Reheating; Defrosting - Whirlpool MH9181XM Use And Care Manual

Reheating

Times and cooking power have been preset for reheating five
specific foods. Use the following chart as a guide.
FOOD CODE
Pizza Slice
Dinner Plate
Casserole
Soup/Sauce
Baked Goods
(example: medium
muffin or bagel)
To Use Auto Reheat:
1. Touch REHEAT.
2. Touch number pad from chart
or
Touch REHEAT repeatedly to scroll through foods.
3. Touch number pads to enter quantity.
Reheat time may be adjusted at this time by touching COOK
POWER.
4. Touch JET START.
The display will count down the reheat time.
When the cycle ends, "End" will appear in the display, 4 end-
of-cycle tones will sound, and then reminder tones will sound
every minute.
5. Touch CANCEL•OFF or open the door to clear the display
and/or stop reminder tones.
Two or More Plates
Two 10¼-in. (26 cm) plates may be heated side by side, or one
dish larger than the turntable, plus 2 plates on the cooking rack.
For best results, halfway through heating, turn the plates (or
larger dish) halfway around, and switch plates between top and
bottom (if heating more than 2 plates). See "Cooking Rack"
section.
The turntable must be turned off while heating 2 bottom plates or
one larger dish. See "Turntable" section.
12
QUANTITY
1 1, 2 or 3 slices,
5 oz (142 g) each
2 1 serving (1 plate)
3 1, 2, 3 or 4 cups
(250, 500, 750 mL or 1 L)
4 1, 2, 3 or 4 cups
(250, 500, 750 mL or 1 L)
5 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 pieces,
2 oz (57 g) each

Defrosting

The automatic Defrost control can be used or the microwave
oven can be manually set to defrost.
Food should be 0°F (-18°C) or colder at defrosting for optimal
results.
Unwrap foods and remove lids (from fruit juice) before
defrosting.
Shallow packages will defrost more quickly than deep blocks.
Separate food pieces as soon as possible during or at the
end of cycle for more even defrosting.
Use small pieces of aluminum foil to shield parts of food such
as chicken wings, leg tips and fish tails. See "Aluminum Foil
and Metal" first.
The automatic Defrost control has 3 categories: Meat, Poultry
and Fish. It should not be used for food left outside the freezer
more than 20 minutes and frozen ready-made food. Use the
following chart as a guide.
MEAT
Beef: ground, steaks, roast,
stew
Lamb: stew and chops
Pork: chops, ribs, roasts,
sausage
POULTRY
Chicken: whole and cut up
Cornish hens
Turkey: breast
FISH
Fillets, Steaks, Whole,
Shellfish
To use the Defrost control:
1. Touch DEFROST.
2. Touch the number pad 1 for Meat, 2 for Poultry or 3 for Fish
or
Touch DEFROST repeatedly to scroll through foods.
3. Touch the number pads to enter the weight.
Meats and Poultry can be set from .2 to 6.6 lb (90 g to 3 kg).
Fish can be set from .2 to 4.4 lb (90 g to 2 kg).
Defrost time may be adjusted at this time by touching COOK
POWER.
4. Touch JET START.
The display will count down the defrost time.
When the cycle ends, "END" will appear in the display, 4 end-
of-cycle tones will sound, and then reminder tones will sound
every minute.
5. Touch CANCEL•OFF or open the door to clear the display
and/or stop reminder tones.
The narrow or fatty areas of
irregular shaped cuts should
be shielded with foil before
defrosting.
Do not defrost less than lb
(113 g) or two 4 oz (113 g)
patties.
Place all meats in
microwavable baking dish.
Place in microwavable
baking dish, chicken breast-
side up.
Remove giblets from whole
chicken.
Place in microwavable
baking dish.