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The AUTO COOK / AUTO DEFROST function enables you to cook
or defrost foods listed on the control panel attached to the microwave
oven. Follow the example below for details on how to operate this
function.

EXAMPLE:  To cook 1.5kg Roast Pork
1. Press the AUTO COOK key or the AUTO DEFROST key until the number corresponding to the food

listed on the control panel appears in the display. 
In the example given here, the AUTO COOK
key is pressed once to select the first item, 
Roast Pork.

2. To enter the weight in kg/g or lbs/oz, 

press the relevant WEIGHT keys.

WEIGHT RANGE:
Food weight should be rounded up to the nearest 0.1kg or 1oz, for example, 0.65 kg to 0.7 kg and 12.5 oz to
13 oz.
You are restricted to enter a weight within the range given (see the chart on the following page). 
To cook/defrost weights below or above that range, refer to the charts in the Cookery Book.

If you have the INFORMATION FUNCTION active (see page 25), the weight range flashes on the display. If you
enter a weight below or above the range ERROR will flash on the display screen when you press the START key.

Each setting of AUTO COOK/AUTO DEFROST has a cooking hint. If you wish to check, press the INFO key
whenever info is lit in the display.

3. Press the START/AUTO MINUTE key to start cooking.

The display counts down through the cooking time.

You can enter weight in Lbs/oz or Kgs/g.
To convert to either weight range press
the WEIGHT CONVERSION key
once before entering weight.

Kg

MICRO

AUTO

• Press the MORE or LESS keys before the AUTO COOK or  AUTO DEFROST menu where recommended

in the chart on the next page

.

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1. Roast Pork

5°C

• Using lean pork is recommended.

0.6 - 1.5kg

• Mix all ingredients and spread them on the pork

(Rotisserie)

if desired.

• Place the meat on the skewer and insert in the 

Ingredients for 1kg

oven as described on pages 17 - 18.

rolled lean pork

• After cooking, remove the roast pork from the 

1 garlic clove crushed

skewer and let it stand wrapped in aluminium

2 tbsp. oil

foil for approx. 10 minutes.

1 tbsp. paprika, sweet
2 tbsp. salt

2. Grilled Chicken

5°C

• Mix the ingredients and spread on the chicken

0.9 - 1.3kg

if desired.

(Rotisserie)

• Insert the skewer into the chicken from the tail side.
• Place the food in the oven as described on pages 17-18

Ingredients for 1kg

• After cooking, remove the chicken from the skewer

grilled chicken

and let stand covered with aluminium foil for approx.

1/2 tsp. salt and pepper

3 minutes.

1 tsp. paprika, sweet
a little rosemary

3. Chicken legs

5°C

• Mix the ingredients and spread on the chicken legs if 

0.2 - 1.0kg

desired.

(Low rack)

• Pierce the skin of the chicken legs.
• Put the chicken legs on the low rack with the thin

Ingredients for 1kg

ends towards the centre.

chicken legs (5pieces)

• When the audible signal sounds, turn the food over.

2 tbsp. oil

• After cooking, let the food stand for approx. 3 minutes.

1/2 tsp. salt
1tsp. paprika, sweet
a little rosemary.

4. Gratin

20°C

• Prepare the gratin referring to the SHARP cookbook.

0.5 - 2.0kg

• After cooking let the food stand covered with aliminium

(Gratin dish +

foil for approx. 5 - 10 minutes.

low rack)

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5. Boiled potatoes

20°C

• Peel the potatoes and cut them into similar sized

0.1 - 0.8kg

pieces, if necessary.

(Bowl - Lid)

• Put them in a bowl.
• Add the required amount of water (per100g approx.

2 tbsp.)

• Cover with lid
• When audible signal sounds, stir and recover.
• After cooking, let the potatoes stand for 1 - 2 minutes.

6. Oven Chips

-18°C

• Put the oven chips in a flan dish.

0.2 - 0.4kg

• Place on the high rack in the oven.

(flan dish +

• When the audible signal sounds, turn over.

High rack)

• After cooking remove from the oven and put on a
plate for serving (No standing time necessary).

• The flan dish gets very hot during cooking. To avoid
burning yourself, please use oven gloves for removing
the flan dish from the oven.
• If thin type oven chips are cooked press the
LESS key (

▼) before pressing the autocook. Use the

MORE key (

▲) for thick type oven chips.

7. Cake

20°C

• Prepare the cake referring to the SHARP cookbook.

0.5 - 1.5kg

• Put the baking tin on the low rack.

(Baking tin

• After baking, let the food stand for approx. 10 minutes.

+ Low rack)

• Remove the cake from the container.

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1. Easy Defrost

-18°C

• Place the poultry in a flan dish and place on the

Poultry

turntable.

0.9 - 2.0kg

• When audible signal sounds turnover.
• When audible signal sounds turnover again.
• After defrosting, let stand wrapped in aluminium foil

for 45 - 90 minutes, until thoroughly defrosted.

2. Chicken legs

-18°C

• Put the chicken legs in a flan dish.

0.2 - 1.0kg

• When audible signal sounds, turn over and rearrange.
• When audible signal sounds, turn over again.
• After defrosting, let stand wrapped in aluminium foil

for 15 - 30 minutes until thoroughly defrosted.

3. Steaks, Chops

-18°C

• Position the food with thinner parts in the centre in a

0.2 - 1.0kg

single layer in a flan dish. If portions are stuck together,

(approx, 1.5 - 2cm

try to separate as soon as possible.

thick)

• When audible signal sounds, turn over and rearrange.
• When audible signal sounds, turn over again.
• After defrosting, let stand wrapped in aluminium foil

for 15 - 30 minutes, until thoroughly defrosted.

AUTO DEFROST NOTES:
1. If necessary, small pieces of aluminium foil can be used to shield small areas of meat if they become warm

during defrosting. Ensure foil does not touch oven walls.

2. Do not cook meat until thoroughly defrosted.
3. If you wish to defrost foods or weights of food not included in the AUTO DEFROST facility please refer to

the defrost chart in the SHARP cookery book.