User manual INDESIT MWI14IX

[. . . ] BEFORE USING THE OVEN, REMOVE THE PLASTIC PROTECTION ANGLES ON THE GLASS DOOR (IF EQUIPPED) 1. Fasten metal strip (A) using the two 13 mm. screws (all of which can be found in the accessory bag). GB 368 55 0m in. 20 50 595 min . 8 0+ 0 ventilation passageway 56 A 2. Remove the 2 screws (x) from the fastening bar under the microwave oven. [. . . ] Do not heat up eggs which have already been cooked, unless they are scrambled. 10)Do not forget to open containers which are air-tight or sealed before heating or cooking food in the oven. The pressure on the inside of the container would rise, causing them to explode even after cooking has finished. 26 Using the controls and setting the modes Microwave-only function This function is suitable for: • Keeping food hot page 27 • Defrosting page 27 • Heating page 29 • Cooking stew, white meats, fruit, vegetables, rice, soup and fish page 31 • To brown the foods, to bake pastry and fruit page 33 simply by turning the timer knob to its “0” setting. You may also change the cooking time (while the cooking itself is in progress) by turning that same knob back or forth. You can check on the situation while the cooking is in progress by opening the door and examining the food. That move will interrupt the oven’s operations, but they will begin again once the door has been closed. GB Using the microwave only function to keep food hot This function enables you to keep food hot, whether that food be just cooked or re-heated, without having it get dry or stick to its container. Selecting the power level and covering the food with a plate or plastic film, you will find that foods will remain warm up to serving time You can leave foods in their cooking container if they are covered. Turning the oven on using only microwave function Place the food in a container suitable for microwave cooking and place it in the centre of the turntable N. B: You do not have to preheat the oven. Check to make sure that the programme selector knob is in position Using the microwave only function to defrosting • Foods frozen in bags or plastic sheeting or in their packaging may be placed directly in the oven, as long as they have no metal parts (e. g. , bands or closure rivets). Certain foods, such as greens, vegetables and fish, do not have to be completely defrosted before you begin cooking them. Stewed foods and meats as well as meat sauces defrost better and quicker if they are stirred from time to time, turned over or separated. While defrosting, meat and fish lose their liquid content. It is recommended, therefore, that you defrost such items in a tray or basin. Please use already sterilized milk. CHILLED PRECOOKED FOOD (INITIAL TEMP. 70°C • • • • • • Packet of lasagne or of pasta with filling Packet of meat with and/or vegetables Packet of fish and/or vegetables Plate of meat and/or vegetables Plate of pasta, cannelloni or lasagne Plate of fish and/or rice 400 gr 400 gr 300 gr 400 gr 400 gr 300 gr “ “ “ “ “ “ 3-5 3-5 2-4 4-6 4-6 3-5 Portions of any kind of already cooked food, to heat to a temp. The food is placed directly onto the plate from which it is to be eaten and is always covered either with a transparent film or with an upturned plate. Packets of any kind of commercially available pre-cooked food, to be heated to a temp. Remove the food from any rice metal packets and put it directly onto the plate from which it is to be eaten. For best results, always cover the food. FROZEN FOOD TO REHEAT/COOK (INITIAL TEMP. 70°C • • • • Packet of lasagne or of pasta with filling Packet of meat with rice and/or vegetables Packet of fish and/or pre-cooked vegetables Packet of fish and/or raw vegetables Portion of meat and/or vegetables Portion of pasta, cannelloni or lasagne Portion of fish and/or rice 400 gr 400 gr 300 gr 300 gr “ “ “ “ 5-7 4-6 2-4 6-8 Packets of any kind of commercially available pre-cooked frozen food, to be heated to a temp. Remove the food from any metal containers and put it directly onto the plate from which it is to be eaten, increasing cooking time by a few minutes. Remove the raw food from the packets and place it in a container suitable for microwaves and cover. Portions of any kind of already cooked frozen food, to be heated to a temperature of 70°C. Place the frozen food in the plate from which it is to be eaten and cover it with another upturned plate or pyrex dish. [. . . ] You must always close the door again after checking the food. Cooking times Type • Veal or pork chops Quantity 3 Time to be set (minutes) 16 - 18 Turn over after 7-8 minutes. Notes • Sausages 3 10 - 12 Must always be pierced. If particularly fatty, the sausages should be cut in half. Turn over after 4-5 minutes. Turn over after 3-4 minutes Slices one cm. [. . . ]