Soften/Melt

Soften and Melt functions may be used to soften or melt your food. Times and cooking powers have been preset for a number of food types. Use the following chart as a guide.

SOFTEN CHART

FOOD

CODE

QUANTITY

PREPARATION

Butter

1

½-2 sticks

Unwrap and

 

 

 

place in

Margarine

2

½-2 sticks

microwave-safe

 

 

 

 

 

 

container.

 

 

 

 

Ice cream

3

16, 32, or 64 oz

 

 

 

(454, 907 g, or

 

 

 

1.8 Kg)

 

 

 

 

 

Cream

4

3 or 8 oz.

Unwrap and

cheese

 

(85g or 227g)

place in

 

 

 

microwave-safe

 

 

 

container.

 

 

 

 

To Soften:

1.Touch SOFTEN/MELT.

2.Touch number key “2” to select Soften function

OR

Touch SOFTEN/MELT repeatedly to scan and select Soften.

3.Touch number key to select food type from the Soften Chart

OR

Touch SOFTEN/MELT repeatedly to scan and select food settings.

4.Touch number keys to enter quantity (weight or sticks).

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.

5.Touch START.

The upper oven display will count down the soften time.

When the stop time is reached, the oven will shut off automatically and “soften complete” will appear in the display.

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

6.Touch OFF or open the door to clear the display and/or stop reminder tones.

Use the following chart as a guide.

MELT CHART

FOOD

CODE

QUANTITY

PREPARATION

Butter

1

½-2 sticks

Unwrap and place in

 

 

 

microwave-safe

Margarine

2

½-2 sticks

container.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chocolate

3

2, 4, 6, 8 oz.

Cut squares into

 

 

(57, 113, 170,

small pieces or use

 

 

227 g)

chips. Place in

 

 

 

microwave-safe

 

 

 

container.

FOOD CODE QUANTITY PREPARATION

Cheese

4

8 or 16 oz

Cut into small

 

 

(227 or 454 g) pieces and place in

 

 

 

microwave-safe

 

 

 

container.

 

 

 

 

Marsh-

5

5 or 10 oz

Place in microwave-

mallows

 

(142-283 g)

safe container.

 

 

 

 

To Melt:

1.Touch SOFTEN/MELT.

2.Touch number key “1” to select Melt function

OR

Touch SOFTEN/MELT repeatedly to scan and select Melt.

3.Touch number key to select food type from the Melt Chart

OR

Touch SOFTEN/MELT repeatedly to scan and select food settings.

4.Touch number keys to enter quantity (weight or sticks).

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.

5.Touch START.

The upper oven display will count down the melt time.

When the stop time is reached, the oven will shut off automatically and “melt complete” will appear in the display.

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

6.Touch OFF or open the door to clear the display and/or stop reminder tones.

EasyConvect™ Conversion

A

B

C

D

A. Broil element

B. Convection fan

C. Convection element

D. Convection grid

Convection cooking uses the convection element, the broil element and the fan. Hot air is circulated throughout the oven cavity by the fan. The constantly moving air surrounds the food to heat the outer portion quickly.

The convect function may be used to cook small amounts of food on a single rack.

Always use the convection grid placed on turntable or baking tray.

Always use the turntable “On” option when convection cooking with the convection grid (default setting).

Do not cover turntable or convection grid or baking tray with aluminum foil.

Do not use light plastic containers, plastic wrap or paper products. All heatproof cookware or metal utensils can be used in convection cooking. Round pizza pans are excellent for convection cooking.

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