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ENTER

SENSOR

WEIGHT

PREHEAT

AUTO

ROAST COOK

PWR DEFR

QTY TEMP

PROBE START?

CONV

COMB

OZ

DELAY

LBS

COOK

234

TIMER

COOK

POWER

MICRO

COOK EASY

MINUTE

TEMP

PROBE

CUSTOM

DEFROST KEEP

WARM

SLOWCOOK

SIMMER

AUTO COOK AUTO ROAST

BAKED

POTATO

BEVERAGE

123

4 5 6

78 9

0

FAN

HIGH•LOW•OFF

LIGHT

ON•NIGHT•OFF

CLOCK

SET START

•SET START

•CANCEL

OFF

START

CANCEL

DELAY

START

BAKE BROIL

BAKE ROAST

POPCORN

AUTO COMBI

CONVECTION

MICROWAVE

TIMER

SENSOR

COMBINATION

1. Display. The Display includes a clock

and indicators to tell you time of day,

cooking time settings, and cooking

functions selected.

2. MICRO COOK. Touch this pad followed

by Number Pads to set a cooking time.

See pages 21, 23, and 24 for more

information.

3. COOK POWER. Touch this pad after the

cook time has been set, followed by a

Number Pad to set the amount of micro-

wave energy released to cook the food.

The higher the number, the higher the

microwave power or “cooking speed.”

See page 22 for more information. See

the “Microwave cooking chart” on page

68 for specific Cook Powers to use for

the foods you are cooking.

4. EASY MINUTE. Touch this pad to cook

for 1 minute, at 100% Cook Power, or to

add an extra minute, at the set Cook

Power, to your cooking cycle. See page

42 for more information.

5. CUSTOM DEFROST. Touch this pad

followed by Number Pads to thaw frozen

meat by weight. See page 25 for more

information.

6. TEMP PROBE. Touch this pad when

using the Temperature Probe to cook.

Touch TEMP PROBE followed by

Number Pads to set desired final food

temperature. See page 31 for more

information.

7. KEEP WARM. Touch this pad to keep

hot, cooked foods safely warm in your

microwave oven for up to 99 minutes,

99 seconds. KEEP WARM can be used

by itself, or it can automatically follow a

cooking cycle. See page 30 for more

information.

8. AUTO COOK. Touch this pad to cook at

a preset Cook Power. The oven’s sensor

will tell the oven how long to cook de-

pending on the amount of vapor it

detects from the food. See page 38

for more information.

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26

11

12

14

16

1

3

5

8

20

22

4

7

9

10

13

15

18

19

21

24

23

2

6

9. SLOWCOOK/SIMMER. Touch this pad

to stew or simmer food. The oven’s

sensor will tell the oven how long to

cook depending on the amount of vapor

it detects from the food. See page 41 for

more information.

10. AUTO ROAST. Touch this pad to roast

with the Temperature Probe. See page

34 for more information.

11. POPCORN. Touch this pad to pop

popcorn at a preset Cook Power. See

page 40 for more information.

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Contents

Main U KITCHENAID Microwave-Convection Hood Combination Model: KHMC107E 1-800-422-1230 A Thank you Your safety is important to us. Our Consumer Assistance Center telephone number, 1-800-422-1230, is toll-free. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS M Page PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY... Operating safety precautions General information G Microwave-Convection Hood Combination How microwave cooking works Radio interference Microwave oven features Control panel features Using the demonstration feature CANCEL Audible signals Interrupting cooking Page Page Using the exhaust fan 1. Choose fan speed. 2. Turn off fan when desired. To set fan to run for a specific time: 1. Start fan. 2. Choose timer. 3. Set stop time. 4. Start timer. Using the cooktop/countertop light 1. Turn on light. 2. Turn off light when desired. To set light to be on for a specific time: 1. Turn on light. 2. Choose timer. 4359334 8/28/98, 12:02 PM16 CANCEL OZ PROBE START? Using the metal rack Inserting the rack Setting the clock To set time: 3. Complete entry. 2. Enter time of day. Using the Minute Timer 1. Touch TIMER SET START. 2. Enter time to be counted down. 3. Start countdown. To cancel Minute Timer: M Getting the best cooking results Cooking at high cook power 2. Set cooking time. Example for 1 minute, 30 seconds: At end of cooking time: You can change the cooking time after cooking starts by repeating Steps 2 and 3. Cooking at different cook powers MICRO POWER 1. Put food in oven and close the door. 2. Set cooking time. Example for 7 minutes, 30 seconds: 3. Set Cook Power. Example for 50% Cook Power: At end of cooking time: Cooking with more than one cook cycle 2. Set cooking time for first cycle. Example for 7 minutes, 30 seconds: 3. Set Cook Power for first cycle. Example for 50% Cook Power: Using CUSTOM DEFROST 4. Enter foods weight (in pounds and tenths of a pound). OZ PROBE START? QTY TEMP PWR DEFR Custom defrost chart Meat setting Custom defrost chart (continued) Fish setting Poultry setting Weight conversion chart Defrosting tips Using KEEP WARM 1. Put hot, cooked food in oven and close the door. To make KEEP WARM automatically follow another cycle: Cooking with the temperature probe probe into socket on oven wall. 4. Choose setting. 6. Start oven. To change final food temperature after oven has started: Temperature Probe cooking tips: Dont: Removing and cleaning the Temperature Probe: Using AUTO ROAST 1. Perform Steps 1, 2, and 3 under Cooking with the temperature probe on page 31. 3. Choose food category. Auto roast chart Using DELA Y START 2. Make sure clock is set to correct time of day. 3. Choose setting. 4. Set start time. 5. Enter cooking instructions for the function you want. 6. Complete entry. Using AUTO COOK 1. Put food in oven and close door. 2. Choose AUTO COOK. 3. Choose food category. Auto cook chart Using BEVERAGE 1. Place cup of beverage in oven and close door. 2. Choose BEVERAGE. Using POPCORN 1. Place bag on rack and close 2. Choose POPCORN. Using BAKED POTA TO 1. Place potato on paper towel in oven and close door. 2. Choose BAKED POTATO. Using SLOWCOOK/SIMMER 1. Place food in oven and close door. 2. Choose SLOWCOOK/SIMMER. After 2nd and 3rd stages, oven will simmer food. Using EASY MINUTE 1. Make sure food is in oven. 2. Choose EASY MINUTE. Adding or subtracting cook time C How convection cooking works Helpful hints for convection cooking: Convection baking without preheating (meats, casseroles, and poultry) 1. Put food in oven and close the door. 3. Set baking temperature (optional). 4. Set cooking time. Convection baking with preheating 2. Set preheat/cooking 3. Set cooking cycle cooking time. put food in oven, and close the Convection broiling 2. Set cooking cycle cooking time. 4. After preheating, open the door, put food in oven, and close Convenience foods cooking chart Convection cooking with the temperature probe probe into socket on oven wall. 4. Choose temperature probe setting. 6. Set convection cooking 7. Start oven. Temperature probe convection cooking chart Page How combination cooking works COMBINATION COOKING C + = Helpful hints for combination cooking: Combination baking/roasting without preheating 1. Put food in oven and close door. 3. Set baking/roasting temperature (optional). 4. Set cooking time. Combination baking/roasting with preheating 2. Set preheat/cooking 3. Set cooking cycle cooking time. put food in oven, and close the Using AUTO COMBINATION 1. Choose AUTO COMBI. 2. Choose food setting. 3. Enter food weight or quantity. put food in oven, and close Auto combination chart START Combination cooking with the temperature probe probe into socket on oven wall. 4. Choose temperature probe setting. 6. Set combination cooking 7. Start oven. START Temperature probe combination cooking chart Page C Convection Hood Combination Cleaning the microwave oven Cleaning the metal rack Caring for the filters Charcoal filter: Before removing filters: Grease filters: Replacing the cooktop and oven lights After replacing filters: The cooktop light The oven light C Reheating chart Times are approximate and may need to be adjusted to individual taste. Microwave cooking chart Microwave cooking tips Amount of food Starting temperature of food Composition of food Size and shape Arranging food Using aluminum foil Cooking you should not do in your microwave oven Oven cookware guide Q I Service 1. Before calling for service: I 4. If you are not satisfied with the action taken: 2. If the problem is not due to one of the items listed in Step 1: 1-800-422-1230 3. If you need service: I Dont forget, KitchenAid offers a full line of quality home appliances. W Microwave Hood