Meal Prep Reheat; Meal Prep Defrost - KitchenAid KMBS104 Use & Care Manual

Meal Prep Reheat

Times and cooking power have been preset for reheating
specific food types. Use the following chart as a guide.
Food No. Quantity/Instructions
Baked Goods 1 1 to 6 pieces, 2 oz (57 g) each:*
Place on paper towel.
Beverage 2 1 or 2 cups, 8 oz (250 mL) each:
Do not cover. The diameter of the
cup's opening will affect how the
liquid heats. Beverages in cups with
smaller openings may heat faster.
Casserole 3 1 to 4 cups (250 mL-1 L):
(refrigerated) Place in microwave-safe container
and cover with plastic wrap. Stir and
let stand 2-3 minutes after reheating.
Pizza 4 1 to 3 pieces, 3 oz (85 g) each:
(refrigerated) Place on paper towel or paper plate.
Sauce 5 1 to 4 cups (250 mL to 1 L):
Place in microwave-safe container.
Cover with plastic wrap and vent.
Stir and let stand 2-3 minutes after
reheating.
Soup 6 1 to 4 cups (250 mL to 1 L):
Place in microwave-safe container.
Cover with plastic wrap and vent.
Stir and let stand 2-3 minutes after
reheating.
* For smaller rolls, 2 rolls may be counted as 1 piece.
To Use the Reheat Control:
1. Touch REHEAT.
The display will show "1" for the first food type.
2. Turn the dial or repeatedly touch REHEAT to scroll through
the food types until the number of the desired food type is
displayed. See chart.
Wait 5 seconds or touch START or SELECT.
The display will prompt for amount or weight.
3. Turn the dial to the desired amount or weight.
4. Touch START.
Doneness may be adjusted within 20 seconds after touching
START by turning the dial.
The display will count down the reheat time.
When the cycle ends, "END" will appear in the display and
the end-of-cycle tones will sound, followed by reminder
tones.
5. Touch CANCEL or open the door to clear the display and/or
stop reminder tones.
To Reheat Manually: Follow instructions in "Cook Time Set"
section and use 70% cooking power. See "Microwave Cooking
Power" chart.
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Meal Prep Defrost

The Automatic Defrost function can be used, or the microwave
oven can be manually set to DEFROST.
Unwrap foods and remove lids (e.g. fruit juice containers)
■
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 the
"Aluminum Foil and Metal" section first.
The Automatic Defrost function should not be used for food left
outside the freezer for more than 20 minutes and frozen ready
made food.
Times and cooking power have been preset for defrosting
certain food types. Use the following chart as a guide.
Food No.
Bread 1
(dinner rolls,
muffins, buns,
bread slices, bread
loaf)
Fish/Seafood 2
(fillets, steaks,
whole shellfish)
Meat 3
(ground, steaks,
roasts, stew,
chops, ribs)
Poultry 4
(whole chicken,
chicken pieces,
Cornish hens,
turkey breast)
To Use the Defrost Control:
1. Touch DEFROST.
The display will show "1" for the first food type.
2. Turn the dial or repeatedly touch DEFROST to scroll through
the food types until the number of the desired food type is
displayed. See chart.
Wait 5 seconds or touch START or SELECT.
The display will ask for weight.
3. Turn the dial to the desired weight.
4. Touch START.
The display will count down the defrost time.
When the cycle ends, "END" will appear in the display and
the end-of-cycle tones will sound, followed by reminder
tones.
5. Touch CANCEL or open the door to clear the display and/or
stop reminder tones.
To Defrost Manually: Follow instructions in the "Cook Time Set"
section, and use 30% cooking power. See "Microwave Cooking
Power" chart.
Quantity/Instructions
0.1 to 2.0 lbs (45 to 907 g):
Place on paper towel. Do not
cover.
0.2 to 4.4 lbs (90 g to 2 kg):
Remove wrap and place in
microwave-safe baking dish
Do not cover.
0.2 to 6.6 lbs (90 g to 3 kg):
Remove wrap and place in
microwave-safe baking dish
Do not cover.
0.2 to 6.6 lbs (90 g to 3 kg):
Remove wrap and place breast-
side up in microwave-safe baking
dish. Do not cover.