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Time Cooking, or cooking your food according to a pre-
determined amount of time, is probably familiar to you from
conventional cooking. With your microwave oven, however,
you presetthe time and the oventurns off automatically.
UsingYourOventoTimeCook
Follow the cooking steps below to
help you learn to Time Cook
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Step 1: Fill a cup % full of water
and 1 teaspoon of freezedried cof-
fee, Use a cup that has no metal
decoration, Place cup in oven and
close door.
Step 2: Touch TIME CXX3K.The
read-out
panel shows :0 and
Power 10, "Enter Cook Time"
flashes.
Step 3: Select your time. Touch 1,
2, and O for a minute and 20 sec-
onds. "Cook Time", Power 10,and
1:20 appear on the display. If an-
other Power Level is desired touch
POWERLEVELand the number al-
though Power Level 10 (HIGH) is
preferred for this cup of coffee,
Step 4: Touch START,'iCook Time
Left", Power 10,arid time counting
down show on display,
step 5:
sounds
"END".
off.
When time is up, oven
3 times. Display flashes
Oven, light, and fan shut
IVlicmwavingTips
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Make sure all utensils used in
your microwave oven are Iab'eled
"suitable for microwaving", Check
your Cookbook for specific test to
determine "microwave-safe" uten-
sils,
a Paper towels, wax paper, and
plastic wrap can be used to cover
dishes in order to retain moisture
and prevent spattering.
~ Most microwaved foods require
stirring, rotating, or rearranging.
Check your Cookbook for specific
instructions for the food you are
microwaving,
@ Some
foods
such as unshelled
eggs and hot dogs must be
pricked to allow steam to escape
during cooking.
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Q. I set my oven for the time called
for in the recipe but at the end of
the time allowed, my dish wasn't
done. What happened?
A. Since house power varies due
to time or location, many Time
Cook recipes give
youa timerange
to
prevent overcooking. Set the
oven for minimum time, test the
food for doneness, and cook your
dish a little longer, if necessary,
Q, I want to cook' my dish on a
Power Levelother than HIGH,what
do I needto do?
A. To change the Power Level,
touch the POWER LEVEL pad,
"Enter Power" flashes on the dis-
play panel, Enter the desired
number,
~, Can I interrupt my Time Cook
function to check the food?
A. Ye%TOresume cooking, simply
close the door and touch START,
NOTE: Microwave power will not
come on until you are ready, You
must touch START for cooking to
begin.
Q. I touched the number pads and
selected my power level, When I
touched START,however, my oven
didn't come on, Why not?
A. The TIME COC)Kpad must be
touched before setting the number
pads or else your oven will not be-
gin cooking.
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