Soften and Melt

The oven uses low power to soften and melt certain foods. Soften butter and cream cheese so they will be ready to use in a recipe. Ice cream will be softened enough to make scooping easier. Melt items such as butter, chocolate and marshmallows with minimal spatter. Use the following chart as a guide.

FOOD TO BE SOFTENED

FOOD TO BE MELTED

 

 

Butter: 1, 2 or 3 sticks

Butter: 1, 2 or 3 sticks

 

 

Cream cheese: 3 or 8 oz

Cheese: 8 or 16 oz

(85 or 250 mL)

(227 or 454 g)

 

 

Frozen Juice: 6, 12 or 16 oz

Chocolate: 4, 6, 8 or 12 oz

(173, 355 or 500 mL)

(113, 170, 227 or 340 g)

 

 

Ice cream: 16, 32 or 64 oz

Marshmallows: 5 or 10 oz

(500 mL, 1 L or 2 L)

(142 or 283 g)

 

 

To Soften or Melt:

1.Place container of food on turntable.

2.On “Home” screen, touch “Melt”

or

touch “More Choices” and then “Soften.”

3.Select food item to be softened or melted.

4.Enter amount.

Doneness may be adjusted at this time by touching “Doneness,” and then touching “+” or “-.”

Preparation instructions can be viewed for the specific food by touching “Prepare.”

5.Touch “Start” or press START button.

The display will count down the Soften or Melt time.

When the cycle ends, the “End” screen will appear in the display, 4 end-of-cycle tones will sound, and then reminder tones will sound every minute.

When melting, foods may not be completely melted when the program ends, but stirring the food will complete the melting.

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

Keep Warm

WARNING

Food Poisoning Hazard

Do not let food sit in oven more than one hour before or after cooking.

Doing so can result in food poisoning or sickness.

Hot cooked food can be kept warm in the oven. Keep Warm can be used by itself or can be programmed to follow a cooking cycle.

To Use:

Put hot cooked food in the oven. Cover plates of food and foods that were cooked covered. Pastries, pies, turnovers, etc. should remain uncovered.

1.On “Home” screen, touch “More Choices.”

2.Touch “Hints & Settings.”

3.Touch “Keep Warm.”

4.Adjust time, if desired, and then touch “Start.” The display will show “Keep Warm.”

When the cycle ends, the “End” screen will appear in the display, 4 end-of-cycle tones will sound, and then reminder tones will sound every minute.

5.Press OFF/CANCEL or open the door to clear the display and/or stop reminder tones.

To Set at end of cycle: Follow instructions in “Cooking in Stages,” and set the last stage as the Keep Warm stage.

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