Keep Warm; Melt/Soften/Warm - KitchenAid KMBD104GSS Use And Care Manual

Keep Warm

WARNING
Food Poisoning Hazard
Do not let food sit in oven more than one hour before
or after cooking.
Doing so can result in food poisoning or sickness.
Hot cooked food can be kept warm in the microwave drawer.
The Keep Warm function uses 10% cook power. Keep Warm can
be used by itself, or it can be programmed to follow a manual
cooking cycle.
Cover plates of food and foods that were covered while being
■
cooked.
For best results, do not cover baked goods such as pastries,
■
pies, turnovers, etc.
Keep Warm cannot be used with Sensor Popcorn, Sensor
■
Reheat, Sensor Cook, Defrost, or Reheat.
To Use:
1. Place hot cooked food in the microwave drawer and close the
drawer.
2. Touch KEEP WARM.
3. Enter warm time in minutes and seconds, up to 30 minutes.
4. Touch START. The display will count down the warm time.
"KEEP WARM" will appear in the display intermittently during
countdown.
When the cycle ends, "END" will appear in the display, and
end-of-cycle tones will sound, followed by reminder tones.
5. Touch STOP or open the drawer to clear the display.
To add to end of cooking cycle: Touch KEEP WARM while
setting a manual cooking cycle before touching START.

Melt/Soften/Warm

Melt, Soften, and Warm automatically determine the correct
heating time and microwave power level for melting, softening, and
warming the foods shown in the chart below.
FOOD NO. QUANTITY/INSTRUCTIONS
Place butter in a microwave-safe dish and
Melt
cover with plastic wrap.
Butter 1 2 tbsp-1/2 cup (30-125 mL). After touching
MELT, touch 1 twice for 2 tbsp (30 mL), or
three times for 1/2 cup (125 mL).
Chocolate 2 1 cup (250 mL) chips or 1 square. After
touching MELT, touch 2 twice for 1 cup
(250 mL) chips, or three times for 1 square.
Do not cover.
Soften
Ice cream 1 1 pint or 1/2 gallon (0.5-2 L). After touching
SOFTEN, touch 1 twice for 1 pint (0.5 L), or
three times for 1/2 gallon (2 L).
Cream 2 3-8 oz. (85-225 g). After touching SOFTEN,
cheese touch 2 twice for 3 oz. (85 g), or three times
for 8 oz. (225 g).
Place food in a microwave-safe dish. Do not
Warm
cover.
Syrup 1 1/4-1/2 cup (63-125 mL). After touching
WARM, touch 1 twice for 1/4 cup (63 mL),
or three times for 1/2 cup (125 mL).
Dessert 2 1/4-1/2 cup (63-125 mL). After touching
toppings WARM, touch 2 twice for 1/4 cup (63 mL),
or three times for 1/2 cup (125 mL).
To Use Melt, Soften, or Warm:
1. Place food in the microwave drawer and close the drawer.
2. Select MELT, SOFTEN, or WARM, depending on the food item.
3. Select food item by entering its number (see chart below).
4. Select quantity by re-touching 1 or 2 (depending on selection)
until the correct quantity is reached.
Doneness may be adjusted at this time by touching POWER
LEVEL.
5. Touch START.
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