Amana AMC7159TA manual Preheat Temperature Chart, Food Temp, Auto Convection Chart

PREHEAT TEMPERATURE CHART

Refer to recipe for recommended temperature settings. It is not necessary to preheat microwave oven unless recipe calls for it.

FOOD			TEMP
Cookies			325°F (163°C)
Breads,	Brownies		350°F (177°C)
Refrigerated Biscuits, Fresh Pies			375°F (191°C)
Fresh Pizza, Frozen		Pies	400°F (204°C)
Muffins,	Fresh Fish	Fillets	425°F (218°C)
Fresh Biscuits			450°F (232°C)

This microwave oven can be used to proof bread.

First Proofing:

Place dough in a lightly greased ovenproof bowl and loosely cover with shortening-coated wax paper.

1.Place ovenproof container filled with 2 cups (500 mL) boiling water in microwave oven. Place bowl of dough on convection rack and close door.

2.Touch CONVECT.

3.Touch TEMP/POWER "down" arrow pad until 100°F (38°C) is reached.

4.Touch MIN "up" or "down" arrow pads to set desired proofing time.

5.Touch START/ENTER.

Check dough after 20 to 25 minutes. Let dough rise until nearly doubled in size. Proofing time may vary depending on the type and quantity of dough.

6.When proofing is done, remove bowl of bread dough and water container.

Second Proofing:

Shape dough and place in ovenproof pan(s). Cover loosely with plastic wrap sprayed with cooking spray. Place microwave-safe container filled with 2 cups (500 mL) boiling water in microwave oven. Place bread pan(s) on convection rack and close door.

Follow steps 2 through 5 outlined in "First Proofing." When proofing is done, remove the bread dough and water container.

Reset microwave oven to preheat for baking bread. Before baking, remove plastic wrap from bread dough.

Auto Convection allows for the cooking of a wide selection of foods by touching one of the Auto Convection pads: Meat, Poultry, Fish, Baked Goods, Snack Foods, and Other Foods.

When Auto Convection cooking Baked Goods, Snack Foods, Other Foods, and specific frozen foods, select the food category and touch START/ENTER. See "Auto Convection Chart" for specific foods and their categories.

Auto Convection settings for Meats, Poultry, and Fish prompt for the weight or thickness to be entered.

Select the doneness settings for Meats (Rare, Med-Rare, Medium, Med-Well, Well) by touching the TEMP/POWER/DONENESS pads. If no doneness selection is made, the microwave oven will cook to Medium. (See "Meat Chart.")

The cooking time and temperature of the Auto Convection settings may be changed during cooking by touching HOUR, MIN, and TEMP/POWER pads, then touching START/ENTER.

AUTO CONVECTION CHART

Baked Goods	Snack	Foods	Other Foods
Cookies	French	Fries-	Pizza-Frozen*
	Frozen
Brownies	Chicken	Nuggets	Pizza-Fresh
Muffins	Pizza Rolls		Lasagna
Biscuits-fresh	Cheese	Sticks	Pasta Casserole
Biscuits-	Chicken	wings-	Vegetable
refrigerated	Frozen		Casserole
Yeast Bread	Garlic Bread-		Potato Casserole
	Frozen
Quick Bread			Pot Pie-Frozen
Pie-Fresh
Pie-Frozen

*Cooks with convection and microwaves. Use microwave-safe, ovenproof cookware.

To Auto Convection Cook:

1.Place food in ovenproof cookware on the convection rack and close the door.

For Frozen Pizza, use cookware that is both ovenproof and microwave-safe, or place pizza directly on convection rack.

2.Touch appropriate Auto Convection pads until desired food item is displayed.

3.Touch START/ENTER.

When the cycle ends, "END" will appear in the display, and the end-of-cycle tones will sound.

4.Touch OFF/CANCEL or open the door to clear the display.

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