To Use Manual Convect Roast:
1.Touch the START button or touch the MICROWAVE button (on combination oven models).
2.From the Select mode menu, touch the quickset pad next to “Convection.”
3.From the Convection menu, touch the quickset pad next to “Convect Roast - Manual.”
NOTE: The default temperature is 325°F (163°C), and the default power level is 0%.
4.Enter a Cook Time
5.To adjust the power level, touch the quickset pad next to “Power level 0%” until the desired level is reached. The range is between 0% and 30%.
6.To adjust the temperature value, touch the quickset pad next to “Temperature.” Use the number keypad to enter the desired temperature between 225ºF and 450ºF (107ºC
and 232ºC).
7.Press START. The upper oven display will count down the cook time.
When the stop time is reached, the oven will shut off automatically.
If enabled,
8.(Optional) After the cooking cycle ends, press the quickset pad next to KEEP WARM. This will start a new cooking cycle that will keep food warm. The microwave will run at 10% power for 60 minutes. See the “Keep Warm” section for additional information.
9.(Optional) After the cooking cycle ends, press the ADD 30SEC button. This will automatically add 30 seconds to the cook time. Press the quickset pad next to ADD MORE TIME to go to Cook Timer screen if necessary.
10.Touch CANCEL (or CANCEL MICROWAVE on combo models) to turn off the oven.
Defrost
The Defrost feature can be used, or the microwave oven can be manually set to defrost by using 20% cook power.
■For optimal results, food should be 0°F
■Unwrap foods and remove lids (from fruit juice) before defrosting.
■Shallow packages will defrost more quickly than deep blocks.
■Separate food pieces as soon as possible during or at the end of the cycle for more even defrosting.
■Foods left outside the freezer for more than 20 minutes or frozen
■Use small pieces of aluminum foil to shield parts of food such as chicken wings, leg tips and fish tails. See “Aluminum Foil and Metal” first.
■Times and cooking powers have been preprogrammed for defrosting a number of food types. For each food category a precise amount of food can be entered or preprogrammed quantities can be selected.
To Use Programmed Defrost with Precise Amount of Food:
1.Touch the START button or touch the MICROWAVE button (on combination oven models).
2.From the Select mode menu, touch the “More” button until “Defrost” is shown. Touch the quickset pad next to “Defrost” to select it.
3.Use the quickset pad to select the appropriate
4.Enter the weight using the number keypad. The range is between 0.1 lb and 6.5 lb (45 g - 2.9 kg). The weight ranges are shown in the following table.
Food | Weight Range |
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Poultry | |
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Fish | |
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Bread | |
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If the weight is unknown, see “To Use Programmed Defrost with Weight Unknown” in this section.
5.To set the desired Doneness, press the quickset pads next to Doneness then press the “< Less” or “> More” buttons.
6.For more information and instructions, press the quickset pad next to Instructions.
7.Press START. The display will count down the cook time.
When the stop time is reached, the oven will shut off automatically.
If enabled,
8.(Optional) After the cooking cycle ends, press the quickset pad next to KEEP WARM. This will start a new cooking cycle that will keep food warm. The microwave will run at 10% power for 60 minutes. See the “Keep Warm” section for additional information.
9.(Optional) After the cooking cycle ends, press the ADD 30SEC button. This will automatically add 30 seconds to the cook time. Press the quickset pad next to ADD MORE TIME to go to Cook Timer screen if necessary.
10.Touch CANCEL (or CANCEL MICROWAVE on combo models) to turn off the oven.
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