Operating Instructions

SENSOR COOK CHART

Code

Category

Direction

Amount

 

 

 

 

1

Potato

Pierce each potato with a fork and place on the

1 - 4 medium approx. 8

 

 

oven tray around the edge, at least one inch apart.

ounce each

 

 

 

 

2

Fresh

Prepare as desired, wash, and leave residual water

1 - 6 cups

 

Vegetable

on the vegetables. Place in an appropriately-sized

 

 

 

microwave container, cover with plastic wrap and

 

 

 

vent.

 

 

 

 

 

3

Frozen

Remove from package, rinse off frost under running

10 oz. - 1 lb.

 

Vegetable

water. Place in an appropriately-sized microwave

 

 

 

container, cover with plastic wrap and vent.

 

 

 

 

 

4

Frozen

Remove from outer display package. Slit cover. If

Works best if entree is

 

Entree

not in microwave safe container, place on plate,

less than an inch thick or

 

 

cover with plastic wrap and vent.

less than 3/4 pound.

5

Rice

Place rice and twice as much liquid (water or chicken

1/2 - 2 cups Use medium

 

 

or vegetable stock) in a 2-quart microwavable dish.

or long grain rice. Cook

 

 

Cover with plastic wrap. When cooking is complete,

instant rice according to

 

 

allow 10 minutes standing time. Stir for fluffier rice.

directions on the package.

 

 

 

 

6

Casserole

Assemble the ingredients per the recipe in a 1-2

2 - 6 servings

 

 

quart casserole. Cover with plastic wrap and vent.

See page 19 for recipes.

 

 

After cooking is complete, allow 10 minutes standing

 

 

 

time. When using rice in a casserole recipe, use

 

 

 

MinuteTM Rice and cook on RICE setting.

 

 

 

 

 

7

Ground

Crumble into an appropriately sized microwavable

1/4 - 2 pounds

 

Meat

container and push gently to the sides, leaving a

 

 

 

void in the center. Season and cover with plastic

 

 

 

wrap. Vent cover for well-done meat, cover dish for

 

 

 

medium cooked, as in meat to be used in another

 

 

 

dish and cooked further.

 

 

 

 

 

8

Fish,

Place the food around the sides of an appropriate

1/4 - 2 pounds

 

Seafood

microwave container. Season and add 1/4-1/2cup

See pages 19 - 20 for

 

 

liquid (wine, water, salsa, etc.) Cover with plastic

recipes.

 

 

wrap, vented.

 

 

 

 

 

9

Scrambled

Break eggs into a 4-cup measuring cup or 1-quart

2 - 5 eggs

 

Eggs

casserole. Cover with plastic wrap, vented. When

See pages 20 - 21 for

 

 

cooking is complete, remove from oven, stir, and

recipes.

 

 

allow 1-2 minutes standing time.

 

 

 

 

 

0

Frozen

Follow package directions. Use only frozen pizza

1 - 2 slices

 

Pizza

made for microwave use (the kind that comes with a

 

 

 

succeptor cooking tray). After cooking, remove from

 

 

 

oven and place on wire rack so crust will crisp

 

 

 

further.

 

 

 

 

 

If you open the door or press STOP/CLEAR during sensing, the process will be canceled.

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