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cookING/REHEatING
The following procedure explains how to cook or reheat food.
aLWayS
check your cooking settings before leaving the oven unattended.
First, place the food in the centre of the turntable. Then, close the door.
1.
Set the power level to maximum by turning
cookING poWER coNtRoL
knob.
(MaxIMuM poWER : 1050 W)
2.
Set the time by turning
tIMER
knob.
Result :
The oven light comes on and the
turntable starts rotating.
Never
switch the microwave oven on when it is empty.
You can change the power level during cooking by turning the
cookING
poWER coNtRoL
knob
.
poWER LEvELS
You can choose among the power levels below.
power level
percentage
output
HIGH (
)
100 %
1050 W
MEDIUM HIGH (
)
70 %
735 W
MEDIUM (
)
50 %
525 W
MEDIUM LOW (
)
30 %
315 W
DEFROST ( )
15 %
158 W
cookING INStRuctIoNS
The IEC Power Output rating is an internationally standardised rating, so all microwave
manufacturers now use the same method of measuring power output.
If food packaging gives cooking instructions based on IEC Power ratings, set cooking times
according to the IEC Power of your oven.
For example :
If the cooking instructions are based on a 650 W oven, then you will need to reduce some
cooking time for the MW87L (850 W) Ready meals are now very convenient and popular.
These are meals which are already prepared and cooked by the food manufacturer, and then
frozen, chilled or vacuum sealed for long life.
Increasingly, heating times for such ready meals are being based on the Heating Categories A,
B, C, D and E.
On this instance, simply match the heating category of your oven to the instructions on the
food package, and set your timer accordingly.
For example : If the heating instructions are 3 minutes on HIGH for a D category oven, then you
will need to set your timer for less than 3 minutes on HIGH for the CM1919 (E category).
Always remember that cooking instructions are intended only as a guide. If you have
followed the instructions and the food is still not piping hot throughout, simply return
it to the oven and cook it until it is.
cHEckING tHat youR ovEN IS opERatING
coRREctLy
The following simple procedure enables you to check that your oven is
working correctly at all times.
First, place a bowl of water on the turntable. Then, close the door.
1.
Set the power level to maximum by turning
cookING poWER coNtRoL
knob.
(MaxIMuM poWER : 1050 W)
2.
Set the desired heating time by rotating the
tIMER
dIaL
.
The oven must be plugged into an appropriate wall socket. The turntable
must be in position in the oven. If a power level other than the maximum is
used, the water takes longer to boil.
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