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Whirlpool MH7110XB Getting to Know Your Microwave Hood Combination, How microwave cooking works

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Getting to Know Your Microwave Hood Combination

Getting to Know Your Microwave Hood Combination

This section discusses the concepts behind microwave cooking and introduces you to the basics you need to know to operate your microwave oven. Please read this information before

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Page How mkrowave cooking works ......... 8 Microwave oven features ................. 10 Control panel features ...................... 11 Uslng the exhaust fan ....................... 14

Page Using the cooktoplcountertop light .. 15 Using the hi-level cooking rack ....... 17 Setting the clock ............................... 18 Using the Minute Timer .................... 19

How microwave cooking works

Magnetron

Mkrowave ovens ars safe. Microwave energy ‘E not hot. It causes food to make its own heat, and it’s this heat that cooks the

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Microwaves are like TV waves or light waves. You cannot see them, but you can see what they do.

Mixing antenna Oven cevity

A magnetron in the microwave oven produces microwaves. The microwaves move into the area under the oven floor. There they bounce off the mixing antenna into the oven where they contact the food.

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Whirlpool MH7110XB warranty Getting to Know Your Microwave Hood Combination, How microwave cooking works, In This Section

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1-800-253-1301 UseAndCarewh or H nowlo~*narw~”Your safety is important to us A Note to YouThank you for buying a Whirlpool@ appliance is toll-free,24 hours a dayMicrowave Oven Safety IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONSDo not flame foods on a cooktop 1EXCESSIVEMICROWAVEENERGY SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONSPRECAUTIONSTOAVOID POSSIBLEEXPOSURETO Operating safety precautions General information Fuee boxIn This Section Getting to Know Your Microwave Hood CombinationHow microwave cooking works Radio interference deflector Microwave oven featuresSmoke Control panel features continued on next page l1See page 41 for more information Audible signals Using the demonstration featureInterrupting cooking To disable audible signalsUsing the exhaust fan 2. Turn off fan when desired2. Choose timer 1. Choose fan speedUsing the cooktop/countertop light 4. Start timerTo cancel timer 3. Set time2. Turn off light when desired 1. Turn on lightTo set light to be on for a specific time 2. Choose timerUsing the bi-levelcooking rack Inserting the rack4. Start timer To cancel timerSetting the clock 1. Choose setting2. Enter time of day 3. Complete entryUsing the Minute Timer 1.Touch TIMER SET 2.Enter time to be counted downTo cancel Minute Timer 3. Start countdownUsing Your Microwave Oven Getting the best cooking resultsIn This SectionCooking at high cook power 1. Put food in oven and close the door2. Set cooking time 3. Start ovenCooking at lower cook powers 3.Set Cook Power 1.Put food in oven and close the door2.Set cooking time 4.Start oven3. Set Cook Power for first cycle Cooking with more than one cook cycle2.Set cooking tlme for first cycle 1.Put food in oven and close the doorUsing AUTO COOK 5. Start oven2.Choose AUTO COOK 1.Put food in oven and close the doorcook chart 3. Choose food category4. Enter quantity/servings Auto2.Choose AUTO DEFROST Using AUTO DEFROST1.Put frozen food in oven and close the door At end of defrosting time 5.Start oven7. Restart oven chart settingAuto defrostcontinued FishPoultry chartWeight conversion chart Defrosting tipsUsing WARM HOLD 2.Choose setting1.Put hot, cooked food in oven and close the door To make WARM HOLD automatically3. Close the door Cooking with the temperature probe1. Insert probe into food 4.Choose setting 5. Set desired final food tempera- ture optional6.Start oven TOUCH YOU SEE TOUCH YOU SEE TOUCH YOU SEETemperature Probe cooking tips Removing and cleaning the Temperature ProbeDon’t lDry casseroles do not work well4. Start oven Using AUTO ROAST2.Choose setting 3.Choose food category SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS Auto roast chartZATEGORY FOOD 1.Put food in oven and close the door Using AUTO START2.Make sure clock is set to correct time of day 3.Choose setting 4.Set start time 6. Complete entryUsing PERSONAL CHOKE 3. Set Cook Power1.Choose PERSONAL CHOICE 2.Set cooking time 4. Complete entryUsing BEVERAGE 2. Choose PERSONAL CHOICE2.Choose BEVERAGE To use PERSONAL CHOICE2. Choose DINNER PLATE Using DINNER PLATE1.Place plate of food in oven and close the door 2.Choose POPCORN Using POPCORN1.Place bag In oven and close the door Using ADD MINUTE 1.Make sure food is in oven 2.Choose ADD MINUTEAdding or subtracting cook time To reset to the original cook timeTo increase cook time by 10% TOUCHCaring for Your Microwave Hood Combination CAE;ning the bi-levelcookingCaring for the filters continued on next pageReplacing the cooktop and oven lightsThe cooktop light I ” 9i!J?sThe oven light Reheating chart Cooking GuideMicrowave cooking chart Starting temperature of food Using standing timeMicrowave cooking tips Amount of foodUsing aluminum foil Arranging foodCooking you should not do in your microwave oven l Shield the tail and head of whole fishQuestions and AnswersQUESTIONS ANSWERSIf You Need Assistance or Service 1. Before calling for assistancePROBLEM 3. .Ifyou need service 2. If you need assistanceMicrowave Oven Warranty WHIRLPOOL”