKEN Serves 4 6 2 fresh red chillies seeded 1 onion 2 cloves garlic crushed 2 teaspoons crushed ginger 2 tablespoons lemon juice 2 teaspoons ground cumin salt and pepper 3 teaspoons ground coriander 2 whole cloves 1 In a food processor puree chillies onion garlic ginger and lemon juice until smooth 2 Mix cumin p...

Page 41: ...ng 4 Serve with boiled rice 1 tablespoon vinegar 1 teaspoon sugar 375 g jar tomato paste 425 can red kidney beans drained SPECIAL FRIED RICE Serves 6 2 cups jasmine rice rinsed 1 teaspoon vegetable stock powder 4 cups water 30 g butter 1 carrot grated 100 g green beans sliced 1 In a large microwave safe glass bowl add the rice vegetable stock and water Cook uncovered for 17 minutes on MEDIUM HIGH ...

Page 42: ...tes on 60 9 Allow to stand covered with foil for 10 minutes before serving 2 tablespoons gravy powder 250 g frozen mixed vegetables 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 1 can chopped tomatoes 2 tablespoons chopped parsley 60 g grated cheddar cheese salt and pepper to taste MEAT LASAGNE Serves 8 MEAT SAUCE INGREDIENTS 30 g butter 1 onion chopped 1 kg topside mince cup tomato paste 300 g jar Napolitana...

Page 43: ...GETABLE SOUP l HONEY CARROTS k HONEY GINGERED VEGETABLES k POTATO AVOCADO AND ONION SALAD k POTATO BAKE l THAI VEGETABLE NOODLE SOUP l VEGETABLE PLATTER k DESSERTS BREAD AND BUTTER PUDDING CARAMEL RICE PUDDING CASHEW FUDGE 2 CHOCOLATE FUDGE CAKE MOIST CARROT CAKE PEPPERMINT CHOC HAZELNUT MOUSSE PUMPKIN PIE 2 JAM MIXED BERRY AND APPLE JAM 2 STRAWBERRY JAM 2 CHARTS DEFROSTING 2 FROZEN VEGETABLE CHAR...

Page 44: ...nd ADD THE CHEESE is displayed sprinkle the cheddar cheese over the top of the cannelloni and continue cooking uncovered 5 After cooking stand covered for 2 minutes 6 Serve with a green salad and a little freshly grated Parmesan cheese Serves 4 3 Chicken Cacciatore 6 chicken thigh fillets cup plain flour 1 tablespoon salt and pepper 1 onion sliced 30 g butter 1 clove garlic crushed 2 tablespoons t...

Page 45: ...h to handle 3 Place each of the fish fillets in the centre of the cabbage leaf Pour the lemon juice over the fish and sprinkle with the lemon zest and parsley Wrap the fish in the leaves to make two parcels 4 Place the fish parcels in a shallow microwave safe pie plate Continue cooking 5 After cooking stand uncovered for 2 minutes 6 Drizzle the ginger sauce over the fish parcels and serve with wed...

Page 46: ... tap water Cook uncovered When oven stops and STIR is displayed stir and continue cooking After cooking stand and stir 3 5 JACKET POTATO MENU GUIDE When you cook the following menus with AUTO COOK press the JACKET POTATO pad 1 Jacket Potato Potato whole 1 8 pieces 1 piece approx 180 200 g 20 C Room temperature Use washed new potatoes Pierce twice with fork on each side Place on outside of turntabl...

Page 47: ...roccoli 0 1 1 0 kg 3 C Refrigerared Wash the vegetables Pierce skin of squash with fork Arrange the vegetables in a shallow dish Cover with plastic wrap After cooking stir then stand covered 1 5 FROZEN VEGETABLES MENU GUIDE When you cook the following menus with AUTO COOK press the FROZEN VEGETABLES pad until the desired menu appears in the display 1 Mixed Small Vegetables Peas Corn Diced carrot 0...

Page 48: ... pierce 5 times with skewer After cooking stand covered then stir 1 5 3 Thin Soup Pumpkin Tomato 1 4 cups 1 cup 250 ml 20 C Refrigerated Place in a microwave safe glass bowl Cover with plastic wrap and pierce 5 times with a skewer After cooking stir 4 Thick Soup Pumpkin Cream of chicken and corn 1 4 cups 1 cup 250 ml 20 C Room temperature Place in a microwave safe glass bowl Cover with plastic wra...

Page 49: ... microwave safe glass bowl e g pyrex bowl Cook uncovered When oven stops and STIR is displayed stir and continue cooking After cooking stir 3 Cream Cheese 0 10 0 25 kg Place into a microwave safe glass bowl e g pyrex bowl Cook uncovered When oven stops and STIR is displayed stir and continue cooking After cooking stir 4 Ice Cream 0 5 2 0 litres Place into a microwave safe glass bowl e g pyrex bowl...

Page 50: ...ove any defrosted pieces turn over and shield the warm portions of remaining pieces After defrost time stand covered with aluminium foil See NOTE below 5 15 4 Whole Chicken 1 0 2 0 Remove from original wrapper Shield wing and leg tips with foil Place breast side down on a defrost rack When the oven stops turn over and shield the warm portions After defrost time stand covered with aluminium foil N ...

Page 51: ...tand covered with aluminium foil 10 2 Chicken Fillets 0 5 kg 18 C Place chicken fillets on a defrost rack When the oven stops turn over and separate into pieces Shield warm portions with foil strips After defrost time stand covered with aluminium foil 10 NOTE When freezing minced meat shape it into flat even sizes For fish fillets chicken fillets and sausages freeze separately in single flat layer...

Page 52: ...LUMINIUM FOIL FOR SHIELDING Small amounts may be used to shield certain parts of meat and fish when cooking or defrosting Remove food in foil trays if possible and place in a microwave safe dish If not possible place the foil tray onto a heat proof plate allowing 2 5 cm between the walls of the oven STRAW AND WOOD NO Excessive over heating of these materials may cause a fire in the microwave oven ...

Page 53: ...ike minced beef or mashed potatoes microwave faster than dense ones like steak or whole potatoes 10 FAT AND BONE Marbling within meat or a thin even layer of fat on a roast speeds cooking Large fatty areas or excess drippings in dish attract energy away from meat and slows cooking Centre bones do not affect cooking but bone on the side of meat conducts heat to the areas next to it 11 STARTING TEMP...

Page 54: ...ok Lemon Fish Fillets x 4 Less More Setting eg Chicken Pieces x 3 Menu or eg 1 0 kg Weight Instant Cook Within 3 minutes of closing the door cooking completion or pressing the STOP CLEAR pad Just One Touch Variable Cooking Control To soften Cream Cheese or Butter for 40 seconds on 30 x 8 Cooking Time Timer To set for 3 minutes Child Lock To lock Press for 3 seconds To unlock Press for 3 seconds Cl...

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