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6665 & 6666
BUILT-IN MICROWAVE OVENS
Cookery Book & Operating Instructions
Retention of this Instruction Book...
This Instruction Book must be kept handy for reference as it contains important details on the safe and
proper use of the appliance.
If you sell or pass the appliance to someone else, or move house and leave it behind, make sure this Book
is also provided so the new owner can become familiar with the appliance and safety warnings.
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Standard Conversion Chart When using recipes in this book always follow metric or imperial measurements. Weight Do not combine the two. In some recipes the conversions are not a direct 1 / equivalent due to recipe result. 2oz – 15g 1oz – 25g Important Notice 2oz – 50g The IEC (705) power out- 3oz – 75g put (watts) 900W 4oz – 100g 5oz – 150g The heating category for E small packs of food 6oz – 175g 7oz – 200g Microwave symbol 8oz – 225g Your oven is rated 900 Watts (IEC)*. When using other cookbo
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Welcome to Hotpoint Microwave Cooking Thank you for purchasing a Hotpoint Microwave Oven. CONTENTS Even if this is not your first microwave oven, do please read the opening Safety Information 2 chapters of this cookbook to achieve perfect results every time. Unpacking your oven 3 Care and Cleaning 4 Parts of your oven 5 Intelligent Wave Technology Important Information 6-7 This microwave oven has the benefit of Intelligent Wave Technology. This Microwaving Principles 8 unique technology has been
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For your safety read the following information carefully This appliance is supplied with a moulded three pin mains plug for your IMPORTANT: The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance safety and convenience. A 13 amp fuse is fitted in this plug. Should the with the following code: Green-and-yellow: Earth. Blue: Neutral. Brown: fuse need to be replaced, please ensure that the replacement fuse has Live. a rating of 13 amps and that it is approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362. As the colour
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MICROWAVE Unpacking your oven 1. Examine Your Oven 2. Guarantee Unpack oven, remove all packing material, and examine the oven Your receipt is your guarantee, please keep safely. for any damage such as dents, broken door latches or cracks in 3. Cord the door. Notify dealer immediately if unit is damaged. Do NOT If the supply cord of this appliance is damaged, it must be replaced install if unit is damaged. by the special cord available only from the manufacturer. N.B. The appliance should be ins
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Care & Cleaning of your Microwave Oven 1. Switch the oven off at the oven wall switch before cleaning and unplug at socket if possible. 5. If steam accumulates inside or around the outside of the oven 2. Keep the inside of the oven, door seals and door seal areas door, wipe with a soft cloth. This may occur when the microwave clean. When food splatters or spilled liquids adhere to oven walls, oven is operated under high humidity conditions and in no way door seals and door seal areas wipe off wi
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Parts of Your Oven 1. Do not operate the oven without the Roller Ring and Glass 6. The Glass Turntable can rotate in either direction. Turntable in place. 7. While cooking by MICROWAVE the turntable may vibrate. This 2. Only use the Glass Turntable specifically designed for this oven. will not affect cooking performance. Do not substitute with any other Glass Turntable. 8. Arcing may occur if the incorrect weight of food is used, a metal 3. If Glass Turntable is hot, allow to cool before cleanin
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Important Information – Read Carefully 4. Boiled Eggs. Safety Do not boil eggs in their shell in your If smoke or a fire occurs in the oven, press Stop/Cancel button and leave the door closed in order to stifle any flames. microwave. Raw eggs boiled in their Disconnect the power cord, or shut off the power at the fuse or the shells can explode causing injury. circuit breaker panel. 5. Foods with Skins. Short Cooking Times Potatoes, apples, egg yolk, whole As microwave cooking times are much shor
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Important Information – Read Carefully 9. Meat Thermometer. 13. Keeping Your Oven Clean. Use a meat thermometer to check the It is essential for the safe operation of degree of cooking of roasts and poultry the oven that it is wiped out regularly. only when meat has been removed from Use warm soapy water, squeeze the the microwave. If undercooked, return to cloth out well and use to remove any the oven and cook for a few more grease or food from the interior. Pay minutes at the recommended power
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Microwaving Principles IMPORTANT NOTES Microwave energy has been used in this country to cook and reheat food The dish used to cook or reheat the since early experiments with RADAR in World War II. Microwaves are food will get warm during cooking, as present in the atmosphere all the time, both naturally and from manmade the heat conducts from the food. Even sources. in microwaving, oven gloves are required! Manmade sources include radar, radio, television, telecommunication links and car phones
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PIERCING General Guidelines The skin or membrane on some foods will cause steam to build up during cooking. These foods must be STANDING TIME pierced or a strip of skin should be peeled off before cooking to allow the steam to escape. Eggs, potatoes, apples, sausages etc, will all need to be pierced before cooking. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO BOIL EGGS Dense foods e.g. meat, jacket IN THEIR SHELLS. potatoes and cakes, require a STANDING TIME (inside or MOISTURE outside of the oven) after cooking, CONTENT
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DISH SIZE QUANTITY SPACING SHAPE Follow the dish sizes given in the Small quantities cook faster than Foods cook more quickly and Even shapes cook evenly. Food recipes, as these affect the large quantities, also small evenly if spaced apart. NEVER cooks better by microwave when cooking and reheating times. A meals will reheat more quickly pile foods on top of each other. in a round container rather than quantity of food spread in a than large portions. square. bigger dish cooks and reheats more
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Containers to use Choosing the correct container is a very important factor in deciding the success or failure of your cooking. Testing Dishes for Suitability When unsure that a cooking container Result is suitable for use in your microwave, If the dish is suitable for microwaving, it check by the following test: will remain cool, whilst the water in the jug will begin to feel warm. If the testing 1. Fill a microwave safe measuring jug 1 dish feels warm, do not use as it is ⁄ with 300ml ( pt) co
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PLASTIC CLING FILM ® Many plastic containers are designed for microwave use. Only use Tupperware Microwave containers if they are designed for microwave use. Do not use Melamine – although it cling film can is heat resistant it absorbs be used for microwave energy and covering food scorches. Even if a that is ✘ ✔ container is microwave safe, reheated by do not use for cooking foods microwave. It is also useful for covering high in sugar or fat. Foods food to be cooked, but care should be that re
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Control Panels 6665 6666 (1) Display Window (2) Time Pads (3) Auto Weight Microwave Programmes (1) (4) Auto Sensor Microwave Programmes (1) (5) Auto Sensor Microwave Programmes (6) Auto Defrost Programmes (7) Microwave Power Setting (8) Rapid-Cook (2) (9) Delay/Stand Pad: (2) This can be used to delay a cooking programme for up to 9 hrs 99 mins., or used to time or for (8) standing (non-cooking) time. (7) (3) (10) Clock Pad: Press the clock pad. Using the (8) minute and second pads set the (4) c
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Let’s Start to Use your Oven 1 Plug in Plug into a 13 amp fused electrical socket. You will be reminded to read your operating instructions. 6665 6666 2 Press Clock Pad Set clock as a 12hr clock. Set time using time pads. Press clock pad again. (See page 15 for details). 3 Demonstration Mode This is to enable you to experiment setting various programmes. (The letter D will always appear in the display window. This is to confirm that there is no microwave power produced and it is safe to use the
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Setting the Clock Press once Press once Clock Press twice Press 5 times ● ● ● Press Clock Pad Press Time Pads Press Clock Pad “SET TIME” will appear in the display window, Enter time of day by pressing Time Pads. Colon stops blinking. Time of day is now locked and the colon starts to blink. e.g. 11.25pm (12hr clock) into the display. N.B. 1. To reset time of day, repeat step 1 through to step 3. 2. The clock will keep the time of day as long as the oven is plugged in and electricity is supplied.
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Rapid-Cook This will provide an added boost of microwave power up to 1000 watts, for the initial part of the cooking time, when reheating foods e.g. soup, baked beans. ● ● Press Start ● Select Cooking time Press the Pad Using the the Delay/Stand Feature The Delay/Stand Pad is used as a timing pad either before, during or after a cooking programme. When the Delay/Stand Pad is selected with a time, there is no microwave power in the oven during this time. inoperable 1. To Set a Standing Time: hour
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Microwave Cooking and Defrosting ACCESSORY TO USE: When using your oven, the glass turntable Foods reheated or cooked by provided must always be in position. MICROWAVE are normally covered with a lid or cling film, unless otherwise stated. DO NOT place food directly onto the turntable except in the case of Jacket Potatoes or Auto Programme Jacket Potatoes. Two Stage Cooking: eg. High power 10 minutes followed by Simmer power 20 minutes; Select High power and programme 10 minutes then select s
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Auto Defrost Programmes This feature allows you to defrost items such as minced meat, chops, chicken portions, meat joints and bread. The AUTO DEFROST pad should be pressed to select the correct category and then enter in the weight of the food in kilogrammes, grams or pounds and ounces using the appropriate pads (See page 17). Foods should be placed in a suitable dish, whole chickens and joints of meat should be on an upturned saucer or on a rack. Chops, chicken portions and slices of bread sho
