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GB-24

Foods that are placed towards the outside of the dish will defrost quicker than foods 
in the centre. It is therefore essential that the food is rearranged up to 4 times during 
defrosting.
Move closely packed pieces from the outside to the centre and rearrange over-lapping 
areas.
This will ensure that all parts of the food defrosts evenly.

Foods may be stuck together when removed from the freezer. It is important to separate 
foods as soon as it is possible during defrosting, e.g. bacon rashers, chicken fi llets.

Some areas of food being defrosted may become warm. To prevent them becoming 
warmer and starting to cook, these areas can be shielded with small pieces of foil, which 
refl ect microwaves, e.g. legs and wings on a chicken.

Standing time is necessary to ensure food is thoroughly defrosted. Defrosting is not 
complete once the food is removed from the microwave oven. Food must stand, covered, 
for a length of time to ensure the centre has completly defrosted.

It is essential that all foods are turned over at least 3 - 4 times during defrosting. This is 
important to ensure thorough defrosting.

NOTES:
•  Remove all packaging and wrapping before defrosting.
•  To defrost food, use microwave power levels 30% or 10%.

Defrosting food using your microwave oven is the quickest method of all.
It is a simple proccess but the following instructions are essential to ensure the food is thoroughly defrosted.

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1. TIME DEFROST
This function quickly defrosts food while enabling you to choose a suitable defrost period, depending on the
food type. Follow the example below for details on how to operate this function. The time range is 0:10 – 99:50.
Example: To defrost the food for 10 minutes.

1.  Select the menu required by pressing the 

TIME DEFROST key once. 

 

 

the display will show: 

dEF2

2.  Enter the defrosting time by 

pressing the 10 min. key once.

3. Press the START/AUTO 

MINUTE key to start 
defrosting.

Notes for Time Defrost: 
•  After cooking the audible signal will sound fi ve times and the LED will display the time of day, if the clock has 

been set. If the clock has not been set, the display will only show “0:00” when cooking is complete.

•  The preset microwave power level is 30P and can not be changed.

2. WEIGHT DEFROST
The microwave oven is pre-programmed with a time and power level so that the following food is defrosted 

Follow the example below for details on how to operate these functions.

Example : To defrost a meat joint weighing 1.2kg using WEIGHT DEFROST.
Place the meat in a fl an dish or microwave oven defrost rack on the turntable.

1.  Select the menu required by pressing 

the WEIGHT DEFROST key once.

 

 x1,  

 

the display will show: 

dEF1

2.  Enter the weight by pressing the 

WEIGHT keys until the desired weight is 
displayed

 

 , display:  1. 2 

3. Press the START/

AUTO MINUTE key to 
start defrosting.

 

(The display will 
count down through 
defrosting time)  

Frozen foods are defrosted from -18°C.

NOTES FOR WEIGHT DEFROST:
•  Before freezing foods, ensure food is fresh and of good quality.
•  Food weight should be rounded up to the nearest 0.1kg, for example, 0.65kg to 0.7kg.
•  If necessary, shield small areas of meat or poultry with fl at pieces of aluminium foil. This will prevent areas 

from becoming warm during defrosting. Ensure the foil does not touch the oven walls.

The AUTO MENU keys automatically work out the correct cooking mode and cooking of the foods (details on 
page GB-5 and GB- 6). Follow the example below for details on how to operate this function.

Example: To cook two jacket potatoes (0.46kg) by using the AUTO MENU function.

1.  Select the required menu by pressing 

the Jacket Potato key once. 

 

 

the display will show: 

1

2. Press WEIGHT UP/DOWN keys or 

continue to press the Jacket Potato 
key to choose the required number of 
potatoes (up to 3).

 x1, display: 

2

3. Press the START/AUTO 

MINUTE key to start 
cooking.

 

(The display will count 
down through cooking 
time)  

NOTES:
•  The weight or quantity of the food can be input by pressing the WEIGHT UP/DOWN keys until the desired 

weight/quantity is displayed. Enter the weight of the food only. Do not include the weight of the container.

•  For food weighing more or less than the weights/quantities given in the AUTO MENU chart on page GB- 6 

cook by manual operation.

easily: Pork, beef and chicken. The weight range for this food is from 0.1kg – 2kg in 0.1kg steps. 

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GB-26

Popcorn

Place the popcorn bag directly on the turntable 
(Please see the note below:  ‘Important Information 
About Microwave Popcorn Feature’)

Jacket Potato 

1, 2, 3 potatoes (pieces)
1 potato = approx. 0.23kg
(initial temp. 20° C)

Please use potatoes with a similar size of approx. 230g. 
Pierce each potato in several places and place towards 
the edge of the turntable. Turn over and re-arrange 
halfway through cooking. Stand for 3 - 5 minutes 
before serving.

Chilled Pizza

0.1kg, 0.2kg, 0.4kg
(initial temp 5°C)
Plate

Place the pizza on a plate in the centre of the turntable. 
Do not cover.

Frozen vegetable 
e.g. Brussel sprouts, 
green beans, peas, 
mixed vegetables, 
broccoli 

(initial temp -18°C)
Bowl and lid

Place vegetables in a suitable container. Add 1tbsp of 
water per 100g of vegetables, cover the dish and place 
on the turntable. Stir halfway through cooking and 
after cooking.

Beverage 
(120ml/ cup)

1, 2, 3
(initial temp. 5° C)
Cup

Place the cup(s) on the turntable and stir after heating.

Dinner Plate

0.25kg, 0.35kg, 0.5kg
(initial temp. 5° C) 
Plate 

Place your dinner plate of food (such as meat, vegetable 
and rice/potatoes) in the centre of the turntable and 
follow the instructions on page GB- 5. It is always good 
to stir at the end to get an even temperature.

Notes: 
•  The fi nal temperature will vary according to the initial food temperature. Check food is piping hot after cooking. 

If necessary, you can extend the cooking manually.

•  The results when using auto cook depend on variances such as the shape and size of the food and your 

personal preference as regards cooking results. If you are not satisfi ed with the programmed result, please 
adjust the cooking time to match your requirement.

1.  When selecting 

grams of popcorn, it is suggested 

that you fold down a triangle on each corner of the bag 
before cooking. 

 

Refer to the picture on the right.

2.  If/When the popcorn bag expands and no longer rotates 

properly, please press STOP/CLEAR key once and open 
the oven door and adjust the bag position to ensure 
even cooking.

0.05kg, 0.1kg

0.15kg, 0.35kg, 0.5kg

0.1kg 

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To cook/defrost food in a microwave oven, the microwave energy must be able to pass through the container to 
penetrate the food. Therefore it is important to choose suitable cookware.
Round/oval dishes are preferable to square/oblong ones, as the food in the corners tends to overcook. A variety 
of cookware can be used as listed below.

Aluminium foil 
Foil Containers

✔ / ✘

✔

Small pieces of aluminium foil can be used to shield 
food from overheating. Keep foil at least 2cm from the 
oven walls, as arcing may occur.
Foil containers are not recommended unless specifi ed 
by the manufacturer, e.g. Microfoil ®, follow instructions 
carefully.

Browning dishes

✔

✘

Always follow the manufacturers instructions.
Do not exceed heating times given. Be very careful as 
these dishes become very hot.

China and ceramics

✔ / ✘

✘

Porcelain, pottery, glazed earthenware and bone china 
are usually suitable, except for those with metallic 
decoration.

Glassware e.g. Pyrex ®

✔

✔

Care should be taken if using fi ne glassware as it can 
break or crack if heated suddenly.

Metal

✘

✔

It is not recommended to use metal cookware as it will 
arc, which can lead to fi re.

Plastic/Polystyrene e.g fast 
food containers

✔

✘

Care must be taken as some containers warp, melt or 
discolour at high temperatures.

Cling fi lm

✔

✘

It should not touch the food and must be pierced to 
let the steam escape.

Freezer/Roasting bags

✔

✘

Must be pierced to let steam escape. Ensure bags are 
suitable for microwave use.

Paper - Plates, cups and 
kitchen paper

✔

✘

Do not use plastic or metal ties, as they may melt or 
catch fi re due to the metal ‘arcing’.

Straw and wooden 
Containers

✔

✘

Only use for warming or to absorb moisture.
Care must be taken as overheating may cause fi re.

Recycled paper and 
newspaper

✘

✔

Always attend the oven when using these materials as 
overheating may cause fi re.
May contain extracts of metal which will cause ‘arcing’ 
and may lead to fi re.

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