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Whirlpool MT1061XB Use & Care Manual

Whirlpool MT1061XB Use & Care Manual

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UseAhdCare
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ANoteToYw
2
Understating
Microwave
Oven
3
Installation
Instructions
8
Gettin
To Know
Your
icrowave
nB
oven
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Using Your
Microwave
Oven
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Caring For Your
Microwave
Oven
31
Cooking Guide
32
QuestionsAnd
AnSWHS
36
If You Need
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37
Warranty
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1400-253-1301
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MODEL MTlOGlXB

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  • Page 1 UseAhdCare MICROWAVE ANoteToYw Understating Microwave Oven Installation Instructions Gettin To Know Your icrowave oven Using Your Microwave Oven Caring For Your Microwave Oven Cooking Guide QuestionsAnd AnSWHS If You Need Warranty 1400-253-1301 calluswithquertionsorcomments. OVEN MODEL MTlOGlXB...

  • Page 2: A Note To You

    Note To You Thank you for buying a Whirlpool@ You have purchased a quality, world-class have gone into its manufacturing. To ensure that you will enjoy many years of trouble-free operation, we have developed thii Use and Care Guide. tt is full of valuable information on how to operate and maintain your appliance properly and safely.

  • Page 3: Understanding Microwave Oven Safety

    Understanding Oven Safety IMPORTANT SAFElY Microwave ovens have been thoroughly with any appliance, there are special installation and safety precautions followed to ensure safe and satisfactory operation and prevent damage to the unit. To reduce the risk of burns, fire, electrical shock, injury to persons, exposure to excessive microwave energy, or dam- age when using the mlcrowave oven, follow basic precau- tions, including the following:...
  • Page 4 To reduce the risk of fire in the oven cavity (continued): -Test dinnerware or cookware before using. To test a dish for safe use, put it into the oven with a cup of water beside it. Cook at 166% Cook Power If the dish gets hot for one minute.
  • Page 5 PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY... attempt to operate this oven with the door open since open-door operation can result in harmful exposure to micro- wave energy. It is important not to defeat or tamper with the safety interlocks. Do not place any object between the oven front face and the door or allow soil or...
  • Page 6 Operating safety precautions To reduce the risk of bums, fire, electrical shock, injury to persons, or damage when using the microwave oven, follow the precautions on pages 6-7. Never cook or reheat a whole egg Inside ths shell. Steam buikfup in whole eggs may cause them to burst and burn you, and Slice possibly damage the oven.
  • Page 7 If turntable cracks or breaks, contact your Whirlpool dealer for a replacement. When you use a browning dish, the browning dish bottom must be at least %S inch above the turntable. Follow direc- tions supplied with browning dish.

  • Page 8: Installation

    Kit No. 4878401 (for wood grain model) Kit No. 4878402 (for white model) These kits are available from your Whirlpool Dealer. lf your dealer does not stock the kii, it can be ordered, by kit part number, by...
  • Page 9 3. Electrical requirements Observe ail governing codes and ordi- nances. A 120 Volt, 60 Hz, AC only, 15 amp fused electrical supply is required. &GROUNDING INSTRlJCTlONS improper use of the grounding plug can result in a risk of electrical shock. DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, THE POWER SUPPLY CORD GROUNDING For your personal safety, this appliance must be grounded.

  • Page 10: Getting To Know Your Microwave

    Getting To Know Your Microwave This section discusses the concepts behind microwave cooking and introduces you to the basics you need to know to operate your microwave oven. Please read this information before use. How microwave cooking works ..lO ...
  • Page 11 Glaaa turntable Metai floor The glass turntable of your microwave oven lets microwaves pass through. Then they bounce off a metal floor, back through the glass turntable, and are absorbed by the food. Microwaves pass through most glass, paper and plastics without heating them so food absorbs the energy.
  • Page 12 Microwave oven features Your microwave oven is designed to make your cooking experience as enjoyable and productive as possible. To get you up and running quickly, the following is a list of the oven’s basic features: 1. One-Touch Door Open Button. Push to open door.

  • Page 13: Control Panel Features

    Control panel features Your microwave oven control panel lets you select the desired cooking function quickly and easily. All you have to do is touch the necessary Command Pad. The following is a list of all the Command and Number Pads located on the control panel.
  • Page 14 8. POULTRY. Touch this pad followed by Number Pads to thaw frozen poultry by weight. See page 28 for more information. FISH. Touch this pad followed by Number Pads to thaw frozen fish by weight. See page 26 for more information.

  • Page 15: Setting The Clock

    Setting the clock When your microwave oven is first plugged in or after a power failure, the Display will only show “1290”. If a time of day is not set, then the Display will start counting up from “12:OO” until you set the cooking time or touch OFF/CANCEL.
  • Page 16 Using the Minute You can use the microwave oven controls as a minute timer. Use COOK TIME at “0” Cook Power for timing up to 99 minutes, 99 seconds. 1. Touch COOK TIME. 2. Enter time to be counted down. Example for 1 minute, 30 seconds: 3.
  • Page 17 4. Start countdown. After one second, the Displey will begin to count down: At end of countdown: 5. After countdown, open the door. YOU SEE TOUCH (three tones will sound) YOU SEE TOUCH (time of day)

  • Page 18: Using Your Microwave Oven

    Using Your Microwave This section gives you instructions for operating each microwave function. Please read these instructions carefully. In This Section Getting the best cooking results..I8 Cooking at high cook power ..19 Cooking at lower cook powers..20 Using BEVERAGE ...
  • Page 19 Cooking at high cook power 1. Put food in oven and close the door. 2. Set cooking time. Example for 1 minute, 30 seconds: 3. Start oven. After one second, the Display will begin to count down the cooking time: At end of cooking time: TOUCH YOU SEE...
  • Page 20 4. After cooking, open the door. Cooking at lower For best results, some recipes call for lower Cook Powers. The lower the Cook Power, the slower the cooking. Each Number Pad also stands for a different percentage of Cook Power. Many microwave cookbook recipes tell you by number, percent or name which Cook Power to use.
  • Page 21 1. Put food in oven and close the door. 2. Set cooking time. Example for minutes, seconds: 3. Set Cook Power. Example for 50% Cook Power: 4. Start oven. YOU SEE TOUCH TOUCH YOU SEE TOUCH YOU SEE...
  • Page 22 After one second, the Display will begin to count down the cooking time: At end of cooking time: 5. After cooking, open the door. YOU SEE (three tones will sound) TOUCH YOU SEE (time of day)
  • Page 23 Using BEVERAGE BEVERAGE lets you heat an 8 oz cup of a beverage by touching just one pad. NOTE: If more time is needed, cook in 20- second periods at high Cook Power. (See “Cooking at high cook power” on page 19.) 1.

  • Page 24: Pizza Reheat

    Using PIZZA REHEAT PIZZA REHEAT lets you reheat 12 ounces of previously cooked pizza (four 3 oz sliies) by touching just one pad. Pizza must be at room or refrigerator temperature. NOTE: If more time is needed, cook in 20- second periods at high Cook Power.
  • Page 25 Using WARM HOLD You can safely keep hot, cooked food warm in your microwave oven for up to 10 minutes. You can use WARM HOLD by itself, or to automatically follow a cooking cycle. NOTES: WARM HOLD operates for up to 99 minutes, 99 seconds.
  • Page 26 Defrosting Your microwave oven automatically defrosts a variety of common meats at preset Cook Powers for preset times. The defrost cycle is programmed for meat, poultry, and fish. All you do is touch the Command Pad assigned to the desired category and enter the weight of the items being defrosted.
  • Page 27 At end of defrosting time: 5. After defrosting, open the door. YOU SEE (three tones will sound) TOUCH YOU SEE (time of day)

  • Page 28: Auto Defrost Chart

    Auto defrost chart Meat settin AT PAUSE FOOD BOOf Remove thawed portions with Ground Beef, fork. Turn over. Return remain- Bulk der to oven. Ground Beef, Separate and rearrange. Patties Round Steak Turn over. Cover warm areas Nith aluminum foil. Turn over.
  • Page 29 Fish setting AT PAUSE FOOD Flsh Fillets Turn over. Separate fillets when partially thawed. Steaks Separate and rearrange. Whole Turn over. Shell Fish Crabmeat Break apart. Turn over. Lobster Tails Turn over and rearrange. Shrimp Separate and rearrange. Scallops Separate and rearrange. Poultry setting FOOD...

  • Page 30: Defrosting Tips

    Weight conversion chart You are probably used to food weights as being in pounds and ounces that are frac- tions of a pound (for example 4 ounces equals ‘/4 pound). However, in order to enter food weight in AUTO DEFROST, you must specify pounds and tenths of a pound.

  • Page 31: Caring For Your Microwave Oven

    Caring For Your Microwave Oven To make sure your microwave oven looks good and works well for maintain it properly. For proper care, please follow these instructions Wipe often with warm, sudsy water and a sponge or paper towel. You can remove the glass turntable to clean the oven cavity floor;...

  • Page 32: Cooking Guide

    Cooking Guide Reheating chart Times are approximate and may need to be adjusted to individual taste. STARllNO ITEM TEMP (Chicken pieces, chops, hamburgers, meat loaf slices) 1 serving fwligeratad 2 servings Rdrigeraw Meat Siicw (Beef, ham, pork, turkey) 1 or more servings Stiwable Casaerolw and Main Dish08...
  • Page 33 Microwave cooking Times are approximate and mav need to be adiusted to indiviiual FOQP Allow after standing time cooking. COOK POWER TlME FOOD Bacon 100% 45 s8c to 1 min 15secperslice Ground Beef 100% 4-6 min for casse- robs (1 tb) Hamburger 1 st side 2 min 100%...

  • Page 34: Microwave Cooking Tips

    Microwave cooking Amount of food food you more want to prepare, the longer it takes. A rule of thumb is that a double amount of food requires almost double the time. If one potato takes four minutes to cook, you need about seven minutes to cook two potatoes.

  • Page 35: Cooking You Should Not Do In Your Microwave Oven

    Arranging food For best results, distribute food evenly on ways: the plate. You can do this in several If you are cooking several ttems of the same toad, such as baked potatoes, place them in a ring pattern for uniform cooking.

  • Page 36: Questions And Answers

    Questions And Answers QUESTIONS Can I operate my microwave oven without the turntable or turn the turntable over to accommodate a large dish? Can I use a rack in my microwave oven so that I may reheat or cook on two levels at a with your microwave oven. Use of any rack time? Can I use either metal or aluminum pans in my microwave oven?

  • Page 37: If You Need Assistance Or Service

    Remove turntable and restart oven. tf turntable support does not move, call an authorized Whirlpool service techni cian for repair. Cooking without the turntable can give you poor results. continued on next page...
  • Page 38 PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE The Display The oven door is not closed a time shows counting down You have set the controls as a but the oven is mintie timer not cookina You do not The command is not correct. hear the Pm grammlng Tons The tan seems The oven has been stored in...
  • Page 39 United States. To locate the authorized Whirlpool service company in your area, call our Consumer Assistance Center telephone number (see Step 2) or bok in your telephone directory Yellow Pages under: ‘APSPUANCE-HOUSEHOLP...

  • Page 40: Oven Warranty

    C. Pickup and delivery. Your microwave oven is designed to be repaired in the home. Damage to your microwave oven caused by accident, misuse, fire, flood, acts of God or use of products not approved by Whirlpool. Any labor costs during limited warranty.

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