Sharp R259 Manual

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MICROWAVE COOKING ADVICE
Check the temperature of food and drink and stir before serving. Take special
care when serving to babies, children or the elderly.  The contents of feeding
bottles and baby food jars are to be stirred or shaken and the temperature is
to be checked before consumption to avoid burns.
Face & Hands: Always use oven gloves to remove food or cookware from the
oven. Stand back when opening the oven door to allow heat or steam to
disperse. When removing covers (such as cling film),...

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SUITABLE COOKWARE
To cook/defrost food in a microwave oven, the
microwave energy must be able to pass through
the container to penetrate the food. Therefore it
is important to choose suitable cookware.Round/oval dishes are preferable to
square/oblong ones, as the food in the corners
tends to overcook. A variety of cookware can be
used as listed below.
Cookware
Aluminium foil
Foil Containers
Browning dishes
China and ceramics
Glassware
e.g. Pyrex ®
Metal
Plastic/Polystyrene
e.g fast food containers...

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DEFROSTING ADVICE
Defrosting food using your microwave oven is
the quickest method of all.It is a simple proccess but the following
instructions are essential to ensure the food is
thoroughly defrosted.
NOTES:
•Remove all packaging and wrapping before defrosting.
•To defrost food, use microwave power levels MEDIUM LOW or LOW.
•Please refer to the defrosting chart on page 24 for further information.
Rearrange
Separate
Shield
Stand
Turn overFoods that are placed towards the outside of the dish will...

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Plated meals
Sliced meat
Poultry portions
CasserolesRemove any poultry or meat portions, reheat
these separately, see below.
Place smaller items of food to the centre of the plate,
larger and thicker foods to the edge. Cover with vented
microwave cling film and reheat on MEDIUM, stir/
rearrange halfway through reheating.
NOTE:Ensure the food is thoroughly reheated before
serving.
Cover with vented microwave cling film and reheat on
MEDIUM. Rearrange at least once to ensure even reheating.
NOTE:Ensure...

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CONTENTS
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NTRODUCTION, COOKERYNOT E S&CONVERSIONCHARTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
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EFROSTINGCHART:
Meat, poultry, fish, fruit, bread, pastry, savoury pie & quiche   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
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OOKINGCHARTS:
Meat, poultry & fish  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Fresh & frozen vegetables & fruit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

10P
Stage1: 30P
Stage 2:10P
10P
30P
10P
10P
10P
30P
30P
30P
30P
30P
30P
10P
10P
10P
10PPlace in a flan dish. Turn over 4-5
times during defrosting. Shield.
Place on a plate.
Use sequence programming.
Stage 1:
Defrost on 30P for the first
quarter of cooking time.
Stage 2:Defrost on 10P for the
remaining cooking time.
Turn over 3-4 times, removing
defrosted mince each time.
Place in a flan dish. Turn 2-3 times,
separate during defrosting. Shield.
Place in a flan dish. Turn 2-3 times,
separate during...

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Beefburgers
Minced Meat
Sausages (thick)
Sausages (thin)
Bacon
Whole Poultry: 
Chicken, Turkey & Duck
Chicken/Turkey Portions,
Breasts & Drumsticks
Minced Turkey
Fish Fillets
Whole fish & Steaks
(Trout, Mackerel)
COOKING CHART
FOOD COOKING MICRO▼METHOD●STANDING
TIME POWER LEVEL  TIME
2 - 3 Minutes
2 - 3 Minutes
2 Minutes
2 Minutes
1 Minute
10 Minutes
5 Minutes
2 - 3 Minutes
2 - 3 Minutes
3 - 4 Minutes 10 - 11 Minutes/
450g
8 Minutes/
450g
8 - 9 Minutes/
8 sausages
6 - 7 Minutes
8 sausages
3 - 4...

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2 Minutes
2 Minutes
2 Minutes
2 Minutes
2 Minutes
2 Minutes
2 Minutes
2 Minutes
5 Minutes
4 Minutes
2 Minutes
2 Minutes
2 Minutes
3 Minutes
2 Minutes
3 Minutes
2 Minutes
2 Minutes
2 MinutesAubergines &
Broccoli (fresh)
Sliced Beans 
(green - fresh)
Brussels
Sprouts (fresh)
Cabbage, Carrots,
Cauliflower, Celery
Corn on the Cob
(fresh)
Sliced Courgettes &
Leeks (fresh)
Sliced Parsnips &
Spinach (fresh)
Peas (fresh)
Potatoes, Jacket
(250g - each)
Potatoes, Boiled
(old & new - fresh)
Diced Swede &
Turnips...

White rice
(long grain)
Brown rice
Spaghetti
(short cut)
Macaroni 
(short cut)
Tagliatelle
Pasta shells
Spaghetti/
Tagliatelle
Fusilli/Penne/
Conchiglie/
Farfalle
Ravioli
Tortellini
(white)
Tortellini
(brown)
Omelette
Scrambled
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FOOD❇ COOKING MICRO▼METHOD●STANDING
TIME POWER LEVEL  TIME
COOKING CHART
❇Cooking Time:  Cooking time is constant for any quantity of rice or pasta, quantity of boiling water has to be adjusted
according to quantity of rice or pasta, see Method.
●Standing Time (rice & pasta...

Canned foods
(Soup, Baked beans, 
Spaghetti, Vegetables)
Bread rolls/
Croissants
Christmas 
pudding
Sausage rolls (cooked,
chilled approx. 50g
each)
Quiche, 
(cooked, chilled) 
Meat pie 
(cooked, chilled)
Fruit pie 
(cooked, chilled)70P
70P
70P
70P
70P
70P
50P 6 - 7 Minutes/
425g can
40 - 50 Seconds/
2 croissants/2 rolls
40 Seconds/125g slice
1 Minute/175g pudding
2 Minutes/2 sausage rolls
3 Minutes/4 sausage rolls
4 Minutes/6 sausage rolls
4 - 5 Minutes/175g
7 - 8 Minutes/400g
10 -11 Minutes/700g
4 - 5...