Whirlpool GH9177XL manual Doneness, Prepare, Pre-Set Cooking

Cooking

To Use the Auto Cooking Functions:

When using preset cooking powers and cook times for selected food types (Cereal, Eggs, Frozen Food, Vegetable, Grains, Meat, Poultry, and Fish), follow the “Cook” menus to select amounts and begin the auto function. See “Display/Touch Screen” section for sample programming.

To Cook Manually:

1.Touch COOK TIME/POWER.

2.Touch number pads to enter desired cook time.

If using a cooking power other than 100%, touch “Power,” then enter desired cooking power.

3.Touch START.

Display will count down the cook time.

When the cooking cycle ends, the “End” screen will appear in the display, 4 end-of-cycle tones will sound, and then reminder tones will sound every minute for 15 minutes.

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

To Change Cook Time or Power During a Cooking Cycle:

Cook time and/or power may be changed after cooking begins without interrupting cooking.

1.Touch “Time” or “Power.”

2.Enter new time or power.

3.Touch START pad.

Doneness

For many cooking functions, the screen displays a "Doneness" bar which can be adjusted by touching “+” or “-.” For most foods, the maximum and minimum doneness settings add to, or subtract from normal cook time.

For Defrost, the controlled percentage depends on food type and weight.

When doneness has been set for a specific food, the "Doneness" bar remembers that setting, and will remain at that setting for all future cooking cycles of that specific food, until it is reset.

Doneness control for Poultry, Pork, Fish, Hamburger and Steak can be set for no less than the default doneness.

Prepare

For many cooking functions, the “Prepare” screen is available. Touch “Prepare” for preparation instructions, as well as additional information about the food item, cookware, etc.

Pre-Set Cooking

Times and cooking power have been preset for many common microwavable foods. Use the following chart as a guide.

CATEGORY	FOOD
Cereal	Instant (All Cereals), Oatmeal (Quick), *Grits
	(Regular), *Grits (Quick), Hot Wheat
Eggs	**Fried, **Omelet, Poached, Scrambled
Frozen Food	*Entrées, *Entrées (Family Size), Casserole,
	**Pizza (Rising or Thin crust), **Chicken
	Nuggets
Vegetable	Canned
	Fresh: *Baked Potato, *Corn-on-the-Cob,
	*Green Beans, *Broccoli, *Asparagus,
	*Carrots, *Cauliflower, Leafy Vegetable,
	*Spinach
	*Frozen
*Grains	Rice: White (Long Grain, Short Grain,
	Instant), Brown (Long Grain, Instant)
	Pasta: Fresh (Tortellini, Linguine, Ravioli),
	Dried (Spaghetti, Macaroni, Rotini, Penne,
	Fettuccine)
	Couscous, Grits (Regular), Grits (Quick)
Meat	**Bacon, Ground, **Meat Balls, **Ham Steak,
	**Ham Slices, **Hamburger Patties, **Roast,
	**Sausages
Poultry	Breast (Boneless - Poached), **Breast
	(Boneless - Pan Brown), Pieces (Bone-in),
	**Chicken Tenders, Ground
Fish	*Fillet, **Steak, **Stick

*Sensor function.

**Use Sizzle Pan.

To Use Pre-Set Cooking:

1.On the “Home” screen, touch “Cook.”

2.Touch desired food category or “More Choices.”

3.Follow the menu screens to select the specific food item and quantity to be cooked.

The sensor will determine cook times for most Fresh Vegetables, Frozen Vegetables, Grains, Fish Fillets and Frozen Entrées.

Doneness may be adjusted at this time by touching “Doneness,” and then touching “+” or “-.”

Preparation instructions can be viewed for the specific food by touching “Prepare.”

4.Touch “Start” or the START pad.

The display will count down the cook time.

When the cycle ends, the “End” screen will appear in the display, 4 end-of-cycle tones will sound, and then reminder tones will sound every minute.

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

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