MICROWAVE OVEN USE
COOK POWER | NAME | WHEN TO USE IT |
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P50 = 50% of full power | Medium | • Cooking ham, whole poultry, and pot roasts |
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| • Simmering stews |
P40 = 40% of full power |
| • Melting chocolate |
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| • Heating bread, rolls and pastries |
• Defrosting foods, such as bread, fish, meats, | ||
power | Defrost | poultry, and precooked foods |
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P20 = 20% of full power |
| • Softening butter, cheese, and ice cream |
Low | • Keeping food warm | |
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| • Taking chill out of fruit |
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COOKING WITH MORE THAN ONE COOK CYCLE
For best results, some recipes call for one cook power for a certain length of time, and another cook power for another length of time. Your oven can be set to change from one power level to another automatically, for up to 3 cycles plus a defrost cycle.
USING AUTO DEFROST
You can defrost food by choosing a category and setting a weight. AUTO DEFROST has preset times and cook powers for 3 categories: Meat, Poultry, and Fish.
1. Touch AUTO DEFROST.
Touch once for Meat, twice for Poultry and 3 for Fish.
1.Put your food in the oven and close the door.
2.Touch COOK TIME and number pads to set the cooking time for the first cycle.
3.Touch COOK POWER and number pad to set the cook power for the first cycle.
4.Repeat Steps 2 and 3 to set the cooking time and cook power for each additional cycle.
5.Touch START.
After the first cycle is complete, 2 tones sound and the next cycle(s) will count down.
6. At the end of the cooking time:
Display will show “END” and 3 tones will sound.
NOTE: You can set your chosen cook functions in any order. However, when you use AUTO DEFROST, it must be the first cycle.
2.Touch number pads for desired weight (from .1 to 6.0 lbs [45 g to 2.7 kg]).
3.Touch START.
4.During defrosting, 5 tones will sound. These tones tell you when to check, turn over, separate, or rearrange the food. To start the oven again, touch
START.
5.At the end of the defrosting time:
Display will show “END” and 3 tones will sound.
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