Reheating; Defrosting - Whirlpool MH3185XPT0 Use & Care Manual

Times and cooking power have been preset for reheating specific
foods. Use the following chart as a guide.
FOOD CODE QUANTITY/INSTRUCTION
Pizza Slice 1 1-3 slices, 4 oz (113 g) each/
Place on paper towel.
Casserole 2 1-4 cups (250 mL-1 L)
Soup* 3 1-4 cups (250 mL-1 L)/
Cover with plastic and vent.
Sauce* 4 1-4 cups (250 mL-1 L)/
Cover with plastic and vent.
Baked Goods 5 1-6 pieces, 2 oz (57 g) each/
(example: medium Place on paper towel.
muffin or bagel)
*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 pads to enter quantity for Pizza Slice,
Casserole and Baked Goods only.
The sensor will determine quantities for Soup and Sauce.
Reheat time may be adjusted at this time by touching COOK
POWER.
4. Touch START.
The display will count down the reheat time.
When the cycle ends, "END" will appear in the display, 4 end-
of-cycle tones will sound, and then reminder tones will sound
every minute for 15 minutes.
5. Touch CANCEL or open the door to clear the display and/or
stop reminder tones.
Two or More Plates
Two 101A" (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). See "Cooking Rack" section.
The turntable must be turned off while heating 2 bottom plates or
1 larger dish. See "Turntable" section.
The automatic Defrost control can be used or the microwave
oven can be manually set to defrost.
• Food should be 0°F (-18°C) or colder at defrosting for optimal
results.
Unwrap foods and remove lids (from fruit juice) before
defrosting.
Shallow packages will defrost more quickly than deep blocks.
Separate food pieces as soon as possible during or at the
end of 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 automatic Defrost control 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 1/4Ib
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 the Defrost control:
1. Touch DEFROST.
2. Touch 1 for Meat, 2 for Poultry or 3 for Fish
or
Touch DEFROST repeatedly to scroll through foods.
3. Touch the number pads to enter the weight.
Meats and Poultry can be set from 0.1 to 6.6 Ib (45 g to 3 kg).
Fish can be set from 0.1 to 4.4 Ib (45 g to 2 kg).
Defrost time may be adjusted at this time by touching COOK
POWER.
4. Touch START.
The display will count down the defrost time.
When the cycle ends, "END" will appear in the display, 4 end-
of-cycle tones will sound, and then reminder tones will sound
every minute for 15 minutes.
5. Touch CANCEL or open the door to clear the display and/or
stop reminder tones.
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