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Automatic Cooking Control is afully automatic
electronic control systemthat lets your microwave
oven do the cooking for you. The charts and
recipes in this section are designed to help you
makethe most of this truly new feature.
Standard cooking techniques require setting the
oven for aspecified cooking time or aselectedfin-
ished temperature. And that means looking up
recipes in acookbook. .trying to convert old
recipes for microwave cooking. ..or just resorting
to guesswork. This control method works on an
entirely different basis--with aspecial electronic
sensor that detects steamfrom cooking food. The
oven “knows” how the food is cooking; so it can
automatically set the correct cooking time and
maintain the proper power Ieveifor different ‘types
and amounts of food. And it’s adjustable to suit
your individual taste.
Simply touch two control pads—AUTOCOOK and
the desired Code number–and then START. A
chart on the oven control panel gives acompiete
list of CC@%for frequently prepared foods. The
readout display showsAUTO until steam is sensed
—andthen signals, and displays time counting down.
During AUTO, oven should not be opened, but
when cwensignals, most foods should be turned,
stirred, or rotated, Check the Autcmatic Cooking
Chart far suggestions.
Appropriate containers and coverings help assure
good cooking results. Containers should match in
sizeto the sizeof the food being cooked. Coverings
such as plastic wrap secured on all sides, the lid
that came with the container, or microwave-safe
plasticdomes areideal. For examplesof containers
andcoverings, seepage12and the following recipe
sectionof this book.
With PreferenceControl, you can adjust the Auto-
matic Cooking f%atur~to yuur individual taste by
adding either”1” or “9” after Codenumber, If after
trying the suggested Code, yOIJwould preferless
cooking time, simply add the number “l” after the
Codeand the oven automatically lessensthe cook-
ingtime by 20%, Ifyou wish morecooking time, add
“9” afterthe Code to increasecooking time by 2CW0.
Automatic Roasting uses the te~perature probe
rather than the electronic sensor to cook meats
evenlyto the desired degree ofdoneness.The oven
continually monitors the food’s internal tempera-
ture, Unlike ordinary Temperature Cooking, the
oven changes power levels two or three times
depending onthe degree ofdoneness duringcook-
ing to giv~you the btist:e.suits.automatically. Meat
iscooked evenly,withouttcilghening kxwauselower
power !eveisareused astoe rnpattemperaturerises
thus crookingmeatsevenl~-tihile retaining the nat-
ural juices. After cooking, the ovenswitches auto-
matically to Hold for an hour, Food stays warm
without overcooking.
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