Modes of operation
What can a microwave oven
do?
In the microwave oven, food is cooked,
reheated or defrosted quickly.
You can use the microwave oven in the
following ways:
– Food can be defrosted, reheated or
cooked by entering a power setting
and a duration.
– Deep-frozen, ready-made meals can
be defrosted and then reheated or
cooked.
– The microwave oven can also be
used for other tasks, e.g. for proving
dough, melting chocolate and butter,
dissolving gelatine etc.
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Microwave oven functions
Microwave Solo mode
Suitable for defrosting, reheating and
cooking.
Automatic programmes
You can choose from the following
automatic programmes:
– nine defrosting programmes
(): Ad 1 to Ad 9),
– three cooking programmes for frozen
food
() 2: Ac 1 to Ac 3 )
– and four cooking programmes for
fresh food
(2: Ac 4 to Ac 7).
These programmes are weight
dependent. You enter the weight of the
food and then the cooking duration is
calculated automatically. The weight of
the food can be displayed as metric (g)
or imperial (lb). See "Changing settings"
In addition to these, there is also the
automatic Popcorn programme Æ.