Maytag W10276988A, W10123240 manual Interrupt Cooking, Auto Cook, Cooking in Stages, Reheating

Interrupt Cooking

You can stop the oven during a cycle by opening the door. The oven stops heating and the fan stops, but the light stays on. To restart cooking, close the door and touch START.

If you do not want to continue cooking, close the door and the light goes off, or touch UPPER CANCEL.

Auto Cook

Times and cooking power have been preset for certain microwavable foods. Use the following chart as a guide.

FOOD	PAD	QUANTITY
Frozen Entrée	1	9 oz, 11 oz or 26 oz (255 g,
		312 g or 454 g)
Casserole	2	2-8 cups (473 mL-1.89 L)
Frozen Vegetables	3	1-4 cups (250 mL-1 L)
Bacon*	4	1-6 slices, average
		thickness
Fresh Vegetables	5	1-4 cups (250 mL-1 L)
Frozen Burrito	6	1-4 pieces
Hot Dogs	7	1-6 pieces

*Differences in the amount of fat, meat, thickness, and curing process affect results. Average is 16 slices per pound.

To Use Auto Cook:

1.Touch AUTO COOK. “CODE” will appear on the display.

2.Touch number pad from chart

OR

Touch AUTO COOK repeatedly to scroll through foods.

3.Touch 0 QUANTITY (number pad “0”) pad to enter quantity.

NOTE: You must use the 0 QUANTITY pad to select quantity settings for a frozen entree, a casserole, bacon or hot dogs.

4.Touch START or wait 5 seconds for oven to start automatically.

The display will count down the cook time.

When the cycle ends, “End” will appear in the display, 4 end- of-cycle tones will sound, and then reminder tones will sound every minute for 15 minutes.

5.Touch UPPER CANCEL or open the door to clear the display and/or stop reminder tones.

Cooking in Stages

The microwave oven can be set to cook at different cooking powers for various lengths of time, up to 3 stages.

To Cook in Stages:

1.Touch the number pads to set a length of cook time for the first stage.

2.Touch COOK POWER and then enter a cook power (if other than 100%) from the Cooking Power chart. “TIME” will appear in the display.

3.Touch COOK TIME to start programming next stage.

4.Repeat the above steps for second and third stage programming.

The numbers “1,” “2” and/or “3” will appear in the upper oven display during programming.

5.Touch START when cook times and cook powers have been entered.

The oven display will count down each of the cook times. The numbers “1,” “2” or “3” will appear in the display during their respective stages.

■During multistage cooking, you may use Add A Minute to increase any stage’s cooking time. When the stage you want to change is active, touch ADD A MINUTE.

■During the last stage, you may also touch COOK MORE to increase the cooking time. Cook More increases the last stage’s remaining cooking time by adding a percentage of the last stage’s expired cooking time.

■If the last stage is Micro Time, you may use Cook More after cooking. Within 1 minute after cooking, open the oven door to check for doneness. Then close the oven door and touch COOK MORE. The food will cook for a percentage of the last stage’s cook time using the last stage’s cook power level.

■You may set up Warm Hold to follow multistage cooking, and you may use Cook More with Warm Hold. However, Warm Hold uses low cook power and lasts up to

99 minutes.

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

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

Reheating

Times and cooking powers have been preset for reheating 7 food types. You do not have to enter times or temperatures. Use the following chart as a guide.

FOOD	CODE	QUANTITY
Dinner Plate	1	1 to 2 servings
Bread**	2	1 to 6 slices
Meats	3	1 to 6 servings
Cheese Dip*	4	1 to 3 cups (250-750 mL)
Soup*	5	1 to 4 cups (250 mL-1 L)
Sauce*	6	1 to 3 cups (250-750 mL)
Pizza	7	1 to 2 servings

*Four tones will sound at the midpoint of the reheat cycle, and “STIR” will appear in the display. Stir food if desired, close door, and touch START.

**Does not apply to bread slices at refrigerator temperatures.

To Reheat Foods:

1.Touch REHEAT. “CODE” will appear in the display.

Touch REHEAT repeatedly to scan and select food settings. For example, to select the Bread setting, REHEAT must be touched twice.

After 3 seconds “QTY” will appear in the display, then “SRVG” will appear.

2.Touch number pads to enter quantity (in servings, strips or cups)

OR

Touch 0 QUANTITY (number pad “0”) to scan and select quantities. For example, to select the quantity of 2 servings, 0 QUANTITY must be touched twice.

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