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Questions and Answers
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Q. Why does my oven automaitieally cut off after the
AUTO cycle when using Auto Cook Control Code 1
when it does not for other settings?
A. When using Code 1, there is no second phase of
minutes counting down. All the cooking is com-
pleted in the first phase or AUTO.
Q. if my food is not completely cooked after using
the suggested Auto Cook Controi Code, what
should [ do?
A. Thick starchy or dense foads may require some
additional time cooking. Use TIME COOK and
Power Level 10 for a few minuies until completion.
Q. Do ail fresh or frozen vegetables require a
standing period after cooking with AUTO COOK?
A. Most vegetables are cooked to a crisp state dur-
ing Auto Cook, just as in t'egular microwaving.
Therefore, it is recommended that you let the vege-
tables stand for up to 5 minutes depending on size
and density of pieces. This shnding time also en-
hances the overall flavor and appearance of most
vegetables.
Q. What if i don't fully cover the dish in Auto
Cook?
A. Oven senses steam too quickly which shortens
the cooking time thus leaving undercooked dish.
Recover tightly and reset Auto Cook.
Q. Do the shapes and sizes af food make a cfiffer-
ence when using
Auto Cook?
A. Yes, in some cases, larger pieces will require ad-
ditional Time Cooking. Be sur@ to check suggested
arrangement of pieces in the dish, since proper ar-
rangement is often a successful tip in regular micro-
waving.
Q. Shouid ! use Auto Cook to cook pudding or
sa~~es~
A. Most pudding and sauce recipes require stirring
many time9 during cooking; therefore, Time Cook is
recommended since you shoqld not open the door
during the AUTO phase of caoking without affect-
ing end cooking results.
Q. My scalloped potatoes were not completely
cooked when I removed the dish after Auto Cook.
What is wrong?
A. If you prepared the sauce in the oven prior to
combining the sauce with potatoes, there may have
been too much remaining moisture in the oven.
Make sure you dry the oven completely before us-
ing Auto Cook since this function operates properly
by sensing steam in the oven. Aiso, starting Auto
Cook with hot foods creates s~eam in the oven too
soon, and decreases the first sensing cycle.
Q. Are there any other foods which are best Time
Cooked, rather than Auto Cooked?
A. Bakery foods, candies, melted chocolate or
foods when a dry or crisp sudace is desirable, are
cooked best by Time Cook.
Q. Do fresh or frozen vegetables require water
when using Auto Cook?
A. Yes. Add water as recommended on chart to the
vegetables and cover well for even, complete
cooking.
Q. Would my plastic containers with very tight fit-
ting lids be appropriate for Automatic Cooking?
A. No, most types of plastic storage dishes, butter
tubs, etc. with tight fitting lids are not recommended
for microwaving. Also tight fitting plastic lids may
prevent adequate steam from escaping and food
may not cook properly during Automatic Cooking.
Q. I tried to warm some chow mein aood{es using
Auto Cook. Why didn't this work?
A. Food must have some moisture in order to create
steam which helps the auto sensor function.
Extremely dry foods such as chow mein noodles,
potato chips and other such foods do not have
enough moisture.
Q. May 1 use Auto Cook when I am cooking many
foods in more than one dish or casseroie?
A. No, because of different food densities, attention
needed during cooking, and food amounts, itk best
to use TiME COOK when cooking many foods.
Q. Why was my roast not fuiiy cooked even though
the temperature on the readout was correct and
Auto Roast completed?
A. When cooking with Auto Roast, the temperature
probe must be inserted properiy as fuiiy described
in the Cookbook.
Q. Are there any particular trivets that work better
than others?
A. Yes, fiat giass trivets such as lids or dish covers
give more even cooking resuits than piastic trivets.
Aiso, ceramic ridge-bottomed roasting dishes work
weii. Plastic trivets require meat to be turned over
more frequently because the grid design and iegs
aiiow the bottom of the meat to stay cooier as it
cooks, than giass trivets do.
Q. Why doesn't the rcas~ continue cooking during
the standing or holding time?
A. The oven automatically reaches finished temper-
ature and then decreases to a iower power Ievei to
prevent overcooking. Thus an even temperature is
maintained.
Q. I entered Auto Defrost Code f, then :5s :u=2s?
4 for 4 ibs. of chicken. The readout fiashed "Star:"
but when 1touched Start "ERROF?" fiashed. Why?
A.
You
must enter 4 and O denoting 4 Ibs. Touch
CLEAR/OFF and begin again. "ERROR" will aiso
fiash if an improper weight for that particular code
has been entered.
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