Cooking in Stages, Reheating, Defrosting

Cooking in Stages

The microwave oven can be set to cook at different cooking powers for various lengths of time, up to 3 stages.

Sensor cooking cannot be done in stages.

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 1st stage.

5.Repeat steps 1-4 for the 2nd and 3rd stages.

6.Touch START.

The display will count down each of the cook times. The numbers “1,” “2” and “3” will appear on the display during their respective stages.

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

The cook time and cook power of the cycling stage can be changed after touching START without interrupting cooking.

To Change Cook Time: Touch COOK TIME. The countdown will freeze for a few seconds. Enter the new cook time and touch START or wait a few seconds for the countdown to resume.

To Change Cook Power: Touch COOK POWER repeatedly to scroll through the cook power levels. Touch START.

Reheating

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

FOOD

PAD

QUANTITY

To Use Reheat:

1.Touch REHEAT.

2.Touch number pad from chart

Touch REHEAT repeatedly to scroll through foods.

3.Touch number pads to enter quantity.

4.Touch START.

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

To Change Cook Time: Touch COOK POWER repeatedly to scroll through “MORE,” “LESS” or “NORML” time.

Defrosting

The JET DEFROST™ feature 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.

■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 JET DEFROST™ system has 3 categories: Meat, Poultry and Fish. It should not be used for food left outside the freezer more than 20 minutes and frozen ready-made food. Use the following chart as a guide.

MEAT

Pizza Slice (sensor)	1	1-3 slices, 5 oz (142 g)
		each

Sauce (sensor)	2	1-4 cups (250 mL-1 L)

Casserole	3	1-4 cups (250 mL-1 L)

Baked Goods	4	1-6 pieces, 2 oz (57 g)
(example: medium		each
muffin or bagel)

Beef: ground, steaks, roast, stew

Lamb: stew and chops

Pork: chops, ribs, roasts, sausage

The narrow or fatty areas of irregular shaped cuts should be shielded with foil before defrosting.

Do not defrost less than ¹⁄₄ lb (113 g) or two 4 oz (113 g) patties.

Place all meats in microwavable baking dish.

POULTRY

	Chicken: whole and cut up	Place in microwavable
		baking dish, chicken breast-
		baking dish, chicken breast-
	Cornish hens	side up.
		Remove giblets from whole
	Turkey: breast	Remove giblets from whole
	Turkey: breast	chicken.

	FISH

	Fillets, Steaks, Whole,	Place in microwavable
	Shellfish	baking dish.