Soften/Melt; Easyconvect™ Conversion - KitchenAid KEMS308 Use & Care Manual

Soften/Melt

Soften and Melt functions may be used to soften or melt your
food. Times and cooking powers have been preset for a number
of food types. Use the following chart as a guide.
SOFTEN CHART
FOOD CODE QUANTITY
Butter 1 ½-2 sticks
Margarine 2 ½-2 sticks
Ice cream 3 16, 32, or 64 oz
(454, 907 g, or
1.8 Kg)
Cream 4 3 or 8 oz.
cheese (85g or 227g)
To Soften:
1. Touch SOFTEN/MELT.
2. Touch number key "2" to select Soften function
OR
Touch SOFTEN/MELT repeatedly to scan and select Soften.
3. Touch number key to select food type from the Soften Chart
OR
Touch SOFTEN/MELT repeatedly to scan and select food
settings.
4. Touch number keys to enter quantity (weight or sticks).
To change the doneness setting, touch the Power key before
or after the "START?" prompt is displayed to toggle through
and select a doneness of Normal, More, or Less.
5. Touch START.
The upper oven display will count down the soften time.
When the stop time is reached, the oven will shut off
automatically and "soften complete" will appear in the
display.
If enabled end-of-cycle tones will sound, then reminder tones
will sound every minute.
6. Touch OFF or open the door to clear the display and/or stop
reminder tones.
Use the following chart as a guide.
MELT CHART
FOOD CODE QUANTITY
Butter 1 ½-2 sticks
Margarine 2 ½-2 sticks
Chocolate 3 2, 4, 6, 8 oz.
(57, 113, 170,
227 g)
FOOD
Cheese
Marsh-
PREPARATION
mallows
Unwrap and
To Melt:
place in
1. Touch SOFTEN/MELT.
microwave-safe
container.
2. Touch number key "1" to select Melt function
3. Touch number key to select food type from the Melt Chart
Unwrap and
place in
microwave-safe
4. Touch number keys to enter quantity (weight or sticks).
container.
5. Touch START.
6. Touch OFF or open the door to clear the display and/or stop
PREPARATION
Convection cooking uses the convection element, the broil
element and the fan. Hot air is circulated throughout the oven
Unwrap and place in
cavity by the fan. The constantly moving air surrounds the food to
microwave-safe
heat the outer portion quickly.
container.
Cut squares into
small pieces or use
chips. Place in
microwave-safe
container.
CODE QUANTITY
4 8 or 16 oz
(227 or 454 g)
5 5 or 10 oz
(142-283 g)
OR
Touch SOFTEN/MELT repeatedly to scan and select Melt.
OR
Touch SOFTEN/MELT repeatedly to scan and select food
settings.
To change the doneness setting, touch the Power key before
or after the "START?" prompt is displayed to toggle through
and select a doneness of Normal, More, or Less.
The upper oven display will count down the melt time.
When the stop time is reached, the oven will shut off
automatically and "melt complete" will appear in the display.
If enabled end-of-cycle tones will sound, then reminder tones
will sound every minute.
reminder tones.
EasyConvect™ Conversion
A
B
C
D
A. Broil element
B. Convection fan
C. Convection element
D. Convection grid
The convect function may be used to cook small amounts of
food on a single rack.
Always use the convection grid placed on turntable or baking
tray.
Always use the turntable "On" option when convection
cooking with the convection grid (default setting).
Do not cover turntable or convection grid or baking tray with
aluminum foil.
Do not use light plastic containers, plastic wrap or paper
products. All heatproof cookware or metal utensils can be
used in convection cooking. Round pizza pans are excellent
for convection cooking.
PREPARATION
Cut into small
pieces and place in
microwave-safe
container.
Place in microwave-
safe container.
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