The instructions outlined in this guide are intended to
ensure the safety and long life of your Merrychef oven.
INTRODUCTION
TheMealstream400Seriesovensoffercateringkitchenstheexibilityofthreeheating
functions; microwave only, convection only, and combination cooking.
Combination cooking enables high quality results to be achieved in a fraction of the time
taken by conventional cooking, particularly when baking, browning, roasting, grilling or
producing gratinee dishes.
Once established, precise instructions for combination or convection cooking of selected
items may be programmed into the ovens memory so that they can be repeated easily
and accurately.
Multi-Stage Programming: EC401 & EC403 models
Theelectroniccontrolsontheovenofferevengreaterexibilitybyallowingmultistagepro-
gramming. This enables the exact conditions required for quality results to be set according
to the food type.
A typical 3-stage program is shown. The Oven is pre-heated at 225°C. Stage 1 begins by
applying a gentle microwave power of 25% (ideal for defrosting) while the convection tem-
perature rises to 250°C. In Stage 2 the microwave power increases to maximum (100%). In
thenal,browningstagetheconvectiontemperatureisincreasedto275°Cwithnomicro-
wave energy applied.
Thisisonlyoneexampleofaninnitenumberofpossiblemultistageprogramsthatcanbe
created and stored. Programs can have one, two, or three stages.
Note: remember convection temperature takes time to change. Do not expect an instant
response when a different temperature is activated.