SETTING THE CONTROLS
Be sure you understand the basics of microwave oven cooking before you start
Start with recipes from your MICRO MENUS. Cookbook. Follow the directions carefully.
NEVER START THE OVEN WHEN IT’S EMPTY. The oven can be damaged | For testing, |
use at least a cup of water |
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Be sure | you | have | read and | 2. Close | the | door | Make |
understand | the | dlrectlons. | sure | it locks | The | oven | |
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1. Put | food | In the oven | closed | llghtlv |
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3.Se! Cook Power to
desired setting from HI to KEEP WARM Some recipes require different Cook Powers for
best results [See char1 below]
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4. Set cooking times up to
10 minutes by pushing in the timer knob and turn-
Irg clockwise. The oven light will go on.10 set time for less than 30 seconds. turn timer past 30 sec- onas then back to de- slred time
5. Set | cooking | times | longer | 6. Push | the | START | Button The | ||||
than | 10 | minutes | by | turn- | oven | light WIII | stay | on | |||
Ing | the | timer | knob | and | You | will | hear | a | fan | run- | |
wheel | First | set | the | knob | nlng | durrng | oven | operation | |||
then | move | the | wheel |
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When the set time IS up, the oven will shul off
automatically. You will hear a bell, the light will go off and the fan will stop.
DEFROSTING
Example: | To set | 22 | minutes | 30 | seconds |
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l | Set 2 | minutes, | 30 | seconds | by | pushing | In and |
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l | Set 20 | minutes | by | pushing | up | on wheel |
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For defrosting, set Cook Power Control to DEFROST (MED.LO) See the Defrost Guide Inside the oven door or your MICRO MENUS
Cookbook for suggested defrost times.
COOK POWER CHART
Recipes In the MICRO MENUS Cook- book use Cook Power settings from HI to LO Recipes In other books and maga- zines may use different percentages
of cooklng power. The following chart will be helpful:
HI - 100% of full power
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KEEP WARM
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l | Reset | the | timer | if more | time | is required. | Keep- | |||||
| ing | foods | warm | longer | than | about | 1 hour, | 40 | ||||
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