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Help Us PRECAUTIONS Help You. . . ~ TO AVOID POSSIBLE Read this book cafiefully Be sure your Microwave EXPOSLJRE TO H will help you operate and ain- Oven is registered. tain your new Microwave Ov n Itis important that we, the manu- EXCESSIVE j properly. facturer, know the location of your Microwave Oven should a need MICROWAVE Keep it handy for answers to our occur for adjustments. ~ questions. ENERGY Your supplier is responsible for registering you as the owner. If you don’t understand some hin
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Contents IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Before Microwaving . . . . . . . . . . . . Read all instructions before using this appliance. Sate nstructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . When using electrical appliances ● See door cleaning instruc- basic safety precautions should lntro~~ction to Your Oven . . . . . . . tions on page 28. be followed, including the Set the Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ● To reduce the risk of fire in following: the oven cavity: Touch Control Panel . . . . . . . .
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IMPORTANT ‘SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued) ● Avoid heating baby food in wave plastics ‘only “and use THE HOOD: glass jars, even without their them” in strict compliance with lids; especially meat and egg ● Have it installed and properly the utensil manufacturers mixtures. grounded by a qualified installer. recommendations. 2) Do not See the special installation book. subject empty utensils to micro- ● Don’t defrost frozen Nver- let packed with the microwave waving. 3) Do not permit children ages
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Features of Your Oven m m —. Q I ‘ \ (P’ oor Handle. Oven doesn’t operate unless door 9. Receptacle for Temperature Probe. ,S securely latched. 10. Touch Control Panel and Digital Readout Door Latch. Push in to opeq door. 2. Display. For detailed information of each feature, Window with Metal Shield. Screen allows cook- 3. see pages 6 and 7. ing to be viewed while keeping microwaves con- 11. Grease Filters. fined in oven. ?2. Cooktop Light. Plastic Mode Stirrer Cover, Protects the mode 4. 13. Ho
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Features of Your Micro~ 1 al The Touch Control Panel allows you to set the oven “ERROR” Appears On Readout: controls electronically with the touch of a finger. It’s ● When using Temp Cook function, you have entered designed to be easy to uae and understand. With a temperature less than 80° or more than 199”. your microwave oven, you have the option of using ● Door is opened during “AUTO” cycle of Automatic your automatic cooking control pads for quick and Cooking function. Close door and touch S
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we Touch Control Panel I 1 “PROBE” Appears On Readout: When YOU Plug in the Oven ● Probe has been forgotten when Auto Roast or The readout panel displays five 8’s and 18 POWER Temp Cook functions are being used. on the upper portion and all of the oven functions @ Probe is not securelv seated in oven wall rece~- . .. . .. . ...- .. .. . on tne lower portion. Atter 15 seconds, all Ilghts tacle. disappear and “RESET” comes on in the upper por- tion. Touch the CLEAR/OFF pad and oven is ready for us
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Cooking by Time The TIME COOK feature allows you to preset the cooking time. The oven shuts off automatically. Power Level 10 is automatically set for time cooking, but you may change this for more flexibility. See your Cookbook. To become better acquainted with TIME COOK function, make a cup of coffee by following the steps below. II ‘+’ / ~ \ J* ~ Step 1: Fill a cup 2A full of water Step 4: Touch START. “Cook Time Step 3: Select your time. Touch 1, and add 1 teaspoon of freeze dried Left”, Pow
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How to Use Manual Defrosting c Step 3: Touch number pad “8” then Defrosting Tips MIN Pad. “Def Time”, 8:00 and ● Foods frozen in paper or plastic Power 3 are displayed. The Defrost setting is designed for can be defrosted in the package. even thawing necessary for large ● For even defrosting, some foods amounts of food and is one of the need to be broken up or separated most important advantages of a part of the way through the defrost- microwave oven. ing time. ● Power Level 3 is automatically
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Cooking by Temperature For many foods, internal temperature is the best The Temperature Probe test of doneness. The temperature probe is a food thermometer that Roasts or poultry are cooked to perfection when gauges the internal temperature of your food; it temperature cooking. Heating or reheating foods must be used when using TEMP COOK or AUTO accurately to a serving temperature you desire is ROAST. Follow the directions for use and insertion simple and easy. on page 14. HANDLE TEMP COOK takes
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How tcpUse the Hold/Timer I L L 1’ Your HOLD/TIMER, which qper- are timing a three minute phone tions. The time can range from one ates without microwave enqrgy, call, touch 3, 0 and O. The readout second to 99 minutes and 99 sec- has three timing functions. panel shows 3:00 and “HOLD” onds. A HOLD, or “standing” time appears on display. may be found in some of your own It operates as a Minute Tim$r, it recipes or Cookbook. Step 3: Touch START. The readout can be set to delay cooking or may disp
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Automatic Cooking ,a , I The Auto Cook pad may be used the sensor detects steam from the foods. Other 1 I to elim[nate your need to look Auto Cook control settings, which are for fresh or up cooking time in the Cook- it frozen foods, need additional time after steam has book, dr guessing how long to m been sensed. For these foods, the oven determines set coc+king time. By actually the amount of additional time needed, then auto- sensing the steam which escapes as food micro- matically switches t
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Example of How to Use Automatic Cooking Place covered food in Tcbuch number pad for Word AUTO shows on Beep sounds when steam oven. Touch Auto Cook desired code. Code 2 readout, indicating steam is sensed and AUTO is pad. “Enter Code” flashes shows and “Start” flashes sensor is activated. DO replaced by cook time. on readout. on readout. Touch START. NOT OPEN DOOR. MAY Rotate or stir food. When AFFECT COOKING PER- done, oven beeps and FORMANCE. stops. Understanding Au@matic Cooking Codes & Prefe
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Automatic Roasting Auto R@ast uses the ternpera- Just as in conventional roasting, only tender roasts b I ture pfiobe to cook to the should be Auto Roasted until specified internal .1, desired $erving temperature. Un- temperatures are reached. Less tender roasts like Terhp Cook, which uses a should be microwaved by time, according to the m single flower level, Auto Roast Cookbook which comes with your oven. Complete uses up to 3 power settin~s which automatically information on preparing roasts
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Auto Roast Chart ● Use containers and coverings as directed at left. Place probe correctly in roast before cooking. t ‘urn over when 80° (except pork) has been reached. Beef Tender Roast Rare 2 80° 125° 12-14 5-1o Medium 3 80° 140° 14-16 10-15 Well 4 80° 170° 17-18 30 Meatloaf 4 No Turn 170° 30-40 5-10 (loaf or round) Over Pork Loin Roast 4 120° 170° 18-20 20 Precooked Ham 1 80° 115° 17-19 5-1o Poultry Whole Chicken 5 80° 190° 13-15 20 (31b.) Turkey Breast 4 80° 170° 13-15 20 (Insert probe horiz
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Aptomatic Defrosting With the Auto Defrost feature, When the oven reaches half of the total defrosting the ov n automatically sets the time, the readout flashes “TURN”, telling you to 4 I defrost ng time and Power Levels turn food over and will not continue defrosting until T I ‘1 0 for yoq. You choose the appro- door is opened and “Start” is touched again. 61m3 priate code number from 1 to 6 After defrosting time is complete, the oven automat- for the food you are defrosting, then enter the foo
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Automatic Cooking Recipe Guide .omatic Cooking Control is a fully automatic size to the size of the food being cooked. Coverings &lectronic control system thatt lets your microwave such as plastic wrap secured on all sides, the lid oven do the cooking for you. The charts and that came with the container, or microwave-safe recipes in this section are designed to help you plastic domes are ideal. For examples of containers make the most of this truly new feature. and coverings, see page 12 and the
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Automatic Cooking Meats and Main Dishes “’! “4 The benefit is automatic setting and control of cooking, but just like conventional microwaving you must check the food after the AUTO cycle (oven beeps and cook time begins to count down on display) and turn, rotate or stir as recommended. To Automatic Cook Meats - . For meat and fish loaves use either Whole Chioken, chicken breasts Pork chops automatically cook well the round or loaf microwave-safe and pieces, or turkey parts should in 8 x 12-X 2-
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Meat or Main Dish Recipes MEXICAN MEATBALL CASSEROLE Auto Cook Code 6 (Approx. Cooking Time—35 min.) Makes 6 to 8 Servings 1 lb. ground chuck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In large mixing bowl, place meat, bread crumbs, pepper, salt, chili 1/2 cup dry bread crumbs powder, onion and egg. Mix well and form into 12 balls. Arrange balls 1/8 teaspoon pepper in a circle in 2 qt. casserole. Set aside. 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon chili powder 2 tablespoons d@yminced onions 1 egg 1/2 cup regular rice . .
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Automatic Cooking Vegetables Automatic Cook Vegetables Fresh or Canned V6geWes Whole or large halves of veg@a- Pieces or slices of vegetables Precooked/canned vegetables bles such as cauliflower or squash require % to % cup of waler. Use should be placed in round con- use Auto Cook Code 5. Use round appropriate size covered container. tainer similar in size to amount or square container close to the Stir or rotate after oven signals. being cooked (at least half full). size of vegetable. Add % cu
