Manual Cooking; Cooking In Stages; Defrost - Magic Chef MCM1310B User Manual

Manual Cooking

To Use:
1. Place food on the turntable and close the door.
2. Touch TIME COOK.
3. Enter length of time to cook.
4. Touch POWER. "PL10" will appear briefly in the display.
If cooking with a power other than 100%, touch number
keys to select the power levels from highest
to lowest. See "Microwave Cooking Power" chart.
5. Touch START/+30SEC.
The display will count down the set cook time.
When the cycle ends, the end-of-cycle tones will sound,
and the display will return to the time of day.
6. Touch STOP/CANCEL at any time during the countdown
to pause or cancel cooking.

Cooking in Stages

The microwave oven can be set to cook at different cooking
powers for various lengths of time, up to 2 stages. One of
the stages may be an automatic De
"Defrost" section), which will be the first stage.
To Cook in Stages:
1. Place food on the turntable and close the door.
2. Touch TIME COOK.
3. Enter length of time to cook.
4. Touch POWER. "PL10" will appear briefly in the display.
If cooking with a power other than 100%, touch number
keys to select the power levels from highest
to lowest. See "Microwave Cooking Power" chart.
5. Touch TIME COOK.
6. Enter length of time to cook for second stage.
7. Touch POWER. "PL10" will appear briefly in the display.
If cooking with a power other than 100%, touch number
keys to select the power levels from highest
8. Touch START/+30SEC.
The display will count down the set cook time for each
stage, and a short tone will sound at the end of the first
stage.
The power level may be seen for 3 seconds by touching
POWER during the cycling stage.
When the cycle ends, the end-of-cycle tones will sound,
and the display will return to the time of day.
9. Touch STOP/CANCEL at any time during the countdown
to pause or cancel cooking.
Cook time may be added in 30-second increments during
second stage by touching START/+30SEC control.
the
To Use Defrost As First Stage: Touch Weight Defrost,
"dEF1" appears in the display. Enter the number of ounces
between 4 a nd 100 ounces (see "Defrost" section), then
follow steps 5-8 above for second stage programming.

Defrost

The Defrost feature has two functions: dEF1, which is an
automatic defrost by weight, and dEF2, which is a manual
defrost by time. The default power level is 30%, and can
be adjusted.
Unwrap foods and remove lids (for
1.
fruit juice containers) before defrosting.
frost function (see
to lowest.
example, from
EN-11
Shallow packages will defrost
2.
blocks.
3. Separate food pieces as soon as possible during or at
thr end of the cycle for more even defrosting.
Use small pieces of aluminum foil to shield parts of food
4.
such as chicken wings, leg tips and fish tails. See
"Aluminum Foil and Metal" first.
The Defrost feature should not be used for food that has been
left outside the freezer for more than 20 minutes, or for
frozen ready- made food. Use the following chart as a guide.
MEAT
Beef: ground, steaks,
roast, stew
Lamb: stew and chops
Pork: chops, ribs, roasts,
sausage
POULTRY
Chicken: whole and cut up
Cornish hens
Turkey: breast
FISH
Fillets, Steaks, Whole
Shellfish
To Defrost by Weight:
1. Place food, uncovered, on the turntable and close
the door.
2. Touch WEIGHT DEFROST. "dEF1" will appear .
3. Enter the weight in ounces, from 4 to 100.
If an invalid value is entered, the microwave oven
will not start.
4. Touch START/+30SEC.
The display will count down the defrost time.
When the cycle ends, the end-of-cycle tones will
sound, and the display will return to the time of day.
5. Touch STOP/CANCEL at any time during the countdown
to pause or cancel cooking.
To Defrost by Time:
1. Place food, uncovered, on the turntable and close
the door.
2. Touch TIME DEFROST. "dEF2" will appear in the
display.
3. Enter the desired time for defrosting.
The default microwave power is power level 3. If you want
to change the power level,
the LED will display "PL 3", then press the number
pad of the power level you wanted.
4. Touch START/+30SEC.
The display will count down the defrost time.
When the cycle ends, the end-of-cycle tones will
sound, and the display will return to the time of day.
5. Touch STOP/CANCEL at any time during the cou n
down to pause or cancel cooking.
more quickly than deep
The narrow or fatty areas of
irregular shaped cuts should
be shielded with foil before
defrosting.
Do not defrost less than 1/4 lb
(113 g) or two 4 oz (113 g)
patties.
Place all meats in microwave-
safe baking dish. Do not
cover.
Place in microwave-safe
baking dish, chicken breast
side up. Do not cover.
Place in microwave-safe
baking dish. Do not cover.
press " POWER " once, and
t