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Poultry

1. 

Use 

microwave trivet 

for chicken and other small poultry, but do

2. Let chicken and other small poultry stand after microwaving for

not use trivet for cooking turkey.

up to 10 minutes. Turkey should be allowed to stand 20 minutes.

Food

Cover

Power 

 & 

Chicken

Pieces

Plate or

Wax paper

HI (10)

2   to 3 min.

Brush with browning agent if desired. Arrange in

oblong dish

per piece

single layer in cooking dish so thickest meaty

Whole 

15 to 17 min.

pieces are to outside edges of dish.

(8 pieces):

 uncut

Oblong dish

Oven-proof

MED HI (7) 9 to 12 min.

Brush with browning agent if desired. Add 

(stuffed or

cooking bag

per lb.

cup water to cooking bag. Slit bag near closure to

unstuffed)

or wax paper Or cook to 190° internal temp.

vent, Do not use metal tie on bag. Cook breast
side up. Or, place chicken on trivet in dish 
cover with wax paper. Rotate dish 

 turn after

 of 

 Hens

Whole (stuffed or

Square or

Wax paper

HI (10)

6 to 9 min.

Place breast side down in dish. Turn over after

unstuffed)

oblong dish

per lb.

half of time.

and trivet

Halves

Square or

Wax paper

HI (10)

9 to   min.

Arrange skin side up in dish, on bed   stuffing

 dish

per lb.

if desired.

Duckling

Oblong dish

Wax paper

HI (10)

6 to 9 min.

Shield bottom of legs, wings and tail. Microwave

and trivet

per lb.

breast side down for first half   time. Brush with
browning sauce or broil top surface of cooked
bird until brown and crisp.

Large oblong

Cooking bag MED (5)

13 to 16 min.

Brush with browning agent if desired. Add 

dish

per lb.

cup water to cooking bag.   it bag near closure to
vent. Do not use 

 tie on bag. Cook breast

side up. Or, place turkey breast up in dish and
cover with plastic wrap. Microwave at MED (5)
20 to 22 minutes per lb. Remove plastic wrap.
baste and rotate dish 1/2 turn after half of time.

Crust on breads will be soft and the outsides 

 not brown.

color on upside down breads by lining dish 

 brown sugar

If desired, sprinkle top of batter with cinnamon-sugar mixture,

caramel mixture, or savory topping like crushed canned French

chopped nuts or other topping for brown color. Or, increase brown

fried onion rings.

Food

Cover

Power 

 & 

Coffee cakes
from 
biscuits

Corn bread

Muffins

I muffin

2 to 4
5 to 6

Quick breads,
loaf

8-in. tube
dish*

8 to 10-in.
tube dish*

Paper-lined
muffin cups
(Do not use
foil liners. )

Glass loaf
dish

No

MED (5)

6 to 7 min.

Arrange biscuits over brown sugar-butter
topping before microwaving. Invert to serve

No

MED HI (7)

For flavorful browned topping, sprinkle
cooking dish with finely chopped canned
French fried onions before microwaving.
Turn out of pan upside down to serve.

No

No

MED HI (7)

Use microwave muffin container or homemade

 to   min.

muffin cups (made by cutting down paper 

 to 1   min.

drink cups).

1 to 2   min.

MED HI (7) 9 to 12 min.

Rotate dish 1/4 turn after 

 of time. When

done, toothpick inserted in center will come out
clean. Let stand 15 minutes before turning out
of dish. Cool.

*If tube dish is unavailable, microwave in 8-in. round dish with drinking 

 placed open-side-up in center.

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Summary of Contents for RE1450H

Page 1: ...Service 39 model Care and Cleaning 36 Safety Instructions 3 4 Control Panel 6 Temperature Cook 11 M1450H Convenience Food Guide 20 21 Temperature Probe 11 13 Cooking Comulete Reminder 5 Time Cook 10 Cooking Guide 22 31 Warranty Back Cover Defrosting 7 Defrosting Guide 18 19 Delayed Cooking 32 Extension Cords 33 Features 5 Grounding Instructions 33 Heating or Reheating Guide 16 17 Hold Time 32 Ligh...

Page 2: ...ers in any available at extra cost from your correspondence or service calls Hotpoint supplier concerning your microwave oven JX17 Installation Kit converts Be sure your microwave this oven to a built in wall oven oven is registered It is important that we know the location of your microwave oven should a need occur for adjustments All these things are normal with your microwave oven Steam or vapo...

Page 3: ...on plug this appliance into its own electrical outlet to prevent flickering of lights blowing of fuse or tripping of circuit breaker Install or locate this appliance only in accordance with the provided initiation instructions Be cerkin to place the front surface of the door three inches or more back from the countertop edge to avoid accidental tipping of the apptiance in normal usage Do not cover...

Page 4: ... used carefully Even microwave safe plastic may not be as tolerant of overcooking conditions as are glass or ceramic materials and may soften or char if subjected to short periods of overcooking In longer exposures to overcooking the food and cookware could ignite For these reasons 1 Use microwave safe plastics only and use them in strict compliance with the cookware manufacturer s recommendations...

Page 5: ...ature Probe Temperature probe must be securely inserted into receptacle when using TEMP COOK HOLD or AU ROAST 9 Oven Shelf Lets you microwave several foods at once See Safety Instructions and pages 34 and 35 for special instructions When this shelf is not in use please remove from the oven 10 Glass Cooking Tray Tray must be in place when using the oven Cooking performance will be unsatisfactory wi...

Page 6: ...king time and power level See page 14 o 9 TEMP COOK HOLD Use the temperature probe to cook by using a preset temperature Once fd reaches preset temperature oven switches to HOLD setting and maintains that temperature until you touch the CLEAR OFF pad See page 11 10 MIN SEC TIMER This feature uses no microwave energy It can function as a kitchen timer as a holding period timer after defrost or as a...

Page 7: ...ds need to be broken up or separated part of the way through the defrosting time Family size pre packaged frozen dinners can be defrosted and microwaved If the food is in a foil container transfer it to a microwave safe dish Check the defrosting guide for other defrosting tips Questions and Answers Q When I touch START I hear a dull thumping noise What is it A This sound is normal It is letting yo...

Page 8: ...ENTER LBS flashes CODE 1 appears on display 4 Enter weight For example press Number Pads 1 and 2 for weight of 1 2 pounds 1 pound 3 ounces see Conversion Guide on next page Display shows 1 2 and START flashes 5 Press START pad Display shows DEF TIME and Defrost Time counts down Note If EE EE appears on display check the Code Guide Make sure weight corresponds to Code Number Once during defrosting ...

Page 9: ... break apart 4 Roasts bone in 3 0 to 5 9 pounds Turn over and shield where 2 to 3 hours necessary 5 Roasts boneless 3 0 to 5 9 pounds Turn over and shield where 2 to 3 hours necessary 6 Steaks and Chops 5 to 3 9 pounds Turn over Separate and or 15 to 30 minutes shield where necessary Remove defrosted pieces Edges or thin areas of meat will defrost more rapidly than other areas After signal feel me...

Page 10: ...level 10 is recommended for this cup of coffee there is no need to change the power level If power level 10 is not appropriate see How to Change Power Level below How to Change Power hvel After setting cooking time touch POWER LEVEL pad then touch desired number for new power level Step 4 Touch START COOK TIME and time counting down show on display Step 5 When time is up the oven signals and flash...

Page 11: ... 125 F is reached the oven will sound and display HOLD The oven will then hold the temperature Step 7 Touch the CLEAR OFF pad to stop the cycle Step 8 Remove probe and food from the oven Cooking Tips Use a lower power level it will heat more evenly even though requiring more time Be sure frozen food has been completely defrosted before inserting probe Probe may break off if used in frozen foods Co...

Page 12: ...2 cup water to roast dish and cover with plastic wrap Place meat in oven with probe to the right Insert cable end of probe firmly into receptacle on oven wall How to Auto Roast Beef to Medium 1 Touch AU ROAST pad AU is displayed and ENTER CODE flashes Enter selected Code from Automatic Roasting Guide For example Beef medium calls for Code 2 CODE and 2 appear on display and START flashes Touch STAR...

Page 13: ...o bring food to 180 F and hold at that temperature until done Set Automatic Simmer like Auto Roast example left Display shows 6 90 until food is 90 F then switches to show food temperature until 180 F When 180 F temperature is reached oven signals and switches to Hold Code 1 2 3 5 5 4 Final Temperature 1 15 125 145 175 1 15 190 190 175 Oven will hold at 180 F until you remove food and turn off ove...

Page 14: ...ength of cooking time desired and a final digit for the power level required The codes given in the guide are for the minimum time needed to avoid overcooking which can dry out food and make it tasteless and tough If you feel that more cooking is needed add additional time by changing the first digit of the code You cannot add seconds to the cycle time Quick Set codes are for whole minutes only If...

Page 15: ...ok for specific information Cake Whole Iced 23 Chicken Cut up 2 Y2 3 Y2 Ibs 123 Dessert Topping Whipped 13 Doughnuts or Pastries 2 4 13 Fish Fillets 1 lb 73 Hamburgers 2 Ibs 113 Pie Fruit Filling Whole 63 Roast 4 5 Ibs 323 Steak or Chops 2 Ibs 83 15 a P in this book Always use the microwave safe containers and microwave techniques as described in the cooking guide To set codes for many other foods...

Page 16: ... slices Cover plate of food with wax paper or plastic wrap Meats and Main Dishes Saucy main dishes chop suey spaghetti 1 to 2 servings 150 1600 HI 10 3 to 7 creamed chicken chili stew macaroni and 3 to 4 servings 150 1600 HI 10 6 to 10 cheese etc l cup serving I can 6 02 150 1600 HI 10 4 to 5 M Thinly sliced roasted meat Rare beef roast minimum time medium rare 1 to 2 servings MED HI 7 1A to 2 max...

Page 17: ...avy 1A cup 1500 1600 HI 10 1 to 2 H spaghetti sauce etc 1 cup 150 1600 HI 10 2 to 4 1 can 16 OZ 1500 1600 HI 10 3 to 6 Crcarny type 1 2 cup 140 1500 HI lo 1 to 1 1 cup 1400 1500 HI 10 2 to 2 IA Tip C wer l od to prevent spatter Bakery Foods Cake coftcc cake doughnuts sweet rolls 1 piccc nut or f ruit bread 2 picccs 4 pieces 9 in cake or 12 rolls or dt ughnuts Dinner rolls muff ins 1 4 6 to 8 Pie f...

Page 18: ...t aside Break up rcmaining block and microwave 3 to 5 minutes more Place unwrapped roast in oven After first half of time turn roast over Defrost for second half of time Let stand for 30 minutes Place wrapped package in oven Turn over after first half of time After second half of time sepcratc picccs with table knife Let stand to complete defrosting Place wrapped package in oven Turn over after fi...

Page 19: ... down Turn over after half of time Place in cooking dish with light underside up Turn over after half of time Breads Cakes Power Level LOW DEF 3 Bread or buns 1 lb Heat serve rolls 7 oz pkg Coffee cake 1 I to 14 oz Coffee ring 10 oz pkg Sweet rolls 8 to 12 oz Dougbnuts 1 to 3 Doughnuts glazed 1 box of 12 French Toast 2 slices Cake frosted 2 to 3 layer 17 OZ Cake filled or topped I Iaycr 12 h to 16...

Page 20: ...fter 5 minutes Souftles are done when center is set Remove paper tray from carton turn back film to expose potatoes Rotate tray 1 2 turn after half of time Break up before continuing Stir before serving Hsh Shellf h Crab or shrimp newburg 6 Y2 oz Fish chips 5 to 14 OZ Deviled crab 6 02 Breaded fish 5 to 10 02 14 to 16 oz 23 to 25 oz Package No HI 10 3 to 5 min Puncture pouch 3 or 4 times with fork...

Page 21: ...et or dish 7 OZ safe dish Canned Microwave Lid or HI 10 Place vegetables in microwave safe dish 8 to 9 OZ safe dish plastic wrap 1 to 3 min Add l 2 cup liquid or liquid from can 15 to 17 OZ 3 to 5 min Cover Or use temperature probe set to 1500 28 to 32 oz 7 to 10 min Instant mashed Microwave Lid or HI 10 Use container size and amounts of water potatoes safe dish plastic wrap 2 to 6 servings milk b...

Page 22: ...lf of time Add vegetables if desired after half of time Recover and finish Simmered beef Casserole Lid or MED 5 2Yz to 2 hrs Add 1 cup water per pound of meat Turn corned beef plastic wrap over after half of time Let meat stand in or brisket broth at least 10 minutes afier cooking For boiled dinner remove meat cook vegetables in broth Tender roasts rib Oblong dish Wax paper MED 5 Temperature probe...

Page 23: ...ce microwave a few minutes to finish Shield top edge of barn with I k inch strip of foil After cooking period let ham stand 10 minutes before carving Let stand 5 minutes before serving If a glaze is desired spoon pineapple or aprlcc t preserves over cooked hanl Ic af a few minutes before serving Lamb Chops Brown N Scar 4 chops dish preheated f r 8 min Roast leg or 3 qt oblong shoulder glass baking...

Page 24: ...e oblong Cooking bag MED 5 13 to 16 min Brush with browning agent if desired Add 1 2 dish per lb cup water to cooking bag S1 it bag near closure to vent Do not use metil tie on bag Cook breast side up Or place turkey breast up in dish and cover with plastic wrap Microwave at MED 5 20 to 22 minutes per lb Remove plastic wrap baste and rotate dish 1 2 turn after half of time Brea Crust on breads wil...

Page 25: ...inute per e Let stand in water a few minutes Melt butter in pie plate add omelet Microwave at MED 5 6 to 8 minutes Sprinkle cheese over omelet Microwave at MED 5 1 2 to 1 minute until chccsc is SI ightly melted Combine and microwave fill ing stirring every 2 minutes Pour filling into prccookcd shell M icrowavc additional time shown at Icf t Rotate dish l 2 turn after half of time Cheese Fomfuc M i...

Page 26: ...min 710 10 min 15 to 20 lnin 1010 15 min 10 to 12 min 2 to 5 min Add 1 4 to 1 2 cup water If I roz cn reduce til c 3 to 5 nl inutcs bccausc vegctiiblcs rc bl inchcd Prick skins 01 potatc cs bcfi rc cooking ut in picccs or h il cs Add 1 4 cup N tcr LJSC Itirgc enough c isscrolc to l w Ii r hoil ing in dish Ii stir f r onc type of vcgct lblc substitute 1 t ihlcspo ln Jil ii r water Ind fi l low time...

Page 27: ...ge after 7 rninutcs Brush with oil then cover with water Using ti rk turn over every 5 minutes while microwaving Add 21A cups water Stir after 10 minutes Add 1 A cups water Stir after 2 rninutcs Cereal 1 Always usc microwave sttc utensils plastic or glass Usc Iargc 3 Do trot cover crrorrgh container to ti oid spill over 4 Stir halfway through cooking time 2 St irt with hottest tap wa cr to sbortcn...

Page 28: ... cake onto plate let dish stancl over ctikc u tbw minutes When cooking several cupc ikcs ynu may notice snmc will bc d nc bctorc others 11 so rcmuvc cupcakes as they arc done mci continue cooking the rest J tbw scc mds more Rottite dish 1 2 turn ttcr half 01 time Cut when c l l Pierce fruit or peel to prevent bursting Candies 1 Alwaysusc rnicrow vc sale utensils plastic orgl iss Foreiisy 2 C mdics...

Page 29: ... yolks and chicken livers to prevent bursting Effects of Food Characteristics on Microwaving Density of Food In both conventional and microwave cooking dense foods such as a potato take longer to cook or heat than light porous foods such as a piece of cake bread or a roll Round Shapes Since microwaves penetrate foods to about l in from top bottom and sides round shapes and rings cook more evenly C...

Page 30: ...ers 6 medium green peppers 111 lbs ground chuck beef 1 2 cup chopped onion 1 cup cooked rice I teaspoon salt teaspoon pepper 1 clove garlic minced 1 can 10 oz condensed tomato soup 1 2 cup water I to 2 cups grated chccsc Makes 6 servings Conventional Method Cut off tops of green peppers remove seeds and membrane Cook peppers 5 minutes in enough boiling water to cover drain In medium skillet on ran...

Page 31: ...Cooking Bags Boil in bags Storage Bags Specialty Glass Ceramic and Porcelain such as El Camino F B Rogers Heller Marsh Industries Pfaltzgraff Shafford Paperboard Trays used for frozen entrees and dinners Plastic Trays and Plates used for frozen entrees and dinners Avoid Use only foil trays 3 4 in or less Foil or metal will reflect microwaves thus preventing even heating Arcing can occur if foil is...

Page 32: ...minutes defrosting time E OO appears on display Defrosting is automatically set on wer level 3 but can be changed by touching tie POWER LEVEL pad and the desired power level Step 4 Set standing or hold time by touching MIN SEC TIMER The display shows O and ENTER TIME flashes Step 5 Touch 1 0 0 and O to hold for ten minutes 10 00 appears on display and TIME flashes Step 6 Touch TME COOK pad Display...

Page 33: ...he wall receptacle to provide proper polarity in the connection of the power cord Caution Attaching the adapter ground terminal to the wall receptacle cover screw does not ground the appliance unless the cover screw is metal and not insulated and the wall receptacle is grounded through the house wiring You should have the circuit checked by a qualified electrician to make sure the receptacle is pr...

Page 34: ...r shelf cooking Batters and dough foods and also uncooked foods which need to be prepared from scratch should be cooked without the oven shelf following directions in the cooking guide Leftovers may be placed in small 1 individual ceramic or plastic bowls or divided plates Use pot holders when handling foods heated together with your oven shelf especially when heating larger amounts of food Extra ...

Page 35: ...inners for heating If one dinner seems less done than desired return it to the box and continue heating on shelf 1 to 2 more minutes How to Reheat Several Different pes of Foods Together When heating several different types of food together foods which should be served hot must be placed on the oven shelf while foods which are only warmed should be placed on the floor This is because microwave ene...

Page 36: ...nto the oven tray This may be removed with a cleanser such as Bon Ami brand cleanser After using Bon Ami brand cleanser rinse and dry thoroughly following instructions on can Do not use Bon Ami brand cleanser on the painted surfaces such as the walls It may scratch the paint Automatic Temperature Probe Probe is sturdy but care should be taken in handling Do not twist or bend avoid dropping tempera...

Page 37: ...d turned or stirred Some dishes require specific instructions Check cooking guide or recipe for instructions Too many dishes in oven at same time Cooking time must be increased when cooking more than one food item Check cooking guide time recommendations Probe not inserted properly into meat or dish when using Temp Cook Hold or Auto Roast functions Check cooking guide for specific instructions Inc...

Page 38: ...Notes 38 ...

Page 39: ...er help FIRST c ntact the pe plc who serviced your appli ince Explain why you rc not pleased In nlost cases this will solve the prc blenl NEXT it you ire still not pleuscd write il I the cicttii Is i nclucl ing yc ur phone nuillbcr to Manager Consunlcr Rclatic ns Hotpoint Appli ince Park Loli svi c Kcntuck 4022S FINALLY it your problcnl is still not resolved write Malor Appliance C onsunler Action...

Page 40: ...ERAL ELECTRIC HOTPOINT FACTORY SERVICE or HOTPOINT CUSTOMER CARE SERVICE WHAT IS NOT COVERED Se rvi ce t ri ps toyourhometo teach you how to use the product Read your Use and Care material If you then have any questions about operating the product please contact your dealer or our Consumer Affairs office at the address below or call toll free GE Answer Center 800 626 2000 consumer information serv...

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