Maytag MMV5000 User Manual page 10

Operating Basics ............ ,....................................
Cooking Guide
The power levels on your microwave oven can be corn-
Power Level Best Uses
pared-to, the surface units on a range. HIGH (power
level 10) or full power is the fastest way to cook and High 1O Fish,bacon, vegetables,
gives you 100% power, boilingliquids
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Medium7 Gentlecookingofmeatand
Each power level gives you microwave energy for a cer- poultry;baking casseroles
rain percent of time, for example, power level 7 is and reheating
microwave energy 70% of the time. Most of your cook- Medium5 SI0wcookingand tenderiz-
ing will be done on HIGH (Power Level 10). A lower ing for stews and less ten-
setting will cook more evenly and with less attention der cuts of meat.
given to stirring or rotating the food. Some foods may Low3 Defrosting;simmering;
have better flavor, texture or appearance if one of the delicate sauces.
lower settings is used. You may wish to use a lower Warm 1 Keepingfoodwarm without
power level when cooking foods that have a tendency to overcooking;softening butter
boil over, such as scalloped potatoes. . ...........................
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Add Minute Tnmer
The ADD MINUTE Pad provides a convenient way to
Basic Instructions
heat foods at full power with one touch of a pad or add 1. Touch the TIMER Pad. The display will show
an extra minute to your cooking cycle. The microwave "TIME".
starts automatically after the pad is touched.
2. Enter desired time.
You cannot use ADD MINUTE with ONE TOUCH
COOKING FUNCTIONS, SENSOR COOK, AUTO 3. Touch the START Pad.
DEFROST, TIMER, FAVORITE CHOICE or
WARM.
• The timer can be programmed up to 99 minutes and
It will add 1 minute to the time up to 99 minutes. 99 seconds.
• Three short beeps signal the end of the timing oper-
ation.
• To stop the timer once it has started, touch the CAN-
CEL/OFF Pad twice. Display will return to the
time of day or cooking program.
• The timer cannot be set while cooking.
• The door must be shut for the timer to operate.
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