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Microwave
Oven
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How' t o Time Cook
Time Cooking, or cooking your food according to a pre-
determined amount of time, is probably familiar to you from
conventional cooking. With your microwave oven, however,
you preset the time and the oven turns off automatically.
Using Y our Oven
to
Time Cook
Follow the cooking steps below to
help you learn
to Time Cook
properly.
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Step 1:
Fill
a cup ?4 full of water
and 1 teaspoon of freeze dried cof-
fee, Use a cup that has no metal
decoration. Place cup in oven and
me door.
Step 2: Touch TIME COOK. The
read-out
panel
shows
:0 and
Power 10. "Enter
Cook Time"
flashes.
Step 3: Select your time. Touch 1,
2, and O for a minute and 20 sec-
onds. "Cook Time", Power 10, and
1:20 appears on the display. If an-
other Power Level is desired touch
Power Level and the number al-
though Power Level 10 (HIGH) is
preferred for this cup of coffee.
Step 4: Touch START. "Cook Time
Left", Power 10, and time counting
down shows on display.
Step
5:
When time is up, oven
sounds. Display flashes "END".
Oven, light, and fan shut off.
$Wcrowwaving Tips
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Make sure all utensils. used in
your microwave oven are labeled
"suitable for microwaving". Check
your Cookbook for specific test to
determine "microwave-safe"
uten-
sils.
e Paper towels, wax paper, and
plastic wrap can be used to cover
dishes in order to retain moisture
and prevent spattering.
@ Most microwaved foods require
stirring, rotating, or rearranging.
Check your Cookbook for specific
instructions for the food you are
microwaving.
@ Some foods such as unshelled
eggs
and hot
dogs
must
be
pricked to allow steam to escape
during cooking.
Questions
and
Answers
s
Q. I set my oven for the time called
for in the recipe but at the end of
the time allowed,
my dish wasn't
done. What happened?
A. Since house power varies due
10 time or location,
many Time
Cook recipes give you a time range
prevent overcooking.
Set the
en for minimum time, test the
food for doneness, and cook vour
dish a little longer, if necessary:
Q. I want to cook my dish on a
Power Level other than HIGH, what
do I need to do?
A. To change the Power Level,
touch the Power Level pad. "Enter
Power"
flashes
on the display
panel. Enter the desired number.
Q. Can 1 interrupt my Time Cook
function to check the food?
A. Yes. To resume cooking, simply
close the door and touch START.
NOTE: Microwave power will not
come on until you are ready. You
must touch START for cooking to
begin.
Q. I touched the number pads and
selected my power level. When I
touched START, however, my oven
didn't come on. Why not?
A. The TIME COOK pad must be
touched before setting the number
pads or else your oven will not be-
gin cooking.
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