Whirlpool MH1141XM Microwave Oven Care, Warm Hold, General Cleaning, Food Poisoning Hazard, Meat

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The Auto Defrost system has 3 categories: Meat, Poultry and Fish. It should not be used for food left outside the freezer more than 20 minutes and frozen ready-made food. Use the following chart as a guide.

MEAT

Warm Hold

WARNING

Beef: ground, steaks, roast, stew

Lamb: stew and chops

Pork: chops, ribs, roasts, sausage

The narrow or fatty areas of irregular shaped cuts should be shielded with foil before defrosting.

Do not defrost less than ¹⁄₄ lb (113 g) or two 4 oz (113 g) patties.

Place all meats in microwavable baking dish.

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. Warm Hold can be used by itself or can be programmed to follow a cooking cycle. Opening the door during Warm Hold will cancel

POULTRY

Chicken: whole and cut up

Place in microwavable

 

baking dish, chicken breast-

 

Cornish hens

side up.

 

Remove giblets from whole

Turkey: breast

chicken.

 

 

FISH

 

 

 

Fillets, Steaks, Whole,

Place in microwavable

Shellfish

baking dish.

 

 

To Use Auto Defrost:

1.Touch DEFROST.

2.Touch the number pad 1 for Meat, 2 for Poultry or 3 for Fish

or

Touch DEFROST repeatedly to scroll through foods.

3.Touch the number pads to enter the weight.

Meats and Poultry can be set from .1 to 6.6 lb (45 g to 3 kg). Fish can be set from .1 to 4.4 lb (45 g to 2 kg).

Doneness may be adjusted at this time by touching COOK POWER.

4.Touch START.

The display will count down the defrost 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.

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

To Defrost Manually:

1.Touch COOK TIME.

2.Touch the number pads to set a length of time to defrost.

3.Touch COOK POWER.

4.Touch number pad 3.

5.Touch START.

The display will count down the defrost 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.

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

the function.

To Use:

Put hot cooked food in the oven. Cover plates of food and foods that were cooked covered. Pastries, pies, turnovers, etc. should remain uncovered.

1.Touch WARM HOLD.

2.Touch START.

“WARM” will appear on the display and the warm time will count down.

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.

3.Touch CANCEL•OFF or open the door to clear the display and/or stop reminder tones.

To set at end of cycle: Touch WARM HOLD while setting a cooking cycle before touching START, or during cooking.

MICROWAVE OVEN CARE

General Cleaning

IMPORTANT: Before cleaning, make sure all controls are off and the oven is cool. Always follow label instructions on cleaning products.

Soap, water and a soft cloth or sponge are suggested first unless otherwise noted.

GREASE FILTERS

Do not operate the microwave oven without the grease filters in place.

Soak grease filters in hot water and mild detergent. Scrub and swish to remove embedded dirt. Rinse well and shake dry.

Do not use ammonia or oven cleaner.

Do not place in dishwasher.

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Whirlpool MH1141XM Microwave Oven Care, Warm Hold, General Cleaning, Food Poisoning Hazard, To Use Auto Defrost, Meat