Cookware and Dinnerware
Microwave-Safe
■Browning dish (Follow manufacturer recommendations.)
■Ceramic glass, glass
■China, earthenware (Follow manufacturer recommendations.)
■Melamine (Follow manufacturer recommendations.)
■Paper towels, paper plates, napkins (Use
■Plastic wraps, bags, covers, dinnerware, containers (Follow manufacturer recommendations.)
■Pottery and clay (Follow manufacturer recommendations.)
■Silicone bakeware (Follow manufacturer recommendations.)
■Wax paper
For Use With Grill Cycles (on some models):
■Use ovenproof,
For Use With Convection/Combination Cycles (on some models):
■Metal bakeware may be used only during convection (bake) cycles. Use ovenproof,
Do Not Use
■Metal cookware and bakeware
■Straw or wicker
■Gold, silver or pewter
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■Twist ties
■Foil liners, such as sandwich wrappers
■Staples
■Objects with gold or silver trim or with metallic glaze
To Test Cookware/Dinnerware: Place dish in microwave oven with 1 cup (250 mL) of water beside it. Program 1 minute of cook time at 100%. If dish becomes hot and the water stays cool, do not use the dish in the microwave oven.
Microwave Oven Use
For list of preset programs, see the Quick Reference Guide provided with your model.
Manual Cooking/Stage Cooking
Touch COOK TIME/POWER, touch number pads to enter time, touch COOK TIME/POWER again (if not 100%), touch number pads to enter power level
If programming additional stages (up to three), touch SETUP/CLOCK to enter programming for the next stage, enter the cook time and cook power of each, and then touch the Start control.
Sensor Cooking
A sensor in the microwave oven detects moisture released from food as it heats, and adjusts the cooking time accordingly.
Make sure microwave oven has been plugged in for at least 1 minute. Use
Add More Time
At the end of any cycle using less than 100% cook power, “PRESS 0 TO ADD MORE TIME” scrolls in the display. Enter the additional time, if desired, and start the microwave oven. The cook power for all non- sensor cycles will be the same as in the finished cycle, but may be changed. If Add More Time is used after a sensor cycle, the cook power will be 100%, but may be changed.
Doneness
Adjust doneness for automatic cooking functions by touching COOK TIME/POWER repeatedly to scroll through “NORMAL,” “MORE DONE” or “LESS DONE” within the first 20 seconds of starting the cook cycle. Doneness cannot be adjusted for Defrost functions.
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 microwave oven. The Keep Warm function uses 10% cook power. Keep Warm can be used by itself or can be programmed to follow a cooking cycle. Opening the door during Keep Warm will cancel the function.