KitchenAid KOMV1554R manual Reheating, To Use Reheat, To use Custom Defrost

To Use:

1.Place food on the turntable and close the door.

2.Touch appropriate Instant Sensor pad.

For Popcorn, touch pad repeatedly to select bag size.

For Fresh Vegetables, touch pad once for soft vegetables, and twice for hard vegetables.

The sensor will determine the quantity and cook time for baked potatoes, vegetables and dinner plate.

If more or less time is required, touch COOK POWER before oven starts cooking.

The display will count down the cook time.

When the cycle ends, “END” or standing instructions will appear in the display, and 1 long end-of-cycle tone will sound.

3.Touch OFF or open the door to clear the display.

Reheating

Times and cooking power have been preset for reheating specific foods. Use the following chart as a guide.

REHEAT PAD	QUANTITY	INSTRUCTIONS
Beverage	0.5-2 cups	Stir briskly before and
	(125-500 mL)	after heating.
Hot Water	1-6 cups	For 1-3 individual cups
	(250 mL-1.5 L)	(250-750 mL), stir before
		and after heating.
		For 4-6 cups (1-1.5 L),
		place in large dish and
		cover. Stir before and after
		heating.
Fresh Bakery	1-8 small	Cover with paper towel.
	pieces
Frozen Bakery	1-8 small	Cover with paper towel.
	pieces

NOTE: The oven will not accept a Reheat pad touch after

3 minutes of inactivity unless the door is opened and closed, or OFF is touched first.

To Use Reheat:

1.Place food on the turntable and close the door.

2.Touch appropriate Reheat pad.

3.Touch pad repeatedly to select quantity.

If more or less time is required, touch COOK POWER before the oven starts cooking.

The display will count down the reheat time.

When the Fresh Bakery or Frozen cycle ends, “END” will appear in the display, and 1 long end-of-cycle tone will sound.

When the Beverage cycle ends, “STIR” will appear in the display, and 1 long end-of-cycle tone will sound.

When the Hot Water cycle ends, “STIR CAREFULLY” will appear in the display, and 1 long end-of-cycle tone will sound.

4.Touch OFF or open the door to clear the display.

Custom Defrost

The Custom Defrost feature can be used, or the microwave oven can be manually set to defrost by using 30% cook power.

■Food should be 0°F (-18°C) or colder at defrosting for optimal results.

■Unwrap foods and remove lids (from fruit juice) before defrosting.

■Shallow packages will defrost more quickly than deep blocks.

■Separate food pieces as soon as possible during or at the end of the cycle for more even defrosting.

■Use small pieces of aluminum foil to shield parts of food such as chicken wings, leg tips and fish tails. See “Aluminum Foil and Metal” first.

Custom Defrost should not be used for food left outside the freezer more than 20 minutes and frozen ready-made food. Use the following chart as a guide.

FOOD	NO.	QUANTITY	INSTRUCTIONS
Ground	1	0.5-2 lbs	Place meat in
Meat		(227-907 g)	microwavable dish. At
			prompts, pull apart meat,
			and remove portions that
			have thawed. Let stand,
			covered, 5-10 minutes.
Steaks/	2	0.5-3 lbs	Place in microwavable
Chops		(227-1361 g)	dish. At prompts,
			rearrange food, and shield
			portions that have thawed
			with aluminum foil. Let
			stand, covered,
			10-20 minutes.
Boneless	3	0.5-2 lbs	Place poultry in
Poultry		(227-907 g)	microwavable dish. At
			prompts, rearrange food,
			and remove portions that
			have thawed. Let stand,
			covered, 10-20 minutes.
Bone-in	4	0.5-3 lbs	Arrange pieces with
Poultry		(227-1361 g)	meatiest portions toward
			the outside of

microwavable dish. At prompts, rearrange food, and remove portions that have thawed. Let stand, covered, 10-20 minutes.

To use Custom Defrost:

1.Touch CUSTOM DEFROST.

2.Touch number pads to select food type from chart.

3.Touch number pads to enter the weight.

4.Touch START.

If more or less time is required, touch COOK POWER before touching START.

The display will count down the defrost time. At the prompts, pull apart or rearrange food.

When the cycle ends, “LET STAND COVERED” will appear in the display, and 1 long end-of-cycle tone will sound.

5.Touch OFF or open the door to clear the display.

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