Reheating; Plates; Custom Defrost - KitchenAid YKHMS155L Use & Care Manual

Times and cooking power have been preset for reheating specific
foods. Use the following chart as a guide.
FOOD CODE QUANTITY/IN STR UCTION S
Pizza Slice* 1 1-3 slices, 4 oz (113 g) each/
Place on paper towel.
Sauce* 2 1-4 cups (250 mL-1 L)/
Place in microwavable container,
cover with plastic wrap and vent.
Casserole 3 1-4 cups (250 mL-1 L)/
Place in microwavable container
and cover with plastic wrap.
Baked Goods 4 1-6 pieces, 2 oz (57 g) each/
(example: Place on paper towel.
medium muffin
or bagel)
Soup* 5 1-4 cups (250 mL-1 L)/
Place in microwavable container,
cover with plastic wrap and vent.
*Sensor function
To Use Reheat:
1. Touch REHEAT.
2. Touch number pad from chart
or
Touch REHEAT repeatedly to scroll through foods.
3. Touch number pad to enter quantity (Casserole and Baked
Goods only).
4. Touch START.
The display will count down the reheat time.
When the cycle ends, "END" will appear in the display, and
the end-of-cycle tones will sound, followed by reminder
tones.
5. Touch CANCEL or open the door to clear the display and/or
stop reminder tones.
To Change Cook Time: Touch COOK POWER repeatedly to
scroll through "MORE," "LESS" or "NORML" time.
Two 10_A" (26 cm) plates may be heated side by side, or I dish
larger than the turntable, plus 2 plates on the cooking rack. For
best results, halfway through heating, turn the plates (or larger
dish) halfway around, and switch plates between top and bottom
(if heating more than 2 plates).
The turntable must be turned off while heating 2 bottom plates or
1 larger dish. See "Turntable" section.
The Custom Defrost feature can be used, or the microwave oven
can be manually set to defrost by using 30% cook power.
• Food should be 0°F (-18°C) or colder at defrosting for optimal
results.
Unwrap foods and remove lids (from fruit juice) before
defrosting.
Thin packages will defrost more quickly than thick blocks.
Separate food pieces as soon as possible during or at the
end of the cycle for more even defrosting.
Use small pieces of aluminum foil to shield parts of food such
as chicken wings, leg tips and fish tails. See "Aluminum Foil
and Metal" first.
The Custom Defrost system has 3 categories: Meat, Poultry and
Fish. It should not be used for food left outside the freezer more
than 20 minutes and frozen ready-made food. Use the following
chart as a guide.
MEAT
Beef: ground, steaks, roast, The narrow or fatty areas of
stew irregular shaped cuts should
be shielded with foil before
Lamb: stew and chops defrosting.
Pork: chops, ribs, roasts, Do not defrost less than V4Ib
sausage (113 g) or two 4 oz (113 g)
patties.
Place all meats in
microwavable baking dish.
POULTRY
Chicken: whole and cut up Place in microwavable baking
dish, chicken breast side up.
Cornish hens
Remove giblets from whole
Turkey: breast chicken.
FISH
Fillets, Steaks, Whole, Place in microwavable baking
Shellfish dish.
To use Custom Defrost:
1. Touch CUSTOM DEFROST.
2. Touch 1 for Meat, 2 for Poultry or 3 for Fish
or
Touch CUSTOM DEFROST control repeatedly to scroll
through foods.
3,
4,
Touch the number pads to enter the weight.
Meat and Poultry can be set from 0.1 to 6.6 Ibs (45 g to 3 kg).
Fish can be set from 0.1 to 4.4 Ibs (45 g to 2 kg).
Touch START.
The display will count down the defrost time.
About halfway through defrosting, "TURN" will appear on the
display while the oven continues to operate. Open door, turn
food, close door, then press START to resume.
When the cycle ends, "END" will appear in the display, and
the end-of-cycle tones will sound, followed by reminder
tones.
5. Touch CANCEL or open the door to clear the display and/or
stop reminder tones.
To Change Defrost Time: Touch COOK POWER repeatedly to
scroll through "MORE," "LESS" or "NORML" time.
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