Delayed Cooking; Hold Time; Minute Pad; Minute/Second Timer - GE Spacemaker II JEM23L Use And Care & Cooking Manual

HOW TO USE

The Minute/Second Timer
The Minute/Second Timer has three timing
functions:
It operates as a minute timer.
It can be set to delay cooking.
The Minute/Second Timer operates without
microwave energy.
How to Time a 3-Minute Phone Call
Step 1: Touch MIN/SEC TIMER pad.
Step 2: Touch number pads 3 and MINUTE
(for 3 minutes and no seconds).
Step 3: Touch START. Display shows time counting
down. The timer signals when time is up.
How to Defrost, Hold and Time Cook
Let's say you want to defrost a frozen casserole for
15 minutes, hold for 10 minutes and then Time Cook
for 25 minutes. Here's how to do it:
Step 1: Take casserole from freezer and place in oven.
Step 2: Touch TIME
TIME
DEFROST pad.
DEFROST
Step 3: Touch pads 1,5
and MINUTE for 15 minutes
MINUTE
defrosting time. (Defrosting is
3 but can be changed by touching
the POWER LEVEL pad and the
desired power level.)
10
Using a Holding Time
The Minute/Second Timer can also be used to
program a "holding time" between microwave
cooking functions. The time can range from one
second to 99 minutes and 99 seconds. A holding
or standing time may be found in some of your
own recipes or in the Cooking Guide.
Programming Delayed Cooking
To delay cooking up to 99 minutes and 99 seconds,
touch either TIME COOK I & II pad and enter cook
time. Touch M~/SEC TIMER and enter number of
minutes to delay cooking. Touch START. Timer
will count down to zero and cooking will begin.
Step 4: Set standing or hold
time by touching MIN/SEC
Step 5: Touch 1,0 and MINUTE to hold for
ten minutes.
Step 6: Touch TIME COOK
Step 7: Touch 2,5 and MINUTE for 25 minutes of
cooking time.
Step 8: Touch START. As
each function is automatically
START
performed, oven display shows
instructions entered and the
function. When time is up, the
oven signals and flashes "End."