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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

Cookery Book.

Chicken Portions

0.3kg - 1.2kg

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

Approx. weight of

turntable. 

each portion:

• Turn portions over when the audible signal sounds.

leg portions = 300g

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

breast with wing

thoroughly defrosted.

portions = 400g

Steaks/Chops

0.2kg - 1.2kg

• Place steaks/chops 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.

Minced Meat

0.2kg - 1.0kg

• Place minced meat in a flan dish on the turntable.

Beef/Lamb/Pork

• Turn over and remove any defrosted parts when the

audible signal sounds.

• Stand (if required), wrapped in foil, for 15 - 30

minutes until thoroughly defrosted.

• Frozen foods are defrosted from -18ºC.
• For converting to Lb/oz see the conversion chart on page 2 of the Cookery Book.

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 or shelves for defrosting.

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AUTOCOOK enables you to cook the foods
listed on the control panel.

For cooking instructions please refer to the
charts on pages 21 - 22.

Press the AUTOCOOK key until the number
corresponding to the food listed on the control
panel, appears in the display.

Follow the example opposite for more details on
how to operate this function.

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.

• You can select the menu by holding down or

pressing the AUTOCOOK key until the
desired menu is displayed.

Example:
To cook 0.3kg of Oven Chips (AUTOCOOK 5).

1. Select the menu required by pressing the

AUTOCOOK key 5 times.

2. Enter the weight by pressing the

WEIGHT UP key 3 times.

The display will count down

through the cooking time.

3. Press the START/AUTO MINUTE key

once to start cooking.

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0.30kg - 0.80kg

• See and follow the IMPORTANT NOTE FOR READY

Chilled Ready 

MEALS on page 22.

Meals

• For one section containers use a 

skewer to pierce film in 5 places.

e.g. Spaghetti

• For two section containers,

bolognese,

pierce using a skewer. 

Beef stew

Pierce meat/main section 3 times and rice/pasta

section twice.

e.g. Lasagne,

• For food contained in bag(s), pierce 5 times on one

Cottage pie

side. Cook pierced side-up.

• Where bags come already perforated, do not pierce.

0.30kg - 0.80kg

• Place on the turntable.

Frozen Ready 

• Stir, if possible, when the audible signal sounds.

Meals

• After cooking, leave to stand for 2 minutes before

serving.

e.g. Spaghetti

bolognese,

• For stirrable foods, including food in bags, stir or

Beef stew

manipulate contents when the audible signal sounds.

• For non-stirrable foods, press the MORE key.

e.g. Lasagne,

(It is not necessary to stir.)

Cottage pie

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

0.1kg - 0.4kg

• Place the food in a flan dish on the high rack.

Crispy Crumb

• Turn the food over when the audible signal sounds.

Foods

• After cooking, leave to stand for 2 minutes before

Chilled & Frozen

serving.

e.g. Fish fingers,

Chicken nuggets,

For Frozen Crispy Crumb foods use the MORE key.

Chicken escalopes

0.2kg - 0.8kg

• Place the pizza directly on to the low rack.

Oven Ready Pizza

• For Frozen Pizza use the MORE key.
• For very thin pizza use the LESS key.

0.1kg - 0.4kg

• Place the chips in a flan dish on the high rack.

Oven Chips

• Turn the chips over when the audible signal sounds.

Frozen

NOTES:
• For thin oven chips use the LESS key.
• For thick oven chips use the MORE key.

1 - 6 potatoes (pieces) • Pierce each potato in several places and place towards

Baked Potatoes

1 potato =

the edge of the turntable.

approx. 250g

• Turn food over when the audible signal sounds.
• After cooking, leave to stand wrapped in aluminium

foil for 2 - 3 minutes.

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0.1kg - 0.3kg

• Place rice/pasta in an appropriate sized bowl.

Rice/Pasta

• Add 300ml (1/2 pint) of boiling water per 100g rice/pasta.
• Do not cover.
• Place in the centre of the turntable.
• Stir when the audible signal sounds.
• After cooking, stir and stand for 2 minutes before

draining and rinsing in boiling water.

0.8kg - 1.4kg

• Carefully follow the chosen recipe in the Cookery Book.

Cake

• Place the cake in the oven on the low rack.
NOTES:
• Cakes recommended from the Cookery Book:

Moist Carrot Cake (approx 1.1kg)
Parkin (approx 1.4kg)
Chocolate Brownies (approx 1.3kg)
Lattice Cake (approx 0.8kg)
Cherry and Almond Cake (approx 0.9kg)

• Do not use metal cooking utensils.

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR READY MEALS:
• These menus are suitable for savoury microwave ready meals only.
• Always check food is thoroughly heated before serving, if necessary increase cooking time, using

70% microwave power level and check the food every minute.

• Remove outer cardboard packaging as instructed by the manufacturer.
• If the food container is made of aluminium foil, remove the food and place in suitable container, cover

with microwave cling film and pierce in 5 places before heating. (See ‘Suitable Cookware’ on page 29).

• If the container is covered with aluminium foil, remove foil, re-cover with microwave cling film and

pierce 5 times.

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

the chart.

• When action is required (example, to turn food over), the oven stops, the audible signal sounds 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.

• AUTOCOOK menus (except AC-1, AC-2 and AC-7) use a combination of microwave power and grill

or convection.

• The shelves are not suitable for AUTOCOOK.

WEIGHT RANGE:
• Weigh all foods prior to cooking 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.
• Ready Meals, AC-1 & AC-2, should be rounded up to the nearest 0.05kg, for example, 0.34kg to 0.35kg.
• You are restricted to cook a weight within the range given in the charts.
• To cook weights or foods not included in the chart, please refer to the charts in the Cookery Book.

• Chilled foods are cooked from 5ºC.    •   Frozen foods are cooked from -18ºC.
• For converting to Lb/oz see the conversion chart on page 2 of the Cookery Book.