Samsung C101 - Manual

6 GB Safety Precautions (continued) 14. When the microwave oven is operating without any load, the power will be cut off automatically for safety. After standing for over 30 min, you can operate theoven normally. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS During cooking, you should look into the oven from time t...

8 GB Checking that Your Oven is Operating Correctly The following simple procedure enables you to check that your oven isworking correctly at all times. If you are in doubt, refer to the sectionentitled “What to Do if You are in Doubt or Have a Problem” on thenext page. ✉ The oven must be plugged in...

9 GB Cooking/Reheating The following procedure explains how to cook or reheat food. ☛ ALWAYS check your cooking settings before leaving the ovenunattended. Open the door. Place the food in the centre of the turntable. Close thedoor. Never switch the microwave oven on when it is empty. ✉ If you wish ...

10 GB Stopping the Cooking You can stop cooking at any time so that you can: • Check the food • Turn the food over or stir it • Leave it to stand Adjusting the Cooking Time Like traditional cooking, you may find that, depending on the food’scharacteristics or your tastes, you have to adjust the cook...

11 GB Using the Auto Reheat & Cook Feature The Auto Reheat & Cook( ) feature has ten pre-programmed cooking times. You do not need to set either the cooking times or thepower level. You can adjust the size of the serving by pressing the Dish button. ☛ Use only recipients that are microwave-s...

13 GB Using a Crusting Plate C100T/C100F/C101T/C101F only Normally when cooking food, such as pizzas or pies, on a grill or in amicrowave oven, the dough or pastry becomes soggy. This can beavoided by using a crusting plate; as a high temperature is reachedquickly, the crust turns crisp and brown. T...

14 GB Using the Auto Defrost Feature The Auto Defrost feature enables you to defrost meat poultry, fish,bread/cake or fruit. The defrost time and power level are setautomatically. You simply select the programme and the weight. ☛ Use only recipients that are microwave-safe. Open the door. Place the ...

15 GB Setting a Standing Time The Hold Time can be used to set a standing time automatically(without microwave cooking). You do not need to watch the clock; theoven will beep when the standing time is over. Multistage Cooking Your microwave oven can be programmed to cook food in up to fourstages (th...

18 GB Choosing the Heating Element Position The heating element is used when cooking food by convection, grillingor spit roasting. It can be placed in one of two positions: • Horizontal position for convection cooking and grilling • Vertical position for spit roasting only (C100B/C100F/C101B/C101F) ...

19 GB Using The Vertical Multi-Spit C100B/C100F/C101B/C101F only MULTI-SPIT FOR KEBAB Using the multi-spit with 6 kebab skewers you can easily barbecue meat,poultry, fish, vegetables (like onions, peppers or courgettes) and fruit whichhave been cut into pieces.You can prepare the above food with the...

20 GB Combining Microwaves and Convection Combination cooking uses both microwave energy and convectionheating. No preheating is required as the microwave energy isimmediately available. Many foods can be cooked in combination mode, particularly: • Roast meats and poultry • Pies and cakes • Egg and ...

21 GB Using the Memory Cook Feature If you often cook or reheat the same types of dishes, you can store thecooking times and power levels in the oven’s memory, so that you donot have to reset them each other. Storing the Settings Using the Settings First, place the food in the centre of the turntabl...

22 GB Cookware Guide To cook food in the microwave oven, the microwaves must be able topenetrate the food, without being reflected or absorbed by the dishused. Care must therefore be taken when choosing the cookware. If thecookware is marked microwave-safe, you do not need to worry. The following ta...

23 GB Cooking Guide MICROWAVES Microwave energy actually penetrates food, attracted and absorbed by its water,fat and sugar content.The microwaves cause the molecules in the food to move rapidly. The rapidmovement of these molecules creates friction and the resulting heat cooks thefood. COOKING Cook...

24 GB Cooking Guide Cooking Guide for fresh vegetables Use a suitable glass pyrex bowl with lid. Add 30-45 ml cold water (2-3 tbsp.) forevery 250 g unless another water quantity is recommended – see table. Cookcovered for the minimum time – see table. Continue cooking to get the result youprefer. St...

25 GB Cooking Guide REHEATING BABY FOOD BABY FOOD:Empty into a deep ceramic plate. Cover with plastic lid. Stir well after reheating!Let stand for 2-3 minutes before serving. Stir again and check the temperature.Recommended serving temperature: between 30-40°C.BABY MILK:Pour milk into a sterilised g...

26 GB Cooking Guide DEFROSTING Microwaves are an excellent way of defrosting frozen food. Microwaves gentlydefrost frozen food in a short period of time. This can be of great advantage, ifunexpected guests suddenly show up. Frozen poultry must be thoroughly thawed before cooking. Remove any metaltie...

27 GB Cooking Guide GRILL The grill-heating element is located underneath the ceiling of the cavity. Itoperates while the door is closed and the turntable is rotating. The turntable’srotation makes the food brown more evenly. Preheating the grill for 4 minutes willmake the food brown more quickly. C...

28 GB Cooking Guide Grill Guide for fresh food Preheat the grill with the grill-function for 3 minutes.Use the power levels and times in this table as guide lines for grilling. Fresh Food Portion Power 1. SideTime(min.) 2. SideTime(min.) Instructions Toast Slices 4 pc(each 25g) Grillonly 3½-4½ 3-4 P...

29 GB Cooking Guide CONVECTION Cooking with convection is the traditional and well known method of cooking foodin a traditional oven with hot air.The heating element and the fan are situated on the back-wall, so that the hot airis circulating. Cookware for convection cooking:All conventional ovenpro...

30 GB Cooking Guide Convection Guide for fresh food like Bread Rolls, Bread and Cake Preheat the convection with the preheating function to the desiredtemperature, unless we recommend not to preheat the oven- see table.Use the power levels and times in this table as guide lines for convection cookin...

32 GB Cooking Guide Convection guide for frozen Pizza, Pasta, Chips and Nuggets Preheat the convection with the preheating function until the desiredtemperature is reached, unless we recommend not to preheat the oven- seetable.Use the power levels and times in this table as guide lines for baking. S...

33 GB Cleaning Your Microwave Oven The following parts of your microwave oven should be cleanedregularly to prevent grease and food particles from building up: • Inside and outside surfaces • Door and door seals • Turntable and Roller rings ☛ ALWAYS ensure that the door seals are clean and the doorc...

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