M I C R O W A V E F E A T U R E S

INSTANT SENSORS

Your oven has Instant Sensor Popcorn and Instant Sensor Reheat. To use any of the Instant Sensors, simply touch the chosen pad. The oven will start auto- matically. Any sensor setting can be programmed with More/Less Time Adjustment. See page 23.

INSTANT SENSOR REHEAT

Turntable on:

You can reheat many foods by touching just one pad. You don't need to calculate reheating time or power level. To reheat food with turntable on, simply touch the SENSOR REHEAT pad.

P R O C E D U R E

 

SENSOR

Touch SENSOR REHEAT pad.

 

(Note : Sensor Reheat can be

 

REHEAT

 

programmed with turntable on or off).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

will be displayed repeatedly.

SENSOR

REHEAT

When sensor detects the vapor emitted from the food, remainder of cooking time will appear.

After cooking,

LET

 

STAND

 

COVER

will be

displayed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turntable off:

You may reheat using a 11"x8"x2" or 13"x9"x2" casserole with the turntable off. First touch TURN- TABLE ON/OFF and note indicator. Then touch SENSOR REHEAT. The display will indicate turntable off and oven will start automatically. After cooking,

LET

 

STAND

 

COVER

will be displayed.

INSTANT SENSOR POPCORN

• Suppose you want to pop a 3.5 oz bag of popcorn.

P R O C E D U R E

Touch POPCORN pad once. POPCORN (Ex: Touch POPCORN once for

regular size bag.)

SENSOR POPCORN REGULAR will be displayed

repeatedly.

 

 

After cooking,

END

will be displayed.

This sensor setting works well with most brands of microwave popcorn. You may wish to try several and choose your favorite. Pop only one bag at a time. Unfold the bag and place in oven according to directions.

POPCORN CHART

T O U C H

 

F O R A M O U N T

P O P C O R N

P A D

 

once

 

3.0 and 3.5 oz bag (Regular size)

twice

 

1.5 and 1.75 oz bag (Snack size)

INSTANT SENSOR CHART

F O O D

A M O U N T

P R O C E D U R E

Leftovers such as

4 - 32 oz

Place in dish or casserole slightly larger than amount to be reheated.

rice, potatoes,

 

Flatten, if possible. Cover with lid, plastic wrap or wax paper. Use covers

vegetables

 

such as plastic wrap or lids with larger quantities of more dense foods

casserole

 

such as stews.

Soups

1 - 4 cups

After reheating, stir well, if possible. Foods should be very hot. If not,

 

 

continue to heat with variable power and time. After stirring, recover and

 

 

allow to stand 2 to 3 minutes.

Canned entrees

4 - 16 oz

Use less Time Adjustment by touching POWER LEVEL pad twice for

and vegetables

 

small quantities of canned vegetables.

Dinner Plate

3-6 oz of

Use this pad to reheat precooked foods from the refrigerator. Place meaty

1 plate

meat plus

portions and bulky vegetables to outside of plate. Cut large items like

 

vegetables

baked potatoes in smaller pieces. Flatten foods such as mashed

 

and/or potato/

potatoes and other dense foods. Cover with wax paper or plastic wrap.

 

rice

ONE PLATE ONLY. After cooking, check that food is very hot throughout

 

 

and that the bottom center of the plate is very hot. If not, continue heat-

 

 

ing using time and power level. Allow to stand, covered, 2 to 3 minutes.

Popcorn

Only 1

Use only popcorn packaged for microwave oven use. Try several brands

 

package at

to decide which you like best. Do not try to pop unpoped kernels. More/

 

a time

Less Time Adjustment can be used to provide adjustment needed for

 

 

older popcorn or individual tastes.

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