Hotpoint RE954 Use And Care Book Manual Download Page 1

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Page 2: ...s of operating problems that you can correct yourself and may saveyou an unnec essary service call In many cities there s a Hotpoint Factory Service Center Call and a radio dispatched truck will come to your home by appointment morning or afternoon Charge the work if you like All the centers accept both Master Charge and Visa cards See Inside Back Cover Or look for Hotpoint franchised Customer Car...

Page 3: ...ermit a TEMPO l lold Timer 16 Care of Your Oven 17 Problems Solutions 18 Automatic Cooking Recipe Guide 19 Meats 20 21 Vegetables 22 23 Desserts 24 25 Automatic Cooking Chart 26 27 Factory Service Centers Inside Back Cover Warranty Back Cover RARY CONNECTION may be made to a properly grounded two prong wall receptacle by the use of a UL listed adapter which is available at most local hardware stor...

Page 4: ... can cause the container to burst resulting in injury 12 Don tovercook Excessive overcooking dehy drates potatoes and may Gause them to catch fire causing damage 4 13 If food should ever ignite Keep the oven door closed Turn off the power immediately Touch CLEAR OFF or disconnect power cord or shut off power at the fuse circuit breaker panei 14 Boiling eggs in and out of shell is not recom mended ...

Page 5: ...uring micro waving shows cooking times in minutes and seconds or temperature in degrees When oven is not in use display shows time of day Function Display Cooking signal lights as to what to do next then lets you know what func tion is being used as well as what Power Level or Auto Code Clock Oven will work without setting the clock but will not display correct time of day To set the C ockseethe f...

Page 6: ...ck first touch CLOCK pad and then enter time of day For example if time is 1 30 touch number pads 1 3 and 0 and 1 30 will appear in readout display Start will flash on read out directing you to touch START thus setting the clock If you wish to reset or change time simply re peat above process Hold Timer This feature uses no microwave energy while it func tions as both a kitchen timer or as a holdi...

Page 7: ...ntional microwaving offers additional benefits for the cook with a creative flair With microwave energy foods cook faster while retaining their natural moisture Reheating is easy because unusual shapes and sizes won t be over cooked and defrosting is particularly convenient because less time is spent in food preparation For precise cooking tasks use the conventional microwave features With TIME CO...

Page 8: ... should be loose over food to opened ERROR appears Close door and touch allow for expansion Seal by pressing plastic wrap START immediately firmly around edges For best results never stretch Setting 1 which is designed for easy reheating of plastic wrap tightly over food or use tight sealing foods automatically turns the oven off as soon as plastic lids Always stir or rotate after beeping signal M...

Page 9: ...rough 9 By simply adding a 1 after a Code you can set the oven to cook using 20 0less time than the code would regu has the least power is used for quick while the longer cooking foods like stew or chili use higher codes A Cooking Chart and recipes starting on page 20 give many tested uses for automatic cooking codes Remembering that you can adjust the power up or down by increasing or decreas ing...

Page 10: ... horizontally into center meaty area not touching bone or fat Cover with wax paper Pouitry pork or ham roasts need no trivet Add cup water to roast dish cover with piastic wrap For cooking bag method see cook book Insert probe into center Piace meat with probe in oven In sert cabie end of probe firmiy into receptacle on oven wali meaty area 0 RoastBeefto Touch AUT l ROAST Pad Readout fiashes Enter...

Page 11: ...eatiest area Recommended standing time before servin9 Your Cookbook has a chapter on Automatic Sim mering including charts and recipes Refer to this chapter for additional techniques and cooking time RoastCode6 Total time includes time to bring food to 180 and hold at that temperature until done Set Auto Simmer like Auto Roast e am Ple left Readout shows AUTO until food is 80 then switches to show...

Page 12: ...Bakery foods candies melted chocolate or foods when a dry or crisp surface is desirable are cooked best by Time Cook Q Do fresh or frozen vegetables require water when using Auto Cook A Yes Add water as recommended on chart to the vegetables and cover well for even complete cooking Q Would my plastic containers with very tight fit ting lids be appropriate for Automatic Cooking A No most types of p...

Page 13: ...foil trays and heated for later use Select foods which microwave well Pre packaged frozen dinners can be defrosted and microwave cooked 1 Check your Cookbook for other defrosting tips and h RBWWS 2 When I press START I hear a ull humping noise What iSit9 h This sound is normal It is letting tou know the oven is using a ower Level lower than HIGH 2 Can I Defrost small items in a urry L Yes but they...

Page 14: ...s wax paper and plastic wrap can be used to cover dishes in order to retain moisture and prevent spattering Most microwaved foods require stirring rotating or rearranging Check your Cookbook for specific instructions for the food you are microwaving Some foods such as unshelled eggs and hot dogs must be pricked to allow steam to escape during cooking Q I set my oven for the time called for in the ...

Page 15: ...ways insert probe into the center of meaty areas take care not to touch the fat or the bone Insert probe as horizontally as possible into foods as directed in the recipes Make sure the handle does not touch the food The probe is easiest to use when inserted from the front Use the clip to keep the probe in place while heating Cover foods as directed in Cookbook for moisture control and quick even h...

Page 16: ...anel shows Enter Def Time 0 and Power 3 Step 3 Set standing or hold time by touching HOLD TIMER Enter Time and 0 appear on display Step 2 Touch 1 5 0 and O for defrosting time Def Time 15 00 and Power 3 appear on the display panel Defrosting is automatically set on Power Level 3 but can be changed by touching POWER LEVEL pad and the new Power Level Step 4 Touch 1 0 0 and Oto hold for ten minutes 1...

Page 17: ...rized Service Center Check the yellow pages for location and phone number Delete may be sold in grocery or hardware stores or in the housewares section of some department stores Accessory Shel Your shelf accessory is made of polysulfone one of the strongest microwave oven proof plastics It is designed for use in a microwave oven oniy do not use it in a conventional oven Do Not operate your microwa...

Page 18: ...on because of variance of starting food temper atures The density and amount of foods will vary and thus may need more time for completion Dish not completely covered as directed for Auto Cook Previous microwaving left humidity or moisture in oven thus lessening the cooking time in Auto Cook function Certain vegetables that are cooked using Auto Cook need a standing period after cooking Check Auto...

Page 19: ... exampies of containers and coverings see page 8 and the following recipe section of this book With Preference Control you can adjust the AWo matic Cooking Feature to your individual taste by adding ehher l or 9 after Code number If after trying the suggested Code you would prefer less cooking time simply add the number 1 after the Code and the oven automatically lessens the cook ing time by XIO O...

Page 20: ...49 which is Code 4 with the added digit 9 giving the Code 20 0more time See page 9 Fish fil ets whole fish or seafood pieces should be in single layer in flat pie plate or oblong dish to fit Cover with plastic wrap or corl tainer lid Use Auto Cook Code 6 for fillets and Auto Cook Code 1 for seafood pieces Chuck or rump roasts should be placed in a cooking bag with cup water or marinade see mari na...

Page 21: ...rush with half of sauce reserve half for later use Microwave on Auto 1 whole chicken about 3 lb Cook Code 4 When oven signals and time remaining appears on readout apply remaining sauce recover and continue cooking If breast bone seems prominent a 1 strip of foil may be placed over bone to prevent splitting of wrap Auto Cook Code 7 pprox Cooking l ime l hr 15 min Makes 6 Servings f can 10 1 2 oz c...

Page 22: ...es or slices of vegdabies Precooked canned vegetables require M to YZcup of w ter Use appropriate size covered container Stir or rotate after oven signals Use Auto Cook Code 5 r w should be placed in round con tainer similar in size to amount being cooked at least half full Cover and stir we after AUTO cycle Use Auto Cook Code 1 Pouches of frozen vegetables Alternately frozen vegetables in should ...

Page 23: ...e mushrooms can 8 oz tomato paste onion oregano basil salt and garlic powder jar 4 oz sliced mushrooms drained cup chopped onion teaspoon leaf oregano teaspoon basil 1 teaspoon sait 1 4 teaspoon gariic powder 2 cups l pt smali curd cottage In a 13 X 9 X 2 in dish iayer well drained lasagn noodles 1 cup cheese cottage cheese 1 2 pkg spinach and 1 2 of tomato sauce Repeat 8 cm grated mozzarella chee...

Page 24: ...llow these steps for cooking Step 1 Cover with plastic wrap and use Auto Cook Step 3 When cooking is finished turn out upside Code 3 down the Nut Cake and Cornbread Invert Caramel Step 2 When oven signals and time remaining Biscuit Ring and let dish stand over ring a few appears on readout remove covering and rotate dish minutes before serving NM Topped Cakes are easy to cook automatically Grease ...

Page 25: ...round cinnamon plastic wrap when oven signals and rema ning time appears on readout Touch Start and continue cooking i A o Cook Code 3 IApprox Cooidng Time 10 min Makes 1 8 in round Cake 4 cup butter In 8 in round dish place butter Microwave at HIGH 10 for 3 4 to 1 1 3 cup brown sugar packed minute untjl melted Sprinkle sugar over butter Drain pineapple save 1 can 8 1 4 oz pineapp e slices liquid ...

Page 26: ...r see comments tf Microwave safe container matched to size of food Cook in container 16 18min 21 oz Leftovers 25 35min 2 3 min cup TV Dinner 10 12 oz Removefoil top and put backin box If dinner hascakeor brownies removebeforecookinq 17 19 rein see comnlents Cocking Bacon 4slices 5 6 7 12x 8 x 2 in glass dish lined with paper towels Coverwith 6 8 min When oven signais rotate turn plasticwrap Casser...

Page 27: ...ure liquid covers all meat When oven sianals stir rotate 1A turn vegetables resh rtichokes up to 4 med 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 31 3 3 3 4 4 41 4 2qt glass dish with id 10 12 min 13 min 15 min 14 min 11 min 6 9 min 14 16 min 18 20 min Place artichokes in dish stem side down Add I t cup water Flotate dish 1Aturn after oven signals Add cup water When oven signals stir well No water needed Start cooking stem si...

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Page 29: ...ska nor to the Virgin Islands Guam American Samoa the Canal Zone or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state ADDITIONAL LIMITED FOUR YEAR MAGNETRON...

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