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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.  

 

 

•  After cooking, leave meat to stand wrapped in  

 

 

  aluminium foil for 10 minutes. 

 

 

NOTES: 

x1: Frozen 

 

•  Select MORE for well done. 

x2: Chilled 

 

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

 

 

•  For frozen only:Turn meat over when the

 

 

  audible signal sounds.

Roast Pork 

0.6kg - 1.8kg 

•  Place meat in a flan dish on the low rack. 

 

 

•  After cooking, leave meat to stand wrapped in 

 

 

  aluminium foil for 10 minutes. 

 

 

NOTES: 

x1: Frozen 

 

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

x2: Chilled 

 

•  For frozen only:Turn meat over when the

 

 

  audible signal sounds.

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. 

 

 

•  After cooking, leave poultry to stand wrapped in 

x1: Frozen 

 

  aluminium foil for 10 minutes. 

x2: Chilled 

 

NOTES: 

 

 

•  It is not possible to use the LESS key for poultry. 

 

 

•  This menu is only suitable for cooking whole poultry.

 

 

•  For frozen only:Turn poultry over when the audible    

 

 

  signal sounds. When cooking frozen poultry with 

 

 

 

  giblets, remove the giblets at first or second turn over.

•  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.