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EXPRESS COOK enables you to cook 6 popular menus from
frozen or chilled. Please refer to the chart on pages 20.
EXPRESS DEFROST enables you to defrost 3 popular menus.
Please refer to the chart on page 21.

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

NOTES:
• If the DOWN ( ▼ ) WEIGHT key is pressed the display will count down from the highest weight

range, each time the key is pressed.

• If the UP ( ▲ ) WEIGHT key is pressed the display will count up from the lowest weight range,

each time the key is pressed.

• You can enter the weight by holding down or pressing the WEIGHT keys until the desired weight

is displayed.

EXPRESS COOK Example:
To cook 0.6kg of Roast Beef from frozen.

2. Enter the weight by pressing the WEIGHT

UP key once.

EXPRESS DEFROST Example:
To defrost a 1.8kg Meat Joint.

1. Press the ROAST BEEF/LAMB key once to

select cooking from frozen.

The display will count down

through the cooking time.

3. Press the START/AUTO MINUTE key

once to start cooking.

2. Enter the weight by pressing the WEIGHT

DOWN key once.

1. Press the MEAT JOINT

key once.

The display will count down

through the cooking time.

3. Press the START/AUTO MINUTE key

once to start defrosting.

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Roast Beef/Lamb

0.6kg - 1.8kg

• Place meat in a flan dish on the low rack. 
• Turn meat over when the audible signal sounds.
• After cooking, leave meat to stand wrapped in 

aluminium foil for 10 minutes.

x1: Frozen

NOTE: Select MORE for well done.

x2: Chilled

It is not possible to use the LESS key for beef/lamb.

Roast Pork

0.6kg - 1.8kg

• Place meat in a flan dish on the low rack.
• Turn meat over when the audible signal sounds.
• After cooking, leave meat to stand wrapped in

aluminium foil for 10 minutes.

x1: Frozen

NOTE: It is not possible to use the LESS key for pork.

x2: Chilled

Roast Poultry

1.2kg - 1.8kg

• Pierce skin (chilled only) a few times and place

poultry, breast side down, in a flan dish on the
low rack.

• Turn poultry over when the audible signal sounds.

x1: Frozen

When cooking frozen poultry with giblets, remove

x2: Chilled

the giblets at first or second turn over.

• After cooking, leave poultry to stand wrapped in

aluminium foil for 10 minutes.

NOTE: It is not possible to use the LESS key for poultry.
This menu is only suitable for cooking whole poultry.

• Chilled foods are cooked from 5ºC.
• Frozen foods are cooked from -18ºC.
• For converting to Lb/oz see the conversion chart on page 35.

NOTES FOR EXPRESS COOK / EXPRESS DEFROST:
• Press the MORE or LESS keys before pressing the START/AUTO MINUTE key as instructed in

the charts.

• When action is required (example, to turn food over), the oven stops, the audible signals sound and

instructions will appear on the display. To continue cooking, press the START/AUTO MINUTE key.

• The final food temperature will vary according to the initial food temperature. Check food is

thoroughly heated after cooking. If necessary, you can extend the cooking time manually.

• All menus on EXPRESS COOK use a combination of microwave power and convection.
• Before freezing foods, ensure food is fresh and of good quality.

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Meat Joint:

0.6kg - 1.8kg

• Place meat in a flan dish on the turntable. 

Beef/Lamb/Pork

• Turn meat over when the audible signal sounds.
• Stand, wrapped in foil, for 60 - 90 minutes until

thoroughly defrosted.

Chicken Quarters

0.3kg - 1.2kg

• Place quarters, best side-up, in a flan dish on the

turntable.

• Turn over and rearrange when the audible signal

sounds.

• Stand, wrapped in foil, for 15 - 30 minutes until

thoroughly defrosted.

Whole Poultry

1.2kg - 1.8kg

• Place poultry, breast side-up, in a flan dish on the

turntable.

• Turn over when the audible signal sounds.
• Stand, wrapped in foil, for 60 - 90 minutes until

thoroughly defrosted.

• Frozen foods are defrosted from -18ºC.
• For converting to Lb/oz see the conversion chart on page 35.

NOTES FOR EXPRESS DEFROST:
• If necessary, shield small areas of meat or poultry with flat pieces of aluminium foil. This will prevent

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

• Do not cook the meat or poultry until thoroughly defrosted.
• Do not use the racks for defrosting.

WEIGHT RANGE FOR EXPRESS COOK / EXPRESS DEFROST:
• Weigh all meat and poultry prior to cooking/defrosting as the labelled weight is only approximate.
• Food weight should be rounded up to the nearest 0.1kg, for example, 0.65kg to 0.7kg.
• You are restricted to cook/defrost a weight within the range given in the charts.
• To cook/defrost weights or foods not included in these charts, please refer to the charts in the

cookbook section.

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This function allows you to cook using up to 4
automatic cooking stages for microwave mode and
2 automatic cooking stages for grill and dual
cooking modes.
Once programmed there is no need to interfere
with the cooking operation as the oven will
automatically move onto the next stage.

Example:
To cook for:
5 minutes on 70% microwave power

(Stage 1)

6 minutes on Grill-1

(Stage 2)

3 minutes on Dual-1, 200ºC,
30% microwave power

(Stage 3)

4. Select Grill-1 by pressing the GRILL key once.

6. Select Dual-1 by pressing the COMBI key

once, then change the convection
temperature by pressing the CONV. ºC key
3 times.

NOTE: If 100% is required on the final stage, it
is not necessary to input the power level.

1. Enter the cooking time by pressing the

1 MIN. key 5 times.

2. Input the power level by pressing the MICRO

POWER key twice.

3. Enter the cooking time by pressing the

1 MIN. key 6 times.

5. Enter the cooking time by pressing the

1 MIN. key 3 times.

7. Press the START/AUTO MINUTE key

once to start cooking.

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