Warm Hold; Microwave Ovencare - Whirlpool YMH1141XM Use & Care Manual

The Auto Defrost system 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, The narrow or fatty areas of
stew irregular shaped cuts should
be shielded with foil before
Lamb: stew and chops defrosting.
Pork: chops, ribs, roasts, Do not defrost less than V4Ib
sausage (113 g) or two 4 oz (113 g)
patties.
Place all meats in
microwavable baking dish.
POULTRY
Chicken: whole and cut up Place in microwavable
baking dish, chicken breast
Cornish hens side up.
Turkey: breast Remove giblets from whole
chicken.
FISH
Fillets, Steaks, Whole, Place in microwavable
Shellfish baking dish.
To Use Auto Defrost:
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 .1 to 6.6 Ib (45 g to 3 kg).
Fish can be set from .1 to 4.4 Ib (45 g to 2 kg).
Doneness may be adjusted at this time by touching COOK
POWER.
4. Touch 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.
To Defrost Manually:
1. Touch COOK TIME.
2. Touch the number pads to set a length of time to defrost.
3. Touch COOK POWER.
4. Touch number pad 3.
5. Touch 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.
6. Touch CANCEL*OFF or open the door to clear the display
and/or stop reminder tones.
Food Poisoning Hazard
Do not let food sit in oven more than one hour
before or after cooking.
Doing so can result in food poisoning or
sickness.
Hot cooked food can be kept warm in the microwave oven. Warm
Hold can be used by itself or can be programmed to follow a
cooking cycle. Opening the door during Warm Hold will cancel
the function.
To Use:
Put hot cooked food in the oven. Cover plates of food and foods
that were cooked covered. Pastries, pies, turnovers, etc. should
remain uncovered.
1. Touch WARM HOLD.
2. Touch START.
"WARM" will appear on the display and the warm time will
count down.
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.
3. Touch CANCEL*OFF or open the door to clear the display
and/or stop reminder tones.
To set at end of cycle: Touch WARM HOLD while setting a
cooking cycle before touching START, or during cooking.
MICROWAVE OVENCARE
IMPORTANT: Before cleaning, make sure all controls are off and
the oven is cool. Always follow label instructions on cleaning
products.
Soap, water and a soft cloth or sponge are suggested first unless
otherwise noted.
GREASE FILTERS
Do not operate the microwave oven without the grease filters in
place.
Soak grease filters in hot water and mild detergent. Scrub and
swish to remove embedded dirt. Rinse well and shake dry.
• Do not use ammonia or oven cleaner.
• Do not place in dishwasher.
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