Setting The Controls; Defrosting In Your Microwave Oven - Whirlpool MW8200XP0 Use & Care Manual

Setting the controls
Be sure you understand the basics on microwave oven cooking before you start Start with
recipes from your MICRO MENUS* Cookbook. Follow the directions carefully.
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1.
Place food in the oven, then
close the door. The oven won't
work if the door isn't closed
tightly.
3. Set the Variable Cook
Power to the desired setting
from HIGH to LOW. Some
recipes call for lower Cook
Powers for best results. (See
chart.) The lower the Cook
Power, the slower the cooking.
To stop the oven
1.
Turn the Timer Knob
counterclockwise to "01'
OR
2.
Open the oven door.
2. Set cooking times up to 35
minutes by turning the Timer
Knob clockwise. To reduce the
cooking time, turn the Timer
Knob counterclockwise. Each
mark is 30 seconds for the
first 5 minutes. After 5 min-
utes, each mark is 1 minute.
COOK POWER
CHART
Recipes in the MICRO
MENUS* Cookbook use
Cook Power settings from
HIGH to LOW. Recipes from
other books and maga-
zines may use different
Cook Power percentages.
The following chart may
be helpful:
HIGH - 100% of full power
MED-HIGH - 70% of full
power
MED - 50% of full power
MED-LOW/DEFROST -
30% of full power
LOW - 15% of full power
To restart the oven
1.
Close the oven door.
2. Set the Timer [if needed) to
the desired cooking time.
3. Push the START Button.
To set the timer for less than 1
minute, turn Timer Knob past
1 minute then to desired time.
4. Push the START Button. The
oven light will come on and
cooking will begin. You will
hear the fan running during
oven operation.
When the set time is up, the
oven will shut off automati-
cally. You will hear a bell, the
light will go off and the fan
will stop.
Defrosting in your
microwave oven
Use the MED-LOW/DEFROST set-
ting to thaw frozen food be-
fore cooking. See the Defrost
Guide inside the oven door or
your MICRO MENUS* Cook-
book for suggested defrost
times.
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