Whirlpool MW8650XL warranty Howmicrowave ovens work

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Howmicrowave ovens work

Microwave

ovens

are

safe Microwave

energy

IS not hot. It causes

food

to

make 11sown

heat,

and

It’s this

heat that cooks

the food

 

 

 

 

 

Mode

Mixer

 

Magi

7e Iron

Ceramic

Bolt

Microwaves are llke TV waves or light waves You can’t see them but you can see what they do

MIcrowaves pass through glass, paper and plasllc wlthout heating them so tood

absorbs the energy Mlcro-

waves bounce off metal pans so food does not absorb the energy

Oven

Cavity

 

 

 

 

Metal

 

Bottom

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

magnetron

 

in

the

micro-

The

ceramic

bottom

of y

wave

oven

produces

 

 

microwave

oven

lets mlc

microwaves.

 

The

microwaves

waves

through

Then

the\

move

into

the

oven

where

bounce

off

a metal

floor.

they

are scattered

 

or

stirred

back

 

through

the ceram

by

a

mode

mixer

(like

a fan].

bottom

and

are

absorbe

Mlcrowaves

 

bounce

 

off

the

food

 

 

 

metal oven walls and are

 

 

 

 

 

 

absorbed

by

food

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MIcrowaves

 

may

not

reach

The

mIcrowaves

dlslurb

 

the center

of

a

roast

The

heat

water

 

molecules

In

Ihe

f(

around

the

outside

is what

 

As the

molecules

bounc

cooks

the

roast

all

the

way

around

bumplng

Into

ec

through

This

IS one

of

the

 

other,

 

heat

IS made

 

lake

reasons

for

letting

some

 

bing

 

your

hands

togethc

foods

(roasts,

baked

 

pota-

 

This

IS the

heat that

cook

toes) stand for a while after

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cooklng,

or

for

stirring

some

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

foods

during

 

the cooking

lime

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Contents Rowave Oven Model MW865OXL Contents Proper, safe use ALLUsing your mbowave oven Microwwe Oven ControlsUsing the Minute Timer Control Panel ON/OFF SwitchTo Change Minute Timer To Cancel Do thisHigh Cook Power Do this Cooking in ONE CycleThis Happens CookingTouch a Number Pad for the Cook Power you want 20%Put food in the oven and close the door Touch Number Pads for the cooking time you wantChanging Cook Powers DefrostingPut frozen food in the oven and close the door Touch Quick DefrostTime Or AddingTWO Cycles Do this This HappensCook Power Or Adding InstructionsWiii Cook CycleCookingautomaticallyafterdefrosting Touch Number Pads for Defrosting time you wantCount down Cooking Automatically After Defrosting MealMicro Menus Touch a Number Pad for the desired final temperature Touch the Number Pad for the Cook Power you want Touch StartHints for Using the Temperature Probe ProbeDO...DON’T Cook TempDelayed Start Touch Cook PowerTouch Cook Cycle Touch in the cooking time and Cook Power Touch 0number padChanging or Adding Instructions Cancelling Instructions Programming ToneHints ExampleCleaning the microwave oven Replacing the light bulbCleaning the Rack Cooking RackMicro MENUS’ Important ‘hformatfon Not USE Them USE HOT PadsHowmicrowave ovens work Building in your microwave oven Before calling for assistance If you need service Whirlpool has aFSP