KitchenAid KHMS175M manual Soften, Melt, Boil & Simmer

Soften

The microwave oven uses low power to soften certain foods. Butter and cream cheese will be room temperature so they will be ready to use in a recipe. Ice cream will be softened enough to make scooping easier. Use the following chart as a guide.

FOOD	PAD	QUANTITY
Butter	1	1-3 sticks
Ice cream	2	16, 32 or 64 oz (473, 946
		or 1893 mL)
Cream cheese	3	3 or 8 oz (85 or 227 g)
Juice (frozen	4	6, 12 or 16 oz (177, 355 or
concentrate)		473 mL)

To Soften:

1.Touch number pad to select Soften menu item

or

Touch SOFTEN repeatedly to scroll through the Soften menu items.

2.Touch number pads 1, 2 or 3 to enter quantity. Refer to chart for quantities available.

Doneness may be adjusted at this time by touching COOK POWER.

3.Touch START.

The display will count down the soften time.

When the cycle ends, “END” will appear in the display, 4 end- of-cycle tones will sound, and then reminder tones will sound every minute.

4.Touch OFF or open the door to clear the display and/or stop reminder tones.

Melt

The microwave oven uses low power to melt certain foods. The foods may not be completely melted when the program ends, but stirring the food will complete the melting. Use the following chart as a guide.

FOOD	PAD	QUANTITY
Butter	1	1-3 sticks
Chocolate (chips or baking	2	4 or 8 oz (113 or 227 g)
squares)
Cheese (processed cheese	3	8 or 16 oz (227 or 454 g)
food)
Marshmallows (large or	4	5 or 10 oz (142 or 283 g)
small)

To Melt:

1.Touch number pad to select Melt menu item

or

Touch MELT repeatedly to scroll through the Melt menu items.

2.Touch number pads 1, 2 or 3 to enter quantity. Refer to chart for quantities available.

Doneness may be adjusted at this time by touching COOK POWER.

3.Touch START.

The display will count down the melt time.

When the cycle ends, “END” will appear in the display, 4 end- of-cycle tones will sound, and then reminder tones will sound every minute.

4.Touch OFF or open the door to clear the display and/or stop reminder tones.

Boil & Simmer

The Boil & Simmer function can be used for simmering rice and pasta, and for foods such as soups, casseroles, stews and other liquid food. Boil & Simmer is a sensor function.

■Cover dish with its lid, not plastic wrap.

■Do not remove lid or covering while container is in oven. The large amount of steam released will disrupt sensor settings.

To Use Boil & Simmer:

1.Place dish containing water on the turntable, then close the door.

2.Touch BOIL & SIMMER.

3.Enter simmer time.

See “Simmer Chart” for instructions.

4.Touch START.

“BOIL” will appear on the display. When water begins to boil, the display will count down the simmer time.

When the cycle ends, “END” will appear in the display, 4 end- of-cycle tones will sound, and then reminder tones will sound every minute.

5.Touch OFF or open the door to clear the display and/or stop reminder tones.

Simmer Chart

Use the following chart as a guide when using the Boil & Simmer function.

FOOD	INSTRUCTIONS
Pasta*	Add 1 tbsp (15 mL) oil to water. Place the dish
	containing water in microwave oven. Enter a
	simmer time of 1 second. The water will heat to
	a boil, the oven will count down 1 second and
	then the oven will turn off. Place the pasta in the
	water and cover the dish. Repeat steps 1-3,
	then enter simmer time.
Rice and	Place water and food in dish. Use ¹⁄₄-¹⁄₂cup (60-
Vegetables	125 mL) water with vegetables. Place dish in
	microwave oven. Set simmer time.
Soup and	Place food in dish and place dish in microwave
liquid foods	oven. Set simmer time.

*Use a dish large enough to completely cover food with water.

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