Kuppersbusch MW 800.0 User manual

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"The sections have been so arranged that you can find everything referring to your MW800.0 microwave. We
recommend you do NOT LOSE any item of this User Guide, because if you have any problems you will find the
answers here. If after consulting the User Guide you cannot find an answer to your problem or worry, contact our
Customer After-Sales Service."
COMPONENTS 2
INSTALLATION 3
• Before installing the oven 3
• Place 3
• Electrical installation 3
OPERATION 4
• Use of the microwave 4
• What are microwaves? 4
• Accessories 5
• Programming the clock 5
• Programming the time and power 6
• Power level 6
• Cooking with different sequences 7
• To interrupt cooking 7
• Independent timer 8
• Programmed start 8
• "+ 1 minute" function 9
• Automatic defrosting function 9
• Manual defrosting 10
• "One Touch" function for potatoes, beverages and reheating 10
• "One Touch" for potatoes 10
• "One Touch" for heating beverages 11
• "One Touch" for reheat function 11
• Memory function 11
• Cooking chart 12
• Defrosting chart 13
• Reheating chart 13
MAINTENANCE 14
• Cleaning the microwave 14
USEFUL HINTS 15
About:
• Use of the microwave 15
• Cooking food 15
• Manual defrosting 16
• The amount of food 16
• The humidity content 16
• Pressure in foods 16
• The standing time 17
• Arranging food 17
• The tools and containers to use 17
• How to check whether a container is suitable for microwave cooking 18
• Container shape 19
• Trouble shooting 19
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 20
ENGLISH
CONTENTS

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Control panel
1. Digital display
2. Automatic defrost push-button
3. One Touch push-buttons
4. Cooking time selector switch
5. Power selector switch
6. Independent timer selector switch
7. Time and Power regulator keys
8. Memory push-button
9. Clock push-button
10. START push-button
11. "+ 1 minute" push-button
12. Door open key
13. Cancel push-button
Symbols
Meat Defrost
Chicken Cooking time
Fish Microwave power
Potato Stop
Reheat Start
Beverage Open door
Memory Acoustic signal
Clock
"+ 1 minute" function "One Touch" function "Independent timer" function
Cabinet
1. Ventilation openings
2. Cabinet
3. Safety latches
4. Door seal
5. Door glass
6. Sticker with After-sales service
code number
7. Control panel
8. Turntable support plate
9. Mains cord
Ventilation grid (rear)
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• BEFORE INSTALLING THE OVEN
Make sure that the oven door closes correctly and that the seal is not damaged.
• PLACE
Take account of the following recommendations when installing the microwave:
1 Keep it away from heat sources (e.g. oven). Heat affects correct appliance operation.
2 Keep a distance of about 3 cm between the wall and the back part.
Allow a minimum space of 3 cm between the microwave top and the unit, if the
appliance is to be installed below a unit.
Taking account of these recommendations guarantees suitable ventilation.
3 Place the microwave on a flat and stable surface that is strong enough to hold the oven and the additional weight
(food - utensils). Remember that the control panel side is the heavy side.
4 The oven ventilation openings must NOT be covered. Blocking the ventilation or
the openings may affect correct oven operation and give poor cooking results.
5 Install the oven at least 2 m from radio, television or aerial to avoid interference.
• ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION
Before connecting the microwave oven:
- Check that the electrical supply voltage is correct.
- Have a socket with earth discharge suitable for the product's power.
- Use protective fuses for the line.
Do NOT change the plug for any reason, shortening the mains cord.
Do not use multiple sockets or adapters to make the connection, either.
N.B.:
If you do not have a socket with earth, contact a specialist to make a correct earth connection.
This recommendation is for SAFETY REASONS. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE change the plug shortening the
mains cord, or use adapters to make the connection.
Important:
All our units are manufactured to the strictest safety standards.
For total user protection THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE EARTHED.
If you do not have a correct earth connection, contact a specialist for its installation. The manufacturer will
accept no responsibility for injury to persons or damage to objects arising from the non-observance of this
requirement, even with the additional protection of a differential circuit breaker.
INSTALLATION

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• USE OF THE MICROWAVE
- Do not use the oven cavity for storage purposes.
Do not leave paper, cooking utensils or food in the cavity
when not in use.
- Make sure that children do not swing on the door when it is
open.
The oven should not be operated empty when using microwaves.
Operation in this manner is likely to damage the appliance.
If you want to practice programming, put a glass of water inside the oven,
to absorb the microwaves.
• WHAT ARE MICROWAVES?
Microwaves are like TV waves or light waves.
You cannot see them, but you can see their effect.
Just as ordinary daylight passes through glass, plastic or air, microwaves pass
through materials like paper, glass, porcelain, plastic and air. These materials do
not contain water or metal and will consequently not be heated up by the
microwaves. Microwaves are reflected by metal in the same way as light is
reflected by a mirror.
Microwaves are absorbed by water, oil and fat. The water, oil and fat molecules are excited by microwaves and
rub against each other, thus producing heat, and the rubbing speed determines the temperature. This is why the
food heats so quickly. Microwave energy is not hot. It simply causes the food to produce its own heat.
When we heat food with infrared waves (e.g. GRILL) in a traditional oven, the
heat reaches the food surface and then reaches its centre by conduction. Food
has a rather poor ability to conduct heat and thus needs a long time to heat up.
Using microwaves saves time. You save time and electricity, especially when
cooking small amounts of food.
An example:
if you boil fish in a sauce-pan with water, the energy must first heat the pan and then the water which will heat
the fish. In a microwave oven nearly all the energy is converted into heat inside the food which cooks more
quickly, saving electricity and a lot of time.
Cooking time: 20-25 min. Cooking time: 10 min.
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• ACCESSORIES
Turntable support
- Use the support under the glass turntable.
- Do not put any tool on the support, only the glass turntable.
- The support can be washed in the dishwasher.
Positioning:
- Put the support on the seat in the bottom of the microwave (internal cavity).
Glass turntable
- Use the turntable with all cooking methods. The turntable collects the dripping
juices and food particles that otherwise would stain the inside of the oven.
- The turntable can be washed in the dishwasher.
Positioning
- Put the glass turntable on the support.
• PROGRAMMING the CLOCK
When the microwave is first plugged in or after a power failure, the display shows: ". : ."
User action Oven reaction
1. Press the Clock push-button. The clock indicator is lit.
2. Using the Time and
Power setting keys,
enter the exact time.
3. Press the Clock push-button. The clock starts to work.
- If an incorrect time is entered when entering the time, an acoustic signal is heard and the Digital Display
will show "Err".
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OPERATION
• PROGRAMMING TIME AND POWER
User action Oven reaction
1. Press the Cooking Time Maximum microwave power
Selector switch. level is set automatically.
2. Enter the desired cooking The time selected will be
time by means of the Time shown on the Digital
tand Power Setting Keys. Display.
3. Press the Power Selector
switch, if a power level
other than maximum is
desired.
4. Enter the power level The Digital Display will
desired using the Time show the power level
and Power setting keys. selected.
5. Press the START push- The microwave will start
button. to work. The count down
will be shown on the
Digital Display.
6. When the cooking time has
elapsed an acoustic signal is
heard.
•To select the Power Level remember that:
P1: * is used to melt butter, soften cheese and ice creams.
* to defrost delicate foods in manual defrost.
P2 - P3: * to gently reheat stews.
* for manual defrost.
P4 - P5: * for sauces, dishes based on egg and cheese.
* to finish cooking stews.
P6 - P7: * to cook foods which cannot be stirred.
P8 - P9: * to cook vegetables, fish, meat, etc.
P10: * for quick heating of drinks, water, light soups, coffee, tea and other foods with high water content.
* if the food contains eggs or cream select a lower level.
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OPERATION
• To alter the power level during cooking, there is no need to stop microwave operation.
To do this:
1. Press the Power Selector switch.
2. Select the new power by using the Time and Power setting keys.
3. The microwaves will continue, cooking at the new power set.
• To cook in sequences or different stages in the same operation.
This microwave oven accepts the programming of cooking divided into sequences or different stages within the
same operation.
As an example:
For preparation which requires total cooking divided into two stages each with different time and power, in the first
stage 4 minutes at maximum power and second stage 3 minutes at minimum power.
To do this:
1. Perform all the steps of the time and power programming for the first stage, in our case 4 minutes at maximum
power.
2. Then program time and power for the second stage, in our case 3 minutes at minimum power.
3. Press the START push-button, to start the cooking.
Note: to carry out cooking in sequences, repeat the time and power programming a maximum of 4 times.
•To interrupt cooking, if you wish to check, stir or turn the food:
1. Open the microwave door - the cooking will stop.
When the microwave door is opened the cooking time and function selected
remain set.
2. Check, stir or turn the food.
3. Close the oven door.
4. Press the START push-button, to start cooking again.
The cooking continues from where it was interrupted.
5. At the end of cooking an acoustic signal is heard .
•If you do NOT want to continue cooking:
1. Remove the food from the oven.
2. Close the microwave oven door.
3. Press the Cancel push-button.

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OPERATION
• INDEPENDENT TIMER
- This is an extra clock which works independently of the microwave oven. Its purpose is to emit an acoustic signal
which "advises" that a set time has passed.
- It is a timer where "an accessory time" can be programmed. When this has elapsed, a sound signal will warn that
the time has passed.
To use the timer:
1. Push the Independent Timer selector Switch.
2. Enter the time required, using the Time and Power Setting Keys.
3. Push the START push-button.
•For a Programmed Start.
The Independent Timer function can be used for a Programmed Start.
For example:
You want the microwave to start working after 60 minutes. At the end of this time it begins cooking for 10 minutes at
power P3.
Take into account that the food will be inside the microwave for 60 minutes and the microwave will automatically
begin cooking.
To do this:
1. Press the Independent Timer Selector Switch.
2. Enter the time required, in our case 60 minutes.
3. Press the Cooking Time Selector switch.
4. Indicate the cooking time by using the Timer and Power setting keys, in our case 10 minutes.
5. Press the Power Selector switch.
6. Indicate the power required by using the Timer and Power setting keys, in our case P3.
7. Press the START push-button.
In agreement with our example:
During the first 60 minutes the microwaves do not work. When this time has passed the cooking process will begin
automatically in agreement with the time and power programmed (10 minutes at power P3).
Note:
This function can program times of up to 99 minutes.

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OPERATION
• "+ 1 MINUTE" FUNCTION
The "+ 1 minute" function lets you add "1 minute" to the cooking.
This can be used to increase the cooking time in multiples of "1 minute".
To do this, push the "+ 1 minute" push-button repeatedly.
The "+ 1 minute" function lets you cook food for "1 minute" at maximum power.
User action Oven reaction
1. Press the "+ 1 minute"
push-button.
2. Press the START push-
button.
3.
The power level will be set to
maximum.
The cooking time is displayed.
The microwaves begin to work.
The Digital Display displays the
cooking time, counting down.
When the cooking time has
elapsed an acoustic signal is
heard.
• AUTOMATIC DEFROSTING FUNCTION
User action Oven reaction
1. Select the type of food by
pressing one of the Automatic
Defrosting push-buttons.
This microwave can choose
between three different types
of food: meat, chicken or fish.
2. Enter the food weight in grams
(50-2000 g) using the Time and
Power Setting Keys.
3. Press the START push-button.
4.
Note: When half the defrosting time has passed, an acoustic signal is heard to advise that the food should be
turned, guaranteeing a better final result. To do this, open the microwave door, remove the food to turn it, close the
door and press START to continue. If you do not want to turn the food, the microwave continues the process
automatically.
The Digital Display lights up
indicating defrosting.
The Digital Display displays the
weight of the food in grams.
Defrosting begins. The Digital
Display displays the defrosting
time.
At the end of defrosting an
acoustic signal is heard.
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OPERATION
•Manual defrosting
To do this:
1. Enter the time required for defrosting by pressing the Cooking Time Selector Switch.
2. Select the Power Level.
P2 and P3 are generally the power levels recommended for defrosting, apart from delicate food, where power
level P1 is recommended.
Press the START push-button, to start defrosting.
3. At the end of defrosting an acoustic signal is heard.
•"ONE TOUCH" FUNCTION FOR POTATOES, BEVERAGES AND REHEATING
The One Touch function is ideal when cooking potatoes and heating beverage or reheating a plate of foods or a bowl
of soup simply and quickly, with no need to program time or power.
•"One Touch" for Potatoes
The One Touch function for potatoes is designed for the cooking of about 200 grams weight.
User Action Oven reaction
Note: When half the cooking time has passed, an acoustic signal is heard to advise that the food should be turned,
guaranteeing a better final result. To do this, open the microwave door, remove the food to turn it, close the door and
press START to continue. If you do not want to turn the food, the microwave continues the process automatically.
1. Press the One Touch push-
button which indicates
POTATOES.
2. Indicate the amount of potatoes
to be cooked, using the Time
and Power setting keys.
Use only keys 1 - 2 - 3 and 4.
3. Press the START push-button.
4.
The Digital Display lights up
indicating that you must enter
the amount of POTATOES to be
cooked.
The Digital Display
automatically displays the
cooking time.
The microwave oven starts to
work.
At the end of cooking an
acoustic signal is heard.
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1. Press the COFFEE - TEA
One Touch push-button.
2. Press the START push-
button.
3.
The Digital Display
automatically displays the
cooking time.
The microwave oven starts to
work.
At the end of cooking an
acoustic signal is heard.
OPERATION
•"One Touch" for Heating Beverages
This function is designed to heat 1 CUP of Tea or Coffee with no need to enter time and power.
User Action Oven Reaction
•"One Touch" for Reheat function
The Reheat function is suitable for reheating a plate of food (approx. 300 g) or a bowl of soup (approx. 250 ml).
User Action Oven reaction
1. Press the One Touch push-
button which indicates
REHEAT.
2. Press the START push-
button.
3.
The Digital Display
automatically displays
the cooking time.
The microwave oven starts to
work.
At the end of cooking an
acoustic signal is heard.
•MEMORY FUNCTION
The MEMORY function can save a cooking or defrosting process which you use frequently in the memory.
Once the process is saved, just press a key for the process to start.
How to program in MEMORY
1. Enter Time and Power (see Programming Time and Power).
2. Press the Memory push-button, hold it down for 2 seconds.
3. An acoustic signal will be heard indicating that the process has been stored.
How to activate a programmed memory to begin the process
1. Press the Cancel push-button.
2. Press the Memory push-button.
3. Press the START push-button. The process will begin automatically.
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•COOKING CHART
Food Power level Cooking time
Beef
Minced beef
500 g minced beef P10 4-6 min.
500 g meat balls P10 9-12 min.
500 g hamburgers P10 4-6 min.
500 g meat loaf P10 15-20 min.
Roast beef
Juicy (500 g) P9 6-7 min.
Medium (500 g) P9 7-8 min.
Well cooked (500 g) P9 10-12 min.
Thin steaks (500 g) P9 2-4 min.
Pork
Bacon P10 1/2 - 3/4 min.
250 g raw meat sausages P10 2-4 min.
Pork chops (500 g) P10 10-12 min.
Pork roast P10 10-12 min.
Raw pork steaks (750 g) P10 12-16 min.
Lamb
Leg or shoulder (500 g) P9 8-10 min.
Veal
Roast shoulder (500 g) P9 9-10 min.
Lamb/veal chops (3 or 4) P10 6-8 min.
Poultry
Chicken pieces P10 2-3 min.
Whole chicken (500 g) P10 9-10 min.
Stewing chicken (500 g) P8 12-14 min.
Turkey breasts (500 g) P8 8-9 min.
Fish
500 g fillets P10 7-9 min.
500 g piece P10 7-9 min.
Eggs and cheese
Scrambled eggs P10 1-2 min.
Poached eggs P10 1-2 min.
Omelette P10 1-2 min.
Vegetables
Mixed vegetables (500 - 1000 g) P10 8-16 min.
Water: 1/4 cup
Baked potatoes (500 g) P10 8-12 min.
Fresh corn-on-the-cob (2) P10 5-5 1/2 min.
Frozen corn-on-the-cob (2) P10 4-6 min.
Cereals
1/2 cup quick porridge oats P10 1-2 min.
Water: 1 cup
1/2 cup long-cooking porridge oats P10 2-4 min.
Water: 1 cup
1/2 cup cornmeal P10 2-3 min.
Water: 2 cups
Biscuits/Cakes
Carrot cake (25 cm x 15 cm) P10 9-12 min.
Chocolate cake (21 cm) P10 5-6 min.
Cupcakes (8) P6 2-2 1/2 min.
Biscuits P10 3-6 min.
Soaps/Beverages
1 cup water based P10 1-2 min.
1 cup milk based P8 1-2 min.

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•DEFROSTING CHART
Food Time Suggestions
Meat
1 pack bacon 2-3 1/2 min. Leave packages open when defrosting and microwave
until the pieces can be separated easily. Turn once half
way through defrosting.
Beef (500 g) 6-8 min. idem
Pork chops (500 g) 5-6 min. idem
Roast meat (500 g) 4-6 min. Unwrap roast and place in cooking dish. Defrost till half
defrosting time then turn. Stand for 10 minutes inside
the oven.
Roast pork (500 g) 7-9 min. idem
Roast lamb (500 g) 7-8 min. idem
Hamburgers, steaks (500 g) 3-6 min. Separate pieces after half defrosting time.
Sausages (500 g) 3-6 min. Turn after half defrosting time.
Poultry
Whole chicken 13-16 min. Place wrapped whole bird in oven when defrosting.
Duck (500 g) 3-4 min. Take the pieces out of their covering after half
defrosting time. Protect the more sensitive parts with
aluminium foil. Then keep covered with cold water.
Turkey (500 g) 6-8 min. idem
Chicken pieces (500 g) 4-6 min. Separate after half defrosting time. Leave to stand in
oven after defrosting is finished.
Turkey pieces (500 g) 6-8 min. idem
Fish and seafood
500 g fish fillets 6-7 min. No need to open the package to defrost. Stand in cold
water to separate the fillets.
500 g fish fingers 1-2 min. No handling necessary.
225 - 280 g fish 2-4 min. Turn after half defrosting time. Rinse inside of fish with
cold water.
500 g small pieces of seafood 4-6 min. Separate the pieces after half of cooking time.
e.g. oysters, crab meat, shrimps, crayfish.
170 - 225 g lobster 4-6 min. No handling necessary.
750 g lobster or crayfish 12-13 min. Turn after half defrosting time.
Bread and cakes
500 g bread, buns or rolls 1-3 min.
Doughnuts (1) 1/4 min.
350 - 450 g plum cake 1-3 min.
450 - 550 g cheese cake 3-5 min.
Fruit or nut cake (20 cm) 6-7 min.
400 g cream pie 1-2 min.
Vegetables We recommend cooking directly from frozen. Add 1 - 2
tablespoons of water.
•REHEATING CHART
Food Power level Cooking time
1 plate of food P10 2-3 min.
1-2 main dishes with sauce P10 7-9 min.
2-4 meat hamburgers P10 3-5 min.
2-3 thin slices of meat, port, turkey P10 2-3 min.
2-3 chicken pieces P8 2-3 min.
2 vegetable portions P10 3-4 min.
1-2 corn-on-the-cob P10 3-4 min.
1 portion of pie P10 3-7 min.
1-2 portions of pie P10 1-2 min.
3-4 sausages P10 1-2 min.
4 hot dogs P10 1-2 min.

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MAINTENANCE
General recommendation
Always disconnect the microwave before any cleaning or technical check.
•CLEANING THE MICROWAVE
1. Clean at regular intervals, especially if spill-overs have occurred, or around the door if there are deposits of food.
2. Remove the turntable, for easier cleaning.
3. Do not use abrasive solvents or soap, or metal scouring pads. They will damage the microwave oven.
4. Clean inside and outside the oven using a sponge with a liquid
detergent or a paper towel moistened with a window cleaning product.
Sprinkle on the sponge or towel and not the oven directly.
5. For stubborn stains boil a cup of water in the microwave for 2 to 3
minutes.
6. To eliminate odours inside the oven, boil a cup of water with lemon
juice in the microwave.
CHECK the door and door seals regularly. If you find any damage the appliance should not be
operated until it has been repaired by a trained service engineer.
Do not use the microwave oven without the turntable, as the oven has been designed to
work with the plate in its correct place.
Do not heat, store or use flammable materials in or near the oven. Fumes can create a fire
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USEFUL HINTS
General recommendation:
Like other electrical appliances close supervision is necessary when the microwave oven is used by children.
•USE OF THE MICROWAVE
Use the microwave oven only for its intended use as described in this user guide. It must not be used for
industrial or laboratory purposes, as it was designed to heat or cook food.
* Do not use the microwave oven to dry textiles, paper, spices, herbs,
wood, flowers or other combustible materials. Fire could result.
* Remove wire twist-ties from plastic or paper bags before placing
bags in the oven.
* Do not leave the oven unattended, especially when using paper, plastic or other combustible materials in the
cooking process. Paper can burn and some plastics can melt when heated. Remember that melted plastic can
contaminate food.
* If food or material inside the oven should ignite:
1. Keep the door closed.
2. Turn the oven off.
3. Unplug or disconnect the general house electrical supply.
•WHEN COOKING FOOD
Consult the recipe book for more details or specifications about cooking food, especially that containing alcohol.
Turning the food half way through cooking ensures even and uniform cooking, as in traditional cooking. Foods
like roasts should be lifted up so that they do not absorb too much cooking liquid.
* Use oven gloves. Microwave energy does not heat containers - if they are special
microwave ones - but it heats food, which transmits heat by contact to the containers,
increasing their temperature.
* Do not use the microwave to cook or heat whole eggs with
or without shell.
* Do not heat foods or liquids in airtight sealed containers. The pressure increases
and may cause damage when opening, or the container may explode.
* Do not over-cook food such as potatoes and sweet potatoes which could catch fire.
Some foods which have a low water content, e.g. oil, chocolate and some pastries with filling, must be heated
carefully. Do not use oil for deep frying, because you cannot control the temperature.

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USEFUL HINTS
* When heating liquids, e.g. beverages or water, remember that the liquid can be heated beyond its boiling point
without bubbles appearing. This could result in a sudden boil-over of the liquid.
To prevent this situation:
1. Avoid the use of narrow necked containers.
2. Stir the liquid before putting the container in the oven.
3. Leave the container to stand for a short time and stir again before removing the container from the oven.
*Liquids in baby bottles:
1. Remove the inner cap and teat before putting the bottle in the microwave
oven.
2. When cooking is finished, check the liquid temperature. Do not serve
without doing this.
3. Shake before serving to distribute the heat evenly, avoiding risk of burning.
•MANUAL DEFROSTING
Remember that the package shape affects the defrosting time:
* Flat and rectangular packages defrost more quickly than thick locks.
*Separate the pieces when they begin to defrost, so that they defrost more quickly.
*Shield areas of food with aluminium foil if they start to become warm.
Use tooth-picks to hold the foil in place.
*It is better to under-thaw the food slightly and allow the process to finish during the standing time.
•THE AMOUNT OF FOOD
The more food you want to prepare, the longer it takes.
* Recommendation: twice as much food needs nearly twice as long. As an example: it takes 4 minutes to cook 1
potato and nearly 7 minutes to cook 2.
•THE HUMIDITY CONTENT
As microwaves are attracted by humidity, the cooking time varies depending on the food's water content.
* Foods with a high water content, such as vegetables, fish and poultry, cook more quickly and evenly than drier
foods such as rice and beans which require water for microwave cooking.
* Humidity in foods can produce condensation on the walls of the oven or inside the door. This is normal during
cooking. It can be reduced by covering the container during cooking.
•PRESSURE IN FOODS
Many foods are covered with a tight skin or a membrane. To relieve the internal
pressure:
* Prick the skin or membrane with a fork, preventing the food exploding and
deforming, e.g.: potatoes, sweet potatoes, chicken livers, sausages, egg yolks
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USEFUL HINTS
•THE STANDING TIME
To improve cooking or defrosting results and to enable an even temperature distribution
in the food, when cooking calculate the standing time.
*Remember that in a microwave oven food continues to cook even when the microwaves
are turned off. It is no longer cooked by the emission of microwaves but by the conduction
of the high residual heat in the food.
*The length of the standing time depends on the volume and density of the food. With very dense foods the
standing time can be as long as 10 minutes. The food will finish cooking during this time.
•ARRANGING FOOD
The best results are obtained if the food is evenly distributed on the dish.
In microwave cooking this can be done in different ways.
Several items of the same food (potatoes, sweet potatoes, etc.). Arrange them in a
ring pattern for uniform cooking.
When cooking foods of uneven shapes and thickness (pieces of chicken) place the
thinnest or smallest towards the centre of the dish, where they will be heated last.
Uneven foods (fish) should be arranged with the tails to the centre
of the dish.
Score the skin so that the fish do not break apart.
Protect the tail with small pieces of aluminium foil to prevent over-
cooking.
Place meat steaks or slices on top of each other or interlace them. Thicker slices or
sausages must be placed next to each other.
Gravy or sauces should be heated in a separate container. Choose a tall narrow
container, rather than a low, wide one. Do not fill the container more than 2/3 full.
•THE TOOLS AND CONTAINERS TO USE
Cooking containers must be of a material which allows the microwaves to pass. Generally this means that you
can use paper, plastic, glass, ceramic and porcelain containers.
*Porcelain and ceramic containers are ideal for use in microwave ovens.
*Glass containers are suitable. Do not use coloured glass or glass with metallic decorations in the microwave,
because e.g. gold decorations could be spoilt.
*Crystal containers could break. Their use is not recommended.
*Plastic and paper containers can be used if they can withstand the temperature of the hot food. Plastic containers
must withstand temperatures greater than 120°C.
Note: some melamine containers are damaged by heat.
*Metal containers, e.g.: casseroles, must not be used in microwave ovens. Microwaves cannot penetrate the
metals. They are rejected by any metal object, producing sparks.

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*Aluminium foil must only be used to protect parts of food which could cook too much; e.g. chicken wings, the
ends of chicken thighs and fish tails.
To avoid sparks, aluminium foil must not touch the oven walls. Food containers and other containers must not
come into contact with the oven walls, either.
*Aluminium containers:
Throw-away aluminium containers can be used in the new generation of microwave ovens, always complying
with the following recommendations:
1. Remove the container lid before heating it, so that the oven is not damaged.
2. Only use perfect aluminium foil containers.
3. We recommend using containers less than 3 cm. high.
4. The container must be at least 2/3 full.
5. To avoid sparks, leave 1 cm between the container and the oven walls.
6. Use individual containers and place them on the microwave oven turntable.
7. Follow the instructions on the food package, for even heating.
8. Remember that if aluminium containers are used to heat cheese-based foods, the heating time will be longer
than if other containers, e.g. glass, were used.
9. Check that the food is hot (at least 72°C) before serving.
10. Useful advice: put the aluminium container in a bain-marie (maximum 1 cm water) in a glass container, so
that the aluminium container base heats evenly.
•How to check whether a container is suitable for microwave cooking
1. Put a container, empty or with a cup of water, in the oven. The cup of water avoids the oven working empty.
2. Switch the oven on at maximum power for 1 minute.
3. At the end of the time take the container out of the oven.
4. Check that the container is lukewarm; this means that the container is suitable for microwave cooking.
Container material Cooking with microwaves
Glass in general (1) Yes
Heat-resistant glass Yes
Heat-resistant glass-ceramic and ceramic (1) Yes
Earthenware Yes
Heat-resistant porcelain Yes
Plastic in general (2) Yes
Heat-resistant plastic (2) Yes
Aluminium containers/foil (3) Yes
Metal (casseroles, etc.) No
Paper Yes
(1) Without metal parts or metal edges.
(2) Some types of plastic do NOT withstand high temperatures.
(3) Aluminium foil can be used to protect the most delicate parts of the food, to
prevent these cooking too much.
Suitable
Not suitable

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•Container shape
Round or oval are the recommended shapes because they give better cooking results. With square or rectangular
containers the food may over-cook in the corners, because they absorb more energy.
Depth: shallow containers give better cooking results.
• TROUBLE SHOOTING
Before making a service call make the following checks:
1. Check that the support and turntable are in place.
2. Check that the oven is plugged in properly.
3. Open and close the door again, making sure that the door was not incorrectly closed.
4. Check the fuses and socket.
5. Make sure that there is power available.
CARACTERISTIQUES TECHNIQUES

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Microwave MW 800.0 is characterised by its solidity, quality and functionality of design.
Model MW 800.0
Supply voltage 230 V/50 Hz
Current consumption 1250 W
Fuse 8A
Microwave power in agreement with IEC 705 standards, 1000 g of water
Full power 750 W
Timer Electronic
Dimensions (Width x Depth x Height) in mm
Outside dimensions 463 x 316 x 286
Oven cavity dimensions 276 x 243,4 x 229
This publication indicates basic characteristics subject to change without notification and is not binding for our
organisation or our representatives.