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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 It is important that we know the Check the Problem Solver in the and maintain your new microwave location of your microwave oven back of this book. It lists causes of oven properly. should a need occur for minor operating problems that you adjustments. can correct yourself. Keep it handy for answers to
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! ~ORTANT SA~H mSTRUCTIONS L Read M Wmctiom before ushg ttis app~mce. men using electrical appliances, basic safety ● Do not let power cord hangover edge of tuble precautions should be followed, including the or counter. following: * Do not operate this appliance if it has a damaged power cord or plug, if it is not A WA~lNG-Toreducethetiskof working properly, or if it has been damaged or burns, electric shock, fire, injury to persons dropped. or exposure to excessive microwave e~ergy: ● Do not o
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~ORTANT SAm~ ~STRUCTIONS (continued) —Do not operate the oven whtie empty to avoid ● Foods cooked in liquids (such as pasta) may tend damage to the oven and the danger of fire. If to boil over more rapidly than foods containing by accident the oven should run empty a minute less moisture. Should this occur, refer to tie Care or two, no harm is done. However, try to avoid and Cleaning section(s) for instructions on how to operating the oven empty at all times—it saves clean the inside of the oven
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● Not au plastic wrap is suitable for use in ● Hot foods and steam can cause ! , : burns. Be careful when opening microwave ovens. Check the package for any containers of hot food, proper use. including popcorn bags, cooking ● Spontaneous boiling-Under pouches and boxes. To prevent certain special circumstances, possible injury, direct steam away liquids may start to boil during from hands and face. or shortly after removal from the microwave oven, To prevent burns from splashing liquid, stir th
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MICROWAV~G TWS ● Make sure all cookware used in your microwave ● Paper towels, waxed paper and plastic wrap can be used to cover dishes in order to retain oven is suitable for microwaving. Most glass moisture and prevent spattering. Be sure to vent casseroles, cooking dishes, measuring cups, custard plastic wrap so steam can escape. cups, pottery or china dinnerware which does not have metallic trim or glaze with a metallic sheen ● Some microwaved foods require stirring, can be used. Some cookwa
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FEATURES OF YOUR OmN . I . 1.4 Cubic Feet Oven Interior I 1. Door Latches. 6. Automatic Cooking Guide. Quick reference codes for many frequently prepared foods. 2. Door Screen. Metal screen permits viewing of foods and keeps microwaves confined inside oven. 7. Removable firntible. Turntable must be in place when using the oven. Cooking performance will be 3. Touch Control Panel and Display. See Your unsatisfactory without the turntable in place. The Touch Control Panel section for instructions.
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YOUR TOUCH CONTROL PANEL The Touch Control Panel allows you to set the oven 9. CLOCK. Touch this pad to enter time of day or check time of day while microwaving. To set clock, controls with the touch of a finger. It’s designed to be easy to use and understand. first touch CLOCK pad and then enter time of day. 1 :30, touch number pads For example, if time is 1. DISPLAY. Displays time of day, time or 1, 3, and O and “1 :30” will appear in display. Then temperature during cooking functions, power
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HOW TO USE THE M~TE/SECO~ TMER 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 own recipes or in the Cooking Guide. ● It can be used as a hold setting after
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Time Cook 1 Because automatic power level 10 is recommended Time Cook allows you to microwave for a preset amount of time. for this cup of coffee, there is no need to change the power level. (If power level 10 is not appropriate, see Power level 10 (High) is recommended for most “How to Change Power Level” below.) cooking, but you may change this for more flexibility. See the Cooking Guide. Step 4: Touch the START pad. To become better acquainted with time cooking, make START a cup of coffee by
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COOmG BY T~E (continued) How to Use Auto Stirt The Auto Start feature allows you to program your Step 2: Enter the time you want the oven to start. oven to begin cooking at a preset time of day—up (Be sure your microwave oven clock shows the to a 12-hour delay. correct time of day.) To Use Auto Start Step 3: Enter your desired cooking program. Step 4: Touch START pad. The oven will Step 1: Touch AUTO START pad automatically start at the desired time. AUTO (instead of START pad). START n The Remi
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Time Defrost (Power Level 3) Time Defrost is designed for speedy thawing of Step 1: Place package of frozen strawberries in the oven and close door. Be sure package contains frozen food and is one of the great advantages of no metal. a microwave oven. Use the Time Defrost setting to quickly thaw foods Step 2: Touch TIME DEFROST. such as bread, rolls, vegetables, fruits and frozen TIME dinners. DEFROST n ● Power level 3 is automatically set when you press TIME DEFROST pad, but you may change this
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The Reheat feature is a short-term program Touch just 3 pads to use Reheat codes 1 to 6 to reheat to automatically reheat a previously cooked food. many popular foods. See the guide below. The oven turns off automatically after a preset amount of time. Reheat The Reheat program makes it a snap to reheat many popular foods. Choose a code number from 1 to 6 (see Reheat Guide below). Step 1: Touch REHEAT pad. Step 3: Touch START pad. Oven will signal and display remaining START time counting down s
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The Popcorn feature is designed to be used only Light Microwave Popcorn with prepackaged microwave popcorn weighing Step 1: Touch POPCORN pad. 3.0 to 3.7 ounces. POPCORN Step 1: Touch POPCORN pad. o POPCORN Step 2: Touch number pad 2. n Step 3: Touch START pad. Step 2: Touch START pad. Oven will signal and display remaining time counting down shortly before shut off. Adjust for Shorter or Longer Cook Time If your favorite popcorn is overcooked, try this: If your favorite popcorn is undercooked,
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AUTO DEFROST Auto Defrost Use the Auto Defrost guide on the The oven calculates defrosting With the Auto Defrost feature, time and changes power levels next page. Enter the food weight in the oven automatically sets the during defrosting to give even defrosting times and power pounds and tenths of a pound (see defrosting results. Conversion Guide below). Then levels for you. touch START pad. How to Set Auto Defrost Twice during SteD 1: Remove food from uacka~e. ~lace in oven . . defrosting, the
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AUTO DEFROST GUmE RECOMMENDED MIN.-MAX. FOODS WEIGHT FIRST SIGNAL SECOND SIGNAL STAND TIME Chops 0.1 -6.0 lbs. Turn over. Sepmate and shield 5 minutes where necessary. b Frankfurters, Sausage 0.1 -6.0 lbs. Separate. Remove defrosted 2 minutes I pieces. h ) Ground Meat 0.1 -6.0 lbs. Turn over. Remove defrosted areas 5 minutes I and break apart. Beef Patties 0.1-6.Olbs. I Turnover. Separate patties, 5 minutes Roast Turn over and 90 minutes 0.1 -6.0 Ibs. Shield if necessary. shield. Ribs 0.1 -6.0 l
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GLOSSARY OF MICROWA~ TERMS 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 taste 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 m
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~AT~G OR REmATmG 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
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DEFROST~G G~E 1. Food packaged in paper or plastic maybe defrosted without 3. Be sure large 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 v
