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the Compact & Easy™ Instruction Booklet BMO225/BMO100
CONGRATULATIONS on the purchase of your new Breville Compact & Easy™
Contents 4 Breville recommends safety first 10 Know your Breville Compact & Easy™ 13 Operating your Breville Compact & Easy™ 22 Hints & Tips 24 Care & cleaning 26 Troubleshooting 28 Recipes 3
Breville recommends safety first At Breville we are very safety conscious. We design and manufacture consumer products with the safety of you, our valued customer, foremost in mind. In addition we ask that you exercise a degree of care when using any electrical appliance and adhere to the following precautions. Important safeguards Read all instructions BEFORE USE AND SAVE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE • Carefully read all instructions before operation and save for future reference.
Breville recommends safety first IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS FOR ALL ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES • • • • • • • • • Fully unwind the power cord before use. Do not let the power cord hang over the edge of a bench or table, touch hot surfaces or become knotted. To protect against electric shock do not immerse the power cord, power plug or appliance in water or any other liquid.
PAge header Breville recommends safety first • The microwave oven is intended for heating food and beverages. Drying of food or clothing and heating or warming pads, slippers, sponges, damp cloth and similar may lead to risk of injury, ignition or fire. Ensure all food containers and/or plates are suitable for use in the microwave oven. This should be done prior to preparing food for heating or cooking in the microwave oven.
PAge header Breville recommends safety first • • • • • • • Fresh eggs in the shell and whole hardboiled eggs should not be cooked or heated in the microwave oven as they may explode during cooking, at the end of cooking or after removing from the microwave oven. Do not heat oil or fat for shallow or deep frying in the microwave oven. Doing so may cause the microwave oven and/or the oil to overheat and/or ignite. If any smoke is observed, switch off and unplug the microwave oven at the power outlet.
PAge header Breville recommends safety first WARNING If the door or door seals are damaged, the oven must not be operated until it has been repaired by a Breville Service Centre. It is particularly important that the oven door closes properly and that there is no damage to the: (1) Door (bent), (2) Hinges and latches (broken or loosened), (3) Door seals and sealing surfaces.
PAge header Breville recommends safety first WARNING When the appliance is operated in the combination mode, children should only use the oven under adult supervision due to the temperature generated. CAUTION Surfaces may be hot during and after use. specifications POWER CONSUMPTION 230–240V, 50Hz, 1450W OUTPUT 900W OUTSIDE DIMENSIONS 83mm (H) 2 511mm (W) 440mm (D) GLASS TURNTABLE DIAMETER: 315mm NET WEIGHT Approx. 14.
KNOW your Breville Compact & Easy ™
KNOW your Breville Compact & Easy™ A D B C E A. LED Display Shows time, cooking progress and preset functions. B. Control panel Numeric keypad and cooking functions. C. Door handle D. Viewing Window E. Turntable assembly & installation a. Hub (under glass) b. Glass turntable c. Turntable shaft d. Turntable ring assembly a. b. c. d.
PAge header KNOW your Breville Compact & Easy™ A B F C D G E H 12 A. LED display screen Shows selected cooking time, power, symbols and time-of-day. B. CLOCK/RE-SET Press to set the time-of-day or recall the time-of-day display. The time-of-day will be displayed at all times except when the oven is operating. C. Auto menus (1–9) Press to automatically set cooking time for selected foods. D. POWER/TIME Use to set the power level then use number pads to input microwave time and press start button.
OPERATING your Breville Compact & Easy™
PAge header Operating your Breville Compact & Easy™ Before first use INSTALLATION Remove and safely discard any packaging material and labels before using the microwave oven for the first time. Carefully unpack the microwave oven and keep all the packing material until all the parts of the microwave oven have been found and the appliance has been assembled.
PAge header Operating your Breville Compact & Easy™ WARNING Do not install oven over a range cooktop or other heat-producing appliance. If installed near or over a heat source, the oven could be damaged and the warranty would be void. WARNING Check the oven for any damage, such as misaligned or bent door, damaged door seals and sealing surface, broken or loose door hinges and latches and dents inside the cavity or on the door.
Operating your Breville Compact & Easy™ • In a microwave the heat is produced INSIDE the food. In all other conventional cooking methods, heat is applied from OUTSIDE through transference of heat by convection or radiation. Microwave energy penetrates the food to a depth of about 25mm. Small foods under 5cm in diameter such as eggs are penetrated to the centre from all sides.
Operating your Breville Compact & Easy™ Delay Start TIPS ON DEFROSTING Example: to start a cooking at 12:12. • 1. Set the clock first. (Consult the instruction of clock setting.) 2. Set the cooking program wanted (Defrost should not be set here). Do not press START/+30 SEC to start cooking at the last step. 3. Press CLOCK/RE-SET to display the current clock. The hour figures flash: 4. Press 1, 2, 1, 2. 5. Press START/+30 SEC to confirm the setting. The unit will turn back to the clock state.
PAge header Operating your Breville Compact & Easy™ weight Defrost Example: Defrost beef of 500g: 1. Press WEIGHT DEFROST, LED will display dEF1. 2. Press 5, 0, 0 in order, ‘g’ will light, the range of defrosting weight is 100g–2000g. 3. Press START/+30 SEC to start defrosting, ‘g’ will go out, time will be displayed and countdown will start. Example: Defrost beef of 500g: 1. Press SPEED DEFROST, LED displays dEF2. 2. Press 5, 0, 0 in order, ‘g’ will light, the range of defrosting weight is 100g–1200g. 3.
PAge header Operating your Breville Compact & Easy™ AUTO-MENUs WEIGHT (G) PRESS TIMES DISPLAY A–1 Reheat 150 1 time 150 250 2 times 250 350 3 times 350 400 4 times 400 150 1 time 150 350 2 times 350 500 3 times 500 150 1 time 150 250 2 times 250 350 3 times 350 400 4 times 400 450 5 times 450 150 1 time 150 300 2 times 300 450 3 times 450 600 4 times 600 50 (with cold water 450ml) 1 time 50 100 (with cold water 800ml) 2 times 100 150 (with cold wate
PAge header Operating your Breville Compact & Easy™ Tips on Auto menu settings Auto Reheat Will calculate the time required to reheat food above 60 C. Place food in/on microwave safe containers and cover with microwave safe lid, vented cling film or absorbent paper. Vegetables When cooking vegetables, always cook them covered with a vented lid, cling wrap or absorbent paper. Wash vegetables and shake lightly, leaving some water clinging to it. Place into microwave safe bowl and cover.
Operating your Breville Compact & Easy™ Inquiring function Setting the door safety lock 1. In one stage cooking state, press POWER/TIME, and the current microwave power will be displayed for 3 seconds. After three seconds, the oven will turn back to the former state. 2. In cooking state, press CLOCK/RE-SET to display the current time. Time will flash in the LED for 2–3 seconds, and the oven will return back to the cooking state. The safety lock prevents unsupervised operation by young children.
HINTS & TIPS
Operating your Breville Compact & Easy™ Some important tips for MICROWAVE cooking To help equalize energy in the food so that it cooks evenly follow these helpful tips. 1. Arrange foods with varying size ends, such as chicken drumsticks and broccoli with the thicker or tougher part positioned to the outside of the dish. This ensures the parts that require more cooking will receive more energy, so the food will cook evenly. 2.
CARE & CLEANING for your Breville Compact & Easy™
Care & cleaning CARE & CLEANING • • • • • • • • Switch off the microwave oven at the power outlet and remove the plug from the power outlet before cleaning. Keep the inside of the oven clean. When food splatters or spilled liquids adhere to oven walls, wipe with a damp cloth. Mild detergent may be used if the oven gets very dirty. Avoid the use of spray and other harsh cleaners as they may stain, streak or dull the door surface. The outside surfaces should be cleaned with a damp cloth.
TROUBLESHOOTING
TROUBLESHOOTING Possible problem Easy solution Microwave oven interfering with television reception. • Radio and TV reception may be interfered with during operation. This is similar to the interference that is sometimes cause by vacuums, blenders etc. Dim microwave oven light. • When operating on low power levels, the microwave oven light may be dimmer. Steam accumulating on door and hot air coming out from vents. • During operation, steam may be produced.
RECIPES
RECIPES Indian Spiced Tomato Chutney Chunky minestrone Makes 1½ cups Serves 6 ingredients ingredients L cup vegetable oil 2cm piece ginger, finely shredded 4 cloves garlic, crushed 2 long red chillies, chopped 1 large red onion, chopped 1 tablespoon black mustard seeds 1 tablespoon ground turmeric 1 tablespoon ground cumin 2 sprigs fresh curry leaves, leaves only 3 teaspoons salt 1 cup white sugar L cup malt vinegar 1kg chopped ripe tomatoes 1 onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, crushed 3 bacon rasher, c
recipes Fettuccine Boscaiola Family Microwave meatloaf Serves 4 Serves 4–6 ingredients ingredients 500g fettuccine 40g butter 1 clove garlic, crushed 200g button mushrooms, trimmed and sliced 150g middle cut bacon, rind removed and chopped 1 cup cream ¾ cup freshly grated Parmesan Salt and freshly ground black pepper 800g lean beef mince 100g middle-cut bacon, finely chopped 2 tablespoons tomato sauce 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 1 carrot, grated 2 cloves garlic, crushed ½ cup dry breadcrumbs 1
recipes Chicken Cacciatore Carrot Cake Serves 4 Serves 10–12 ingredients ingredients 8 small chicken drumsticks 1 tablespoon olive oil ¼ cup drained sundried tomatoes 1 tablespoon chopped fresh herbs such as oregano, basil and thyme L cup drained slice black olives 700ml tomato passata 2 eggs ½ cup light olive oil ½ cup milk 1L cups caster sugar 1 ½ cups self raising flour 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon bicarbonate soda 1L cups (approx 2 medium) carrots, grated ½ cup canned crushed pineapple i
recipes 7. To make frosting: Using an electric mixer beat butter, cheese and vanilla on a medium speed for about 1–2 minutes or until well combined. 8. Reduce speed and add sugar; once added increase speed again until mixed well. 9.
recipes Crème Caramel Caramel ½ cup white sugar 2 tablespoons water custard 500ml milk 1 vanilla bean, split lengthways, seeds scraped 3 eggs 2 tablespoons caster sugar method 1. Combine sugar and water together and stir to mix well. 2. Press POWER/TIME button once for 100% and select 2 minutes cook time. Press START/+30 SEC button. Remove and stir until sugar has dissolved. Return to microwave. 3. Press POWER/TIME button once for 100% and select 2–3 minutes cook time. Press START/+30 SEC button.
PAge header RECIPES Home Made Citrus curd Fig and Peach Jam Makes 2 cups Makes 2 cups ingredients ingredients 3 eggs 2 egg yolks ¾ cup caster sugar 2 lemons, zest of 1 1 lime 1 navel orange 125g butter, diced 700g ripe peaches 300g fresh figs, peeled and chopped 1½ cups caster sugar 2 lemons, juiced method 1. Combine eggs, egg yolks, sugar and lemon zest in a large heat-proof microwave- safe bowl. Whisk until well combined. 2.
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