TABLE OF CONTENTS Frozen Entree.............15 TABLE OF CONTENTS ..........2 Potato ..............15 Auto Cook............16 SAFETY ..............3 Cooking Guide for Auto Cook......16 Important Safety Instructions ........3 Auto Reheat............17 Precautions To Avoid Possible Exposure To Cooking Guide for Auto Reheat......17 Excessive Microwave Energy .......4 COOKING ...............18 INFORMATION............5 Getting the Best Cooking Results ......18...
SAFETY IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The safety instructions below will tell you how to use your oven and avoid harm to yourself or damage to your oven. WARNING • Do not tamper with the built-in safety switches - To reduce the risk of burns, electric shock, fire, injury to persons, or on the oven door.
SAFETY • To avoid improperly cooking some foods. - Do not cook anything directly on the oven floor. - Do not heat any types of baby bottles or baby Use a microwavable dish. food. Uneven heating may occur and possibly - Keep a browning dish at least 3/16 inch above cause personal injury.
INFORMATION GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS Please read this owner’s manual. It will tell you how to use all the fine features of this microwave oven. This appliance must be grounded. If an electrical short circuit occurs, grounding reduces the risk of LOCATION OF MODEL NUMBER electric shock by providing an escape wire for the To request service information or replacement parts, electric current.
INFORMATION MICROWAVE OVEN FEATURES Glass Turntable Window with Vent Grille Metal Shield Model and Serial Door Handle Number Plate Door Safety Lock System Oven Control Panel Cooktop/Countertop Light Cooking Guide Grease Filter - 6 -...
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INFORMATION 1. Display. The display includes a clock and 11. TIME. Touch this pad followed by number pads indicators to tell you time of day, cooking time to set a cooking time. settings, cook powers, quantities, weights and cooking functions selected. 12.
OPERATION LEARN ABOUT YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN 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. AUDIBLE SIGNALS INTERRUPTING COOKING Audible signals are available to guide you when You can stop the oven during a cycle by opening setting and using your oven: the door.
OPERATION COOKTOP LIGHT EXHAUST FAN The pad on the bottom left of the control panel The pad on the bottom center of the control panel controls the 2-speed exhaust fan. controls the cooktop light. Example: To set the exhaust fan speed Example: To set the Lamp for HIGH.
OPERATION TIMED COOKING MULTI-STAGE COOKING For best results, some recipes call for different cook This feature lets you program a specific cook time powers during different stages of a cook cycle. You and power. For best results, there are 10 power can program your oven to switch from one power level settings in addition to HIGH (100%) power .
OPERATION MICROWAVE POWER LEVELS For best results, some recipes call for different cook It also tells you when to use each cook power. Follow powers. The lower the cook power, the slower the recipe or food package instructions if available. cooking.
OPERATION OPERATING TIPS AUTO DEFROST • For best results, remove fish, shellfish, meat, and Three defrost sequences are preset in the oven. poultry from its original closed paper or plastic The auto defrost feature provides you with the best package (wrapper). Otherwise, the wrap will hold defrosting method for frozen foods.
OPERATION DEFROSTING TIPS • When using Auto Defrost, the weight to be entered is the net weight in pounds and tenths of pounds (the weight of the food minus the container). • Before starting, make sure you have removed any of the metal twist-ties which often come with frozen food bags, and replace them with strings or elastic bands.
OPERATION Using Quick Touch FROZEN ENTREE Your oven’s menu has been preprogrammed to cook food automatically. Tell the oven what you want. Then let you microwave oven cook your selections. Frozen Entree lets you cook 10 and 20 ounce plates of commercially packaged microwave frozen entree POPCORN without entering cooking times and power levels.
OPERATION AUTO COOK Auto Cook provides four preset categories for cooking. Touch: Display Shows: Example: To cook 2 cups of Casserole. Time counting down and COOK. Touch: Display Show Enter quantity/servings. Number of Category cups Fresh 1 - 4 cups Choose food category.
OPERATION AUTO REHEAT Touch: Display Shows: Auto Reheat provides four preset categories for reheating. Time counting down and COOK. Example: To reheat 2 servings of Dinner plate. Enter quantity/servings. Touch: Display Shows: Number of Category cups/Items Dinner plate 1 - 2 servings Soup/sauce 1 - 4 cups Casserole...
COOKING GETTING THE BEST COOKING • Turn over foods like pork chops, baking potatoes, roasts, or whole cauliflower halfway through the RESULTS cooking time to expose all sides equally to microwave energy. To get the best results from your microwave oven, read •...
COOKING Meat Appetizers / Sauces / Soups Cooking Meat: General Directions Cooking Appetizers: Tips and • Prepare the meat for cooking. Techniques - Defrost completely. Recommended - Trim off excess fat to avoid splattering. • Crisp crackers, such as melba toast, shredded wheat, - Place the meat, fat side down, on a microwavable and crisp rye crackers are best for microwave use.
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COOKING Meat Cooking Table POWER COOKING MEAT DIRECTIONS LEVEL TIME Beef Form patties with depression in center of each. Hamburgers, Place on microwavable roast rack. Brush with browning Fresh or defrosted agent, if desired. Cover with waxed paper. (4 oz. each) Turn over halfway through cooking.
COOKING Poultry Cooking Poultry: General Directions • Prepare the poultry for cooking. • The poultry is done when it is no longer pink and the - Defrost completely. juices run clear. When done, the temperature in the - Arrange poultry pieces with thicker pieces at the thigh meat should be 180-185°F.
COOKING Pasta And Rice Microwave cooking and conventional cooking of pasta, There is no stirring needed and leftover pasta tastes rice, and cereal require about the same amount of time, just like fresh cooked when reheated in the microwave but the microwave is a more convenient method oven.
MAINTENANCE CARE AND CLEANING 3. To reinstall the filters, slide it into the side slot, then push up and forward to lock. For best performance and safety, keep the oven clean inside and outside. Take special care to keep the inner door panel and the oven front frame free of food or grease build-up.
MAINTENANCE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS COOKTOP/NIGHT LIGHT REPLACEMENT 1. Unplug oven or turn off power at the main power supply. Q. Can I use a rack in my microwave oven so that I may reheat or cook in two levels at a time? 2.
MAINTENANCE You may microwave in many more utensils than you can use on the stove or in a conventional oven, because microwaves penetrate them safely still cooking the food. Below are listed the utensils you can safely cook with and those you must avoid. To test whether you can safely with a utensil not on the lists below, do the following: 1.
BEFORE CALLING FOR SERVICE Check the following list to be sure a service call is really necessary. A quick reference of this manual as well as reviewing additional information on items to check, may prevent an unneeded service call. If nothing on the oven operates: If food cooks unevenly: •...
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BEFORE CALLING FOR SERVICE You can often correct operating problems yourself. If your microwave oven fails to work properly, locate the operating problem in the chart below and try the solutions marked for each problem. If the microwave oven still does not work properly, contact the nearest Service center. Service Centers are fully equipped to handle your service requirements.
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