Using Your Microwave Oven - Whirlpool MT6120XE Use & Care Manual

10~ YOUR MIQ~OWAVE OVEN woRKs (COW.)
Microwaves pass through most glass, paper, and
plastics without heating
them so food absorbs
the energy. Microwaves
bounce off metal con-
tainers so food does
not absorb the energy.
Microwaves may not reach the center of a roast.
The heat spreads to
the center from the
outer, cooked areas
just as in regular oven
cooking. This is one
of the reasons for
letting some foods
(for example, roasts
or baked potatoes)
stand for a while after
cooking, or for stirring
some foods during the cooking time.
The microwaves disturb water molecules in the
food. As the molecules bounce around bumping
into each other, heat is made, like rubbing
your hands together. This is the heat that does
the cooking.
NOTE: Do not deep fry in the oven. Microwavable
utensils are not suitable and it is difficult to
maintain appropriate deep frying temperatures.
RADIO INlWERENCE
Using your microwave oven may cause interference
0 Moving the receiver away from the microwave
to your radio, TV, or similar equipment. When there
oven.
is interference, you can reduce it or remove it by:
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Plugging the microwave oven into a different
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Cleaning the door and sealing surfaces of
outlet so that the microwave oven and receiver
the oven.
are on different branch circuits.
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Adjusting the receiving antenna of the radio
or television.
TESIINC
YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN
1 To test the oven put about 1 cup of cold water in a
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glass container in the oven. Close the
door. Make sure it latches. Follow the
1 directions in the "Cooking at high
cook power" section to set the oven
to cook for 2 minutes. When the time
is up, the water should be heated.
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