Cooking in Stages, EZ-Choice Reheating | Whirlpool MH6140XK instruction

Cooking in Stages

The oven can be set to cook at different cooking powers for various lengths of time, up to four stages, including defrost and Warm Hold. (Some models allow only three stages, including defrost.)

To Cook in Stages:

1.Touch COOK TIME.

2.Touch number pads to enter length of time to cook during the first stage.

3.Touch COOK POWER.

4.Touch the number pad(s) using the Cooking Power chart to set the cooking power for the first cycle.

“P-## TOUCH START” scrolls across the display. (## is the percent of cook power.)

5.Repeat steps 1-4 for the second cycle.

6.Touch START/ENTER.

Two tones will sound between cycles, and then the nex t cycle will begin counting down.

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.

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

The cook time and cooking power of the cycling stage cannot be changed after touching START/ENTER without interrupting cooking. Only minutes may be added to current cooking stage by touching ADD MINUTE.

EZ-Choice™ Reheating

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

FOOD	CODE	QUANTITY

Dinner Plate	1	1-2 Servings

Soup/Sauce	2	1-4 Cups

Casserole	3	1-4 Cups

Roll/Muffin	4	1-4 Pieces

To Use E-Z Choice Reheat:

1.Touch REHEAT.

2.Touch number pad from chart to select food type to be reheated.

3.Touch number pads to enter quantity.

4.Touch START/ENTER.

The display will count down the reheat 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/CANCEL or open the door to clear the display and/or stop reminder tones.

EZ-Choice Defrosting

The EZ-Choice DEFROST feature’s preset programs can be used or the microwave oven can be manually set to defrost.

■Food should be 0°F (-18°C) or colder at defrosting for optimal results. How foods are stored can affect 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-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.

The EZ-Choice DEFROST system has preset times and cook powers for three categories: Meat, Poultry and Fish. It should not be used for food left outside the freezer for more than 20 minutes, or for frozen ready-made food.

To defrost manually, use 30% cook power. Refer to a reliable cookbook for defrosting information.

To use EZ-Choice DEFROST:

1.Touch DEFROST.

“MEAT TOUCH 1, POULTRY TOUCH 2, FISH TOUCH 3” scrolls across display.

2.Touch the number pad 1 for Meat, 2 for Poultry or 3 for Fish. “ENTER WEIGHT” scrolls across display.

3.Touch the number pads to enter the weight. Weight can be set from 0.1 LB to 6.0 LBS.

4.Touch START/ENTER.

The display will count down the defrost time.

During defrosting, 5 tones will sound. These tones indicate it is time to check, turn, rearrange, or separate food. Open door, turn food if necessary, close door, and touch START/ ENTER to resume defrosting.

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/CANCEL or open the door to clear the display and/or stop reminder tones.