Cooking Modes - KitchenAid KODE900HBS User Instructions

Status Screen
While the microwave oven is in use, the display will show a
timeline with information about the current microwave oven
function(s). If one of the ovens is not in use, a button to use that
oven will appear.
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M A N U A L C O O K
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A. Time of day
B. Wireless strength
C. Microwave oven function
information
Time of day
Shows the current time of day.
Wireless strength
Shows the current Wi-Fi status and strength.
Microwave oven function information
Shows the current microwave oven function settings for the
indicated cavity.
Microwave oven timer
Shows the remaining cook time (if set).
Kitchen timer
Touch to set a kitchen timer or modify an existing one.
Microwave oven timeline
Shows where the microwave oven is in the cooking process and
when it will finish. The time in the middle of the screen is the time
of day.
Lower oven settings
Touch to use the lower oven. See the Lower Oven User
Instructions.
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D. Microwave oven timer
E. Microwave oven timeline
F. Lower oven settings

Cooking Modes

The microwave oven has a variety of cooking modes to achieve
the best results every time. The cooking modes can be accessed
by touching the Home icon and then selecting the desired oven or
a previously saved Favorite recipe.
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Microwave Oven
Cooking Mode Best for
Manual Cook Foods that start out wet or not solid (like
batter), then firm up and gain structure or rise
as they cook (like cakes or casseroles)
Popcorn Bags of microwave popcorn
Defrost
Foods that need to be thawed before cooking
Reheat Foods that have been previously cooked
Soften Softening foods like butter or ice cream
Melt
Melting foods like chocolate or cheese
Convect Bake Foods with flaky and dry crusts with moist
interiors (like pastries, pies, or breads)
Steam Steaming foods like vegetables or seafood
Crisp
Crisping or grilling foods like fries or pizza
The Kitchen Timer keypad will set a timer that is independent of
microwave oven functions. The kitchen timer can be set in hours,
minutes, and seconds, up to 99 hours.
NOTE: The kitchen timer does not start or stop the microwave
oven.
1. Touch KITCHEN TIMER.
2. Touch HR:MIN or MIN:SEC.
3. Touch the number keypads to set the length of time.
NOTE: Touching HR:MIN or MIN:SEC after the time has been
entered will clear the timer.
4. Touch the Start button on the display to start the kitchen timer.
5. To change the kitchen timer while it is running, touch KITCHEN
TIMER, touch the number keypads to set the new length of
time, and then touch UPDATE.
6. A sound will play when the set time ends, and a drop-down
notification will appear. Touch OK to dismiss the notification.
7. Touch BACK while setting the kitchen timer to cancel the
kitchen timer. To cancel a running timer, touch KITCHEN
TIMER and then the Cancel button on the display. If a Cancel
keypad is touched, the respective oven will turn off.
Kitchen Timer
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