Whirlpool MH3185XP manual Reheating, Defrosting, To Use Reheat, Two or More Plates

Reheating

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

FOOD	CODE	QUANTITY/INSTRUCTION
Pizza Slice	1	1-3 slices, 4 oz (113 g) each/
		Place on paper towel.
Casserole	2	1-4 cups (250 mL-1	L)
Soup*	3	1-4 cups (250 mL-1	L)/
		Cover with plastic and vent.
Sauce*	4	1-4 cups (250 mL-1	L)/
		Cover with plastic and vent.
Baked Goods	5	1-6 pieces, 2 oz (57 g) each/
(example: medium		Place on paper towel.
muffin or bagel)

*Sensor function

To Use Reheat:

Defrosting

The automatic Defrost control can be used or the microwave oven can be manually set to defrost.

■Food should be 0°F (-18°C) or colder at defrosting for optimal results.

■Unwrap foods and remove lids (from fruit juice) before defrosting.

■Shallow packages will defrost more quickly than deep blocks.

■Separate food pieces as soon as possible during or at the end of cycle for more even defrosting.

■Use small pieces of aluminum foil to shield parts of food such as chicken wings, leg tips and fish tails. See “Aluminum Foil and Metal” first.

The automatic Defrost control 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

1.Touch REHEAT.

2.Touch number pad from chart

or

Touch REHEAT repeatedly to scroll through foods.

3. Touch number pads to enter quantity for Pizza Slice,

Casserole and Baked Goods only.

The sensor will determine quantities for Soup and Sauce.

Reheat time may be adjusted at this time by touching COOK

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.

	POWER.
4.	Touch START.
	The display will count down the reheat 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 CANCEL or open the door to clear the display and/or
	stop reminder tones.

Two or More Plates

Two 10¼" (26 cm) plates may be heated side by side, or 1 dish larger than the turntable, plus 2 plates on the cooking rack. For best results, halfway through heating, turn the plates (or larger dish) halfway around, and switch plates between top and bottom (if heating more than 2 plates). See “Cooking Rack” section.

The turntable must be turned off while heating 2 bottom plates or 1 larger dish. See “Turntable” section.

POULTRY

Chicken: whole and cut up	Place in microwavable baking
	dish, chicken breast side up.
Cornish hens
	Remove giblets from whole
Turkey: breast	chicken.
FISH
Fillets, Steaks, Whole,	Place in microwavable baking
Shellfish	dish.

To use the Defrost control:

1.Touch DEFROST.

2.Touch 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 0.1 to 6.6 lb (45 g to 3 kg). Fish can be set from 0.1 to 4.4 lb (45 g to 2 kg).

Defrost time 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 for 15 minutes.

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

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