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Q. The defrosting times in the Cook Book don't
seem to be rigM for my food.
/4. Cook book times are averages. Defrosting time
can vary according to the temperature
in your
freezer. Foods from freezers set at the coldest set-
tings may take longer to thaw. Foods stored in the
freezer section of some single-door refrigerators
may be at a higher temperature. They may take less
time to defrost.
Q. Can I settheoventocook, then hold?
A. Yes, if you use the C5EFROST pad for your cook-
ing setting. See page 20. The microwave oven is
automatically programmed to go from a defrost, to
hoid cooking program. You can also add a second
cooking program after hold, by using TiME COOK
as the third cooking step.. The oven will automat-
iealiy transpose your instructions. It wiii hold first,
hen cook, since this is a more usefui combinative!?.if
you want to use Hoid/Deiay Timer after cooking,
ait to hear the signal at the end of cooking. Then
t the HOLD/DELAY TIMER.
Q. Can I use the automatic simmer setting for
timed cc~kifig?
A. No. You need to use the probe. The probe cooks
by temperature oniy.
Q. What happens if I accidentally leave the probe In
the oven when I'm setting time cooking?
A. Nothing, if the probe is in food. (When you acci-
dentally instruct the oven to cook by both time and
temperature, the oven uses the last instruction pro-
grammed.) if the probe is left inside, touching an
oven wali, and not inserted in food you may damage
the oven.
Q. The signal sounds as soon as the START button
is pressed, but the oven isn't cooking.
A. Read the section on programming again. The
signal will sound if your program can't be carried
out. if you're using the probe, check to make sure
it's inserted properiy.
Q. Can! change Power Levels while cooking?
A Yes, if you're using TIME COOK or TEMP COOK
pads. Just touch the power level pad then the num-
berpad
for the Power Level you want.
Q.
Can 1
program
for a roast to be cooked at high
heat, then finished at lower heat?
A. Yes, by
using
DEFROST as the first cooking
funotion. See page 2L.
Q. Efow long does the automatic simmer setting
cook?
A. Untii you shut it off by touching CLEAR/CIFF.
This way, you can "simmer foods as iong as with a
slow cooker, without affecting the microwave timer.
Some slow-cooking recipes call for simmering 5 to
10 hours. Regular microwave settings always use
much shorter times.
Q.
Whathappens i f I telltheoventocookfirst,then
defrost'?
A.
The oven only cooks in correct sequence. (t
automaticailay unscrambles your message. It de-
frosts first.
Q. May I use the memory setting to delay temper-
ature
cooking?
A. Yes, Just follow the stepson page 18.
Q. Can 1 get the same results as the Automatic
Simmer setting by putting food in a crock and using
the Low Power setting?
A. With the Low Power setting, you are iimited to
the amount of time on the microwave timer. Also,
since
you'd
be cooking with time, you couidn't-"con-
trol the temperature of the food. Even with regular
temperature cooking, you can't get the same results
as with Automatic Simmer*. With temperature cook-
ing, the oven automatically shuts off when it reaches
the preset temperature. Automatic Simmer main-
tains a simmer temperature for as long as you want.
You can manually set Temp/Hold to automatically
simmer, using recipes in your Microwave Cookbook.
See page 16 for instructions.
Q. Can I combine cooking by time and by temper-
ature?
A. Yes, you can combine time and temperature
microwaving by using Defrost as a first cooking
function (see page 20) in combination with Temp.
Cook. You can also set a combination of Time Cook
and Temp Hold.
Q. How is the shorter Mgnal different from the 3-
second signal?
A. The shorter signal is a "GO" sign. Your instruc-
tion is confirmed. The 3-second signai is a "STOP"
sign. h can mean any of these things:
1. Microwaving is complete.
2. You set the oven to microwave by temperature,
and the probe isn't inserted securely in the oven.
3.
You'regiving the oven instructions it can't carry
out.
4. You pressed
START without setting any instruc-
tions.
Q. How can I erasea memory Instruction?
A. A new program automatically erases the old one.
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