Recke Mc-x160 User manual

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3Introduction...................................................................................................... Important safety information............................................................................ Getting started.................................................................................................Features and technical speciﬁcations............................................................. Accessories................................................................................................... Technical speciﬁcations................................................................................. Control panel display.....................................................................................Operating Instructions..................................................................................... Setting the cooking time................................................................................ Setting the cooking temperature................................................................... Delayed start................................................................................................. Maintaining the temperature of ready-made meals (auto-heat).................... Warming........................................................................................................Automatic cooking programs........................................................................... Summary table of cooking programs............................................................. PRO............................................................................................................... Rice............................................................................................................... Boil................................................................................................................ Fry................................................................................................................. Cake.............................................................................................................. Slow cook...................................................................................................... Bake.............................................................................................................. Buckwheat..................................................................................................... Stew.............................................................................................................. Deep fry......................................................................................................... Pilaf............................................................................................................... Oatmeal......................................................................................................... Milk porridge.................................................................................................. Soup.............................................................................................................. Pasta............................................................................................................. Pizza............................................................................................................. 5789101011121313141515171819202122232425262728293031321212

4 Yogurt............................................................................................................ Steam............................................................................................................ Additional features:........................................................................................Cleansing.......................................................................................................Multicooker maintenance................................................................................ Handling and care instuctions....................................................................... Cleaning the body of the appliance.............................................................. Cleaning the bowl......................................................................................... Cleaning the steam valve............................................................................. Condensate removal.....................................................................................Before applying to the Service Centre............................................................Warranty Terms...............................................................................................333435353636363636363738–

RECKE MULTICOOKER MC-X160MC-X160Multicooker is a worth buying innovation, which will let you and your family consume tasty and highly nutritious food at the same time. It is no secret that our usual cooking process destroys most of the vitamins contained in the products. Multicooker helps to avoid this. The architecture of this appliance allows you to cook free of oil and fat, thereby saving healthy ingredients of the products; moreover, the food cooked in its own juices preserves its natural taste. Airtight sealed lid prevents products from oxidising, while they are being cooked, implying there is no loss of useful vitamins and minerals.Multicooker with a ceramic bowl has several advantages, with one of the most compelling ones being environmentally friendly, non-stick and heat resistant. If the ceramic coating is heated to a high temperature or damaged, it will not lead to any harmful emanations, since the components of the coating are based on natural materialsMulticooker is an invaluable appliance for a person leading a healthy lifestyle. 5

RECKE MULTICOOKER MC-X160The RECKE multicooker is a modern multi-functional device allowing you to cook your favorite food quickly and safely. With the help of RECKE multicooker you are now able to boil, fry, bake, stew as well as cook soup, any porridge and pilaf, make desserts and many other things faster, tastier and healthier.Simply put all the necessary ingredients into the multicooker bowl, select the required automatic program, press the “Start” button, and the cooking process will start automatically. Spend your spare time with the loved-ones and, in the meantime, let the RECKE multicooker cook your favorite dish.We managed to combine the best cooking techniques in one cooker, so that you are able to prepare healthy and wholesome food and spend less time in the kitchen. From now on, you will have an abundant table of dishes you have never had an opportunity to cook. While cooking strong smelling products (for example, some types of ﬁsh), there is almost no spread of odor. Meat cooked in the cooker is tenderized. More vitamins and other nutrients are preserved, including the natural color of vegetables.By installing the steam container inside the RECKE multicooker, it is possible to cook steamed food, with the possibility to adjust the cooking time. As a result, the RECKE multicooker is transformed into the steam cooker. Do you want to spice up your diet? Do you want something crunchy and delicious? Use the deep fry basket to cook vegetables, ﬁsh, meat, dough and more! These are just a small sample of dishes that you can prepare with the RECKE multicooker in a quick and safe manner. Each dish will come out crispy and crunchy on the outside, and tender and juicy from inside. Guaranteed to conquer even the most demanding of palates.Do you want to improve your digestion and the immune system? Nothing could be easier – just include yogurt in your daily diet. This fermented milk product, known to humans for hundreds of years, contains many useful nutrients. Yogurt improves digestion and helps the body to cope with infections. Now, it is possible to make yogurt at home. With the RECKE multicooker, you can cook delicious and, most importantly, healthy yogurt. The inner surface of the bowl is covered with a heavy-duty, non-stick ceramic coating- Anato (Korea). Now you can cook food in its own juices with minimal amount of oil.The RECKE multicooker allows you to prepare a wide variety of meals, to an astonishment of your family and friends. Our little gift – a book of recipes designed especially for you by the best chefs – will be your best companion for delicious cooking. All the recipes therein have been developed for and tested on the RECKE multicooker!6

RECKE MULTICOOKER MC-X160Follow the instructions below to avoid injuring yourself or others as well as damaging personal property.This appliance is intended to be used in household and similar applications such as:– staff kitchen areas in shops, ofﬁces and other working environments;– farm houses;– by clients in hotels, motels and other residential type environments;– bed and breakfast type environments.Appliance to be used in accordance with its intended purpose. Any other use, especially misuse, can lead to potential injuries.This appliance can be used by children aged from 8 years and above and persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge if they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance in a safe way and understand the hazards involved.Children shall not play with the appliance. Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be made by children without supervision. Follow all the safety precautions when using the appliance.Improper handling may damage the appliance and injure the user.If the power cord is damaged, it must be replaced in order to avoid any hazard. Multicooker heating element surface is subject to residual heat after use. Do not touch heating element immediately after cooking. Allow the appliance to cool ﬁrst.The multicooker needs to be cleaned regularly after each subsequent use in accordance with Cleaning Instructions, please refer to “Multicooker Maintenance ” chapter.Please keep electrical connectors of the multicooker away from humidity and liquids, as it may cause malfunction and user can receive a severe electric shock.Never operate a damaged appliance or appliance with a damaged cord/plug. Do not connect the cord to the damaged wall outlet.Never plug/unplug the appliance to/from the socket if your hands are wet, do not touch the control panel and buttons with wet hands to avoid electrical shock.Never immerse the appliance or the cord in water or any other liquid.Never place the appliance in close proximity to hot surfaces.Never insert metal or other foreign objects into outlets.Regularly wipe dirt from the plug with a clean and dry cloth to prevent the risk of ﬁre.Never turn off the appliance by pulling the power cord. To disconnect the appliance from the wall outlet, grasp the plug, not the cord.Always keep your face and hands away from the steam valve during and after cooking.Maintenance procedures must be carried out only at authorized service centers. 7

RECKE MULTICOOKER MC-X160Always use the accessories included with this appliance. The use of third-party accessories may damage the appliance and void the warranty.Do not cover the lid with a cloth or other objects during the operation.Always ensure that the heating element and the bottom of inner bowl are clean and dry.Do not leave the ladle or other objects in the bowl.After cooking with spices and seasonings, clean the bowl immediately (allow the accessories to cool, beforehand).Do not use the bowl as a mixing vessel.Do not use metal objects that can scratch the bowl or cause cracks in the ceramic inner coating.Clean the inner bowl with a soft cloth only.Do not use vinegar in the bowl as it may damage the inner coating.Before cooking, ﬁll the inner bowl up to 4/5 and no less than 1/5 of its maximum capacity (refer to the ﬁgure below).Please, remove all the packaging accessories.Before plugging the appliance into the wall socket, make sure that the voltage indicated on the appliance corresponds to the voltage of your network.Firmly plug the power cord into the wall socket.Place the cooker on a hard, leveled surface in a ventilated area and away from direct sunlight.Before use, make sure that the inner and outer parts of the cooker are not damaged, chipped or defected. There should be no foreign objects in between the bowl and the heating element.Thoroughly rinse the bowl, measuring cup, spoon, steam container, removable deep fry basket,inner part of the lid and the steam valve with warm water and detergent. Dry thoroughly. Do not use any abrasive cleaners.Wipe the body of the appliance with a damp soft cloth.8

1. Button to open the lid2. Removable steam valve3. Lid4. Handle5. LCD display and control panel 6. BodyRECKE MULTICOOKER MC-X1601234569

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Multicooker with installed inside bowl1 unitSteam container1 unitSpoon1 unitLadle1 unitDeep fry basket1 unitMeasuring cup1 unitPower cord1 unitUser manual1 unitRecipe book1 unitWarranty book1 unitModel MC-X160Programs 18 automatic programs, 24 manual programs Power 860 WattVoltage 220-240 V, 50-60 HzVolume of inner bowl 5LInner bowl coating Anato (Korea) – non-stick ceramic coating Max. Heating temperature 160°СOverheat protection AvailableRemovable steam valve AvailableEnergy efﬁciency index / thermo efﬁciency Level 2 / 84%RECKE MULTICOOKER MC-X160103D-heatingHeating elements: top - 18 Watt, on the sides - 40 Watt, bottom - 860 Watt.

The “Warm/Cancel” («Подогрев/Отмена») button lets you activate the warming mode; also, it allows you to cancel the selected cooking program, settings and the auto-heat mode.The “Timer” («Таймер») button is designed to select the delayed start cooking mode. The “PRO” button allows to manually adjust the cooking time and temperature settings within the allowable range.The “Hour” and “Minute” («Час» and «Мин») buttons allow to set the cooking time and temperature.The “Temperature” («Температура») button allows to adjust default temperature settings.The “Menu” («Меню») button is designed to select the required cooking program.The “Start” («Старт») button allows you to launch the cooking program.RECKE MULTICOOKER MC-X1601234567111.2.3.4.5.6.7.TIMER RICE BOIL FRY CAKE SLOW COOK BAKE BUCKWHEAT STEW PILAF OATMEAL MILK PORRIDGE SOUP PASTA PIZZA YOGURT STEAM CLEANING TIME TEMPERATURE PRODEEP FRY

SETTING THE COOKING TEMPERATURERECKE MULTICOOKER MC-X160WARNING! When changing the cooking time, take into account available time changerange and increment step for each cooking program as indicated in the Summary table of cooking programs.

The RECKE multicooker is designed in such a way that it is possible to alter the default cooking time for cooking programs. The increments and available time range for time setting depend on the selected cooking program.

Follow the instructions below to change the cooking time:By pressing the “Menu” button, select the required cooking program. The default cooking time for each program will be displayed on the screen.Press the “Hour” and the “Minute” buttons to set the required time in hours and minutes, respectively.Each time you press the “Hour” and the “Min” buttons, the value will increase. Once you reach the upper boundary, the cooking time value will restart from the lowest cooking time value. To quickly alter the cooking time, press and hold the button.Launch a cooking program by holding the “Start” button for several seconds.1.2.3. This function is available in the following cooking programs: “PRO”, “Soup”, “Milk porridge”,“Oatmeal”, “Fry”, “Deep Fry”.By pressing the “Menu” button,select the required cooking program.If necessary, adjust the cooking time, as described in the previous section.Repeatedly press the “Temperature” button to adjust the default cooking temperature and set the required temperature by pressing “Hour” and “Minute” buttons to set the required temperature value.To launch a program, press and hold the “Start” button for several seconds.1.2.3.4.12

DELAYED STARTRECKE MULTICOOKER MC-X160This mode allows you to set the time, by which you would want to have a ready meal (within 24 hours). The delayed start mode is not available for: “Yogurt”, “Pasta”,“Fry” and “Deep Fry”programs.In this mode you can choose the time when you want food to be ready. If the delayed start time interval is less than the cooking time of the program, the Multicooker will not activate the “Timer” mode. Instead, it will start cooking without any delay.TIP: The “Timer” mode is not recommended when perishable foods (eggs, fresh milk, meat, cheese, etc) are to be prepared. To launch this mode, follow these steps: By pressing the “Menu” button select the required cooking program. If necessary, change the cooking time and temperature. Press the “Timer” button . The corresponding indicator will appear on the display.Press the “Hour” and the “Minute” buttons to set the delayed operation time in hours and minutes, respectively. Each time you press the “Hour” button, the value will increase by 1-hour increments and by pressing the “Minute” button the value will increase by 10-minute step.Press and hold the “Start” button for several seconds to launch the program. The countdown timer will appear on the display.MAINTAINING THE TEMPERATURE OF READY-MADE MEALS (AUTO-HEAT)This mode is activated automatically at the end of the cooking process (except for “Yogurt”, “Cake” “Pasta”, “Fry” and “Deep fry” programs) and keeps cooked meal warm (70°С) up to 24 hours.In case the cooking temperature is less than 70°С, upon termination of the cooking process the “Auto-heat” mode will not be activated.If necessary, you can deactivate this function: press and hold the “Cancel” button for several seconds.If you would like this mode to be switched off automatically upon termination of the cooking process, simply do the following:1.2.3.4.5.13

WARMINGRECKE MULTICOOKER MC-X160Press the “Menu” button to select the required cooking program.If necessary, adjust the cooking time and the temperature, set the timer.Press and hold the “Start” button for several seconds. The “Start” and “Warm”/”Cancel” buttons indicator will switch on and the cooking process will start immediately.Press and hold the “Start” button for several seconds, the “Warm”/”Cancel” indicator will turn off.If you would like to activate the “Auto-heat” mode upon termination of the cooking program, press and hold the “Start” button for several seconds, the“Warm”/”Cancel” indicator will appear on the display.1.2.3.4.5.DO NOT leave the cooked meal in the “Auto-heat” mode for too long, as it may lead to drying out.If none of the cooking program is activated, the “Warm” button will activate the “Warm” mode allowing you to keep a ready meal warm.If necessary, “Warm” mode can be cancelled by pressing and holding the “Cancel” button for several seconds.14

RECKE MULTICOOKER MC-X160Program Default cooking time Cooking me range / incrementstep Default cooking temperatureCookingtemperature range / incrementstepTimerAuto-heatPRO 00:30 min 00:05 min – 12:00 hours / 5 min 120ᵒС40-160ᵒС / 5ᵒС++Rice 00:30 min 00:05 min – 01:00 hour / 5 min 133°С-++Boil 01:00 hour 00:05 min – 02:00 hours / 5 min 133°С-++Fry 00:15 min 00:05 min – 01:00 hour / 5 min 140°С120-160ᵒС / 5°С--Cake 01:00 hour 00:05 min – 02:00 hours / 5 min 130-135°С-+-Slow cook 05:00 hour 01:00 hour – 12:00 hours / 5 min 1sthour –95°С2ndhour –90 ᵒС3rdhour – 80 ᵒС4thhour – 70 ᵒС5thhour and upwards – 60 ᵒС-++*Bake01:30 hour00:05 min – 03:00 hours / 5 min153 – 157 ᵒС-++Buckwheat00:20min00:05 min – 01:00 hour / 5 min133°С-++Stew01:00 hour00:05 min –08:00 hours/ 5 min89°С-++Deep fry00:10 min00:10 min – 00:30 min / 5 min160ᵒС140-160ᵒС / 10ᵒС--Pilaf01:00 hour00:05 min– 02:00 hours / 5 min120-125°СClose to program compleon the temperature reaches 145-150°С-++Oatmeal00:15min00:05 min –01:00 hour / 5 min90°С60-100°С / 5°С++Milk porridge01:00 hour00:05 min – 02:00 hours / 5 min90ᵒС60-100°С / 5°С++15

*The temperature in the "Auto-Heat" mode is set at 70° C. When the "Slow Cook" program lasts for more than 4 hours and ﬁnishes at a temperature of 70°C or below, the "Auto-Heat" mode will not be activated automatically. When the "Slow cook" program lasts for less than 4 hours and ﬁnishes at a temperature above 70°C, then the "Auto-Heat" mode will automatically switch on.RECKE MULTICOOKER MC-X160 Soup 01:00 hour 00:05 min – 04:00 hours / 5 min 90°С 80-100°С / 5°С++Pasta 00:08 min 00:05 min - 00:30 min / 1 min 118-120°С ---Pizza 00:25 min 00:05 min – 01:00 hour / 5 min 130°С 120-160°С / 5°С++Yogurt 08:00 hour 06:00 hours– 12:00 hours / 5 min 38-40°С ---Steam 00:10 min 00:05 min – 01:00 hour / 5 min 115-120°С -++Cleansing 00:30 min 00:05 min – 01:00 hour / 5 min 60-80ᵒС -+-16

THE “PRO” PROGRAMRECKE MULTICOOKER MC-X160 This program is recommended for cooking various kinds of meat, vegetables, cereals, etc. This cooking program allows you to adjust the cooking time and temperature within a certain range. By default, the cooking time is 30 minutes, but it is possible to manually adjust the range of cooking time from 5 minutes to 12 hours by 5-minute increments as well as the temperature from 40°С to 160°С by 5°С increments.To activate this program, press the “PRO” button.Once this program is selected, the cooking time can be adjusted as necessary (for information, refer to the “Setting the cooking time” section).It is also possible to set the cooking temperature, if necessary (for information, refer to the “Setting the cooking temperature” section).Once the cooking time and temperature are adjusted, it is possible to activate the “Timer”mode (for reference, see the “Delayed start” section).Press and hold the “Start” button for several seconds to launch the cooking program. The countdown timer will appear on the display. Upon completion of the cooking process, you will hear a beep sound and the appliance will switch to the “Auto-heat” mode (the cooking temperature above 70°C is required). The corresponding indicator and the countdown timer will appear on the display.In order to stop the cooking process, discard the program, or reset the settings, press the “Cancel” button.1.2.3.6.4.7.5.17

THE “RICE” PROGRAMRECKE MULTICOOKER MC-X160 This program is recommended for cooking rice, porridge and kids menu from different grains. By default, the cooking time is 30 minutes, but it is possible to manually adjust the range of cooking time from 5 minutes to 1 hour by 5-minute increments.To activate this program, repeatedly press the “Menu” button until the “Rice” program is displayed with light on the display.Once this program is selected, the cooking time can be adjusted as necessary (for information, refer to the “Setting the cooking time” section).It is also possible to activate the “Timer” mode (for reference, see the “Delayed start” section).Press and hold the “Start” button for several seconds to launch the program. The countdown timer will appear on the display.Upon completion of the cooking process, you will hear a beep sound and the appliance will switch to the “Auto-heat” mode. The corresponding indicator and the countdown timer will appear on the display.In order to stop the cooking process, discard the program, or reset the settings, press the “Cancel” button.1.2.3.4.5.6.18

THE “BOIL” PROGRAMRECKE MULTICOOKER MC-X160 This program is recommended for cooking/boiling vegetables, meat, poultry, seafood, beans, pastry and other meals. By default, the cooking time is 1 hour, but it is possible to manually adjust the range of cooking time from 5 minutes to 2 hours by 5-minute increments.To activate this program, repeatedly press the “Menu” button until the “Boil” program is displayed with light on the display.Once this program is selected, the cooking time can be adjusted as necessary (for information, refer to the “Setting the cooking time” section).It is also possible to activate the “Timer” mode (for reference, see the “Delayed start” section).Press and hold the “Start” button for several seconds to launch the program. The countdown timer will appear on the display.Upon completion of the cooking process, you will hear a beep sound and the appliance will switch to the “Auto-heat” mode. The corresponding indicator and the countdown timer will appear on the display.In order to stop the cooking process, discard the program, or reset the settings, press the “Cancel” button.1.2.3.4.5.6.19

THE “FRY” PROGRAMWith this program activated, it is recommended to do the following:- Cook with an open lid- Add vegetable oilRECKE MULTICOOKER MC-X160 This program is recommended for frying vegetables, meat, poultry, and seafood. By default, the cooking time is 15 minutes, but it is possible to manually adjust the range of cooking time from 5 minutes to 1 hour by 5-minute increments as well as the temperature from 120°С to 160°С by 5°С increments.To activate this program, repeatedly press the “Menu” button until the “Fry” program is displayed with light on the display.Once this program is selected, the cooking time can be adjusted as necessary (for information, refer to the “Setting the cooking time” section).It is also possible to set the cooking temperature, if necessary (for information, refer to the “Setting the cooking temperature” section).Press and hold the “Start” button for several seconds to launch the program. The countdown timer will appear on the display.Upon completion of the cooking process, you will hear a beep sound and the appliance will switch to the stand-by mode.In order to stop the cooking process, discard the program, or reset the settings, press the “Cancel” button.1.2.3.4.5.6.20The “Timer” and the “Auto-heat” modes in this program are unavailable.