Whirlpool MH2155XP manual Microwave Oven Care, Warm Hold, GeneralCleaning, To Defrost Manually

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The 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

To Defrost Manually:

1.

Touch COOK TIME.

2.

Touch the number pads to set a length of time to defrost.

3.

Touch COOK POWER.

4.

Touch number pad 3.

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.

5.

Touch START.

 

The display will count down the defrost time.

 

When the cycle ends, “END” will appear in the display, and

 

the end-of-cycle tones will sound, followed by reminder

 

tones.

6.

Touch CANCEL or open the door to clear the display and/or

 

stop reminder tones.

 

 

POULTRY

Chicken: whole and cut up

Place in microwavable baking

 

dish, chicken breast side up.

Cornish hens

Remove giblets from whole

 

Turkey: breast

chicken.

 

 

FISH

 

 

 

Fillets, Steaks, Whole,

Place in microwavable baking

Shellfish

dish.

 

 

To Use Defrost:

1.Touch DEFROST.

2.Touch 1 for Meat, 2 for Poultry or 3 for Fish

or

Touch DEFROST pad repeatedly to scroll through foods.

3.Touch the number pads to enter the weight.

Meats and Poultry can be set from 0.2 to 6.6 lb (90 g to 3 kg). Fish can be set from 0.2 to 4.4 lb (90 g to 2 kg).

4.Touch START.

The display will count down the defrost time.

About halfway through defrosting, “TURN” will appear on the display while the oven continues to operate. Open door, turn food, close door, then press START to resume.

When the cycle ends, “END” will appear in the display, and the end-of-cycle tones will sound, followed by reminder tones.

5.Touch CANCEL 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.

Warm Hold

WARNING

Food Poisoning Hazard

Do not let food sit in oven more than one hour before or after cooking.

Doing so can result in food poisoning or sickness.

Hot cooked food can be kept warm in the microwave oven. Warm Hold can be used by itself or can be programmed to follow a cooking cycle. Opening the door during Warm Hold will cancel the function.

To Use:

Put hot cooked food in the oven. Cover plates of food and foods that were cooked covered. Pastries, pies, turnovers, etc. should remain uncovered.

1.Touch WARM HOLD.

2.Touch START.

“WARM” will appear on the display and the warm time will count down.

When the cycle ends, “END” will appear in the display, and the end-of-cycle tones will sound, followed by reminder tones.

3.Touch CANCEL or open the door to clear the display and/or stop reminder tones.

To set at end of cycle: Touch WARM HOLD while setting a cooking cycle before touching START, or during cooking.

MICROWAVE OVEN CARE

GeneralCleaning

GREASE FILTERS

IMPORTANT: Before cleaning, make sure all controls are off and the oven is cool. Always follow label instructions on cleaning products.

Soap, water and a soft cloth or sponge are suggested first unless otherwise noted.

Do not operate the microwave oven without the grease filters in place.

Soak grease filters in hot water and mild detergent. Scrub and swish to remove embedded dirt. Rinse well and shake dry.

Do not use ammonia or oven cleaner.

Do not place in dishwasher.

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