Operating Instructions

Special Features

POPCORN

The Popcorn setting automatically provides the correct cooking time for most brands of microwave popcorn. You may wish to try several and choose your favorite. Pop only one bag at a time. Unfold bag and place in microwave oven according to directions.

•Suppose you want to pop a 3.5 oz bag (regular) of popcorn. Touch Popcorn once. The microwave oven starts automatically.

-Touch Popcorn once for 3.5 oz bag (regular).

-Touch Popcorn twice within 2 seconds for 2.85 - 3.5 oz bag (light regular).

-Touch Popcorn three times within 2 seconds for 1.5 or 1.75 oz bag (snack).

NOTE:

To use Popcorn pad, touch within 3 minutes after cooking, opening and closing the door or touching the Clear/Off pad.

REHEAT

Reheat automatically computes the correct warming time and microwave power level for foods shown in the chart below.

•Suppose you want to reheat 3 cups of soup.

1. Touch Reheat pad once.

2. Touch number pad 4 to select 1 cup of soup.

3.Touch 2 more times for 3 cups or hold down until the desired quantity appears.

4.Touch START/Plus 1 Min pad.

NOTE:

1.To reheat different foods or foods above or below the quantity allowed on the REHEAT CHART, use manual operation.

2.Reheat can be programmed with More or Less Time Adjustment. See page 12.

REHEAT CHART

FOOD

AMOUNT

PROCEDURE

1. Dinner Plate

1 plate

Use this setting to reheat precooked foods from the refrigerator. Place meaty portions and bulky

 

 

vegetables to outside of plate. Cut large items like baked potatoes in smaller pieces. Flatten foods

 

 

such as mashed potatoes and other dense foods. Cover with wax paper or plastic wrap. ONE

 

 

PLATE ONLY.

 

 

After cooking, check that food is very hot throughout and that the bottom center of the plate is

 

 

very hot. If not, continue heating using time and power level. Allow to stand, covered, 1 to 2

 

 

minutes.

 

1 Regular

Touch Reheat and then the number pad 1 once for a regular amount of food: approximately 4 oz

 

 

sliced meat or poultry, 1/2 cup potato or rice and 1/2 cup of vegetables or equivalent. REG will

 

 

appear in the display.

 

1 Large

Touch Reheat and then the number pad 1 twice within 2 seconds for a larger amount of food on a

 

 

dinner plate. LARGE will appear in the display.

 

1 Small

Touch Reheat and then the number pad 1 three times within 3 seconds for a smaller amount of

 

 

food on a dinner plate. SMALL will appear in the display.

 

 

 

2. Beverage

.5 - 2.0 cups

This setting is good for restoring cooled beverages to a better drinking temperature. Touch

 

 

Reheat and then the number 2 pad for a 0.5 cup increase per touch. Stir liquid briskly before

 

 

heating and stir carefully at end of cycle to avoid "eruption."

 

 

 

3. Rolls/ Muffins

1 - 8

Use this setting to warm rolls, muffins, biscuits, bagels etc. Large items should be considered as 2

 

 

or 3 regular size. Arrange on plate; cover with paper towel. For refrigerated rolls or muffins, it may

 

 

be necessary to double the entered amount to ensure the proper serving temperature. For

 

 

example, enter quantity of 2 for 1 refrigerated muffin.

 

 

 

4. Soup

1 - 6 cups

Place in a bowl or casserole. Cover with lid or plastic wrap. At end, stir, re-cover and let stand 1 to

 

 

3 minutes.

 

 

 

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