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HOW MICR-

OVENS WORK

Microwave ovens are safe. Microwave energy is not hot. It causes food to make Its own heat, and it’s this heat that cooks the food.

Mode Mixer

Mag?etron

Bottom

Oven i=avity

Metal iloor

Microwaves ore like TV waves or lrght waves You can’t see them, but you can see what the\ do

Microwaves pass through glass, paper and plastic without heating them so food absorbs the energy. Mtcro- waves bounce off metal pans so food does not absorb the energy

A magnetron produces mrcrowaves. The microwaves move into the oven where they are scattered around by a stirrer (like a fan).

Microwaves bounce off metal oven walls and are absorbed by food

Microwaves may not reach the center of a roast. The heat around the outside is what cooks the roast all the way through. This IS one of the reasons for letting some foods (roasts, baked pota- toes] stand for a while after cooking, or for stirring some foods during the cooking time.

lne bottom of your micro- wave oven lets micro- waves through. Then they bounce off the metal floor, back through the bottom, and are ab- sorbed by the food

The microwaves

disturb

water

molecules

in the food.

As the

molecules

bounce

around

bumping

into each

other. heat is made, like rub- bing your hands together. This is the heat that cooks.

THE MICROWAVE OVEN LIGHT

The light in the microwave oven comes on when the door is open and when the oven is operating.

To replace the light bulb:

1.Move range away from the wall. Be very careful. It Is heavy.

2.Unplug the power cord.

3.Remove holding screw on access panel.

4.Remove the cardboard baffle from the bulb.

5.Replace the bulb with a 40-watt appliance bulb.

6.Replace the cardboard baffle and the ac- cess panel

7.Plug in the power cord and move the range back into position.

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Contents See the Cooklng Guide for important safety Information 01 304NCH FREE-STANDING EYE-LEVEL Microwave RangeYour respons2biNes Page Using the fniaowave upper oven Mlcrowave Oven ControlsThis Happens SettingiheclockDo this Touch ClockTo change or cancel the Minute Tlmer Using the Minute TimerTouch Minute Timer Touch number pads for minutes and seconds Touch StartPut tood in the oven and close the door High Cook Power Do thisCooking in ONE Cycle Touch number pads for the cooking time you wantTouch a number pad for the Cook Power you want Touch Start Touch Cook PowerPut food in the oven and close the door Touch BEFROSl DefrostingHolding or Standing Time IIa Cooking in IWO CyclesCount Cooking Automatically After Defrosting Put frozen food Oven and close the door Touch DefrostTouch Cook Power Option Touch Start if You want the high Come on If you are uslng a Cook Power Other than hlghTo check or stir foods between or during cycles Cooking to a Serving TimeTouch Serve Time Serve Time and the Temperature Probe Extra informationCooking with the Temperrture Probe Touch the number pad for the Cook Power you wantMENUS‘ Hints for Using the Temperature Probe ~~ DontBI-LEVEL Oven Rack Cleaning the ProbeCleaning the Rack TipsCleaning the Microwkve Oven Changing or Cancelling InstructionsOther Operating Hints Important Information 1r1 HOW Micr Surface Unit Controls Cooktop Lower Oven ControlsBaking Or Roasting Lower WEN ControlsTimed Te!!!!!E=I------.-9J To stop baking automatically Using the Automatic Mealtimer Clock -~~To start and stop baklng automatlcally AboutBroiling BroilCooktop Light To replace the light tubeRotisserie IheloweruvenlighiSeethe Cooking Guidefor Important Canning Inpormation Cleaning and caring for your range RemovingBe sure surface unit controls are OFF Removing the Storage Drawer Storage DrawerReplacing the Storage Drawer Lower Oven SELF-CLERNING Cycle Before YOU StartClean HOW IT Works SELF-CLEANING Cycle -TWO Hour SElTINGSpecial Tips Heat BreaksPart What to USE HOW to Clean 1l Before calling for assistance 3l If you need service This Intentionally Left Blank FSP