AEG MCC3881E-M - Manual (Page 12)

12 Microwave operation
Microwave cooking
Your oven can be programmed for up to 90 minutes. The input unit of cooking time varies
from 15 seconds to five minutes. It depends on the total length of the cooking time as
shown in the table.
Manual defrosting
For manual defrosting (without operating the Auto defrost feature), use 270 W. The defrost
symbol appears in the window display whenever the power level is selected.
Your oven has 6 power levels:
MICROWAVE OPERATION
Power Suggested use
setting
900 W/ Used for fast cooking or reheating e.g. soup, casseroles, canned food, hot beverages, vegetables,
HIGH fish, etc.
630 W Used for longer cooking of dense foods such as roast joints, meat loaf and plated meals, also for
sensitive dishes such as cheese sauce and sponge cakes. At this reduced setting, the sauce will
not boil over and food will cook evenly without over cooking at the sides.
450 W For dense foods which require a long cooking time when cooked conventionally, eg. beef dishes,
it is advisable to use this power setting to ensure the meat will be tender.
270 W/ To defrost, select this power setting, to ensure that the dish defrosts evenly. This setting is also
DEFROST ideal for simmering rice, pasta, dumplings and cooking egg custard.
90 W For gentle defrosting, eg. cream gateaux or pastry.
0 W For standing/kitchen timer.
W = WATT
Cooking time Increasing unit
0-5 minutes 15 seconds
5-10 minutes 30 seconds
10-30 minutes 1 minute
30-90 minutes 5 minutes
Microwave power levels