KitchenAid KEMS378, KBHS179, KBHS109, KEMS308 Steam Cooking, Popcorn, Defrost Preparation Chart

Use the following chart as a guide when defrosting meat, poultry, or fish.

DEFROST PREPARATION CHART

MEAT

3. Touch START. The upper oven display will count down the

steam time once the sensor identifies the cooking duration.

When the steam time has ended, the oven will shut off

automatically and “steam complete” will appear in the

display.

Beef: ground, steaks, roast, stew

Lamb: stew and chops

Pork: chops, ribs, roasts, sausage

The narrow or fatty areas of irregular shaped cuts should be shielded with foil before defrosting.

Do not defrost less than

¼lb (113 g) or two 4 oz (113 g) patties.

Place all meats in microwave- safe baking dish.

If enabled end-of-cycle tones will sound, then reminder tones

will sound every minute.

4. Touch OFF or open the door to clear the display and/or stop

reminder tones.

To Manual Steam Cook:

1.	Touch STEAM COOK.
2.	Touch the number key “6”
	OR

POULTRY

Chicken: whole and cut up	Place in microwave-safe
	baking dish, chicken breast
Cornish hens
	side up.
Turkey: breast	Remove giblets from whole
	chicken.
FISH
Fillets, Steaks, Whole,	Place in microwave-safe
Shellfish	baking dish.

Steam Cooking

Steam Cook is a sensor cooking function that uses microwaves to steam food. Always use steamer vessel. See the “KitchenAid™ Steamer Vessel” section before using. Use Steam Cook for foods such as vegetables, fish and potatoes.

■Times and cooking powers have been preset for steaming a number of food types.

■Manual Steam Cook requires that a cook time be entered.

■It is recommended to add ½ cup (125 mL) of water to Steamer Vessel before steaming.

Use the following chart as a guide.

STEAM COOKING CHART

FOOD	CODE	QUANTITY
Potatoes	1	2-6 cups (500 mL-1.5 L)
Fresh vegetables	2	2-6 cups (500 mL-1.5 L)
Frozen vegetables	3	2-6 cups (500 mL-1.5 L)
Fish fillets	4	8-16 oz (227-454 g)
Shrimp	5	5-10 oz (142-283 g)
Manual	6	sensing

To Steam Cook:

1.Touch STEAM COOK.

2.Touch the number key to select a food type from the Steam Cooking Chart

OR

Touch STEAM COOK repeatedly to scan and select food type. For example, to select the Fresh Vegetables setting, Steam Cook must be touched twice.

To change the doneness setting, touch the Power key before or after the “START?” prompt is displayed to toggle through and select a doneness of Normal, More, or Less.

Touch STEAM COOK repeatedly to scan and select the

Manual steam setting.

3. Touch the number keys to set a length of time to steam. Time

can be set up to 99 minutes and 99 seconds.

NOTE: Doneness function is not active for manual steam

cooking.

4. Touch START.

Once the boiling point is reached the upper oven display will

start to count down the steam time.

When the stop time is reached, the oven will shut off

automatically and “steam complete” will appear in the

display.

If enabled end-of-cycle tones will sound, then reminder tones

will sound every minute.

5. Touch OFF or open the door to clear the display and/or stop

reminder tones.

Popcorn

■Do not use regular paper bags or glassware.

■Pop only 1 package of popcorn at a time.

■Follow manufacturer’s instructions when using a microwave popcorn popper.

■Listen for popping to slow to 1 pop every 1 or 2 seconds, then stop the cycle. Do not repop unpopped kernels.

■For best results, use fresh bags of popcorn.

■Cooking results may vary by brand and fat content.

Popping time has been preset based on commercially packaged microwave popcorn. The oven is preset for the 3.5 oz (99 g) size, but can be changed. Use the following chart as a guide.

POPCORN CHART

BAG SIZE	CODE
3.5 oz (99 g)	3
3.0 oz (85 g)	2
1.75 oz (50 g)	1

To Pop Popcorn:

1.Touch POPCORN.

2.Touch the number key to select bag size from the Popcorn Chart

OR

Touch POPCORN repeatedly to scan and select bag size. NOTE: Doneness function is not active for popcorn setting.

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