Whirlpool MC8131XE Use And Care Manual page 2

Table of Contents
A Note to You ............................................
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Microwave Oven Safety ......................... 4-8
Important safety instructions ................. 4
Precautions to avoid possible exposure
to excessive microwave energy ............ 6
Operating safety precautions ................ 7
Installation Instructions ............................
9
Getting to Know Your Microwave-
Convection Oven .................................... 12
How microwave cooking works ........... 12
Microwave oven features .................... 14
Control panel features.. .......................
15
Built-in kits .......................................... 17
Setting the clock ................................. 18
Using the minute timer ........................
19
Microwave Cooking ................................ 21
Getting the best cooking results .......... 21
Microwave cooking at high cook
power ................................................. 21
Microwave cooking at different
cook powers ....................................... 23
Microwave cooking with more than
one cook cycle .................................... 25
Using POPCORN ............................... 28
Using WARM HOLD ........................... 30
One-touch reheating ........................... 31
One-touch reheating chart .................. 32
One-touch microwave cooking ............ 32
One-touch microwave cooking chart .. .33
Using PLUS TIME.. ............................. 34
Defrosting with microwave energy.. ..... 35
Defrost chart ...................................... 37
Defrosting tips.. ................................... 39
Convection Cooking ............................... 40
How convection cooking works ........... 40
Cooking with CONVECTION.. ............. 41
Convenience foods cooking chart ....... 43
Combination Cooking ................... . ......... 44
How combination cooking works ......... 44
Combination high and low cooking ...... 45
Meat combination cooking chart .......... 46
Auto cook combination cooking.. ......... 49
Auto cook combination setting chart.. . .50
Caring for Your Microwave
Convection Oven .................................... 51
Cooking
Guide ........................................ 52
Reheating chart ................................. 52
Microwave cooking chart.. ................... 53
Microwave cooking tips ....................... 54
Oven utensils guide ............................ 56
Questions and Answers..
........................ 57
If You Need Assistance or Service ......... 58
Warranty
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64
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