How Your Microwave OvenWorks | Whirlpool MS1451XWI, MS1650XW

How Your Microwave OvenWorks

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

Microwaves are like TV waves or light-waves. You can’t see them but you can see what they do.

Mod	netron	A mangnetron in the microwave oven produces
		microwaves. The microwave move into the oven
		where they are scattered or stirred by a mode
		mixer (like a fan). Microwaves bounce off metal
		oven walls and are absorbed by food.

Oven cavity

Microwaves pass through glass, paper and most plastics without heating them so food absorbs the energy. Microwaves bounce off metal pans so food does not absorb the energy.

Microwaves may not reach the center of a roast. The heat around the outside is what cooks the roast all the way through. This is one of the reasons for letting some foods (roasts, baked potatoes) stand for a while after cooking, or for stirring some foods during the cooking time.

The microwaves disturb water molecules in the food. As the molecules bounce around bumping into each other, heat is made, like rubbing your hands together. This is the heat that does the cooking.

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Whirlpool MS1451XWI, MS1650XW manual How Your Microwave OvenWorks, Where they are scattered or stirred by a mode

Contents

Use& Ciri Guide Contents Important Safety Instructions You are responsible for Getting Acquainted Microwaveoven features Getting Acquainted Control panel features How you use it Why you use itQuick referencecooking guide Getting Acquainted Microwaveoven controls Using Your Microwave Oven Settina the clock Audible signalsUsing Your Microwave Oven Cookingin your microwave oven Cookingat high cook power This example shows 7 minutes, 30 seconds Cookingat lower cook powersPage Defrosting Full Cook Second part 30% Full Cook This example shows 4 minutes, 30 seconds Cookingautomatically after defrostingPage Cookingin more than one cook cycle Page Page Using Pause Using the Minute Timer Using Auto Start To stop the oven while it is running Otheroperating hints Before you begin, carefully read the following instructions Installation InstructionsInstalling your microwaveoven Grounding Instructions Prong grounding type Power supply CordElecPricalrequirements To test the oven, plug it into Custom mounting your microwave oven Caring for your microwave oven How Your Microwave OvenWorks Where they are scattered or stirred by a modeMixer like a fan. Microwaves bounce off metal Oven walls and are absorbed by food OperatingSafety Precautions Page GlassTray Operating Safety Precautions Generalinformation Wesuggest you follow these steps If YouNeedServiceOrAssistancen n Dryers IRONERS-SERVICING Whirlpool Introduction Microwave Cooking Recipes and Tables Food Characteristics and Your Microwave Cooking Frozen Foods Vegetable Platter APPETIZERS, Soups and SandwichesChili Cheese Dip Cream of Vegetable Soup Barbecued Pork Sandwiches Ham and Vegetable SoupBacon-Cheese Burgers Bav Leaf. Cover Wine-Braised Ribs Meats and Main DishesGreek Beef Kabobs Southern-Style Pork Chops Beef Goulash Sausage and Poppy Seed PotatoesGarlic Beef with Carrots Marinade Chicken Enchiladas Hoisin Chicken with WalnutsCornish Hens with Rice Stuffing Cauliflower Clam Chowder Salmon and FettuccineSole Knots Oyster Stew California Omelet Eggs and CheeseCheese Sauce Vi cup Twice-Baked Potatoes Vegetables and FruitsGlazed Carrots Orange Baked Apples Cheese Pie with Fresh Fruit DessertsCaramel Crisp Bars Butterscotch Topping Meat Defrosting Chart POULTRY/FISH and Seafood Defrosting Chart Meat Beef Corned beef Ibs Microwaving Time TableGround beef 1 lb High 5%-61/z minutes Meat Rib roast, rolled 3-4 Ibs Cook Cooking Power TimeSirloin tip roast 3-4 Ibs Minutes Per pound Meat Lamb stew cubes 1 Ibs Inch LOoF. Internal temperature of pork shouldBacon slices Slices Canadian bacon Chops Oz. each Cooking % Ibs Ibs ’h-3 Ibs 6V2 to 7% Poultry Cooking Table Cont’d Cooking Time Vegetables Artichokes Fresh 6 oz. each MediumBeans, green & wax Fresh, cut Beets, Fresh 1 lb Cups Cabbage Cups Vegetables Cauliflower Fresh, whole 1 lb10 oz Onions Fresh, whole pearl 10 oz. pkg Sweet Whole High Oz. each VegetablesPotato Potatoes Appendix Second Through Fifth Year From Date of Purchase MW002