Using Your Microwave Oven
This section gives you instructions for operating each microwave function. Please read these instructions carefully.
Getting the best cooking results
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ALWAYS cook food for the minimum recom- mended cooking time. Then check for doneness to avoid overcooking the food.
Stir, turn over, or rearrange food being cooked about halfway through the cook time for most even doneness with all recipes.
If a glass cover is not available, use wax paper, paper towels, or microwave- approved plastic wrap. Turn back a corner to vent steam’during cooking.
l Although a new rating method* rates this oven at 850 watts, you may use a reliable cookbook and recipes developed for microwave ovens previously rated at
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Setting a cook function
You can set your microwave oven to cook at one of three cook powers, to defrost, or to keep food warm. You must first turn the Cook Function Knob, then the Timer Knob to the settings you want.
Setting chart
and time
NOTES:
lOn the Timer Knob, the settings greater than 10 minutes increase in
l When choosing a cook power, follow recipe or food package instructions if available. Refer to a reliable cookbook for cook/defrost times and cook powers.
COOK | USED FOR |
POWER | |
HIGH | l Quick heating many convenience foods, and |
(100%) | foods with high water content, such as soups |
| and beverages |
| l Cooking tender cuts of meat, ground meat, |
| poultry pieces, fish fillets, and vegetables |
MED l Cooking and heating foods that need a cook
HIGH power lower than high (for example, whole fish
(70%) and meat loaf), or when food is cooking too fast
lHeating rice, pasta, or casseroles
lReheating a single serving of food
MEDIUM l Cooking ham, whole poultry, pot roasts, and
(50%) stews
lCooking requiring special care, such as cheese and egg dishes, pudding, and custards
lMelting chocolate
DEFROST | @De!frosting most foods |
(30%) |
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WARM | l Keeping food warm |
(15%) | l Taking chill out of fruit |
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| l Softening butter, cheese, and ice cream |
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