Whirlpool MW8450XP manual Setting the controls, To stop the oven, To restart the oven

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Setting the controls

Be sure you understand the basics recipes from your MICRO MENUS*

1.Place food in the oven, then close the door. The oven won’t work if the door isn’t closed tightly.

4.Set the Variable Cook Power to the desired setting from HIGH to LOW. Some recipes call for lower Cook Powers for best results. [See chart) The lower the Cook Power, the slower the cooking.

on mlcrowave oven cooking Cookbook. Follow the directions

2.Set cooking times up to 10 minutes by pushing in and turning the Timer Knob clockwise. To reduce the cooking time, push In and turn the Timer Knob coun- terclockwise. To set timer for less than 1 minute, turn Timer Knob past 1 minute then to desired time.

Recipes in the MICRO MENUS* Cookbook use Cook Power settings from HIGH to LOW. Recipes from other books and maga- zines may use different Cook Power percentages. The following chart may be helpful:

HIGH - 100% of full power MED-HIGH - 70% of full

power

MED - 50% of full power

MED-LOW/DEFROST - 30% of full power

LOW - 15% of full power

before you start Start with carefully.

than 10 minutes by turning the Timer Knob and Wheel First set the Timer Knob, then move the Wheel. Example: to set 22 minutes, 30 seconds...

lSet 2 minutes, 30 seconds

by pushing in and turning the Timer Knob.

l Set 20 minutes by push- ing up on the Wheel.

5.Push the STARTButton. The oven light will come on and cooking will begin. You will hear the fan running during oven operation.

When the set time is up, the oven will shut off automati- cally. You will hear a bell, the light will go off and the fan will stop.

To stop the oven

1.Push in and turn the Timer

Knob counterclockwlse to 00.00

OR

2.Open the oven door

To restart the oven

1.Close the oven door

2.Set the Timer (if needed] to the desired cooking time.

3.Push the STARTButton.

Defrosting in your microwave oven

Use the MED-LOW/DEFROST set- ting to thaw frozen food be- fore cooking. See the Defrost Guide inside the oven door or your MICRO MENUS* Cook- book for suggested defrost times.

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