S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S
MANUAL DEFROST
If the food that you wish to defrost is not listed on the DEFROST CENTER CHART or is above or below the limits in the “Amount” column on the DEFROST CEN- TER CHART, you need to defrost manually.
You can defrost any frozen food, either raw or previ- ously cooked, by using 30% Power Level. See page 9. Estimate defrosting time and press POWER LEVEL pad 8 times for 30% when you select the power level.
For either raw or previously cooked frozen food the rule of thumb is approximately 4 minutes per pound. For example, defrost 4 minutes for 1 pound of frozen spaghetti sauce.
Always stop the oven periodically to remove or sepa- rate the portions that are defrosted. If food is not defrosted at the end of the estimated defrosting time, program the oven in 1 minute increments at 30% until totally defrosted.
When using plastic containers from the freezer, defrost only long enough to remove from the plastic in order to place in a
POPCORN CHART
POPCORN
The popcorn setting automatically provides the correct cook- ing time for most brands of microwave popcorn. See the chart below.
•Suppose you want to pop a 3.5 oz bag of regular pop- corn.
| P R O C E D U R E |
1 | Touch POPCORN pad |
once. |
The oven starts automatically.
Popcorn can only be entered within 3 minutes after cook- ing, opening and closing the door or touching the STOP/ CLEAR pad.
Popcorn can be programmed with More or Less Time adjustment. See page 16.
F O O D | A M O U N T | P R O C E D U R E |
POPCORN | 1 bag | Try several brands to decide which is most acceptable for your |
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| taste. Unfold bag and place in oven according to directions. |
3.5 oz bag | Touch POPCORN pad once for regular. |
(Regular) |
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RG
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2.85 - 3.5 oz bag | Touch POPCORN pad twice within 2 seconds for regular light. | |
(Regular Light) | . | |
1.5 - 1.75 oz | Touch POPCORN pad three times within 3 seconds for snack. | |
(Snack) |
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HOT WATER
Hot Water heats 1 to 6 cups of tap water to prepare coffee, tea, bouillon or instant soup as well as heat the water to cook pasta. When preparing individual cups, place instant coffee, tea or bouillon in cup and stir be- fore heating. Allow to stand 20 seconds after heating before stirring and drinking. Stir carefully after remov- ing from the oven. When heating 4 to 6 cups of water, place in large casserole and cover with lid or plastic wrap. When oven signals, add pasta and continue cook- ing according to package directions. Touch HOT WA- TER pad once for each cup up to 6.
•Suppose you want to heat 3 cups of water.
NOTE:
1.To use HOT WATER pad, touch within 3 minutes after cooking, opening and closing the door or touch- ing the STOP/CLEAR pad.
2.Hot water can be programmed with More or Less Time Adjustment. See page 16.
P R O C E D U R E
Touch HOT WATER
1 pad 3 times.
x 3
The oven starts automatically.
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