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PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY ............................................................... TABLE OF CONTENTS ....................................... SAFETY ................................................................ Important Safety Instructions ............................. 2 3 4 Cooking at High Cook Power ........................ 13 Auto Touch Cook .......................................... 13 Cooking Guide for Lower Power Levels ........
IMPORTANT The safety instructions damage to your oven. WARNING- SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS below will tell you how to use your oven and avoid harm to yourself • Suitable To reduce the risk of burns, equipment electric shock, fire, injury to persons, or exposure to excessive microwave energy. or for use above both gas and electric cooking 36 inches wide or less. • Do not use this oven for commercial purposes. It is made for household use only. • Read all the instructions before using your oven.
• To avoid improperly cooking some foods. - Do not heat any types of baby bottles or baby food. Uneven heating may occur and possibly cause personal injury. - Do not heat small-necked containers, such as syrup bottles. - Do not deep-fat fry in your microwave oven. - Do not attempt home canning in your microwave oven. • Do not let cord hang over edge of table or counter. Preserve the oven floor: - Do not heat the oven floor excessively.
GROUNDING Please read this owner's manual. It will tell you how to use all the fine features of this microwave oven. LOCATION INSTRUCTIONS This appliance must be grounded. If an electrical short circuit occurs, grounding reduces the risk of electric shock by providing an escape wire for the electric current. The cord for this appliance has a grounding wire with a grounding plug. Put the plug into an outlet that is properly installed and grounded.
MICROWAVE OVEN FEATURES Model and Serial Number Plate Vent Grille Glass Turntable Window with Metal Shield Cooking Guide Door Handle / Oven Control Door Safety Lock System \_, ,,_/_.
OVEN CONTROL PANEL Auto Tou_ Warm Hold ) • •1 IZi ® -8-
14. CUSTOM SET: Touch this pad to change the oven's default settings for sound, clock, display speed, defrost weight, and demo mode operations. See page 11 for more information. 1. DISPLAY: The display includes a clock and indicators to tell you time of day, cooking time settings, and cooking functions selected. 2. AUTO TOUCH COOK: Touch these keys let you cook foods easily. See page 13 for more information. 15. CLOCK(TIME OF DAY): Touch this pad to enter the time of day.
LEARN ABOUT YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN This section discusses the concepts behind microwave cooking and introduces you to the basics you need to know to operate your microwave oven, Please read this information before use, CLOCK(TIME This oven inciudes LIGHT TIMER OF DAY) a 24-hour clock, You can set the UGHT to turn on and off automatically at any time you want, The light comes on at the same time every day until reset, 1. Touch STOP/CLEAR. 1, Touch STOPiCLEAR. 2, Touch CLOCK.
FAN HI/LO/OFF The FAN moves steam and other vapors from the surface cooking, Touch FAN once for High fan spe_, twice for Low fan speed, or three times to turn the fan off, NOTE: if the temperature gets too hot around the, microwave oven, the fan in the vent hood will automatically turn on at the LOW setting to coo_the oven. It may stay on up to an hour to cool the oven. When this occurs, you can not turn the fan off manually.
HOLD WARM You can safeJy keep hot, cooked food warm in your microwave oven for up to 99 minutes 99 seconds, You can use HOLD WARM by itseff or to follow a _oking cycle automatically, The HELP pad display fea_re information and helpful hints. Press HELP, then select a key pad. 1. Touch STOPiCLEAR. 1. Touch STOP/CLEAR. 2. Touch HELP, iiiiMiiiii iiiiiiiiiill3, Touch 2. Touch HOLD WARM. POPCORN. 3. Touch START.
COOKING AT HIGH COOK By using the MORE(+) or LESS(-) keys, al_ of the AUTO TOUCH, TIME COOK program and etc, can be adjusted to cook food for a longeror shorter time Pressing MORE(+) wil_ add 10 s_onds of the cooking time each time you press it, Pressing LESS(-) will subtract 10 seconds of cooking time each time you )tess it. 1. Touch STOP/CLEAR. :3 3. Touch START, When the cook time is over, you will hear three beeps and END will display. 1, Touch STOP/CLEAR. 2, Touch POPCORN one time° 4. Touch +.
COOKING GUIDE FOR LOWER POWER LEVELS The nine 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, POWER LEVEL 10 HIGH MICROWAVE examples of foods best cooked at each level, and the amount of microwave power you are using. OUTPUT USE • Boil water. 100% • • • • • Cook ground beef. Make candy. Cook fresh fruits and vegetables. Cook fish and poultry. Preheat browning dish. 9O% • Reheat meat slices quickly.
AUTO TOUCH COOK CHART KEY POTATO POPCORN BEVERAGE CASSEROLE PIZZA (Refrigerated) BACON FRESH VEGETABLE TOUCH KEYPAD 1 Time 1 ea. (8 oz.) 2 Times 2 ea. (16 oz.) 3 Times 3 ea. (24 oz.) 4 Times 4 ea. (32 oz.) 1 Time 1.75 oz. 2 Times 3.0 oz. 3 Times 3.5 oz. 1 Time 1 cup 2 Times 2 cups 1 Time 1 cup 2 Times 2 cups 3 Times 3 cups 4 Times 4 cups 1 Time 1 slice (5 oz.) 2 Times 2 slices (10 oz.) 3 Times 3 slices (15 oz.
DEFROST Weight conversion Your microwave oven is preset with three defrost sequences. Using DEFROST is the best way to defrost frozen foods. The Defrost Sequence Table below provides some basic guidelines for using the three defrost sequences. You are probably used to food weights being in pounds and ounces that are fractions of a _und (for example 4 ounces equals 1/4 pound). However, in order to enter food weight in DEFROST you must specify pounds and tenths of a pound.
DEFROST CHART Food Sequence GROUND MEAT At Beep BEEF Ground beef Cubes for stew Hamburger patties Pot roast Rib roast, Rump roast Chuck roast PORK Bacon, Hot Dogs Sausage, Links Sausage, Bulks Ribs, Roast LAMB Ribs Roasts POULTRY POULTRY Whole Chicken Chicken Pieces CORNISH HENS Whole, Split Stand Time Turn over. Remove thawed portions and break apart. Return remainder to oven. Turn over. Remove thawed portions with fork. Turn over. Turn over. Cover warm areas with aluminum foil. Turn over.
GETTING THE BEST COOKING RESULTS To get the best results from your microwave oven, read and follow the guidelines below. • Storage Temperature: Foods taken from the freezer or refrigerator take longer to cook than the same foods at room temperature. The time for recipes in this book is based on the normal storage temperature of the food. • Size: Small pieces of food cook faster than large ones, pieces similar in size and shape cook more evenly.
Appetizers / Sauces / Soups Meat Cooking Appetizers" Cooking Tips and Techniques Meat" General Directions • Prepare the meat for cooking. - Defrost completely. - Trim off excess fat to avoid splattering. - Place the meat, fat side down, on a microwavable rack in a microwavable dish. - Use oven cooking bag for less tender cuts of meat. - Arrange the meat so that thicker portions are toward the outside of the dish. - Cover the meat with waxed paper to prevent splattering. • Tend the meat as it cooks.
Meat Cooking Table MEAT POWER LEVEL Beef Hamburgers, Fresh or defrosted (4 oz. each) 1 patty 2 patties 4 patties HI Sirloin tip roast (3-4 Ibs.) 5 Lamb Lamb roast, rolled boneless (3-4 Ibs.) COOKING TIME Form patties with depression in center of each. Place on microwavable roast rack. Brush with browning 1-11/2 minutes 11/2-2 minutes 21/2-31/2 minutes 5 HI Chops (5-7 oz.
Poultry Cooking Poultry: General Directions • Prepare the poultry for cooking. - Defrost completely. - Arrange poultry pieces with thicker pieces at the outside edge of the baking dish. When cooking legs, arrange them like the spokes of a wheel. - Cover the baking dish with waxed paper to reduce splattering. - Use a browning agent or cook with a sauce to give a browned appearance. ° Tend the poultry as it cooks. - Drain and discard juices as they accumulate.
Pasta And Rice Microwave cooking and conventional cooking of pasta, rice, and cereal require about the same amount of time, but the microwave is a more convenient method because you can cook and serve in the same dish. Cooking There is no stirring needed and leftover pasta tastes just like fresh cooked when reheated in the microwave oven. Pasta and Rice: Tips and Techniques • If you are planning to use rice or pasta in a casserole, undercook it so it is still firm.
CARE AND CLEANING CHARCOAL For best performance and safety, keep the oven clean inside and outside. Take special care to keep the inner door panel and the oven front frame free of food or grease build-up. Never use rough powder or pads. Wipe the microwave oven inside and out, including the hood bottom cover, with a soft cloth and a warm (not hot) mild detergent solution. Then rinse and wipe dry. Use a chrome cleaner and _lish on chrome, metal, and aluminum surfaces.
COOKTOP/COU REPLACEMENT NTERTOP LIGHT QUESTIONS 1, Unplug the oven or turn off power at the main power supply. Can I use a rack in my microwave oven so that I may reheat or cook in two levels at a time? A. Only use the rack that is supplied with your microwave oven. Use of any other rack can result in poor cooking performance and/or arcing and may damage your oven. Q. Q= 2. 3. 4. 5. Remove the bulb cover mounting screws. Replace bulb(s) with 30 or 40 watt appliance bulb(s).
MICROWAVE UTENSIL GUIDE USE OVENPROOF GLASS (treated for high intensity heat): utility dishes, loaf dishes, pie plates, cake plates, liquid measuring cups, casseroles and bowls without metallic trim. DO NOT USE METAL UTENSILS: Metal shields the food from microwave energy and produces uneven cooking. Also avoid metal skewers, thermometers or foil trays. Metal utensils can cause arcing, which can damage your microwave oven.
BEFORE CALLING FOR SERVICE Check the following list to be sure a service call is really necessary. A quick reference of this manual as well as reviewing additional information on items to check may prevent an unneeded service call. If nothing on the oven operates: • check for a blown circuit fuse or a tripped main circuit breaker. • check if oven is properly connected to electric circuit in house. • check that controls are set properly.
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