Whirlpool MW1200XS manual Setting the controls, Do this

Setting the controls

Be sure you understand the basics of microwave oven cooking before you start. Start with recipes from your MICRO MENUSaCOOking Guide. Follow the directions carefully.

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I. Open the oven door by pressing the DOOR OPEN Button on the bottom of the control panel.

4.Set the Cook Power to the desired setting from HIGH to LOW. For best results, some recipes call for lower Cook Powers. (See chart below.] The lower the Cook Power, the slower the cooking.

2.Put food in the oven. DO NOT CLOSE THE DOOR.

5.Close the door. The oven will start cooking and you will hear a fan running.

3.Set the cooking time by turning the Timer Knob clockwise. To reduce the cooking time, turn the Timer Knob counterclockwise.

To set ttmer for less than 1 minute, turn tlmer past 1 mlnute then to deslred tlme.

6. When the set time is up,

the oven will shut oft automatically.

COOK POWER CHART

Recipes in your MICRO MENUS@Cooking Guide use

Cook Power settings from HIGH tc LOW. Recipes from other

books and magazines may use different Cook Power percentages. The following chart may be helpful:

HIGH - 100% of full power

MED-HIGH - 70% of full power

MED - 50% of full power MED-LOW/

DEFROST - 30% of full power LOW - 15% of full power

To stop the oven

1. Turn the Timer Knob counter- clockwise to “OFF.”

OR

2.Open the oven door. Open- ing the oven door stops the oven so you can stir, turn, re- arrange or add ingredients to the food. Close the oven door to complete cooking. If you remove the food, set the timer to “OFF”before closing the oven door so oven will not operate.

Defrosting in your microwave oven

Use the MED-LOW/DEFROST setting to thaw frozen food before cooking. This setting cooks at 30% of full power for the desired defrosting time. For suggested defrost times, see the chart behind the oven door.

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