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Spacemaker 11” Microwave Oven
Problem Solver..............................24
Safe~ instructions ...................3-5
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Precautions to Avoid Possible Exposure
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to Excessive Microwave Energy .............2
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Care and Cleaning........,............2l, 22
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Control Panel ................................................2 1
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~LP US ~LP YOU . . . Before using your oven, Be sure your microwave Save time and money. read this book carefully. oven is registered. Before you request service... It is intended to help you operate Check the Problem Solver in the It is important that we know and maintain your new microwave back of this book. It lists causes of the location of your microwave minor operating problems that you oven properly. oven should a need occur for can correct yourself. adjustments. Keep it handy for answers
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men using electrical app~mces, basic s#ety ● Do not mount the microwave oqen over or nea precautions shotid be followed, including the any portion of a heating or cooking apptianc~ following: ● Do not store anything ditiy on top of the microwave oven surface when the microwave A WA~NG-T.r~ucetieris~of oven is in operation. bums, electric shock fire, injury to pe~ons or exposure to excessive microwave energy: ● Do not immerse power cord or p@ in water. ● Read md foMow the specific “Precautions to
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~ORTA~ S~m mS~UC~ONS (continued) —Do not pop popcorn in your microwave oven ● Sometimes! the oven tray an become too hot to touch. Be -fnl touching the tray during and Urdess in a special microwave popcorn accessory aftcrcooking. or udess you ,use popcorn labeled for use in microwave ovens. *Foods cooked in liquids (such as pasta) may —Do not overcook potatoes.. ~ey could dehydrate tend to boil over more rapidly than foods and catch fire, causing damage to your oven. containing less moisture. Sh
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* Hot foods and s- mn m= ● Not W plastic wmp is sui~ble for use in bum. Be careful when opening micmwave ovens. Chwk the package for any containers of hot f@ proper use. including poporn bags, cooking ● Spontieow boiling—Under pouches and boxes. To prevent certain spwid c-tances, possible injury, direct steam away liquids may st~to boil durirtg or shotiy after removal from the microwave oven. To prevent burns from splashing Uquid, stir the hquid briefly before Available at extra cost from your G
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● Make sure all cookware used in your microwave ● Paper towels, waxed paper and plastic wrap oven is suitable for microwaving. Most glass can be used to cover dishes in order to retain casseroles, cooking dishes, measuring cups, custard moisture and prevent spattering. Be sure to vent cups, pottery or china dinnerware which does not plastic wrap so steam can escape. ha;e metallic trim or glaze with a metallic sheen ● Some microwaved foods require stirring, can be used. Some cookware is labeled “
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— I I /// ->1 - 1. Door Latches. 6. Glass Cooking Tray. Tray must be in place when using the oven. Cooking performance 2. Door Screen. Metal screen permits viewing of will be unsatisfactory without the tray in place. foods and keeps microwaves confined inside oven. The tray may be removed for cleaning. 3. Mode Stirrer Cover. Protects the microwave 7. Automatic Cooking Guide. Quick reference codes energy distributing system. Do not remove this for many frequently prepared foods. cover. You will d
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YOUR TOUCH CONTROL PA~L The Touch Control Panel allows you to set the oven controls with the touch of a finger. It’s designed to be easy to use and understand. 1. DISPLAY. Displays time of day, time or 10. START. After all selections are made, touch this temperature during cooking functions, power pad to start the oven. level being used, cooking mode and instructions. 11. CLOCK. Touch this pad to enter time of day 2. T~E DEFROST. Gentle thawing at automatic or check time of day while microwaving
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I I I A~OW~CCOOKING CONTROE - GUIOE BEHINO OOOR OUICK REHEAT D;~NE: CODE 1 BEVERAGE REHEAT I I I Program Cooting Use your Touch Control Panel to Quick Reheat and Create your own programs to suit your individual Auto Defrost— with the oven setting the power levels cooking style. For example: program a hold time and cooking or heating times; to Time Cook or Time between Time Defrost and Time Cook I & II; set Defrost, using your choice of power levels from Time Cook I & 11 for a two-stage program u
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HOW TO USE T~ mTE/SECO~ TMR The Minute/Second Timer Using a Holding Time The Minute/Second Timer has three timing The Minute/Second Timer can also be used to functions: program a “holding time” between microwave cooking functions. The time can range from one ● It operates as a minute timer. second to 99 minutes and 99 seconds. A holding ● It can be set to delay cooking. or standing time may be found in some of your “ It can be used as a hold setting after defrosting. own recipes or in the Cookin
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Time Defrost rower Level 3) Step 1: Place package of frozen strawberries in the oven Time Defrost is designed for speedy thawing of and close door. Be sure package contains no meti. frozen food and is one of the great advantages of a microwave oven. Step 2: Touch TIME DEFROST. TIME ● Power level 3 (Low) is automatically set when you DEFROST press TIME DEFROST pad, but you may change n this for more flexibility. ● See the Defrosting Guide for defrosting help. Step 3: Select one half of the total
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COO~G BY m Time Cook I Because automatic power level 10 is recommended Time Cook allows you to microwave for a preset for this cup of coffee, there is no need to change the amount of time. The oven shuts off automatically. power level. (If power level 10 is not appropriate, see Power level 10 (High) is recommended for most “How to Change Power Level~7 below.) cooking, but you may change this for more flexibility. Step 4: Touch the START pad. See the Cooking Guide. To become better acquainted wit
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The Express Cook Feature The Express Cook feature is a short-cut method to set Step 2: Touch the START pad. time for 1-5 minutes. START To Express Cook your food or beverage: n Step 1: Touch a number The oven will automatically signal, flash “End” and ❑ EEBE pad(fromlto5) that shut off at the end of the programmed time. corresponds with the amount ❑ mmmm of your desired cooking time (in minutes). For example, touch the 2 pad for 2 minutes of cooking time. Add 30 Seconds The Add 30 Seconds featur
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AUTO DEFROST Auto Defrost With the Auto Defrost feature, Use the Auto Defrost Guide. Enter The oven calculates defrosting the oven automatically sets the the food weight in pounds and time and changes power levels defrosting times and power tenths of a pound (see Conversion during defrosting to give even levels for you. Guide). Then touch START pad. defrosting results. How to Set Auto Defrost Before you begin, check the gtide located at front Step 4: Touch START pad. Display shows defrost time o
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AUTO DEFROST GU~E RECOMMENDED MIN.-MAX. FOODS WIGHT FIRST SIGNAL SECOND SIGNAL STAND TIME , “, I Chops 0.1 -6.0 lbs. Turn over. Separate and shield 5 minutes where necessary. I Fratifurters, Sausage Remove defrosted 2 minutes 0.1 -6.0 lbs. Separate. pieces. I Ground Meat 0.1 -6.0 lbs. Turn over. Remove defrosted areas 5 minutes and break apart. I I I I Beef Patties I 0.1 -6.Olbs. I Turnover. ] Separate patties. ] 5 minutes Roast Turn over and Shield if necessq. 0.1 -6.0 lbs. 90 minutes shield. I
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The Quick Reheat feature is a short-tern program to Touch just 3 pads to use Code Reheat codes 1 to 6 to automatically reheat a beverage or previously cooked reheat many popular foods. See the guide at bottom food. The oven turns off automatically after a preset of page. Or touch just 2 pads to use the Beverage or amount of time. Dinner Plate programs with the oven automatically setting the code for you. Dinner Plate Beverage The Beverage program makes it simple to reheat a The Dinner Plate prog
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GLOSSARY OF ~CROWAW TE~S When adapting recipes for the microwave, it is Stirring. In range-top cooking, you stir foods up from best to start with a familiar recipe. Knowing how the bottom to heat them evenly. When microwaving, the food should look and tiste will help when you stir cooked portions from the outside to the center. adapting recipes for microwaving. Foods that Foods that require constant stirring will need only require browning or crisp, dry surfaces will occasional stirring when mic
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~A~G OR RE~AT~G G~E NOTE: Use Power Level High (10) unless otherwise noted. 1. Directions below are for heating or reheating already-cooked palatable results. Adjust temperatures to suit your personal foods stored in refrigerator or at room temperature. Use taste. Let foods stand a few minutes before serving. microwave-safe cookware. 4. Be sure foods are heated throughout before serving. Steaming 2. Cover most foods for fastest heating. Exceptions are some or bubbling around edges of dish does n
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1. Food packaged in paper or plastic maybe defrosted without 3. Be sure Iage meats are completely defrosted before cooking. unwrapping. If food is foil wrapped, remove foil and place food 4. When defrosted, food should be cool but softened in all areas. in cooking dish for defrosting. Most food defrosts well using If still slightly icy, return to microwave oven very briefly, or let Defrost (3). For more even defrosting of larger foods, such as stand a few minutes. beef, lamb and veal roasts, use
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COO~G G~E NOTE: Use Power Level High (10) unless otherwise noted. a Vegetables Vegetible Amount CommenG Time Asparagus (frozen spears) 1 lb. In 1 fi-qt. oblong glass baking dish, place 1/4 cup water. 8 to 10 min., Meal-High (7) Rotate dish after half of time. (frozen spears) 1O-OZ. package 6 to 8 min. In l-qt. casserole. B- In 1 fi-qt. casserole, place 1/2 cup water. (fresh green) 1 lb. cut in half 13 to 17 min (frozen green) 10-oz. package 7 to 9 min. In l-qt. casserole, place 2 tablespoons wat
