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NOTES FOR EXPRESS COOK / EXPRESS DEFROST:
• Press the MORE or LESS keys before pressing the START key as instructed in the chart above.
•  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 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.
•  The shelves are not suitable for EXPRESS COOK/EXPRESS DEFROST. 
•  Before freezing foods, ensure food is fresh and of good quality.

Roast Beef/Lamb

x1: Frozen
x2: Chilled

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.

NOTE: Select MORE for well done.
It is not possible to use the LESS key for beef/lamb.

Roast Pork

x1: Frozen
x2: Chilled

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.

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

Roast Poultry

x1: Frozen
x2: Chilled

1.2kg - 3.6kg

•  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. 

When cooking frozen poultry with giblets, remove 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 37.

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Chicken Portions

0.3kg - 1.2kg
Approx. weight of 
turntable. 
each portion:
leg portions = 300g
breast with wing
portions = 400g

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

turntable. 

•  Turn portions over when the audible signal sounds.
•  Stand, wrapped in foil, for 15 - 30 minutes until 

thoroughly defrosted.

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
Beef/Lamb/Pork

0.2kg - 1.0kg

•  Place minced meat in a flan dish on the turntable.
•  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 37.

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.

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.
• 

•  To cook/defrost weights or foods not included in these charts, please refer to the charts in the cookbook 

section.

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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 22 - 23.

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 key once to start cooking.

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AUTOCOOK 1
Chilled Ready
Meals
Stirrable: 
e.g. Spaghetti
bolognese,
Beef stew
Non-stirrable:
e.g. Lasagne,
Cottage pie

0.30kg - 0.80kg

•  See  and  follow  the IMPORTANT NOTE FOR READY 

MEALS on page 23.

•  For one section containers use 

a skewer to pierce film in 5 places.

•  For two section containers, 

pierce using a skewer.

 

Pierce meat/main section 3 times 
and rice/pasta section twice.

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

side. Cook pierced side-up.

•  Where bags come already perforated, do not pierce.
•  Place on the turntable.  
•  Stir, if possible, when the audible signal sounds.
•  After cooking, leave to stand for 2 minutes before 

serving.

NOTES:
• For 

stirrable foods, including food in bags, stir or 

manipulate contents when the audible signal sounds.

• For 

non-stirrable foods, press the MORE key. 

(It is not necessary to stir.)

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

AUTOCOOK 2
Frozen Ready
Meals
Stirrable:
e.g. Spaghetti
bolognese,
Beef stew
Non-stirrable:
e.g. Lasagne,
Cottage pie

0.30kg - 0.80kg

AUTOCOOK 3
Crispy Crumb
Foods
Chilled & Frozen
e.g. Fish fingers,
Chicken nuggets,
Chicken escalopes

0.1kg - 0.4kg

•  Place the food in a flan dish on the high rack. 
•  Turn the food over when the audible signal sounds.
•  After cooking, leave to stand for 2 minutes before 

serving.

NOTE:
For Frozen Crispy Crumb foods use the MORE key.

AUTOCOOK 4
Oven Ready Pizza

0.2kg - 0.8kg

•  Place the pizza directly on to the low rack.
NOTES:
•  For Frozen Pizza use the MORE key.
•  For very thin pizza use the LESS key.

AUTOCOOK 5
Oven Chips
Frozen

0.1kg - 0.4kg

•  Place the chips in a flan dish on the high rack.
•  Turn the chips over when the audible signal sounds.
NOTES:
•  For thin oven chips use the LESS key.
•  For thick oven chips use the MORE key.

AUTOCOOK 6
Baked Potatoes

1 - 6 potatoes (pieces)
1 potato = approx. 250g

•  Pierce each potato in several places and place towards 

the edge of the turntable.

•  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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