Microwave Cooking Power; Manual Cooking; Cooking In Stages; Auto Start - KitchenAid KMBD104GSS Use And Care Manual

Do Not Use
Metal cookware and bakeware
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Gold, silver, and pewter
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Nonapproved meat thermometers
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Skewers
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Twist ties
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Oil liners such as sandwich wrappers
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Staples
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Objects with gold or silver trim or a metallic glaze
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Non-heat-resistant glass
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Plastics that are not microwave safe, such as margarine tubs
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Recycled paper products and brown paper bags
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Microwave Cooking Power

Many recipes for microwave cooking specify which cooking
power to use by percent, name, or number. For example,
70%=Medium-High. When using the microwave drawer at power
levels below 100%, you may hear the magnetron cycling on and
off: this is normal microwave operation.
Use the following chart as a general guide for the suggested
cooking power of specific foods.
POWER
PERCENT/ LEVEL
NAME PAD
TOUCH
100%, High Once
(default setting)
90% Twice
80% Three
times
70%, Medium- Four
High times
60% Five
times
50%, Medium Six times
40% Seven
times
30%, Medium- Eight
times
Low, Defrost
20% Nine
times
10%, Low Ten times Taking chill out of fruit.
0% Eleven
times
USE
Quick-heating convenience of
foods with high water content,
such as soups, beverages and
most vegetables.
Cooking small tender pieces
of meat, ground meat, poultry
pieces, and fish fillets.
Heating cream soups.
Heating rice, pasta, or stirrable
casseroles.
Cooking and heating foods that
need a cook power lower than
high. For example, whole fish and
meatloaf.
Reheating a single serving of
food.
Cooking sensitive foods such as
cheese and egg dishes, pudding,
and custards.
Cooking non-stirrable casseroles,
such as lasagna.
Cooking ham, whole poultry, and
pot roasts.
Simmering stews.
Melting chocolate.
Heating bread, rolls, and pastries.
Defrosting bread, fish, meats,
poultry, and precooked foods.
Softening butter, cheese, and ice
cream.
Sensor operation; no cook power.

Manual Cooking

To Use:
1. Place food in the microwave drawer, and close the drawer.
2. Enter the cook time in minutes and seconds. If cooking with
100% power, skip Step 3.
3. Touch POWER LEVEL repeatedly to set the desired cooking
power. See "Microwave Cooking Power."
4. Touch START.
When the cycle ends, "END" will appear in the display, and the
end-of-cycle tones will sound, followed by reminder tones.
5. Touch STOP or open the drawer to clear the display.
Cook time may be added in 1-minute increments during the cycle
by touching Add 1 Min.

Cooking in Stages

The microwave drawer can be set to cook at different cooking
powers for various lengths of time, up to four stages.
To Cook in Stages:
1. Place food in the microwave drawer, and close the drawer.
2. Enter the length of time to cook during the first stage.
3. Touch POWER LEVEL repeatedly to set the desired cooking
power for the 1st stage. See "Microwave Cooking Power."
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for additional stages.
5. Touch START.
When the cycle ends, "END" will appear in the display, and
end-of-cycle tones will sound, followed by reminder tones.
6. Touch STOP or open the drawer to clear the display.
NOTES:
Cook time may be added in 1-minute increments during the
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cycle by touching Add 1 Min.
To see the cook power during operation, touch POWER
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LEVEL.
Keep Warm can be added even if four stages have been set.
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Auto Start

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.
The Auto Start function allows you to program a cook cycle to
start at a set time.
To Use Auto Start:
1. Place food in the microwave drawer, and close the drawer.
2. Touch SETUP/HELP four times.
3. Touch START.
4. Enter the cooking start time in hours and minutes.
5. Touch TIMER/CLOCK.
6. Enter length of time to cook in minutes and seconds.
7. Touch POWER LEVEL repeatedly to set the desired cooking
power. See the "Microwave Cooking Power." section
8. Touch START.
When the cycle ends, "END" will appear in the display, and
end-of-cycle tones will sound, followed by reminder tones.
9. Touch STOP or open the drawer to clear the display.
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