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Owner’s Manual
Covering model ACM1460A / ACM2160A
Electric Microwave
Keep instructions for future reference. Be sure manual stays with microwave.
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Important Safety Information |
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Installation..................................................................... |
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Other Helpful Information............................................. |
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Cooking Utensils........................................................... |
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Feature Diagram .......................................................... |
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Control Panel................................................................ |
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Operating Instructions................................................ |
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Fresh Vegetable Chart............................................... |
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Cook using Sensor Cook........................................... |
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Cleaning...................................................................... |
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Troubleshooting.......................................................... |
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Amana Warranty ........................................................ |
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Thank you for buying an Amana Microwave!
Please take the time to complete the registration card and return promptly. If the registration card is missing, call Amana Consumer Affairs Department. When contacting Amana, provide product information from serial plate:
Model Number
Manufacturing (P) Number
Serial Number (S/N)
Purchase Date
Dealer Name
Dealer Address
Dealer Phone
Keep this manual and your sales receipt together in a safe place for future reference or if warranty service is required.
For answers to questions or to locate an authorized servicer, call 1-800-
NAT-LSVC(1-800-628-5782) inside USA or 319-622-5511 outside USA. Warranty service must be performed by an authorized servicer.
Amana Appliances also recommends contacting an authorized servicer if service is required after warranty expires.
Questions on cooking, cleaning or usage?
Refer to
Product Assistance at www.amana.com or
call Consumer Affairs at 1-800-843-0304
Asure™ Extended
Service Plan
Amana Appliances offers long-term service protection for this new microwave. Asure™ Extended Service Plan, covering functional parts, labor, and travel charges, is specially designed to supplement a strong warranty.
Call 1-800-528-2682 for information.
Parts and Accessories
Purchase replacement part and additional accessories by phone.
To order accessories for your Amana product, call
1-800-843-0304 inside USA or 319- 622-5511 outside USA.
Save Time and Money
If something seems unusual, please check "Troubleshooting" section, which is designed to help you solve problems before calling service. If you have a question, call us at
(800) 843-0304 or write us at:
Consumer Affairs Department
Amana Appliances
2800-220th Trail
Amana, Iowa 52204
Remember to include model number of your appliance and your phone number.
What You Need to Know About Safety Instructions
Warning and Important Safety Instructions appearing in this manual are not meant to cover all possible conditions and situations that may occur. Common sense, caution, and care must be exercised when installing, maintaining, or operating microwave.
Always contact your dealer, distributor, service agent, or manufacturer about problems or conditions you do not understand.
Recognize Safety Symbols, Words, Labels
w DANGER
DANGER - Immediate hazards which WILL result in severe personal injury or death.
w WARNING
WARNING - Hazards or unsafe practices which COULD result in severe personal injury or death.
w CAUTION
CAUTION - Hazards or unsafe practices which COULD result in minor personal injury or product or property damage.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
w CAUTION
To avoid risk of personal injury or property damage, observe the following:
1.Be certain to place the front surface of the door three inches away or more from the countertop edge to avoid accidental tipping of the appliance in normal usage.
2.For the most accurate programming of the electronic units, touch the center of each pad securely. Do not touch several pads at one time or touch between pads. A beep sound should be heard with each touch when a pad is touched correctly.
3.Do not hit or strike the control with objects such as silverware, utensils, etc. Breakage may occur.
4.Be careful when taking the cooking utensils out of the oven. Some dishes absorb heat from the cooked food and may be hot.
5.Do not rinse cooking utensils by immediately placing them into water just after cooking. This may cause breakage. Allow the turntable to cool.
6.Use only specific glass utensils. See cooking utensils section in this manual.
7.Do not operate the oven empty. Either food or water should always be in the oven during operation to absorb microwave energy.
8.Do not use your microwave oven to dry newspapers or clothes. They can catch fire.
9.Use only thermometers approved for microwave oven cooking.
10.Be certain the turntable is in place when you operate the oven.
11.Pierce the skin of potatoes, whole squash, apples, or any fruit or vegetable which has a skin covering before cooking.
12.Never use your microwave oven to cook eggs
in the shell. Pressure can build up inside the shell, causing it to burst.
13.Do not pop popcorn, except in a microwave-safe container or commercial package
designed especially for microwave ovens. Never try to pop popcorn in a paper bag not designed for microwave oven use. Overcooking may result in smoke and fire. Do not repop unpopped kernels. Do not reuse popcorn bags.
PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO
EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY
A.DO NOT attempt to operate this oven with door open since open door operation can result in harmful exposure to microwave energy. It is important not to defeat or tamper with safety interlocks.
B.DO NOT place any object between oven front face and door to allow soil or cleaner residue to accumulate on sealing surfaces.
C.DO NOT operate oven if it is damaged. It is particularly important that oven door close properly and that there is no damage to:
1.Door (bent),
2.Hinges and latches (broken or loosened),
3.Door seals and sealing surfaces.
D.Oven should not be adjusted or repaired by anyone except properly qualified service personnel.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
Recognize this symbol as a SAFETY message
w WARNING
To reduce the risk of burns, electric shock, fire, injury to persons, or exposure to excessive microwave energy:
1.Read all instructions before using the appliance.
2.Read and follow the specific PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY found on page 3 of this manual.
3.This appliance must be grounded. Connect only to properly grounded outlet. See GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS found on page 5 of this manual.
4.Install or locate this appliance only in accordance with the provided installation instructions.
5.Some products such as whole eggs and sealed containers – for example, closed glass jars – may explode and should not be heated in this oven.
6.Use this appliance only for its intended use as described in the manual. Do not use corrosive chemicals or vapors in this appliance. This type of oven is specifically designed to heat, cook, or dry food. It is not designed for industrial or laboratory use.
7.As with any appliance, close supervision is necessary when used by children.
8.Do not operate this appliance if it has a damaged cord or plug, if it is not working properly, or if it has been damaged or dropped.
9.This appliance should be serviced only by qualified service personnel. Contact the nearest authorized service facility for examination, repair, or adjustment.
10.Do not cover or block any openings on the appliance.
11.Do not store this appliance outdoors. Do not use this product near water - for example, near a kitchen sink, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool, and the like.
12.Do not immerse cord or plug in water.
13.Keep cord away from heated surfaces.
14.Do not let cord hang over the edge of table or counter.
15.When cleaning surfaces of door and oven that comes together on closing the door, use only mild, non abrasive soaps or detergents applied with a sponge or soft cloth.
16.Do not heat any type of baby bottles or baby food. Uneven heating may occur and could cause personal injury.
17.Avoid heating small-necked containers such as syrup bottles.
18.Avoid using corrosive and vapors, such as sulfide and chloride.
19.Liquids heated in certain shaped containers (especially cylindrical-shaped containers) may become overheated. The liquid may splash out with a loud noise during or after heating or when adding ingredients (instant coffee, etc.), resulting in harm to the oven and possible injury. In all containers, for best results, stir the liquid several times before heating. Always stir liquid several times between reheatings.
w CAUTION
To reduce the risk of fire in the oven cavity:
a.Do not overcook food. Carefully attend appliance if paper, plastic, or other combustible materials are placed inside the oven to facilitate cooking.
b.Remove wire twist-ties from paper or plastic bags before placing bag in oven.
c.If materials inside the oven should ignite, KEEP OVEN DOOR CLOSED, turn oven off, and disconnect the power cord or shut off power at the fuse or circuit breaker panel.
d.Do not use the cavity for storage purposes. Do not leave paper products, cooking utensils, or food in the cavity when not in use.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
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Installation
w WARNING
To avoid risk of electrical shock or death, this oven must be earthed.
w WARNING
To avoid risk of electrical shock or death, do not alter the plug.
A. GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS
This appliance must be grounded. In the event of an electrical short circuit, grounding reduces the risk of electric shock by providing an escape wire for the electric current. This appliance is equipped with a cord having a grounding wire with a grounding plug. The plug must be plugged into an outlet that is properly installed and grounded.
Ensure proper ground exists before use
B. CIRCUITS
For safety purposes this oven must be plugged into a 15 or 20 Amp circuit. No other electrical appliances or lighting circuits should be on this line. If in doubt, consult a licensed electrician.
C. VOLTAGE
The voltage used at the wall receptacle must be the same as specified on the oven name plate located inside oven door. Use of a higher voltage is dangerous
and may result in a fire or other type of accident causing oven damage. Low voltage will cause slow cooking. In case your microwave oven does not perform normally in spite of proper voltage, remove and reinsert the plug.
D. PLACEMENT OF THE OVEN
Your microwave oven can be placed easily in your kitchen, family room, or anywhere else in your home. Place the oven on a flat surface such as a kitchen countertop or a specially designed microwave oven cart. Do not place oven above a gas or electric range. Free air flow around the oven is important.
E. DO NOT BLOCK AIR VENTS
All air vents should be kept clear during cooking. If air vents are covered during oven operation the oven may overheat. In this case, a sensitive thermal safety device automatically turns the oven off. The oven will be inoperable until it has cooled sufficiently.
F. RADIO INTERFERENCE
1.Microwave oven operation may interfere with TV or radio reception.
2.When there is interference, it may be reduced or eliminated by taking the following measures:
a.Clean the door and the sealing surfaces of the oven.
b.Reorient the receiving antenna of radio or television.
c.Relocate the microwave oven in relation to the TV or radio.
d.Move the microwave oven away from the receiver.
e.Plug the microwave oven into a different outlet so that microwave oven and receiver are on different branch circuits.
G. UNPACKING OVEN
•Inspect oven for damage such as dents in door or inside oven cavity.
•Report any dents or breakage to source of purchase immediately.
Do not attempt to use oven if damaged.
•Remove all materials from oven interior.
•If oven has been stored in extremely cold area, wait a few hours before connecting power.
H. BUILT-IN CAPABILITY
To build-in, use only Amana FTK127 or FTK130 trim kits. The trim kit will specify which Amana Wall Ovens the ACM2160 can be built above.
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Other Helpful Information
GETTING THE BEST RESULTS FROM YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN
Keep an eye on things. The instructions in this book have been formulated with great care, but your success in preparing food depends, of course, on how much attention you pay to the food as it cooks. Always watch your food while it cooks. Your microwave oven is equipped with a light that turns on automatically when the oven is in operation so that you can see inside and check the progress of your recipe. Directions given in recipes to elevate, stir, and the like should be thought of as the minimum steps recommended. If the food seems to be cooking unevenly, simply make the necessary adjustments you think appropriate to correct the problem.
Factors affecting cooking times. Many factors affect cooking times. The temperature of ingredients used in a recipe makes a big difference in cooking times. For example, a cake made with ice-cold butter, milk, and eggs will take considerably longer to bake than one made with ingredients that are at room temperature. All of the recipes in this book give a range of cooking times. In general, you will find that the food remains undercooked at the lower end of the time range, and you may sometimes want to cook your food beyond the maximum time given, according to personal preference. The governing philosophy of this book is that it is best for a recipe to be conservative in giving cooking times. While undercooked food may always be cooked a bit more, overcooked food is ruined for good. Some of the recipes, particularly those for bread, cakes, and custard, recommend that food be removed from the oven when they are slightly undercooked. This is not a mistake. When allowed to stand, usually covered, these foods will continue to cook outside of the oven as the heat trapped within the outer portions of the foods gradually travels inward. If the foods are left in the oven until they are cooked all the way through, the outer portions will become overcooked or even burnt.
As you gain experience in using your microwave oven, you will become increasingly skillful in estimating both cooking and standing times for various foods.
SPECIAL TECHNIQUES IN
MICROWAVE COOKING
Browning: Meats and poultry that are cooked fifteen minutes or longer will brown lightly in their own fat. Foods that are cooked for a shorter period of time may be brushed with a browning sauce to achieve an appetizing color. The most commonly used browning sauces are Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, and barbecue sauce. Since relatively small amounts of browning sauces are added to foods, the original flavor of recipes is not altered.
Covering: A cover traps heat and steam and causes food to cook more quickly. You may either use a lid or microwave cling-film with a corner folded back to prevent splitting.
Covering with waxed paper: Waxed paper effectively prevents spattering and helps food retain some heat. Since it makes a looser cover than a lid or cling-film, it allows the food to dry out slightly.
Wrapping in waxed paper or paper towel: Sandwiches and many other foods containing prebaked bread should be wrapped prior to microwaving to prevent drying out.
Arranging and spacing: Individual foods such as baked potatoes, small cakes, and hors d’oeuvres will heat more evenly if placed in the oven and equal distance apart, preferably in a circular pattern. Never stack foods on top of one another.
Stirring: Stirring is one of the most important of all microwaving techniques. In conventional cooking, foods are stirred for the purpose of blending. Microwaved foods, however, are stirred in order to spread and redistribute heat. Always stir from the outside towards the center as the outside food heats first.
Turning over: Large, tall foods such as roasts and whole chickens should be turned so that the top and bottom will cook evenly. It is also a good idea to turn cutup chicken and chops.
Placing thicker portions near the edge: Since microwaves are attracted to the outside portion of foods, it makes sense to place thicker portions of meat, poultry and fish to the outer edge of the baking dish. This way, thicker portions will receive the most microwave energy and the foods will cook evenly.
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Other Helpful Information
Elevating: Thick or dense foods are often elevated so that microwaves can be absorbed by the underside and center of the foods.
Piercing: Foods enclosed in a shell, skin, or membrane are likely to burst in the oven unless they are pierced prior to cooking. Such foods include both yolks and whites of eggs, clams and oysters, and many whole vegetables and fruits.
Testing if cooked: Because foods cook so quickly in a microwave oven, it is necessary to test food frequently. Some foods are left in the microwave until completely cooked, but most foods, including meats and poultry, are removed from the oven while still slightly undercooked and allowed to finish cooking during standing time. The internal temperature of foods will rise between 5°F (3°C) and 15°F (8°C) during standing time.
Standing time: Foods are often allowed to stand for 3 to 10 minutes after being removed from the microwave oven. Usually the foods are covered during standing time to retain heat unless they are supposed to be dry in texture (some cakes and biscuits, for example). Standing allows foods to finish cooking and also helps flavors to blend and develop.
HOW FOOD CHARACTERISTICS AFFECT MICROWAVE COOKING
Density of foods: Light, porous food like cakes and breads cook more quickly than heavy, dense foods such as roasts and casseroles. You must take care when microwaving porous foods that the outer edges do not become dry and brittle.
Height of foods: The upper portion of tall foods, particularly roasts, will cook more quickly than the lower portion. Therefore, it is wise to turn tall foods during cooking, sometimes several times.
Moisture content of foods: Since the heat generated from microwaves tends to evaporate moisture, relatively dry foods such as roasts and some vegetables should either be sprinkled with water prior to cooking or covered to retain moisture.
Bone and fat content of foods: Bones conduct heat and fat cooks more quickly than meat. Therefore, care must be taken when cooking bony or fatty cuts of meat that the meats do not cook unevenly and do not become overcooked.
NOTE: It is a common misconception that micro-waves cook food from the inside out. This comes from heating filled pastries with a high sugar content, like jelly doughnuts. The pastry is cool but the filling is very hot! If you cook a chicken or a roast, you’ll see the outside is cooked first.
Shape of foods: Microwaves penetrate only about 1 inch (2.5cm) into foods; the interior portion of thick foods is cooked as the heat generated on the outside travels inward. In other words, only the outer edge of any food is actually cooked by microwave energy; the rest is cooked by convection.
It follows then that the worst possible shape for a food that is to be microwaved is a thick cube. The corners will burn long before the center is even warm. Round, thin, and ring shaped foods cook most successfully in the microwave.
Quantity of foods: The number of microwaves in your oven remains constant regardless of how much food is being cooked. Therefore, the more food you place in the oven, the longer the cooking time. Remember to decrease cooking times by at least one-third when halving a recipe.
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Cooking Utensils
w CAUTION
To avoid risk of personal injury or property damage, do not use stoneware, alumium foil, metal utensils, or metal trimmed utensils in the oven.
MICROWAVE-SAFE UTENSILS
Never use metal or metal-trimmed utensils in your microwave oven: Microwaves cannot penetrate metal. They will bounce off any metal object in the oven and cause arcing, an alarming phenomenon that resembles lightning. Most heat-resistant non-metallic cooking utensils are safe for use in your microwave oven. However, some may contain materials that render them unsuitable as microwave cookware. If you have any doubts about a particular utensil, there is a simple way to find out if it can be used in your microwave oven.
Testing utensils for microwave use: Place the utensil in question next to a glass bowl filled with water in the microwave oven. Microwave at power HIGH for 1 minute. If the water heats up but the utensil remains cool to the touch, the utensil is microwave-safe. However, if the water does not change temperature but the utensil becomes warm, microwaves are being absorbed by the utensil and it is not safe for use in the microwave oven. You probably have many items on hand in your kitchen that can be used as cooking equipment in your microwave oven. Just read through the following checklist.
1.Dinner plates: Many kinds of dinner-ware are microwave-safe. If in doubt, consult the manu-facturer's literature or perform the microwave test, above.
2.Glassware: Glassware that is heat-resistant is microwave-safe. This includes all brands of oventempered glass cookware. However, do not use delicate glassware, such as tumblers or wine glasses, as these might shatter as the food warms.
3.Paper: Paper plates and containers are convenient and safe to use in your microwave oven, provided the cooking time is short and foods to be cooked are low in fat and moisture. Paper towels are also very useful for wrapping foods and for lining baking trays in which greasy foods, such as bacon, are cooked. In general, avoid colored paper products as the color may run.
4.Plastic storage containers: These can be used to hold foods that are to be quickly reheated. However, they should not be used to hold foods that will need considerable time in the oven as hot foods will eventually warp or melt plastic containers.
5.Plastic cooking bags: These are microwave-safe provided they are specially made for cooking. However, be sure to make a slit in the bag so that steam can escape. Never use ordinary plastic bags for cooking in your microwave oven, as they will melt and rupture.
6.Plastic microwave cookware: A variety of shapes and sizes of microwave cookware is available. For the most part, you can probably cook with items you already have on hand rather than investing in new kitchen equipment.
7.Pottery, stoneware, and ceramic:
Containers made of these materials are usually fine for use in your microwave oven, but they should be tested to be sure.
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