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Over The Range Microwave Oven
Owner's Manual
MMV5156AA/MMV5156AC
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Important Safety Instructions ................................................................2-4
Features ................................................................................................5-6
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS What You Need Recognize Safety Symbols, Words, Labels to Know About DANGER Safety Instructions DANGER— Immediate hazards which WILL result in severe personal injury or Warning and Important Safety In- death. structions appearing in this manual are not meant to cover all possible condi- tions and situations that may occur. WARNING Common sense, caution, and care must WARNING— Hazards or unsafe practices which COULD result in severe per- be exercised when installing,
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should be followed to reduce the risk of burns, electric shock, fire, or injury to persons or exposure to excessive microwave energy. 1. READ all instructions before using oven. 11. DO NOT heat baby bottles in oven. 2. READ AND FOLLOW the specific “PRECAUTIONS 12. DO NOT operate this oven if it has a damaged TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCES- cord or plug, if it is not working properly, or if it ha
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Recognize this symbol as a SAFETY message WARNING CAUTION To avoid risk of fire in the oven cavity: To avoid personal injury or property damage, observe the following: a. DO NOT overcook food. Carefully attend oven when paper, plastic, or other combustible mate- 1. Do not deep fat fry in oven. Fat could overheat rials are placed inside the oven to facilitate and be hazardous to handle. cooking. 2. Do not cook or reheat eggs in shell or with an b. Remove wire twist-t
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Features OVEN SPECIFICATIONS Model and Serial Vent Grille Number Plate Power Supply 120 VAC, Glass Turntable Window with 60 Hz Metal Shield Cooking Guide Door Handle Metal Rack Input Power 1,500 W Cooking Power 1,000 W (IEC 60705 Standard) Frequency 2,450 MHz Rated Current 13 A Oven Control 15 7 Panel Outer Dimensions 29 ⁄16" x 16 ⁄16" Door Safety 3 Lock System (WxHxD) 15 ⁄8" Cavity Volume 1.5 Cu. Ft. Cooktop/Countertop Light Grease Filter Net Weight 52 lbs. 1 FEATURES NOTE: Features and styl
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Features (cont’d) 5. COOK: Touch this pad to cook 11. AUTO DEFROST: Meat, poultry, 20. OPTIONS: Touch this pad to frozen entree, casserole, and fish. Touch this pad to select change the oven’s default set- rice. The oven’s sensor will tell food type and defrost food by tings for sound, clock, display the oven how long to cook weight. See page 13 for more speed and defrost weight. See depending on the amount of information. page 7 for more information. humidity coming from the food. 12. TIME DEFR
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Operation LEARN ABOUT YOUR KITCHEN TIMER FAN HI LOW OFF MICROWAVE OVEN You can use your microwave oven as The FAN moves a timer. Use the Timer for timing up to steam and other This section discusses the concepts 99 minutes, 99 seconds. vapors from the cook- behind microwave cooking and intro- ing surface. The vent will operate at duces you to the basics you need to Example: To time 3 minutes. low speed whenever the oven is on. know to operate your microwave 1. Touch KITCHEN oven. Please read thi
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Operation (cont’d) Example: Turn on 2:00 AM, turn NOTE: CHILD LOCK off 7:00 AM. •If you touch ADD 30 SEC., it will add You may lock the control panel to pre- 30 seconds up to 3 minutes; after 3 1. Touch LIGHT vent the microwave from being acci- minutes, every touch will add 1 TIMER pad. dentally started or used by children. minute up to 99 minutes. 59 seconds. (Press once for The Child Lock feature is also useful AM, twice for PM.) when cleaning the control panel. HOLD WARM 2. Enter the time you
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CUSTOM RECIPE COOKING AT HIGH COOKING WITH POWER LEVEL MORE THAN ONE CUSTOM RECIPE lets you recall one cooking instruction previously placed Example: To cook food for 8 min- COOK CYCLE in memory and begin cooking quickly. utes 30 seconds at 100% power. For best results, some recipes call for Example: To cook for 2 minutes. one Power Level for a certain length 1. Enter the cook 8 3 0 of time, and another Power Level for 1. Touch CUSTOM time. another length of time.Your oven can RECIPE pad. 2.
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Operation (cont’d) COOKING GUIDE FOR LOWER POWER LEVELS The 10 power levels in addition to HIGH allow you to choose the best power level for the food you are cooking. Below are listed all the power levels, examples of foods best cooked at each level, and the amount of microwave power you are using. POWER LEVEL MICROWAVE OUTPUT USE 10 High 100% • Boil water. • Cook ground beef. •Make candy. • Cook fresh fruits and vegetables. • Cook fish and poultry. • Preheat browning dish. • Reheat beverages. •
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SENSOR COOKING POPCORN SENSOR OPERATING GUIDE POPCORN lets you pop 3.0 and 3.5 INSTRUCTIONS ounce bags of commercially pack- Appropriate containers and cover- Sensor Cook allows you to cook most aged microwave popcorn. Pop only ings help assure good Sensor cook- of your favorite foods without select- one package at a time. For best ing results. ing cooking times and power levels. results, use fresh bags of popcorn. If The display will indicate SENSING 1. Always use microwavable con- you are usin
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Operation (cont’d) When the cook time is over, you will BAKED POTATO REHEAT hear four beeps and END will display. The BAKED POTATO pad lets you REHEAT lets you heat foods without NOTE: Place canned vegetables in a bake one or several potatoes without needing to program times and Cook microwavable bowl or casserole. selecting cooking times and power Powers. REHEAT has preset Cook Cover with plastic wrap and vent. Let levels. Powers for 3 categories: Casserole, stand 5 minutes. Dinner Plate, and S
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3. Enter the weight. AUTO DEFROST 1 2 Your microwave oven is preset with 4. Touch START three defrost sequences. Using pad. AUTO DEFROST is the best way to defrost frozen foods. The Auto NOTE: When you touch the START Defrost Sequence Table below pro- pad, the display changes to defrost vides some basic guidelines for using time count down. The oven will beep the three defrost sequences. during the DEFROST cycle. At beep, See guidelines for Auto Defrost, page open the door and turn food over, 1
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Operation (cont’d) WEIGHT CONVERSION CHART DEFROSTING TIPS To enter food weight in AUTO DEFROST, you must specify pounds and tenths • When using AUTO DEFROST, the of a pound. If the weight on the food package is in fractions of a pound, you can weight to be entered is the net use the following chart to convert the weight to decimals. weight in pounds and tenths of pounds (the weight of the food minus the container). Equivalent • Use AUTO DEFROST only for raw Ounce Weight Tenths of a Pound food.
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TIME DEFROST USE OF THE This feature allows you to choose the METAL RACK CAUTION time you want to defrost. The metal rack gives you extra space To avoid risk of property when cooking in more than one con- The Time Defrost Chart provides damage: tainer at the same time. some basic guidelines for using Time ➣Do not use rack to pop Defrost. To use rack: popcorn. Example: To defrost for 2 minutes. 1. Place rack securely in the four ➣Rack must be on the four plastic supports. 1. Touch TIME plastic s
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Operation (cont’d) AUTO DEFROST CHART Meat Setting FOOD SETTING AT BEEP SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS BEEF Meat of irregular shape and large, fatty cuts of meat should have the narrow or fatty areas shielded with foil at the beginning of a defrost sequence. Ground Beef, MEAT Remove thawed portions with fork. Do not defrost less than 1/4 lb. Bulk Turn over. Return remainder to oven. Freeze in doughnut shape. Ground Beef, MEAT Separate and rearrange. Do not defrost less than 2 oz. patties. Patties Depress
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AUTO DEFROST CHART (cont’d) Poultry Setting FOOD SETTING AT BEEP SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS CHICKEN Whole POULTRY Turn over (finish defrosting breast-side Place chicken breast-side up on a micro- (up to 6 lbs.) down). Cover warm areas with wavable roast rack. Finish defrosting by aluminum foil. immersing in cold water. Remove giblets when chicken is partially defrosted. Cut-up POULTRY Separate pieces and rearrange. Place on a microwavable roasting rack. Turn over. Cover warm areas with aluminum foil.
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Cooking cooking time to expose all sides GETTING THE BEST FISH AND SHELLFISH equally to microwave energy. COOKING RESULTS Cooking Fish and Shellfish: • Place delicate areas of foods, such General Directions To get the best results from your as asparagus tips, toward the cen- microwave oven, read and follow the • Prepare the fish for cooking. ter of the dish. guidelines below. - Completely defrost the fish or • Arrange unevenly shaped foods, • Storage Temperature: Foods shellfish. such as chicken
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Not Recommended •Tend the meat as it cooks. APPETIZERS/SAUCES/ • Appetizers with a crisp coating or -Drain juices as they accumulate SOUPS puff pastry are best done in a con- to reduce splattering and keep Cooking Appetizers: Tips and ventional oven with dry heat. from overcooking the bottom of Techniques the meat. • Breaded products can be warmed Recommended in the microwave oven but will not - Shield thin or bony portions with •Crisp crackers, such as melba come out crisp. strips of foil to pr
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Cooking (cont’d) MEAT COOKING TABLE POWER COOKING MEAT LEVEL TIME DIRECTIONS BEEF HI Form patties with depression in center of each. Hamburgers, Place on microwavable roasting rack. Brush with browning Fresh or defrosted agent, if desired. Cover with waxed paper. (4 oz. each) Turn over halfway through cooking. 1 1 patty 1-1 ⁄2 minutes Let stand covered 1 minute. 1 2 patties 1 ⁄2-2 minutes 1 1 4 patties 2 ⁄2-3 ⁄2 minutes Sirloin tip roast 5 8-10 minutes Place roast fat side down on microwavable r
