User Manual Part 1

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Cooking Power
Many recipes for microwave cooking specify which cooking
power to use by percent, name or number. For example,
70%=7=Medium-High.
Use the following chart as a general guide for the suggested
cooking power of specific foods.
Cooking
To Use the Auto Cooking Functions:
When using preset cooking powers and cook times for selected
food types (Cereals, Eggs, Frozen Food, Vegetable, Grains, Meat,
Poultry and Fish), follow the “Cook” menus to select amounts
and begin the auto function. See “Display/Touch Screen” section
for sample programming.
To Cook Manually:
1. Touch COOK TIME/POWER.
2. Turn dial to desired cook time.
If using a cooking power other than 100%, touch “Power,”
then turn dial to desired cooking power.
3. Touch START.
When the cooking cycle ends, the “End” screen will appear in
the display, 4 end-of-cycle tones will sound, and then
reminder tones will sound every minute for 15 minutes.
4. Touch OFF/CANCEL or open the door to stop reminder
tones.
To Change Cook Time or Power During a Cooking Cycle:
Cook time and/or power may be changed after cooking begins
without interrupting cooking.
1. Touch “Time” or “Power.”
2. Turn dial to select new time or power.
3. Touch START.
Doneness
For many cooking functions, the screen displays a "Doneness"
bar which can be adjusted by touching “+” or “-” or turning the
dial. For most foods, the maximum and minimum doneness
settings add to, or subtract from normal cook time.
For Defrost, the controlled percentage depends on food type and
weight.
When doneness has been set for a specific food, the "Doneness"
bar remembers that setting, and will remain at that setting for all
future cooking cycles of that specific food, until it is reset.
Doneness control for Poultry, Pork, Fish and Hamburger can be
set for no less than the default doneness.
Prepare
For many cooking functions, the “Prepare” screen is available.
Touch “Prepare” for preparation instructions, as well as additional
information about the food item, cookware, etc.
PERCENT/
NAME
NUMBER USE
100%, High
(default setting)
10 Quick heating convenience foods
and foods with high water
content, such as soups,
beverages and most vegetables.
90% 9 Cooking small tender pieces of
meat, ground meat and poultry
pieces.
Heating cream soups.
80% 8 Heating rice, pasta or casseroles.
Cooking and heating foods that
need a cook power lower than
high, such as meat loaf.
70%,
Medium-High
7 Reheating a single serving of food.
Cooking fish fillets.
60% 6 Cooking sensitive foods such as
cheese and egg dishes, pudding
and custards.
Cooking non-stirrable casseroles,
such as lasagna.
50%, Medium 5 Cooking ham, whole poultry,
whole fish and pot roasts.
Simmering stews.
40% 4 Heating bread, rolls and pastries.
30%, Medium-
Low, Defrost
3 Defrosting bread, fish, meats,
poultry and precooked foods.
20% 2 Melting chocolate, butter and
marshmallows.
Softening ice cream.
10%, Low 1 Taking chill out of fruit.
Softening butter and cheese.