TMSS1710
Microwave Oven
Useful Information
$When re-heating liquids such as meat stews see that the
liquid boils for around 3-5 minutes to ensure the pieces of
meatarecompletelyheated through.
Avoid containers which narrow at the top as these may cause the
contentsto eruptwhenremovedfromtheoven.
Tesco stores stock a wide range of microwave containers and
wraps designed for microwave ovens. Plastic films should not
touch food as they may gas, melt or break down when hot and
contaminate food.
TIPSFORGOODCOOKING
Pleaseread this sectiontogether withtheSafetyGuide on Page 2.
$Stir liquids and purees before during and after cooking to
distribute the heat evenly. Mashed potato will cook more
evenly andmorethoroughlyiflightlycovered.
Isitcooked?
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Temperature should reach 70º Cfor meat, fish and eggs.
$Fishshouldbe opaque andflake easily.
$Nevertightlycover food. Always coveritloosely.
Wax paper, oven cooking bags, parchment paper and white
microwave paper towels are safe for microwave use. Wooden
objectsmaycatchfire-soavoid theiruse.
Do not use aluminium foil for microwave cooking unless the
recipe requires it. Keep foil at least 25mm away from the oven
walls. Metal skewers, ties, etc. should be removed from food
before cooking.
Hintsfordefrosting
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Do not allow plastic film to touch food as it may chemically
breakdown,meltorevencatchfire andcontaminatethefood.
$Only defrost food in the microwave if you plan to cook the
food immediately after it has thawed. Some areas of the food
may begin to cook during defrosting, which can allow
bacteria can flourish. Do not cook defrosted raw meat in a
microwaveoven.
$Arrange food in the dish so that the thicker part is on the
outside and the thinner part inside for more even cooking.
Fold under thethinedgesoffishfillets and taperedfoods.
$6-7 minutes per 500 gr. will cook most fruit and vegetables.
$Remove the food from the wrapping, place it on a microwave
safe dish. Rotate and re-arrange food during defrosting.
Where appropriate, stir the food and if possible, separate the
food items andremovethose which havealreadydefrosted.
Seafood takes lesstime.
$Different foods require different temperatures to cook. Add
more minutesas youdrop thepower.
$Up to 20% of the cooking takes place after the oven turns off
Somebasic guidelines aregiveninthetablebelow.
Heat-resistantglass
Heatproofplastic
Microwaveablefilm
Ceramics
Ordinaryglass
Ordinaryplastic
Metal containers
so always remember that your food will continue cooking AboutYourMicrowave Oven
afteryou've removedit.
$Food that takes an hour in to cook in a regular oven should
take around15 minutes in themicrowave.
$Foods with baking powder should stand a few minutes
The microwave poweroutputof your oven is 700 watts.
Metal Grilles
Melamine
Because the temperature in a microwave oven is relatively cool
you have to remember that the food can be extremely hot.
Alwaystake precautions whenhandling containers.
GettingStarted
Please read all the instructions and the safety notes and
familiarise yourself with the features and operation of your oven
before use.
beforecookingtoallowtheleaveningagentstowork.
AutoCook buttons
Your oven has 6 Auto Cook keys.These allow you to automate the
cooking of a rangeof standard foods for greater convenience.
$If a recipe calls for milk and water, reduce thewater.
$Rotate large items of food occasionally during cooking to
encourageeven heatdistribution.
$Food cooks best and reheats better in a round dish or a dish
with curved sides.
$Salt attracts microwaves. Don't just sprinkle it on food before
Radio Interference:
UnpackingtheMicrowaveOven
Remove the polystyrene top packing pieces and lift out the oven.
Unpackthe oven completelyremoving allthe protective tape.
Operation of the microwave oven can cause interference to your
radio, TV or similar equipment. When there is interference, it may
be reducedoreliminated bytaking the following measures:
cooking, stirit inoraddit later.
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Clean thedoorandsealing surfaceoftheoven.
Reorient thereceiving antenna ofradioor television.
Relocate themicrowave ovenwithrespectto thereceiver.
Move themicrowave ovenawayfrom the receiver.
Open the oven door. In the oven compartment you should find
theturntable androtatingsupportring. Unpackallthese items .
$Fats and sugars attract microwaves - thoroughly mix sugar
with other ingredients. Care should be taken when cooking
foods with high sugar or fat contents as they can reach very
hightemperatures.
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Check the oven carefully, especially the door, door seals and the
locking mechanism. If any items are missing or damaged, contact
yournearestTesco storeforassistance.
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Suitableand unsuitable containers:
$Handle pastry-wrapped foods like mince pies carefully as the
filling gets hotterthanthe pastry.
If possible retain the packaging. If you dispose of the packaging,
dosohaving regard to recyclingprovisions inyourarea.
Use heat resistant porcelain, glass or plastic containers made for
microwave ovens, otherwise there is a risk of shrinking,
deforming or burning. Metal containers, or containers having
metal decoration or trim are not suitable for use with your
microwaveoven.
Hintsforreheating food
$Heat leftovers and pre-cooked food to at least 70°C. Food
shouldbehotandsteaming beforeit is served.
Features and Controls
General Overview
Control Panel
Turntable
1: MENU ACTIONSCREEN
Clock, cooking time, power, action
indicatorsaredisplayed.
Control Panel
Door Interlocks
2: Power Setting
Press repeatedly to choose a power
settingfrom fullpower(100%)to 10%.
:
1
20 00
3: W.T/TimeDefrost
Press once to defrostfood byweight
Press twicetodefrostfood bytime.
Now rotate the TIME/WEIGHT knob to
set the time orweight.
Power
Setting
2
3
W.T/Time
Defrost
4: Clock/Pre-set
Use to set the time of day or recall the
time of day.
4
5
Clock/Pre-set
Stop/Clear
Turntable Rotor
Viewing Window
Turntable
Support Ring
Oven Door Release
5: Stop/Clear
Press once to stop a cooking process.
Press twice to cancel a program and
clear thesetting.
6
Start
+30SEC./Confirm
Oven Door
Use toset/cancel the Child Lock.
For good ventilation, the rear of the Place the support ring in therecess.
AssemblyandPlacement
Place your microwave oven on a flat,
level stable work surface away from
sourcesofcold, heatanddamp.
6: Start/+30SEC./Confirm
oven should have a clearance of at least
10 cm from the wall, the free distance
above the top should be at least 20 cm
with a gap ofatleast 5cm atbothsides.
Place the turntable on the support ring
with the smooth side uppermost.
Locate the turntable on the rotor and
check that it is central to and properly
supported by the ring. Refer to the
drawing below.
7
PresstoconfirmanAuto-Cookprocess.
Touchtostartcookingordefrosting.
In Quick Start mode the oven will
auto-start at full power as soon as the
button is pressed. Further presses of
the button will extend cooking time
up to amaximum of 12 minutes.
30cm
7.5cm
Remove all packing materials plastic
film, etc. before connectingthe oven.
8
7.5cm
Installing theOven
OPEN
Always operate your microwave oven
with the turntable assembly properly
installed.
7: FUNCTION KNOB
Use with other controls to set the
Clock Time, Weight and Auto Defrost
settings.
From STOP, use to set an Auto Cook
Programme.
Press the Door Release to open the
door. Drop the Turntable Rotor gently
through the hole in the centre of the
oven and locate it on the spindle
beneath.There is a flat machined on the
spindle to hold the rotor securely
during operation.
8: DOOR RELEASE
Close thedoor.
Unwrap the power cord fully. Plug the
ovendirectlyinto thewallsocket.
Press toopen the oven door.
Operation - 1
Power
X1
Setting
Clock/Pre-set
X2
Start/
+30SEC./Confirm
Start
30SEC.Confirm
Clock/Pre-set
Start/
+30SEC./Confirm
Stop/Clear
Clock/Pre-set
Power
Setting
Operation - 2
Example: AutoCook 450g ofFish:
SelectFish: MenuA-3
Press Start/
AUTO DEFROST
AUTOCOOKING
Your oven can calculate the cooking time of various foods. Just
selectthe programfromthetablebelow andentertheweight.
There are twoauto-defrosting programmes
X3
DEFROST PROGRAMME 1 (DEF 1) - defrost by weight. You can
auto defrost100g to 2kg of food(in 100g increments)
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The results of auto-cooking depend on many factors, the actual
type of food, the temperature it goes into the oven at, etc. If after
the program has ended the food is underdone, use the Basic
CookingProcedureforashorttimeto completethe process.
DEFROST PROGRAMME 2(DEF 2) - defrost bytime.
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Start/
+30SEC./Confirm
30SEC.Confirm
Example 1: AutoDefrost1kgoffood
$Press W.T/TimeDefrost
Select450grammes
X3
W.T/Time
Defrost
$Rotate the Function knob to the right. Each click brings
up an Auto cook Menu.Thereare8menus.
$Press Start/+30SEC./Confirmto startcooking
$
Dial intheweight
of the food
DA-1DA-2DA-3DA-4DA-5DA-6DA-7DA-8
Start/
+30SEC./Confirm
Press Start/+30SEC./Confirm
Start/
to startcooking
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Press Start/+30SEC./Confirm
+30SEC./Confirm
ADDINGTIMEDURINGCOOKING
Start/
+30SEC./Confirm
$Dial inthe weight(use the table below)
During normal cooking and defrosting, you can
The programmeautomaticallycalculatesthetime required.
increase the cooking time by repeatedly pressing
theSTART/QUICK STARTbutton.
You cannot add time during the‘Defrost byWeight’
and ‘Auto-Cook’programs
ROTATE TO THE RIGHT TO INCREASE WEIGHT
ROTATE TO THE LEFT TO DECREASE WEIGHT
Example 2. Auto-Defrost food for20minutes
NUMBER OF CLICKS
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Press W.T/TimeDefrost
MENU SUGGESTED FOOD
A-1 Reheat Food
1
2
3
POWER
100%
twice
X2
W.T/Time
Defrost
200g
400g
600g
A-2 Most Vegetables 100%
200g
300g
400g
450g
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Dial inthe time
CHILDLOCK
The Child safety lock prevents operation by small children.
All oven functions are disabled including the clock when
the childlock ison.
A-3
A-5
Fish
80%
80%
250g
50g
350g
100g
Pasta*
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Press Start/+30SEC./Confirm
plus 450g water plus 750g water
to startcooking
Start/
+30SEC./Confirm
A-6 Baked Potato 100%
200g
200g
200g
400g
400g
400g
600g
450g
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Press and hold the Stop/Clear
button for about five seconds after
which time a beep sounds and the
LOCK indicatorappears.
A-7
A-8
Pizza
Soup
100%
80%
During Defrosting:
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It is good practice to periodically check food during the
defrostingprocess, turning itifnecessary.
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To cancel, press and hold the
Stop/Clear button until the beep
soundsandtheclock re-appears.
AfterDefrosting:
*NOTE:Addenoughboiling watertothe food beforecooking.
$Open the oven door. Remove the food and check that it has
fully defrosted. If the food is partially defrosted, replace it in the
oven and re-select Auto Defrost programme 2 (DEF 2) and add
sufficienttime to fully defrost thefood.
Start/
$Press Start/+30SEC./Confirm
+30SEC./Confirm
Further Information
Power
Setting
X2
Start/
+30SEC./Confirm
X2
W.T/Time
Defrost
Clock/Pre-set
Power
Setting
Clock/Pre-set
X2
Start/
+30SEC./Confirm
Start/
+30SEC./Confirm
Start/
+30SEC./Confirm
Care, Warranty & Specifications
APPROXIMATE COOKING TIMES FOR FISH (ON FULL POWER)
CLEANINGANDCARE
These stepsshould be takenaftereveryuse.
Item
Weight
CookingTime
StandingTime
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Disconnect the power supply and wait for the appliance to
Cod fillets
Cod steaks
Haddock fillets
Kipper fillets
Plaice fillets
450g
225g
225g
450g
225g
3-4minutes
3-4minutes
3-4minutes
3.4minutes
3-4minutes
3.5-5minutes
4-10 minutes
4-10 minutes
4-10 minutes
4-6 minutes
6-8 minutes
4-6 minutes
completely cool down.
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Remove the turntable support ring and the turntable and
washthen inwarmsoapywater.
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Clean the oven cavity, the outer edge of the cavity, and the
oven door with water and a mild detergent. A special
microwave oven cleaner is not necessary. Do not use scouring
pads,orotherabrasives.
Trout(2fish, guttedbutwhole)turn fishoverhalfwaythrough
The times given above are approximate and should be adjusted to suit portion sizes and individual taste. The average cooking
time forfishisaround3.5 minutes per 450 g(1lb). Thefish shouldbe lightlycovered during the standing period.
Temperatureofthefish shouldreach 70ºC.Thefishshouldbe opaque andflake easily.
$Wipe outer surfaces and control panel with a damp soft
cloth.
$If liquids have been splashed on the wall of the oven cavity,
they must be fully removed otherwise smoke may occur
when theapplianceisnextused.
$If the cavity emits odours, boil a cup of water with a squeeze of
APPROXIMATE COOKING TIMES FOR FRESH VEGETABLES (ON FULL POWER)
lemonjuicefor5-7min.toremovethem.
$Dryall partsthoroughlyandreplacethem.
Item
Weight
Addedwater
CookingTime
Aubergines (peeled anddiced)
Broccoli(trimmed andsliced intospears)
BrusselsSprouts(peeled)
Carrots(diced)
Cauliflower (inflorets)
Courgettes(dicedor sliced)
Peas(removedfrom pods)
Potatoes, jacket( 2, scrubbed and pierced all round)
Potatoes, (in40mm pieces)
Spinach (shredded)
450g
225g
225g
225g
450g
450g
225g
225g
450g
225g
30-40ml
50 ml
50 ml
30 ml
50-60ml
10 ml
40-50ml
None
40-50ml
None
4.5-5.5 minutes
3.5-4.5 minutes
5.5-7.5 minutes
5.5-7.5 minutes
7-9 minutes
5.5-7.5 minutes
4.5-5.5 minutes
7-9 minutes
WARRANTY
Your Tesco appliance is covered by a warranty for 12 months
from the date of purchase. If a fault develops during this period,
please contact the TESCO electrical help line on 0845 456 6767.
Please have your original purchase receipt with you when you
call.This warrantyin no wayaffectsyourconsumerrights.
SPECIFICATIONS
Mains Supply: 230V-240V AC, 50 Hz:1150W
Microwave Output: 700Watts
6-7 minutes
3.5-5.5 minutes
The times given above are approximate and should be adjusted to suit quantities, portion sizes and individual taste.The average
cookingtime for vegetables is around5.5 minutes per450g (1lb).Whenadding salt, mix itwiththewateroraddit aftercooking.
To cook vegetables: Mix them with the water in a ceramic curved bottomed bowl and cover lightly. After cooking leave the
vegetables tostandfor2-3 minutes before straining(if necessary)and serving.
Dimensions: 258mm(H)×440mm(W)×345mm(D)
Oven Capacity: 17Litres
Microwave Frequency;2,450 MHz
NetWeight:10.7kg
UK: Waste electrical products should not be disposed of with
household waste. Separate disposal facilities exist, for your nearest
ROI: Produced after 13th August 2005. Waste electrical products should
not be disposed of with household waste. Please recycle where facilities
exist. CheckwithyourLocalAuthorityorretailer forrecyclingadvice.
Tesco Stores Ltd, Delamare Road,
Cheshunt, Herts, EN8 9SL
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