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Manual Cooking
To Use:
1. Place food on the turntable and close the door.
2. Touch COOK TIME, then enter a length of time to cook.
If cooking with 100% power, skip Step 3.
3. Touch COOK POWER, then enter the desired power level
using the appropriate number pad
or
Touch COOK POWER repeatedly to select the desired power
level. See “Microwave Cooking Power” chart.
4. Touch START.
The display will count down the cook time.
When the cycle ends, “END” will appear in the display, and
the end-of-cycle tones will sound, followed by reminder
tones.
5. Touch OFF CANCEL or open the door to clear the display
and/or stop reminder tones.
The cook time and power may be changed after touching START
without interrupting cooking.
To Change Cook Time: Touch COOK TIME. The countdown will
freeze for a few seconds. Enter the new cook time and touch
START or wait a few seconds for the countdown to resume.
To Change Cook Power: Touch COOK POWER repeatedly to
scroll through the cook power levels. Touch START.
Cooking in Stages (or steps)
The microwave oven can be set for manual cooking at different
cooking powers for various lengths of time, up to 2 stages.
To Cook in Stages:
1. Place food on the turntable and close the door.
2. Touch COOK TIME, then enter length of time to cook for the
first stage.
If cooking with 100% power, skip Step 3.
3. Touch COOK POWER, then enter the desired power level for
the first stage. See “Microwave Cooking Power” chart.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the second stage.
5. Touch START.
The display will count down each of the cook times. The
display will switch briefly to “STEP 1” or “STEP 2” every
30 seconds during their respective stages.
When the cycle ends, “END” will appear in the display, and
the end-of-cycle tones will sound, followed by reminder
tones.
6. Touch OFF CANCEL or open the door to clear the display
and/or stop reminder tones.
The cook time and cooking power of the operating stage can be
changed after touching START without interrupting cooking.
To Change Cook Time: Touch COOK TIME. The countdown will
freeze for a few seconds. Enter the new cook time and touch
START or wait a few seconds for the countdown to resume.
To Change Cook Power: Touch COOK POWER repeatedly to
scroll through the cook power levels. Touch START.
Popcorn
Popping time has been preset based on commercially packaged
microwave popcorn. The preset programs are for bag sizes
3.5 oz (99 g), 3.0 oz (85 g) and 1.75 oz (50 g). For bag sizes not
listed in this section, follow directions on the package.
NOTE: The Popcorn times are programmed to run 15 seconds
longer than the actual pop time. During this 15-second period,
the magnetron is off, and the microwave oven is cooling. This
allows the microwave oven to pop another bag of popcorn
immediately following the cycle.
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Do not use regular paper bags or glassware.
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Pop only one package of popcorn at a time.
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Follow manufacturer’s instructions when using a microwave
popcorn popper.
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Do not try to pop unpopped kernels.
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Use fresh bags of popcorn for optimal results.
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Cooking results may vary by brand and fat content.
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If popcorn volume is less than expected, try placing a
microwave-safe dish upside down on the turntable, placing a
fresh popcorn bag on the dish, and then starting the cycle.
To Use POPCORN:
1. Place popcorn bag on the turntable, and close the door.
2. Touch POPCORN.
Bag size selections will scroll across the display.
3. Enter the bag size, in ounces, using the number pads (invalid
numbers will not be accepted)
or
4. Touch POPCORN repeatedly to scroll through the bag size
selections.
5. Touch START.
The display will count down the popping time.
When the popcorn cycle ends, “END” will appear in the
display, and the end-of-cycle tones will sound, followed by
reminder tones.
6. Touch OFF CANCEL or open the door to clear the display
and/or stop reminder tones.
Baked Potato
One to four 10 oz (283 g) potatoes may be baked automatically in
the microwave oven by using the Baked Potato function.
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Pierce each potato several times with a fork before baking.
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Place a single potato on the turntable, off to the side (not
centered). Place 2, 3 or 4 potatoes on the turntable around
the edges, at least 1" (2.5 cm) apart.
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Let potato(es) stand for 5 minutes after baking.
To Bake Potatoes:
1. Place potato(es) on the turntable and close the door.
2. Touch BAKED POTATO.
3. Enter the number of pieces
or
Touch BAKED POTATO repeatedly to select a number.
4. Touch START.
The display will count down the cook time.
When the cycle ends, “END” will appear in the display, and
the end-of-cycle tones will sound, followed by reminder
tones.
5. Touch OFF CANCEL or open the door to clear the display
and/or stop reminder tones.
