HOW TO USE THE
SHELF WHEN
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Use the shelf only when microwaving food on
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Food microwaves best when placed
directly on the oven floor.
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Do not store or cook with metal
on floor
of oven. Product damage may result.
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Use pot holders when
metal shelf
and cookware. They may be hot.
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Do not store microwave browning dish on
metal shelf.
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Use of the shelf with the Auto Cook program
is not recommended.
The wire shelf is
designed for added
capacity when heating and reheating in your
microwave oven. Now more than one food may be
heated or reheated
ready to serve at the same time.
Batters
dough foods and
uncooked foods
which need to be prepared from scratch should be
cooked on the oven floor.
shelf should be used for convection and
combination cooking to promote good air circulation
and for even browning. For best results in convection
baking, place the shelf on the oven floor and allow at
least one inch between the
and the walls of the
oven. Use the upper supports for broiling.
Positioning the Shelf
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To position the shelf, tip the back
slightly and fit the shelf onto the
rear support guides.
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When properly positioned, the
shelf should
snugly in place,
be level and not touch the back
or side wall of the oven.
arcing occurs when using the
shelf to cook more than 1 food
Next, lower the front until the shelf
fits onto the front support guides.
at the same time, turn the oven
off. Make sure the shelf is not
oven
To Prevent
arcing,
the shelf-when
you are not using it.
How to
Several Different
of
Together
When heating several different types of food together,
foods which should be served hot must be placed on
the oven floor, while foods which need only to be
warmed should be placed on the shelf. This is
because microwave energy enters the oven from the
bottom only. Also, it is important to remember that
foods absorb microwave energy at different rates.
Rates can be affected by the size of the food, and its
starting temperature.
Because of the varying rates, you may need to start
reheating a large or dense food a few minutes ahead
of time. then add other smaller or less dense foods.
Place on the
floor larger
or more dense
foods, which
need the most
heating, such
as leftover
fried chicken,
casseroles of
canned or leftover vegetables, rice or pasta. Place
on the oven shelf those foods which need only be
warmed, such as bakery pies, rolls, muffins or breads.
Alternately, if 1 of the foods you are heating seems
Pop popcorn on the microwave oven floor only.
undercooked but the others are heated satisfactorily,
Popcorn placed on the oven shelf will not pop
let the
food continue cooking.
properly. Use a special microwave popcorn
Heat or reheat different types of food at High (10).
accessory or prepackaged popcorn labeled
To determine heating times, add times for all foods
for use in microwave ovens.
together. After
time, stir or rearrange foods
(do not reverse positions). Check foods
those on the oven floor) after 3/4 of total time and
remove any which are done. Continue cooking others.
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