Delayed Cooking; Hold Time; Kitchen Timer - GE Spacemaker JVM230 Use And Care Manual

HOW TO USE THE KITCHEN TIMER
The Kitchen Timer
The Kitchen Timer has three timing functions:
• It operates as a minute timer.
• It can be set to delay cooking.
• It can be used as a hold setting after defrosting.
The Kitchen Timer operates without microwave energy.
How to Time a 3-Minute Phone Call
Step 1: Touch KITCHEN TIMER pad.
KITCHEN
TIMER
Step 2: Touch number pads 3, 0 and 0 (for 3 minutes
and no seconds).
Step 3: Touch START. Display shows time
counting down. The timer signals when
START
time is up.
How to Defrost, Hold and Micro Cook
Let's say you want to defrost a frozen casserole for 15
minutes, hold for 10 minutes and then Micro Cook for
25 minutes. Here's how to do it:
Step 1: Take casserole from freezer and place in oven.
Step 2: Touch TIME DEFROST.
TIME
DEFROST
Step 3: Touch pads 1, 5, 0 and 0 for 15 minutes
defrosting time. Defrosting is automatically set
on Power Level 3 but can be changed by touching
the POWER LEVEL pad and the desired power
level 1–10.
Step 4: Set standing or hold time by
KITCHEN
touching KITCHEN TIMER.
TIMER
Using a Holding Time
The Kitchen Timer can also be used to program a
"holding time" between microwave cooking functions.
The time can range from one second to 99 minutes
and 99 seconds. A holding or standing time may be
found in some of your own recipes or in a cookbook.
Programming Delayed Cooking
To delay cooking up to 99 minutes and 99 seconds,
touch MICRO COOK and enter cook time. Touch
KITCHEN TIMER and enter number of minutes to
delay cooking. Touch START. Timer will count down
to zero and cooking will begin.
Step 5: Touch 1, 0, 0 and 0 to hold for ten minutes.
Step 6: Touch MICRO COOK.
MICRO
COOK
Step 7: Touch 2, 5, 0 and 0 for 25 minutes of
cooking time.
Step 8: Touch START. As each function is
automatically performed, oven display
START
shows instructions entered and the function.
When time is up, the oven signals and
flashes "End".
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