USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN
Timer
You can use the “Timer” of your convection microwave oven for purposes other than food cooking. To set the timer:
1.Press the “Timer” key on the control panel.
2.Enter the time by pressing the number keys on the keypad.
3.Press the “Start” button to start the timer.
4.Once the time has elapsed you will hear one long beep.
Grill
Grill cooking is useful for thin slices of meat, steaks, chops, kebabs, sausages and pieces of chicken. You can also use it to make hot sandwiches and au gratin dishes. You have the option of using the lower heating element, upper heating element or both heating elements. To select:
1.Press the “Grill” button on the lower part of the keypad. Press once for the upper element, twice for both elements and three times for the lower element.
2.Select the cooking time by pressing the numbers on the keypad.
3.Press the “Start” button to start cooking.
4.Once the cooking process has been completed, the unit will beep 4 times and it will display “END”.
5.Before starting another cooking session, press the “Stop/Cancel” button to clear the display and reset the system.
Note: Grill cooking power is set for P100 automatically by the oven. The maximum cooking time that you can program is 99:99 (99 minutes and 99 seconds). The timer will start to count down when the Start button is pressed.
Convection Cooking
Convection cooking circulates hot air through the oven cavity with a fan. The constantly moving air surrounds the food that is cooking which heats the outer portion of the food quickly to brown and make the food crisp quickly and evenly. You can program the oven to cook with 10 different
To cook with convection, press the “Convection” button on the control panel once and then select the desired oven temperature by pressing on one of the numbered keys. Then enter the time that you want to cook the food. For example, if you want to cook something for 30 minutes at
350˚, press the following:
1.Press “Convection” button once.
2.Select the temperature that you want. In this case it would be the “8” (350˚F). (Fig. 1)
3.Enter the time that you want it to cook for.
Press 3 0 0 0 for 30 minutes. (Fig. 2) The maximum cooking time that you can program is 99:99 (99 minutes and 99 seconds). The timer will start to count down when the Start button is pressed.
4.Press the “Start” button to begin cooking.
Note: If you want to check the temperature during the cooking cycle, press the “Convection” button once and the digital display will show you the selected temperature.
5.When cooking is complete, the microwave will beep 4 times to let you know that it has finished cooking and the display will show “END”.
6.Before starting another cooking session, press the “Stop/Cancel” button to clear the display and reset the system.
Note: If you want to temporarily stop the cooking process, press the “Stop/Cancel” button on the control panel once to stop it and then press the “Start” button to restart. If you want to cancel a cooking process, press the “Stop/Cancel” button twice to cancel.
To Preheat and Cook with Convection
Your oven can be set to combine preheating with convection cooking. If you wish to preheat the oven to
200˚F before cooking:
1.Press “Convection” button once.
2.Press the “2” on the keypad to indicate the convection temperature of 200˚F.
3.Press the “Start” button. The digital display will show alternately “PH” and “200˚F”. The oven will beep 4 times when the selected temperature is reached and the digital display will say “PLACE FOOD”..
4.Open the oven door and place the food inside to cook on the center of the glass turntable.
5.Use the keypad to enter the cooking time. The oven will now continue to cook at the temperature that was previously set.
Tips for Convection Cooking
1.Do not cover the glass turntable, metal rack, pizza pan or any other container with aluminum foil. It interferes with the flow of air that cooks the food.
2.Round pizza pans are excellent cooking utensils for many
3.When baking cakes, cookies, breads, rolls or other baked foods, most recipes call for preheating. Preheat the oven just as you do a regular oven.
4.All heatproof cookware can be used in convection cooking.
5.Always use oven gloves when removing food and cookware from the oven.
6.Do not use lightweight plastic containers or paper products during any convection cooking cycle.
350 F
30:00
Fig. 1 | Fig. 2 |
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