User manual HITACHI STIF25B

[. . . ] STIF25B Cooking with your microwave Instruction booklet GB Safety Important Safety Instructions Please Read Carefully and Keep for Future Reference l Care should be taken so metal objects are not left in the microwave First aid Treat scalding by: 1 Quickly placing the scald under cold running water for at least 10 minutes. Do not use creams, oils or lotions. Maintenance of your Microwave It is hazardous for anyone other than a qualified technician to carry out any service or repair operation which involves the removal of a cover which gives protection against exposure to microwave energy. l These include : ¨ Metal cooking utensils ¨ Metal plates or trays ¨ Wire twist ties ¨ Crockery with metal trims ¨ Meat thermometer l Care should be taken when using paper, plastic, wooden or other combustible materials in the oven as they can catch fire l l l l Fire In the event of fire: 1 Keep the oven door closed. 3 Unplug from mains. l If the door or door seals are damaged, the oven must not be operated until it has been repaired by a qualified technician. If smoke is observed, switch off or unplug the appliance and keep the door closed in order to contain any flames. [. . . ] Close the door to continue the cooking cycle. 1 Pull handle to open the door. Put the turntable ring inside the oven and place the glass turntable on top of the ring. 2) During the process of clock setting, if you press "Stop/Clear", the oven will go back to the previous status automatically. 12 Microwave Cooking Microwave cooking 1 2 3 4 Press the "Microwave" key once, "Microwave", "Select Power", " P100", " Set Cook Time" display at the same time. Hint: Starting and stopping cooking Repeatedly press "Microwave" to set the microwave power from 100% to 10%. For example, press "Microwave" twice, "Microwave", "Select Power", " P80", then set the cooking time. Touch and rotate around the dial wheel to adjust the cooking time. (The time setting should be 0:05- 95:00. ) It is possible to check cooking progress at any time, by opening the door and inspecting the food. This interrupts the emission of microwave energy and the oven stops working until the door is closed again. button. Press "Start/+30Sec. " to start cooking. Microwave Power Chart Press Microwave Power Once 100% Twice 80% Thrice 50% 4 times 30% 5 times 10% 13 Microwave cooking Express Cook Hint The quick start feature allows you to set 30 seconds intervals of HIGH power cooking with the touch of the Start button. 1 2 In waiting state, press "Start/+30Sec. " key to cook with 100% power level for 30 seconds. The maximum cooking time is 95 minutes. During microwave state, press "Start/+30Sec. " key to cook with 100% power level for 30 seconds. Each press on the same key can increase 30 seconds. Note: This function cannot work under defrost, auto menu and multi-stage cooking. 14 Multi-Stage Cooking Three stages can be maximumly set. The buzzer will ring once after each stage and the next stage will begin. Example: if you want to defrost the food for 5 minutes, to cook the food with 80% microwave power for 7 minutes, and then to cook the food with 100% microwave power for 5 minutes. The steps are as following: Microwave cooking 1 2 3 4 5 Press "Defrost By Time", the screen will display "0:00". Touch and rotate around the dial wheel to adjust the defrost time of 5 minutes. Press "Microwave" twice to choose 80% microwave power. Touch and rotate around the dial wheel to adjust the cooking time of 7 minutes. Repeat Step 3 & 4 again, but you have to choose 100% microwave power and 5 minutes instead. Press "Start/+30Sec. " to start cooking. 15 Microwave cooking Pre-set Function 1 2 Set the clock first. (Consult the instruction of clock setting. ) Input the cooking program. Auto menu can be set single stage only. Example: if you want to cook with 80% microwave power for 7 minutes. Touch and rotate around the dial wheel to adjust the cooking time of 7 minutes; After the above steps, please do not press "Start/+30Sec. ". Hour figures flash to tell you input the hour figures. Touch and rotate around the dial wheel to adjust the hour figures, the input time should be within 0--23. Press "Pre-Set", the minute figures will flash. Touch and rotate around the dial wheel to adjust the minute figures, the input time should be within 0--59. Press "Start/+30Sec. " to finish setting. ":" will light, and buzzer will ring twice when the time arrives, cooking will start automatically. Otherwise, pre-set function will not work. Auto Menu Microwave cooking 1 2 3 4 5 In waiting state, press "< " or ">" or press "Auto Menu"to choose the auto menu function. Press " " or " " to choose the menu you need. Press "Ok" to confirm the menu you need. Touch and rotate around the dial wheel to choose the weight of menu. Press "Start/+30Sec. " to start cooking. 17 Microwave cooking Auto menu Chart Menu A-1 Auto Reheat Weight 200 g 400 g 600 g A-2 Pizza 200 g 400 g 200 g A-3 Potato 400 g 600 g 250 g A-4 Meat 350 g 450 g A-5 Vegetable 200 g 300 g 400 g 250 g A-6 Fish 350 g 450 g A-7 Pasta A-8 Soup 50g (with 450ml cold water) 100g (with 800ml cold water) 200ml 400ml Display 200 400 600 200 400 200 400 600 250 350 450 200 300 400 250 350 450 50 100 200 400 Cooking Time 2:00 4:00 6:00 1:20 2:30 4:40 7:30 9:10 4:00 5:30 6:50 2:50 4:10 5:30 4:20 6:00 7:30 22:00 24:00 2:00 4:00 Make sure food is cooked though before consuming, additional cooking maybe required, especially if thick pieces are used. Place in a suitable Comment Make sure food is thoroughly heated through. This setting is designed for re-heating cooked pizza slices (not frozen pizza). For best results, once the potatoes are cooked wrap them in tin foil for at least 5 minutes to cook through. Make sure food is cooked through before consuming. Additional cooking may be required, especially if thick pieces are used. Add a few table spoons of water, cover with cling film (suitable for microwave) and pierce with a fork before cooking. Pasta 50g+450ml cold water microwave safe bowl, film Pasta 100g+800ml cold water cover with cling a fork. and pierce with Place in a microwave safe dish, cover with cling film and pierce with a fork. 18 Inquiring Function In cooking state, press"Microwave", the current power will be displayed for 2-3 seconds. Microwave cooking During cooking state, press "Clock" to check the current time. It will be displayed for 2-3 seconds. 19 Defrosting Defrost by Weight Hint You may wish to place the frozen food onto a plate or dish before placing it onto the defrost rack. [. . . ] Check that: · the cooking time has been set · the door is closed · the power socket is not overloaded causing a fuse to blow. Q A Q A Why is it so important that I allow standing time after cooking?With microwave cooking, many foods build up enough heat inside them to continue cooking even after they have been taken out of the oven. Because microwave cooking works from the outside of food inwards, standing time lets you cook the centre of the food just right without the outside being overcooked. Why does the food seem undercooked or overcooked?Check that: · the correct cooking time has been set · the correct power setting has been used. Why does my oven sometimes take longer to cook than it says in the recipe? [. . . ]