Whirlpool YKHMS175M Browning Pan Use, Keep Warm, Browning Pan Cooking Chart, To Use Browning Pan

Browning Pan Use

The Browning Pan is specially designed to brown, crisp, and pan-fry foods in the microwave oven. The Browning Pan reaches its optimal cooking temperature in approximately 3 minutes. Use the pan as quickly as possible after it is heated for best results.

While microwaves heat food from above, they also heat the pan very quickly from below to brown and crisp the food.

■Use high power to preheat the pan and to cook foods such as bacon, hamburgers, chicken breasts, frozen pizza and chicken nuggets. Many foods require turning over during cooking (see chart).

■The Browning Pan will become very hot. Use the handle to grasp and remove the pan from the oven. Do not place hot Browning Pan directly on heat-sensitive surfaces. Damage may occur.

■Do not use plastic utensils on the pan, as it becomes very hot quickly and could melt the utensils.

■Do not use metal utensils, as they can scratch the pan.

■Do not use the pan in any other microwave oven or in a thermal oven.

■Always use the turntable as a support for the pan.

■For best results, coat pan lightly with cooking oil to make removing food and cleaning easier.

Browning Pan Cooking Chart

Use the following chart as a guide when using the Browning Pan.

FOOD	PAD	QUANTITY
Bacon	1	1-4 slices
Fried eggs*	2	1-4 eggs
Frozen pizza (thin crust)	3	7'', 9'' or 12'' (17.8,
		22.9 or 30.5 cm)
Boneless chicken	4	1-4 breasts
breasts (3.5-5 oz
[99-142 g] each)*
Chicken nuggets	5	1-4 servings

*Brush pan with oil before preheating.

To Use Browning Pan:

1.Place empty Browning Pan on turntable and close the door.

2.Touch BROWNING PAN.

3.Touch number pad from chart

or

Touch BROWNING PAN repeatedly to scroll through foods.

4.Enter quantity (see chart).

For Frozen Pizza, use number pads 1, 2 or 3 to select size.

5.Touch START.

The 3-minute countdown, “PREHEAT EMPTY PAN” and “PRESS 1 TO SKIP” will flash in the display in intervals.

The preheating stage may be skipped at any time without disrupting the program by touching the number pad “1.” If preheating is skipped, continue the rest of the program.

When the pan is preheated, 4 tones will sound and “ADD FOOD” will appear in the display.

Use handle to remove the hot pan from the oven. See “Browning Pan and Handle” section.

6.Place food in a single layer, evenly spaced in the heated Browning Pan. Place the pan on the turntable and remove the handle. Close the door.

7.Touch START.

The display will count down the cook time.

During cooking, the oven will stop and prompt for the food to be turned (except Pizza). Turn food, close the door and touch START to resume cooking.

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.

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

The Browning Pan may also be used with nonprogrammed foods. For manual use, preheat the pan for 3 minutes at 100% power, add food and set new cook time and power. Turn food as needed.

Keep Warm

WARNING

Food Poisoning Hazard

Do not let food sit in oven more than one hour before or after cooking.

Doing so can result in food poisoning or sickness.

Hot cooked food can be kept warm in the microwave oven. Keep Warm can be used by itself or can be programmed to follow a cooking cycle. Opening the door during Keep Warm will cancel the function.

To Use:

Put hot cooked food in the oven. Cover plates of food and foods that were cooked covered. Pastries, pies, turnovers, etc. should remain uncovered.

1.Touch KEEP WARM.

2.Touch START.

“WARM” will appear in the display during the entire cycle.

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.

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

To Set at end of cycle: Touch KEEP WARM while setting a cooking cycle before touching START control, or during cooking.

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