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Do Not Use
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Metal cookware and bakeware
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Gold, silver, and pewter
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Nonapproved meat thermometers
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Skewers
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Twist ties
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Oil liners such as sandwich wrappers
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Staples
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Objects with gold or silver trim or a metallic glaze
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Non-heat-resistant glass
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Plastics that are not microwave safe, such as margarine tubs
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Recycled paper products and brown paper bags
Microwave Cooking Power
Many recipes for microwave cooking specify which cooking
power to use by percent, name, or number. For example,
70%=Medium-High. When using the microwave drawer at power
levels below 100%, you may hear the magnetron cycling on and
off: this is normal microwave operation.
Use the following chart as a general guide for the suggested
cooking power of specific foods.
PERCENT/
NAME
POWER
LEVEL
PAD
TOUCH
USE
100%, High
(default setting)
Once
Quick-heating convenience of
foods with high water content,
such as soups, beverages and
most vegetables.
90%
Twice
Cooking small tender pieces
of meat, ground meat, poultry
pieces, and fish fillets.
Heating cream soups.
80%
Three
times
Heating rice, pasta, or stirrable
casseroles.
Cooking and heating foods that
need a cook power lower than
high. For example, whole fish and
meatloaf.
70%, Medium-
High
Four
times
Reheating a single serving of
food.
60%
Five
times
Cooking sensitive foods such as
cheese and egg dishes, pudding,
and custards.
Cooking non-stirrable casseroles,
such as lasagna.
50%, Medium
Six times
Cooking ham, whole poultry, and
pot roasts.
Simmering stews.
40%
Seven
times
Melting chocolate.
Heating bread, rolls, and pastries.
30%, Medium-
Low, Defrost
Eight
times
Defrosting bread, fish, meats,
poultry, and precooked foods.
20%
Nine
times
Softening butter, cheese, and ice
cream.
10%, Low
Ten times Taking chill out of fruit.
0%
Eleven
times
Sensor operation; no cook power.
Manual Cooking
To Use:
1.
Place food in the microwave drawer, and close the drawer.
2.
Enter the cook time in minutes and seconds. If cooking with
100% power, skip Step 3.
3.
Touch POWER LEVEL repeatedly to set the desired cooking
power. See “Microwave Cooking Power.”
4.
Touch START.
When the cycle ends, “END” will appear in the display, and the
end-of-cycle tones will sound, followed by reminder tones.
5.
Touch STOP or open the drawer to clear the display.
Cook time may be added in 1-minute increments during the cycle
by touching Add 1 Min.
Cooking in Stages
The microwave drawer can be set to cook at different cooking
powers for various lengths of time, up to four stages.
To Cook in Stages:
1.
Place food in the microwave drawer, and close the drawer.
2.
Enter the length of time to cook during the first stage.
3.
Touch POWER LEVEL repeatedly to set the desired cooking
power for the 1st stage. See “Microwave Cooking Power.”
4.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 for additional stages.
5.
Touch START.
When the cycle ends, “END” will appear in the display, and
end-of-cycle tones will sound, followed by reminder tones.
6.
Touch STOP or open the drawer to clear the display.
NOTES:
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Cook time may be added in 1-minute increments during the
cycle by touching Add 1 Min.
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To see the cook power during operation, touch POWER
LEVEL.
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Keep Warm can be added even if four stages have been set.
Auto Start
The Auto Start function allows you to program a cook cycle to
start at a set time.
To Use Auto Start:
1.
Place food in the microwave drawer, and close the drawer.
2.
Touch SETUP/HELP four times.
3.
Touch START.
4.
Enter the cooking start time in hours and minutes.
5.
Touch TIMER/CLOCK.
6.
Enter length of time to cook in minutes and seconds.
7.
Touch POWER LEVEL repeatedly to set the desired cooking
power. See the “Microwave Cooking Power.” section
8.
Touch START.
When the cycle ends, “END” will appear in the display, and
end-of-cycle tones will sound, followed by reminder tones.
9.
Touch STOP or open the drawer to clear the display.
WARNING
Food Poisoning Hazard
Do not let food sit in oven more than one hour before
or after cooking.
Doing so can result in food poisoning or sickness.
