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About your oven
This Use and Care Guide is valuable: read it carefully
and always save it for reference.
A good microwave cookbook is a valuable asset.
Check it for microwave cooking principles, tech-
niques, hints and recipes.
NEVE R use the Mic rowave Ove n w ithou t t he
turn tabl e a nd supp ort nor t urn the tu rntab le
over so that a large dish could be placed in the
oven. The turntable will turn both clockwise and
counterclockwise.
ALWAYS have food in the Microwave Oven when it
is on to absorb the microwave energy.
When using the Mi crowave Oven at power levels
below 100%, you may hear the magnetron cycling
About microwave cooking
• Ar range food carefu lly. Pl ace t hickest areas
towards outside of dish.
• Wat ch cooking tim e. Cook for the shor test
amount of time ind icated and add more as
needed. Food severe ly overcooked can smoke
or ignite.
• Cove r food s whil e coo king. Check recipe or
cookbook for suggestio ns: paper towels, wax
paper, microwave p lastic wrap or a lid. C ov-
ers prevent spattering and help foods to cook
evenly.
• Shield with small flat pieces of aluminum foil any
thin are as of meat or poultry to prevent over-
cooking before dense, thic k areas are cooked
thoroughly.
• Stir foods from outside to center of dish once or
twice during cooking, if possible.
• Turn foods over once during microwaving to
speed cooking of such foods as chicken and
hamburgers. Large items like roa sts must be
turned over at least once.
• Re arrange foods such as meatba lls halfway
through cookin g both f rom top to bottom an d
from the center of the dish to the outside.
• Ad d sta nding time. Remove food from oven
and stir, if possi ble. C over for stan ding ti me
which allows the food to finish cooking without
overcooking.
• Check for doneness . Look for signs indicatin g
that cooking temperatures have been reached.
Doneness signs include:
- Food steams throughout, not just at edge.
- Center bot tom o f dis h is ver y ho t to the
touch.
- Poultry thigh joints move easily.
- Meat and poultry show no pinkness.
- Fish is opaque and flakes easily with a fork.
Information You Need To Know
on and off. It is normal for the exterior of the oven to
be warm to the touch when cooking or reheating.
Condensation is a normal par t of microwave cook-
ing. Room humidity and the moisture in food will
influence the amount of moisture that condenses in
the oven. Generally, covered foods will not cause as
much condensation as uncovered ones. Ventilation
openings must not be blocked.
The Microwave Oven is for food preparation only. It
should not be used to dry clothes or newspaper s.
Your Microwave Oven is rated 1100 watts by using
the IEC Test Procedure. In using recipes or package
directions, check food a minute or two before the
minimum time and add time accordingly.