Whirlpool RM996PXV manual How your microwave oven works

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How your microwave oven works

Microwave ovens are safe. Microwave energy is not hot. It causes food to make its own heat, and it’s this heat that cooks the food

Mode Mixer

Magnetron

Ceramic Bottom

Microwaves are like TV waves or light waves. You can’t see them, but you can see what

they do.

Microwaves pass through glass, paper and most plastics with- out heating them so food absorbs the energy. Microwaves bounce off metal

pans so food does not absorb the energy.

Oven Cavity

A magnetron in the microwave oven pro- duces microwaves.

The microwaves move into the oven where they are scat- tered or stirred by a mode mixer (like a fan]. Microwaves bounce off metal oven walls and are absorbed by food.

Microwaves may not reachthecenterofa roast. The heat around the outside is what cooks the roast all the way through. This is one of the reasons for letting some foods (roasts, baked potatoes] stand for a while after cooking, or for stirring some foods during the cooking time.

Metal Floor

The ceramic bottom of your microwave oven lets microwaves through. Then they bounce off a metal floor, back through the ceramic bottom and are absorbed by the food.

The microwaves dis- turb water molecules in the food. As the mole- cules bounce around bumping into each other, heat is made, like rubbing your hands to- gether This is the heat that does the cooking.

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Contents RM996PXV RM988PXV RM288PXVContents Parts and features Uppermicrowave OvenBefore you use your microwave oven Safety Instructions For Use of Microwave Upper OvenMicrowave Oven Controls ReadDi ital Display/Clock In8 icator lights Start Audible SignalsNumber Pads Setting the Clock Do thisCancelling the Minute Timer Using the Minute TimerChanging Minute Timer COOK/REHEAT Using Auto SensorCooking in Your Microwave Oven This Happens Cook Frozen FrozenSlow COOK/SIMMER Touch Slow COOK/SIMMER Cooking at High Cook Power Auto SENSORoperating hintsCooking at Lower Cook Powers Changing the Cooking TimeMED-HIGH PowerMED-LOW LOWChanging the Cook Power Cooking in More Than One Cook CycleThem This example shows Minutes Count down Defrosting Changing or Adding InstructionsStanding Time After Defrosting DefrostChanging or Adding Defrost Time Cooking Automatically After DefrostingAbout the Quick Defrost Cycle Page Cooking with the Temperature Probe Count downNnn Setting Changing TemperatuteRemoving and cleaning Temperature Probe Hints for Using the Temperature ProbeTemperature probe cooking tips DON’TDo THIS... this Happens Using PauseUsing PAUSEwith Quick Defrost PAUSEbetween Cook cycle and Probetemp Using PAUSEwith Auto SensorAdding PAUSEto the Cycle in Operation Using Start Time to Delay Stairt of Cooking Taunt Additional Information BEEPBEE~$EE~$EE~Keepwarm Using Keep WarmTo Automatically Follow Another Cycle Probe TemfBi-Level Cooking Rack Cleaning the RackOther Operating Hints Inserting the RackTo replace the light bulb Cleaning the Microwave OvenReplacing the Light Bulb How your microwave oven works Operating safety precautions General Information Before calling for Assistance Ifyou need service% If you need assistance?Page Whirlpool Microwave Oven Range Product