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Whirlpool MT9160XBB Use And Care Manual

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A Note To You
Understanding
Microwave
Oven
safety
Installation
lnstfuctions
Gettinq To Know
~yrnMcrowave
Using Your
Microwave
Oven
Caring For Your
Microwave
Oven
Cooking Guide
Questions And
Answers
If You Need
Assistance
Or Service
Warranty
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1-800-253-1301
Call us with questions
or comments.
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  • Page 1 A Note To You Understanding Microwave safety Installation lnstfuctions Gettinq To Know ~yrnMcrowave Using Your Microwave Caring For Your Microwave Cooking Guide Questions And Answers If You Need Assistance Or Service Warranty 1-800-253-1301 Call us with questions MICROWAVE OVEN MODEL MTSlGOXBB/Q Oven Oven Oven...

  • Page 2: A Note To You

    A Note To You Thank you for buying a Whirlpool@ You have purchased a quality, worMclass have gone into its manufacturing. operation, we have developed this Use and Care Guide. ft is full of valuable information on how to operate and maintain your appliance properly and safely. Please read it carefully. Also, please complete and mail the Ownership will help us notify you about any new information on your appliance.
  • Page 3 Understanding Oven Safety IMPORTANT SAFEnr Mkrowave ovens have been thoroughly ever, as with any appliance, there are special Wtallation must be 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 mlcrowave energy, or dam- age when using the mlcrowave tions, Including the following:...

  • Page 4: These Instructions

    -Test dinnerware or cookware before using. To test a dish for safe use, put it into the oven with cup of water beside it. Cook at 100% Cook Power If the dish gets hot for one minute. and water stays cool, do not use ft. Some dishes (melamine, some ceramic dinnerware, etc.) absorb...
  • Page 5 PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY... attempt to operate this oven with the door open since opendoor operation can resuft in harmful exposure to micro- wave energy. It is important not to defeat or tamper with the safety interlocks. place any object between the oven front face and the door or allow soil or cleaner residue to accumulate...
  • Page 6 Operating safety 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 the shell. Steam build-up in whole eggs may cause them to burst and bum you, and possibly damage the oven.
  • Page 7 Handle glass turntable with care when removing from oven to avoid possible breakage. If glass turntable-cracks breaks, contact your Whirlpool dealer for a replacement. When you use a browning dish, the browning dish bottom must be at least inch above the glass turntable. Follow directions supplied with browning dish.

  • Page 8: Installation

    You can build in your microwave oven by using one of the trim kits listed on page 15. These kits are available from your Whirlpool Dealer. If your dealer does not stock the& can be ordered, by kii part number, by wiiting above 50°F...
  • Page 9 Do not remove the door, control panel or cabinet at any time. The unit is equipped with high voltage and should be serviced by an authorized Whirlpool@ service technician. It is PRONG. and obliga-...

  • Page 10: Table Of Contents

    Getting To Know 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. In This Section How your microwave oven works . . . 10 Microwave oven features .
  • Page 11 Glass turntable M&l 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

    Microwave oven Your microwave oven is designed to make your cooking experience as enjoyable and productive as possible. To help get you up running quickly, the following is the oven’s basic features: 1. OneTouch Door Open Button. open door. Door Safety Lock System. The oven will not operate unless the door is securely closed.

  • Page 13: Control Panel Features

    Control panel features Your microwave oven control panel lets you select the desired cooking function quickly to do is touch the and easify. All you have necessary Command Pad. The following is a list of all the Command and Number Pads located on the control panel.
  • Page 14 9. BEVERAGE. Touch this pad to reheat one-half cup or one cup of a beverage. The oven will automatically heat for a preset time at a preset Cook Power. See page 32 for more information. 10. POPCORN. Touch this pad when popping popcorn in your microwave oven.

  • Page 15: Built-In Kits

    3. Touch OFF/CANCEL. Built-in kits You can build in your microwave oven by using one of the following trim kits: 1 SIZE ! COLOR KIT MODEL NO. KIT PART NO. WHIRLPOOL OVEN MODEL MK9167XAB 4319229 MK91 GOXAB 4319231 MK9167XAQ 4319228...

  • Page 16: Setting The Clock

    Setting the clock When you first plug in your microwave oven, the Display flashes ‘88:88”. If the electric power ever goes off, the Display will again flash all 8’s when the power comes back on. NOTES: You can cook without setting the clock, but the Display will not show the correct time of day after cooking.

  • Page 17: Using The Minute Timer

    Using the Minute Your microwave oven can be used as a kitchen timer. Use the Minute Timer for timing up to 99 minutes, 99 seconds. NOTES: To see the time of day while the Minute Timer is counting down, touch AUTO START/CLOCK.

  • Page 18: Using Your Microwave

    Using Your Microwave This section gives you instructions carefully. In This Section To get the best cooklng results ..18 Cooking at high cook power ..19 Cooking at lower cook powers..20 Using AUTO COOK ... 22 Auto cook chart ... 23 Using EASY DEFROST..

  • Page 19: Cooking At High Cook Power

    Cooking at high 1. Put food In oven and close door. 2. Set cooking time. Example for 1 minute, 30 seconds: 3. Start oven. When the cooking time ends, a will sound. When you open the door or touch OFF/CANCEL, you will see the time of day.

  • Page 20: Cooking At Lower Cook Powers

    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 door. 2. Set cooking time. 3. Set Cook Power. Example for 50% Cook Power: 4. Start oven. When the cooking time ends, a long tone will sound. When you open the door or touch OFF/CANCEL, you will see the time of day.

  • Page 22: Using Auto Cook

    Using AUTO COOK Cooking with AUTO COOK lets you cook common microwaveprepared foods without needing to program times and Cook Powers. AUTO COOK has preset times and Cook Powers for six major food categories: Baked Potatoes, Fresh Vegetables, Frozen 1. Put food in oven and close door. 2.

  • Page 23: Auto Cook Chart

    6. When the cooking time ends, a long tone will sound and the oven will stop. Open door. Auto cook chart SElllNG FOOD AMOUNT Baked Potatoes l-6 medium Fresh Vegetables l-6 cups Frozen l-6 cups Vegetables YOU SEE HmmEm k-ww TOUCH YOU SEE PROCEDURE...
  • Page 24 SElTING FOOD Rice ‘x-2 cups Fish Fillets 0.5-2.0 Ibs Ground Meat 0.3-2.0 Ibs NOTE: If enter an amount not shown in the chart above, “ERROR” will appear. AUTO- COOK will only operate with the amounts shown. AMOUNT PROCEDURE Place rice and water into a deep casserole. Cover with lid or plastic wrap.

  • Page 25: Using Easy Defrost

    Using EASY DEFROST Your microwave oven automatically variety of common meats at preset Cook Powers for preset times. The 2-stage Easy Defrost Cycle defrosts roast beef, pork, steaks, chops, fish, ground meat, and chicken. All you do is touch EASY DE- FROST to enter the weight of the items being defrosted.
  • Page 26 5. Close door. 6. Restart oven. 7. After defrosting, oven will stop and one long tone will sound. Open door. YOU SEE Ram= YOU SEE TOUCH (example: display counts down second stage of defrost cycle) YOU SEE Eammm TOUCH YOU SEE...

  • Page 27: Defrost Chart

    Defrost chart FOOD Roast Beef, Pork Start with fat side down. After 1 st stage, turn over and shield any warm portions with alumi- foil. After the 2nd stage, turn over and shield any warm portions wlth aluminum foil. Stand, covered 30-60 minutes. Steaks, Chops, After the 1 st stage, turn over and shield any warm portions with flsh...

  • Page 28: Defrosting Tips

    Defrosting tips When using EASY DEFROST, the weight to be entered is the net weight (the weight of the food minus the container). weight to the nearest $5 lb. Only use EASY DEFROST raw food. EASY DEFROST gives best results when food to be thawed is a minimum of 0°F (taken directly from “true”...
  • Page 29 If you want to cook at another Cook Power, touch COOK POWER followed by a Number Pad. Example for 50% Cook Power: 4. Set cooking time for second cycle. Example for 3 minutes, 25 seconds: 5. Set Cook Power for second cycle.

  • Page 30: Usfng Popcorn

    When cooking time ends, a long tone will SOUd. Changing or adding instructions You can change times, Cook Powers or add cycles any time before or after touching START/ENTER: Touch OFF/CANCEL twice. Enter your new instructions. Using POPCORN POPCORN lets you pop commercially packaged microwave popcorn by touching just one pad.
  • Page 31 1. Place bag in center of turntable and close door. 2. Choose POPCORN. Example for 3.5 oz regular bags: When popping time ends, a long tone will Sound. TOUCH YOU SEE (display counts down popping time) YOU SEE...

  • Page 32: Using Beverage

    Using BEVERAGE BEVERAGE lets you heat a beverage by touching just one pad. NOTES: . Before using BEVERAGE, be sure the time of day is showing on the Display. lf the time of day is not on the Display, touch OFF/CANCEL once or twice to clear.

  • Page 33: Using Personal Choice

    Using PERSONAL PERSONAL CHOICE allows you to recall one cooking instruction previously placed in memory and begin -king quickly. For example, if you heat a roll Svery morning, program the cooking steps into PERSONAL CHOICE. You ten heat your roll each morning by touching PERSONAL CHOICE.

  • Page 34: Using Add Minute

    To use PERSONAL CHOICE: 1. Put food in oven and close door. 3. Start oven. The oven will cook according to your preprogrammed instructions. 4. When cooking time ends, a long tone will sound. Remove food from oven. Using MINUTE ADD MINUTE lets you cook from standing for one minute at 100% Cook Power or add an extra minute to your cooking cycle.

  • Page 35: Adding Or Subtracting Cook Time -35

    1. Make sure food is in oven. 2. Choose ADD MINUTE. Example for cooking for one minute: When the cooking time ends, a long tone will sound. Adding or subtracting If a preset cook time is too long or too short, you can increase or decrease the cook time after choosing the function.

  • Page 36: Using Pause

    Using PAUSE PAUSE lets you stop the oven between waking cydes to stir, turn over food or add ingredients during the cooking process. 1. Put food In oven and close door. 2. Touch In lnstructlons for flrst cooklng cycle. (See pages 1 g-21 .) 3.

  • Page 37: Using Auto Start

    When the cooking time ends, a open the door or touch will sound. When you OFF/CANCEL, you will see time of day. Using AUTO START AUTO START lets you program your oven to begin ccoking automatically at a time of day you choose.
  • Page 38 4. Choose AUTO START. 5. Set cooking time. for 20 Example minutes: 6. Set Cook Power. To cook at full (100%) power: To cock at a lower Cook Power: Example for 50% Cook Power: 7. Complete entry. The oven will start cooking at the set stat-i When the cooking time ends, a time.

  • Page 39: Using Auto Reheat

    Using AUTO REHEAT AUTO REHEAT lets you reheat food without entering a cooking time or Cook Power. Choose from six settings preprogrammed for different foods and enter the quantity to be cooked. See the uAuto reheat chart” on page 40 for the Auto Reheat settings available. 1.

  • Page 40: Auto Reheat Chart

    Auto reheat chart SElTING FOOD Dinner Plate Pasta P’kza, Slice Roll/Muffin, Fresh Roll/Muffin, Frozen Pie, Slice Using COOK & SIMMER COOK & SIMMER lets you simmer food at a low Cook Power after cooking, without entering a Cook Power. All you do is set the quantity to be simmered and the amount of time food needs to simmer.

  • Page 41: Close Door

    4. Start oven. 5. When food Is boiling, oven will stop and four tones will sound. Open door and stir food. 6. Close door. 7. Restart oven. When simmer time ends, a long tone will sound and you will see directions on the Display.

  • Page 42: Caring For Your Microwave Oven

    Caring For Your Microwave Oven To make sure your microwave oven looks good and works well for a long time, you should maintain it properly. For proper care, please follow these instructions carefully. Cleaning microwave oven Wipe often with warm, sudsy water and a sponge or paper towel.

  • Page 43: Cooking Guide

    Cooking Guide Reheating chart Times are approximate and may need to be adjusted to individual taste. NOTE: For reheating with preset times and Cook Powers, see “Using AUTO REHEAT” age 39. 1 serwng 2 sarvings Meat Slicea (Beef, ham, pork, turkey) 1 or mom servings Sttrrable Casseroles...

  • Page 44: Microwave Cooking Chart

    Microwave cooking Times are approximate and may need to be adjusted to individual taste. POULTRY. FISH. SFAFOOD Allow standing time after cooking. COOK FOOD POWER TIME Bacon 100% 45sectol 15 set per slice Ground Beef 100% 4-6 min for Casse roles (1 Hamburger 100%...

  • Page 45: Cooking Tips

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

  • Page 46: Cooking You Should Not Do In Your Microwave Oven

    Arranging food For best results, distribute focd evenly on the plate. You can do this in several ways: If you are cooking several items of the same food, such as baked potatoes, place them in a ring pattern for uniform cooking.
  • Page 47 Questions 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 time? Can I use either metal or aluminum pans in my microwave oven?

  • Page 48: If You Need Assistance Or Service

    If You Need Assistance Or Service This section is designed to help you save the cost of a service call. Part 1 of this section outlines possible problems, their causes, and actions you can take to soWeach Parts 2 3 tell you what to do if you still need Assistance Center for help Consumer tion of the Droblem.
  • Page 49 PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE The Display You have set the controls as a shows a time kiichen timer. counting down but the oven is not cooking You do not hear The command is not wrrect. the Program- ming Tone The fan seems The oven has been stored in a The fan will run slower until the oven to be running cold area.
  • Page 50 United States. To locate the authorized Whirlpool service company in your area, call our Consumer Assistance Center telephone number (see Step 2) or look in your telephone directory...

  • Page 51: Oven Warranty

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

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