Microwave Oven - Hotpoint K964GP Use And Care Manual

MICROWAVE OVEN

How to Use the Hold ~mer
The Hold 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 Hold Timer operates without
microwave energy.
How to Time a 3-Minute
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1. Touch the HOLD TIMER pad.
2. Touch number pads 3,0 and O
(for 3 minutes and no seconds).
3. Touch the START pad. Display
shows time counting down.
4. When time is up, oven signals
and display flashes "End."
Using a Holding Time
The Hold 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.
Programming Delayed
Cooking
To delay cooking up to 99 minutes
and 99 seconds, touch either TIME
COOK or TEMP COOK pads and
enter cook time or temperature.
Touch HOLD TIMER pad and enter
number of minutes to delay cooking.
When delaying Temp Cook, be
sure probe is in food. Touch the
START pad. Timer will count down
to zero and cooking will begin.
How to Time Defrost, Hold
and Time Cook
Let's say you want to defrost a
frozen casserole for 15 minutes, hold
for 10 minutes and then Time Cook
for 25 minutes. Here's how to do it:
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Step 1: Take casserole from
freezer and place in oven.
Step 2: Touch TIME DEFROST.
Step 4: Set standing or hold time
by touching HOLD TIMER pad.
Step 5: Touch 1, (), () and O to hold
for 10 minutes.
Step 6: Touc$ the TIME COOK.
Step 7: Touch 2, 5,0 ~ind () for 25
minutes of cooking time.
Step 8: Touch the START pad.
counting down, show on display.
As each function is automatically
performed, the oven display shows
the instructions entered and the
function.
Step 9: When time is up, the oven
signals and the display flashes
"End." The oven then shuts off.
Questions and Answers
Q. What will happen if I
accidentally reverse my defrost,
hold and cook instructions?
A. The oven will automatically
rearrange your program.
Defrosting will always come first,
then hold, and then the cooking
function.
Q. Can I defrost and hold only?
A. Yes. Sometimes you may only
want to defrost food, hold it and
cook it later. All you need to do is
program in Time Defrost and the
amount of time. Then program
Hold and the amount of time. Be
sure to put the thawed dish in the
refrigerator promptly.
NOTE: Foods that are highly
perishable, such as milk, eggs,
fish, stuffings, poultry and pork,
should not be allowed to sit out
for more than one hour before or
after cooking. Room temperature
promotes growth of harmful
bacteria.
Q. I programmed my oven for
a specific defrosting time but it
defrosted longer than necessary.
What happened?
A. When instructions conflict, the
oven carries out the last instruction,
You may have set the oven to
Defrost for 4 minutes, hold for 2
minutes, and then defrost for 6
minutes. In this case, the oven
would defrost for 6 minutes and
hold for 2 minutes.