Table Of Contents - Whirlpool MC8130XA Use And Care Manual

Getting To Know Your
Microwave-Convection Oven
This section discusses the concepts behind microwave cooking and introduces you to the
basics you need to know to operate your microwave oven. Please read this information before
use.
In This Section
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How microwave cooking works . . . . ..lO
Built-in kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Microwave oven features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Control panel features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Using the Minute Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
How microwave cooking works
Microwave ovens are safe.
Microwave
energy is not hot. It causes food to make its
own heat, and it's this heat that cooks the
food.
Microwaves are like TV waves or light
waves. You cannot see them, but you can
see what they do.
Magnetron
Oven
cavity
A magnetron
in the microwave oven
produces microwaves. The microwaves
move into the oven where they contact food
as it turns on the turntable.
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