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Operating instructions
Microwave ovens
M 616 EG
M 626 EG, M 636 EG
M 626 EC, M 636 EC
It is essential to read these
operating instructions before @Q\ä
installing or using the machine,
to avoid the risk of accident,
or damage to the machine. M.-Nr. 04 674 691
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Contents Contents Description of the appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Caring for the environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Warning and Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 How does the microwave oven function? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Calculating power settings . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents Combination mode - Microwave with Fan Grilling (only with models M 626 EC and M 636 EC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Automatic defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Automatic cooking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Combining Automatic programmes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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Description of the appliance Description of the appliance M 616 EG, M 626 EG, M 636 EG M 626 EC, M 636 EC b Electronic clock with display area c Touchpad to set time m d Touchpad for delayed start ) e Input touchpads +/- f Microwave power setting touchpad ü g Fan heat touchpad D h Fan grilling touchpad I i Grill touchpad J j Programme memory store touchpad 1, 2, 3 k Automatic defrosting touchpad N l Automatic cooking touchpad Q m Cancel touchpad C n Turntable touchpad o START touchpad p Doo
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Caring for the environment Caring for the environment Disposal of the packing Disposal of your old machine / material appliance The transport and protective packing Old machines / appliances may con- has been selected from materials tain materials which can be reclaimed which are environmentally friendly for or recycled. Please contact your disposal and can normally be recycled. dealer, your local waste collection centre or scrap merchant about poten- Rather than just throwing these ma- tial re
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Warning and Safety instructions Warning and Safety instructions Repairs may only be carried out by This appliance complies with all rele- suitably competent and qualified ser- vant legal safety requirements. Im- vice technicians trained by Miele to en- proper use of the appliance can, sure safety. Repairs and other work by however, present a risk of both per- unqualified persons could be dangerous. sonal injury and material damage. Never open the casing of the ap- Before installation and before
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Warning and Safety instructions Warning and Safety instructions The appliance is only completely should be added to the time needed isolated from the electricity supply for cooking, reheating or defrosting when: Always remember that cooking – it is switched off at the wall socket times in a microwave oven are and the plug removed. usually considerably shorter than with Hold the plug and do not pull on the traditional methods of food preparation. cable to remove the plug. Excessively long cookin
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Warning and Safety instructions Warning and Safety instructions When heating liquids, the boiling Never heat undiluted alcohol in the rod provided should be placed microwave oven as this can easily into the container. ignite. Do not use any containers, croc- kery or cutlery made from or con- taining metal, aluminium foil, lead crys- tal glassware, temperature-sensitive plastics, wooden utensils or cutlery, metal clips or wire ties. Do not use bowls with milled rims or cream pots with the tinfoil
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Warning and Safety instructions Warning and Safety instructions Do not reheat food in the oven in Use the rack only for grilling with or heat-retaining bags intended for without microwave mode. Use the normal ovens. baking tray only for Fan Heat. Take These heat-retaining bags usually con- care not to burn yourself. tain a thin layer of aluminium foil which During use the grill and baking tray will reflects microwaves. This reflected en- get hot. Use oven gloves when hand- ergy can, in turn, ca
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Warning and Safety instructions Special accessories Never place the hot glass tray (or any other hot cooking containers) onto a cold surface, such as a tile or granite worktop. The tray or container could shatter or break and the worktop surface could be damaged. Use a heat- resistant mat or wire cooling rack. Only for microwave ovens built in with a lift-up door: M 636 EG Do not bring this down into the closed When using browning dishes: position when the oven is in operation. Always use oven g
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How does the microwave oven function? How does the microwave oven function? In the microwave oven, food is cooked, Microwaves pass through a suitable reheated or defrosted more quickly container and find their way directly than by any other method. into the foodstuff. All foodstuffs contain moisture molecules which, when sub- jected to microwave energy, start to os- How does the microwave oven func- cillate 2.5 thousand million times a sec- tion? ond. The friction caused by this vibration create
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Calculating power settings Calculating power settings This microwave has 9 power settings. Where the recipe gives a wattage Very often, power is expressed in watts which does not correspond exactly to on food packaging or in general the table, select the nearest power set- recipes for microwaving. ting available. It may be necessary to adjust the time very slightly to compen- The following table should help to con- sate. vert the watts given to a matching power setting with these ovens. For app
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Suitable containers for microwave ovens Suitable containers for microwave ovens Microwaves Material and shape The material and shape of containers used affect the cooking results and times. Round and oval shaped ones provide good results. Heat distribution is more even than it is in rectangular containers. Metal The following do not belong in an oven being used in microwave mode. Metal containers, aluminium foil and metal cutlery, or china with metallic decoration, such as gold rims or cobalt bl
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Suitable containers for microwave ovens of the process. The aluminium foil must Glazes and colours not touch the interior walls of the oven. Some glazes and colours contain Make sure that the aluminium foil is metal. at least 2 cm from the oven walls at all times. It must not touch the walls. This makes them unsuitable for use in a microwave oven. – Metal meat skewers or clamps: Metal skewers and clamps should only Plastics be used if they are very small in com- parison to the size of the cut
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Suitable containers for microwave ovens Suitable containers for microwave ovens Roasting bags and tubes can be used. Testing dishes for their suita- Roasting tubes should be about 40 cm bility longer and roasting bags about 20 cm If in doubt as to whether glass, earthen- longer than the food being roasted, and ware or porcelain plates or dishes are carefully tied with string. Turn the ends suitable for use in a microwave oven, a over and secure them. Holes should be simple test can be performed:
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Suitable containers for microwave ovens Suitable containers for microwave ovens Note: Although some ovenproof earth- enware can be used in a microwave oven, it may contain a considerable amount of moisture, causing it to become hot during use. It is normally advisable to avoid using it in a micro- wave oven. If any doubt exists about the suita- bility of containers, please contact the maker. This test cannot be used to check whether items with hollow knobs or handles are suitable for use in a mi
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Preparation for use Preparation for use Press the START touchpad. Setting the time of day The time which has been entered ap- Connect the appliance to the elec- pears in the display area and begins tricity supply. to count down in one second steps. 0:00 flashes in the display area. An audible tone sounds when the Use the +/- touchpads to set the minute minder time has elapsed. hours (0 to 23). Press the m touchpad and use the Audible tone +/- touchpads to set the minutes. An audible tone sounds
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Operating modes Operating modes * only with models M 626 EC and M 626 EC, M 636 EC M 636 EC The 7 operating modes detailed below are available. Automatic programmes The Automatic Defrosting programme M 616 EG, M 626 EG, M 636 EG N offers 4 programmes (d1 – d4). Here you can choose between 3 opera- The Automatic Cooking programme ting modes, Microwave Solo, Grill and Q offers 8 programmes (C1 – C8). a combination of these two, see 1, 4, All the automatic programmes are and 7 below; (Fan Heat and
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Operation Operation Press the m touchpad and use the Microwave-Solo +/- touchpads to enter the cooking There is a choice of 9 power settings. time you require (5 seconds up to 99 The higher the power setting, the more minutes). microwaves reach the food. Press the ü touchpad. When heating up food of differing com- The h symbol for microwave mode position, or which cannot be stirred or flashes in the display area and P 9 turned during cooking, as with a plated appears. meal, it is preferable to
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Operation Operation Switching off the turntable Fault indication The turntable is always switched on Press the C touchpad once if you and should only be switched off if there make an unintentional entry and the is a danger of something blocking it, letter E appears in the display area. e.g. a large dish which is wider than You can then re-enter the settings. the turntable. If E15 appears in the display this indi- Press the touchpad before you cates overheating in the oven inte- start the cook
