Setting The Controls - Whirlpool MS1600XW Use & Care Manual

Setting the controls
Be sure you understand the basics of microwave oven cooking before you start. Start with recipes from
the "Microwave Cooking Recipes and Tables" section of this book. Follow the directions carefully.
DO THIS...
1. Open the oven door by
pressing the Door button on
the bottom of the control
panel.
2. Put food in the oven. DO
NOT CLOSE THE DOOR.
3. Set the cooking time by
turning the Timer Knob
clockwise. To reduce the
cooking time, turn the
Timer Knob
counterclockwise.
To set timer for less than
1 minute, turn timer past 1
minute then to desired
time.
4. Set the Cook Power to the
desired setting from HIGH
power to DEFROST. For
best results, some recipes
call for lower Cook Powers.
(See chart below.) The
lower the Cook Power, the
slower the cooking.
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COOK POWER CHART
Recipes in "Microwave
Cooking Recipes and
Tables" use the Cook Power
settings HIGH power or
DEFROST. Recipes from
other books and magazines
may use different Cook
Power percentages. The
following chart may be
helpful:
HIGH power - 100% of full
power
DEFROST - 50% of full
power
5. Close the door. The oven
6. When the set time is up, the
will start cooking and you
oven will shut off
will hear a fan running. automatically.
To stop the oven
1. Turn the Timer Knob
counterclockwise to "OFF".
OR
2. Open the oven door. Open-
ing the oven door stops the
oven so you can stir, turn,
rearrange or add ingre-
dients to the food. Close the
oven door to complete
cooking. If you remove the
food, set the timer to
"OFF" before closing the
oven door so oven will not
operate.
Defrosting in your
microwave oven
Use the DEFROST setting to
thaw frozen food before
cooking. This setting cooks at
50% of full power for the
desired defrosting time. For
suggested defrost times, see
the chart behind the oven door.