Cooking In Stages; Reheating; Defrosting - Whirlpool GH8155XM Use & Care Manual

Cooking in Stages

The microwave oven can be set to cook at different cooking
powers for various lengths of time, up to 3 stages.
Sensor cooking cannot be done in stages.
To Cook in Stages:
1. Touch COOK TIME.
2. Touch number pads to enter length of time to cook during the
first stage.
3. Touch COOK POWER.
4. Touch the number pad(s) using the Cooking Power chart to
set the cooking power for the 1st stage.
5. Repeat steps 1-4 for the 2nd and 3rd stages.
6. Touch START.
The display will count down each of the cook times. The
numbers "1," "2" and "3" will appear on the display during
their respective stages.
When the cycle ends, "END" will appear in the display, 4 end-
of-cycle tones will sound, and then reminder tones will sound
every minute.
7. Touch CANCEL•OFF or open the door to clear the display
and/or stop reminder tones.
The cook time and cook power of the cycling stage can be
changed after touching START without interrupting cooking.
To Change Cook Time: Touch COOK TIME. The countdown will
freeze for a few seconds. Enter the new cook time and touch
START or wait a few seconds for the countdown to resume.
To Change Cook Power: Touch COOK POWER repeatedly to
scroll through the cook power levels. Touch START.

Reheating

Times and cooking power have been preset for reheating specific
foods. Use the following chart as a guide.
FOOD PAD
Pizza Slice (sensor) 1
Sauce (sensor) 2
Casserole 3
Baked Goods 4
(example: medium
muffin or bagel)
12
QUANTITY
1-3 slices, 5 oz (142 g)
each
1-4 cups (250 mL-1 L)
1-4 cups (250 mL-1 L)
1-6 pieces, 2 oz (57 g)
each
To Use Reheat:
1. Touch REHEAT.
2. Touch number pad from chart
or
Touch REHEAT repeatedly to scroll through foods.
3. Touch number pads to enter quantity.
4. Touch START.
The display will count down the reheat time.
When the cycle ends, "END" will appear in the display, 4 end-
of-cycle tones will sound, and then reminder tones will sound
every minute.
5. Touch CANCEL•OFF or open the door to clear the display
and/or stop reminder tones.
To Change Cook Time: Touch COOK POWER repeatedly to
scroll through "MORE," "LESS" or "NORML" time.

Defrosting

The JET DEFROST™ feature can be used or the microwave oven
can be manually set to defrost.
Food should be 0°F (-18°C) or colder at defrosting for optimal
results.
Unwrap foods and remove lids (from fruit juice) 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 "Aluminum Foil
and Metal" first.
The JET DEFROST™ system has 3 categories: Meat, Poultry and
Fish. It should not be used for food left outside the freezer more
than 20 minutes and frozen ready-made food. Use the following
chart as a guide.
MEAT
Beef: ground, steaks, roast,
stew
Lamb: stew and chops
Pork: chops, ribs, roasts,
sausage
POULTRY
Chicken: whole and cut up
Cornish hens
Turkey: breast
FISH
Fillets, Steaks, Whole,
Shellfish
The narrow or fatty areas of
irregular shaped cuts should
be shielded with foil before
defrosting.
Do not defrost less than lb
(113 g) or two 4 oz (113 g)
patties.
Place all meats in
microwavable baking dish.
Place in microwavable
baking dish, chicken breast-
side up.
Remove giblets from whole
chicken.
Place in microwavable
baking dish.