GE JE1031J, JE1031H Use and Care Manual

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Before
usingyourovq
readthisbookcarefully.
Itisintendedtohelpyouoperate andmaintainyournewmicrowave ovenproperly.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour questions.
If youdon’tunderstandsomething orneedmorehelp,write(include your phonenumber):
ConsumerAffairs GEAppliances AppliancePark Louisville,KY40225
Writedownthemodel andserialINM’IRbers.
You’llfindthemcmalabelinside theoven.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe ConsumerProductOwnership RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourmicrowaveoven.Before sendinginthiscard,pleasewrite thesenumbershere:
Model Number
Serial Number
Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceorservicecalls
concerningyourmicrowaveoven.
Besure yourmicrowave ovenisregistered.
It is importantthatweknowthe locationofyourmicrowaveoven shouldaneedoccurforadjustments.
Yoursupplierisresponsiblefor registeringyouastheowner.
Pleasecheckwithyoursupplierto besurehehasdoneso; alsosendin yourConsumerProductOwnership RegistrationCard.Ifyoumove,or ifyouarenottheoriginalpurchaser pleasewritetous, statingmodel andserialnumbers.‘H&s
appliance mustberegishxed.Phxwebeaxtain thatitis.
Writeto: GEAppliances
mge ProductService AppliancePark Louisville,KY4(3225
youreceiveda
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damagedoven...
Immediatelycontactthedealer(or builder)thatSCMyoutheoven.
Save and ~f#ort?y~~
check
Itlistscausesofminoroperating probk?msthatyouamCxMTect
~~tjut%t ~~~vi~f?.. O
theProblemSolveronpage35.
(a)DoNotAttempt
tooperate
thismmwiththedooropensinco open-dooroperationcanresultin harmfulexposuretomicrowave energy.it isimportantnotto defeatortamperwiththesafety irMrlmks.
(b) DoNotMaceanyobject
betweentheovenfrontfaceand thedoororallowsoilorcleaner residuetoaccumulatecmsealing surfaces.
(c)DoNot ifit isdamaged,Itisparticularly imrmrtantthattheovendoorclose pr&xxlyandthatthemisno damagetothe:
(2)hingesandlatches(brokenor
loosened)
(3)doorsealsaridsealingsurfaces. (d)The
adjustedorrepairedbyanyone exxptproperlyqwWkdservice perwmnel.
Openitetheoven
&431 i!hmid Not be
* steamorvaporescapingfrom
aroundthedoor,
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oven
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* tightbemtkxxlwhileusingyour
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~Makesureallcookwareusedin your microwaveovenissuitablefor microwaving.Mostglasscasseroles, cookingdishes,measuringcups,
custardcups,potteryorchina dinnerwarewhichdoesnothave metallictrimor glazewithametidlic sheencanbeused. Somecookware islabeled“suitableformicrowaving;’
Ifyouareunsure,usethisdishtest: Measure1cupwaterinaglasscup. Placeinovenon or besidedish. Microwave1minuteatautomatic powerkwel10(High).If water becomeshot, dishismicrowave safe.Ifdishheats,it shouldnotbe usedformicrowaving.
* Papertowels,waxpaper,and plasticwrapcanbeusedtocover dishesinordertoretainmoisture andpreventspattering.
@Somemicrowavedfoodsrequire stirring,rotating,or rearranging. Checkthe specificinstructions.
*Steambuildsuppressureinfoods whicharetightlycoveredbyaskin or membrane.Piercepotatoes,egg yolksandchickenliverstoprevent bursting.
cookingguidefor
Whenusingelectricalapplimcw basicwdktyprecautionsshouldbe followed,includingtheMkxving:
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–-Donotpoppopcorninyour
mmunlessinaspecial
microwavepopcornaccessoryor unlessyouusepopcornlabekxlfor useinmicrowaveovens.
–-Donotovercookpotatoes. Theycoulddehydrateandcatch fire,causingdamagetoyouroven.
%~f~~te~i~s~~ideoven$~~~~d
igniteskeepovendoorclosed,turn ovenoff,anddisconnectpower cord,orshutoffpoweratfuse orcircuitbreakerpaneL
*someproductssuchaswhale eggsandsealedcmtainem-for
example,closedglass
expkde
andshouldnotbeheated
jm--rrq
irkthisoven. @Avoid
gkissjars,evenwithouttheirlids;
baby foodin
especiallymeatandeggmixtures. @Don? frozenl%w’ages
narrowneckedbottles(especially
in
carbonatedbeverqyx),Evenifthc
isopened,
buildup.Thiscancausethe
can
pressure
containertoburst,resultingin injury.
Q~~emetilorllyailCM%%!t(?din
thisbook. ‘N dinnersmaybe
infoil trays143s5than3/4”high;
removetopfoilCloverandretlu% traytobox,whenusingmetalin the oven,IwepEN?td
Stleast
1 sway sides @ may M
becauseofheat from theheatedfood.Potlmkkxsmay bemxxiedtohandlethe
* the tray
cm becometoo
Cardid the tray duringandaftercooking.
hotto Be
aspasta)maytendtoboilover
rapidlythanfoodsCcmtaining
more
lessmoisture.
Shouldthisoccur, refixtopage33forinstructionson howtocleantheinsideoftheoven.
@q’~~~J+~o~@~~-~~~Qt useathermometerinfoodyou
aremicrowavingunlessthe thermometerisdesignedor recommendedfor useinthe microwaveoven.
QRemovethe pmk fromtheoven
you
bN@tht?PI’ObOinsidethe(XK%l
WNXNN
insertingkinfbodorliquid,
whenBloth usesu
andturncmmicrowaveenergy,it cancreateelectricalarcinginthe ovenanddamageovenwalls.
@~]~~~~~~~~a~e-pla~ti~
cookwaredesignedformicrowave
cookingisveryuseful,but!JNmkl
bellsedCarefil!y.13venmicmve­Mfeplasticmaynotbeastolerant
asare
gklssOr’ceramicmaterialsandmay
softenorchar toshort periods Inlonger exposurestotwxxmoking,thefbod andcookwarecouldignite.Rx thesereasons:1)Usernicrowave­safiphisth%onlyandusethem
instrict withthe cookware
2)Donot
subjectemptyCmlkwareto
3)Donotpermit
tousepktstiecookware
mqxxvkion.
@ pork folknv the exactlyawl always
cook themeatto anirm?md
Ofat least 17(YI?*
Thisassuresthat,intheremote
thattrichirwmaylx pressfitinthemeat,kwillbe killedantimeatwillbesafetoetit,
e ~~o~sw~~~ outer
%kin”
suchaspotatoes,sausages,
tomatoes,apples,chickenlivers andothergiblets,andeggyolks (seepreviouscaution)shoddbe piercedtoallowsteamtoescape duringcooking.
s ~g~oi~ab~e”
COOkhl#J~8@~f$
am.1 Chwdpktsticbags
shouldbeslit,piercedorvented asdirectedinthecookingguide, pages20-29.Iftheyamnot,plastic ;ouldburstduringorimmediately aftercooking,possiblyresulting ininjury.Also,plasticstorage containersshouldbeatleast partiaIlyuncoveredbecausethey formatightseal.Whencooking withcontainerstightlycovered withplasticwrap,remove coveringcarefullyanddirect steamawayfromhandsandfice.
a boiling-lhder
certainspecialCircumstances$
liquidsmaystarttoboilduringor shortlyafierremovalfromthe microwaveowm.Topreventburns fromsplashingliquid,stirthe liquidbrieflybeforeremovingthe containerfromthemiuxxvaveoven.
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“-RemovetheSMff’mmCwerl whennotilluse,
-’Donotstoreorcookwithshelf onfkxx
dkMXLProductdamage
mayresult, –-Usepotholderswhenhandling
theshelfandcookware.They
maybeM.
--Donotusemicrowave
dishonshelf,Theshelfcould
overheat. –Be surethstthe Shelfis
positionedproperlyinsidethe oven@preven!productdamage (seepag@30).
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IFkW.ms Oven
CookingCompleteReminder
(ForallAU’10ROASTcodesexceDtcode6 AUTO lbEtiOS’i’,COOK‘NWA~H, TIMECOOK
andMANUALDEFROSTcycks)
Toremindyouthatyouhavefoodinthe oven,theovenwillbeeponceaminuteuntil youeitheropentheovendoorortouchthe CLEAR/OFFpad.
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door.Doormustbesecurely latchedforoventooperate.
2. DoorLatches.
3.mm’screen..Metal!Ween permitsviewingoffoodsandkeeps microwavesconfinedinsideoven.
4. OvenInteriorLighteTurnson when
thedoorisopenedorwhen
theovenisoperating. !5OvenVent.
6.Modeland$erkdNumbers.
7.ModeStirrerCover.Protects
themicrowaveenergydistributing system.Donotremovethiscover. Youwilldamagetheoven.
& TkmpWWmeProbesuse with AUTOROASTorTEMP CCXWI=KXDfbn@monly.
% DOUW3-DUWShelf.
Letsyoumiwmvaveseveralf’s
atonce.(SeeSafetyMtructions andpages30and31forqxxial instructions,)Whenthisshelfisnot inuse.ukmeremovefromoven.
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WhenYouPlugin
Thedisplaypanellightsup, After15seconds,alllightsdisappear and“RESET”appears.TouchtheCLEARKWF’padandovenis readyf’ruseandtheclockcanbeset.
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~(h(?JhSSCooking ‘lWty.Tray
mustbeinplacewhenusingthe oven.Cookingperformancewill beunsatisfactorywithoutthetray inplace.Thetraymayberemoved forcleaning.
ILAutoRoastandAuto
DefkmtGdde.soContaincooking
M&mationfortheAutomatic Roastingfimctkm(seepage12) anddefrostinginformationforthe AutomaticDefrostingfunction (seepage
12.TouchControlIWieiand
10).
Disphly.Seenextpagefor
instructions.,
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Ifpowerisdisruptedatanytime,theabovesequencereoccurs,
andyoumustresetClockaftertouchingCLEAR/OFF.
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control
TheTouchControlI%mel allowsyoutosettheovencontrols electronicallywiththetouchofa finger.R’sdesignedtobeeasyto
useandunderstand.
1.DISPLAY.Displaystimeofday, timecountingdownduringcooking functions,foodtemperaturewhen usingTempCook/Hold,powerlevel, AutoRoastandAutoDefrostcodes, cookingmodeandinstructions.
2. TINIECOOKI &II.Microwave
forapresetamountoftimeusing automaticpowerlevel10(High), (orchangepowerlevelafterentering cookingtime.Seepage8.)
3.MANUALDEFROST.Gentle thawingatautomaticpowerlevel3 (Low),(orchangepowerlevelafter enteringdefrostingtime.Seepage
7.)
4. =/$E~ TIMER.
~ilk
featureusesnomicrowaveenergy.
Itfunctionsasakitchentimer,asa holdingperiodafterTimeDefrost orasadelaytimerbeforeTime CookI&II, TempCook/Holdor AutoRoast.(Seepage32.)
5.COOK‘NWATCH.Usethis padforshort-termcookingwhich automaticallyturnsovenoffatler 3minutes.
6 NUMBERPADS.
(seepage8.)
Touchthese padstoenter time,fbodtemperaturewhenusing TempCook/Hold,pawerlevel,time ofday,AutoRoastcodesandAuto
Defrostcodesandweights,
7.POWERLEVEL.Touchthis padbeforeenteringanotherpower
levelnumberifyouwanttochange fromautomati~powerlevelK) (High)forcookingorpowerlevel3 (Low)fordefrosting.
?l MU%Usewithnumberpadsto enterwholeminutes,Forexample,
for4minutestotwh4andMINt
9.AtJ’IllROAST.Insertpink, touchthisp~d,m!ldesirednumber padforcodetoslow-cookor temperaturecookmeat
with
automaticpresetprogram. (Swpsges12and13.)
“PMNW’Appears
onIM@ly: *PMXhasbeeniixgottenwhen
HOLDfunctionisbeingused.
@~r~~ isnfjts~[~~~yseat~ inovenwallreceptacle.
FrogranCo(king
UseyourTouchControlPanelto
AutoRoastor
ovenautomaticallysettingthetimes andpowerlevelsforyou,Temp Cook/Holdusingyourchoiceof temperature,TimeDefrost,Time CookandCook‘N’Watchwith
choice (lowest)to10(highest), thm kitchentaskswiththeMin/Sec Timer,andsettheclock.
(XFOWM Mveis f’rom 1
AutoDefrostwiththe
6
10.TEMPCOOK/HOLD.Use
thetemperatureprobetocookby usingapresettemperature.Once cwenreachespresettemperature, itswitchestoHOLDsettingand maintainsthattemperatureuntil youtouchtheCLEAR/OFFpad. (Seepage9.)
Il. CLOCK.Touchthispadto entertimeofdayorchecktimeof daywhilemicrowaving.
Tosetclock,firsttouchCLOCK padandthenentertimeofday.For example,iftimeis 1:30,touch numberpads1,3,andOand“1:30” willappearindisplay.Touch STARTpad.Toresetorchange time,simplyrepeataboveprocess.
12.CLEARKBF3?.Whentouched,
itshutsofftheovenanderasesall
settings(excepttimeofday).
~.
Am START.AllowsYOU
to
programyouroventobegin cookingatapresettimeofday—up toa 12-hourdelay.(Seepage9.)
14.STAREAfterallselectionsare
made,touchthispadtostartoven.
15.All’N)DEFROST.Touchthis
padandthenthenumberpadsfor thedesiredcodenumberandfood weight,Theovenautomatically setspowerlevelsanddefrosting time.(S* pages10andH.)
Createyotwowriprogramstosuit yourindividualcookingstyle.For example:usetheMin/SecTimerto delaythestartofAutoRoast,Temp Cook/HoldorTimeCookI&Uor programaholdtimebetweenTime
DefrostandTimeCookI&N. (See page32.)SetTimeCookI&U for atwo-stageprogramusingdifferent timesandpowr levels.(Seepage8.)
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TheManualDefrostsettingis designedforspeedythawingof frozenfti andisoneofthegreat advantagesofamicrowaveoven.
UsetheManualDefrostsettingto
quicklythawf-such asbread,
rolls,vegetables,fruitsandfrozen dinners.TheAutoDefrostsetting ispreferredformeatandpoult~ becausetheovensetsthedehmtmg timeandpowerlevelsforyom
@Powerlevel3
isautomatica~lyset
fordefrosting,butyoumaychange thisformoreflexibility.
@Seethedefrostingguide, pages16,17fbrdefrostinghelp.
Tobecomebetteracquaintedwith thedefrostfinction,defrosta IO-W. packageoffrozenstrawberriesby followingthestepsbelow.
Step1:Placepackageoffrozen strawberriesintheovenandclose door,Besurepackagecontains nometal.
Step4:TouchSTART.“IX3FT’IME” and“PC)WER3“showandtime countsdownondisplay.Whencycle iscompleted,theovensignalsand flashes“End~’thenautomatically shutsoff.
StepS:llmnpackageover,close doorandrepeatSteps2and3toset remaininghalfofdefrostingtime andtouchSTART.
Step6:Whenovensignalsand flashes“End~’opendoor,remove packageandseparatestrawberries tofinishdefrosting.
DefmstingTlps
*FOO&frozen canbedefrostedinthepackage.
inpaperorplastic
QaaestionsmdAmswws
Q.When1touchSTART,Ihear adu115thumpingnoise.Whatis it?
A. Thissoundisnormal.Itis
lettingyouknowtheovenisusinga powerlevellowerthan10(High).
Q.CanIdefrostsrmdliternsin ahurry?
A. Yes,buttheywillneedmore
frequentattentionthanusual.Raise thepowerlevelafterenteringthe timebytouchingthedesiredpower levelpad.Powerlevel7cutsthe totaldefrostingtimeaboutin1/2; powerlevel10cutsthetotal defrostingtimetoapproxima@ly‘
1/3.Duringeither,rotateorstir
foodfrequently.
Q.Whydon9t timesinthedefrostingguide seemrightfor myfood?
A. Thesetimesareaverages.
Defrostingtimecanvaryaccording tothetemperatureinyourfreezer. Setyourovenforthetimeindicated inthedefrostingguide.Ifyourfood isstillnotcompletelythawedatthe endofthattime,resetyouroven andadjustthetimeaccordingly.
thedefrosting
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3!’“ENTERDEWTIME”flashes.
Step3:Selectonehalfofthetotal defrostingtimerecommendedinthe defrostingguide.Forexaryie,touch
4mdMINpadfor4minutes,
Displayshows“4:00”and
“POWEJR3!’“E3EFTIME?’flashes.
Ik’wm Power Led
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Aftersettingdefrostingtime, touchPOWERLEVELpad, thentouchdesirednumberfor newpowerlevel.
@Forevendefrostingsomef~s needtobebrokenuporseparated partOfthewaythroughthe defrostingtime.
@Family-size,pre-packaged frozendirmerscanbedefrosted andmicrowaved.Mthefoodisina foi[container,Wmsfcrit
toa
microwave-safedish+ *CINXkthedefrosting~uidefor
otherdefrostingtips.
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(J Shouldailfbodsbecompletely tlmwedbefbrecooking?
A. Sometbodsshotddnotbe completelythawedbeforecooking. Forexample,fishcookssoquickly itisbettertobegincookingwhileit
isstillslightlyfrozen.
Q.CanIopenthedoorduring defrostingtocheekonthe
P- Ofmyf=d?
A. Yes.YounMyopenthedoorat
anytimeduringmicrowaving.To
resumedefrosting,closethedoor
andtouchSTART.Theovenbegins
operatingiftimeisk%tontimer.
Mrmt,resettimer.
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TIMECOOKI&II allowsyou
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tomicrowaveforapresetamount oftimeusingautomaticpower level10(High),orchangepower levelautomatically.
Powerlevel10(High)is recommendedformostcooking, butyoumaychangethisformore flexibility.Seethecookingguide,
pages20-29.
Tobecomebetteracquaintedwith timecooking,makeacupofcoffee byfollowingthestepsbelow.
Step1:Fillacup2/3fullofwater,
add1teaspoonofinstantcoffee stirtodis;olve.Useacupthathas nometaldecorationandismicrowave safe(refertoMicrowavingTipson page3).Placecupinovenand closedoor.
Jten2:TouchTIMEC(XX!ZI&U
pa&Displayshows“CXXXC’and
“1!’“ENTER
Stq 3:Selectyourtime.Touch
and0foroneminuteand30
1,3
seconds.Displayshows“1:30” and“POWER10!’‘KXX3K TIME”flashes.
Becmuwautomaticpowerlevel10 isrecommendedforthiscupof coffee,thereisnoneedtochange thepowerlevel.(Ifpoweritiwel10
isnotappropriate,see“Howto
ChangePowerLevel”atright.)
TIME”fk@lW.
and
Step4:TouchSTART.“COOK
TIME~’“POWER10:’andtime
countkgdownshowondisplay.
Step5:
signalsandflashes“End!’C)veri, lightandfanshutoff.
Step6:Openthedoor.
UsingtheTimeCookII Rature
TheTimeCookIIfeatureletsyou settwotimecookingfunctions withinoneprogram.Thisisideal ifyouwanttochangepowerlevels duringyourcookingoperations.
Here’showtodoit, Step1:I%cefoodinovenin
microwave-safecontainerandclose
thedoor.
Step2:TouchTIMECC)OKI&II
pad.Displayshows“CC)OK”and
‘*IY“ENTERTIME”flashes.
Step3:Selectyourcookingtime.
Forexample,touch2, i and5fir twominutesandHseaonds.Displ~ shows“2:15”and“EWWER10!’
“COOKTIME”flashes.
Sfepd:TouchTIMEC!OOKI&IL
Step5:Setyourcookingtime.
Step6:
Step‘7:‘*COOKTM3~’the selectedpowerlevelandthefirst
programmedcooktime,counting down,showcmthedisplay.
Step
programmedcooktime,thenext
selectedpowerlevel,“COOK
TIME”andthesecondprogrammed
cooktime,countingdown,showon thedisplay.
Step9:Whentimeisup,theoven signalsandflashes“End!’The oven,lightandfanshutoff.
Step10:Openthedoor.
Whentimeisup,theoven
Afkrsettingcookingtime,
$O~ChPOWERLEVELpad, thentcx.whdesirednumberfor new
powerleveL
TouchSTART.
$:Attheendofthefirst
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Cook
TheCookWWatchfeatureisa
ShtWt-tellWi cookiqijP- which
automaticallyturnstheovenoff after3minutes.Wsidealfor meltingcheeseon!hodorother quickcookingoperationswhere youwanttostopcookingatjust therighttime.
ToUseCook‘NWatch
Step1:TouchC(XX ‘NWAKX!L
“COOK‘NWA~H”and“START”
flash.“POWER10”isdisplayed.
‘NWatch
Step2:TouchSTART.“CC)OK‘N
WA~H”andtimecountingupto
3minutesaredisplayed.Power level10isautomaticallysetinoven butanotherpowerlevelcanbe selected.
Step
3:C)penthedoorortouchthe
CLEAR/OFFpadtostopcooking. Theovenwillautomaticallysignal,
flash‘*End”andshutoffattheend
of3minutes.
Qwstionsttnd*wem
Q.Bsetmyovenforthetime ~ cailedforintherecipe,butatthe endofthetimeallowed,myfiwl warm%done.Whathappened?
A.Sincehousepowervariesdue
totimeorlocation,manyrecipes giveyouatimerangetoprevent overcooking.Settheovenfor minimumtime,testthefoodfor doneness,rmdcookyourfooda Mtielonger,ifnecessary.
Q.Itouchedthenumberpads andsek!ctedmypowerlevel.When
touchedSTART,however,my
I ovendidn%comeon.Whynot?
A,T~QTIME
mustbetouchedbeforesettingthe numberpadsorelseyourovenwill notbegincooking.
Q.CanI in$erruptmyTime Cookfkmctkmtocheckthefood?
A. Yes.Tbresumecooking, simplyclosethedoorandpress the$TARTpad.Thetimermustbe resetforcookingtoresumeunless timeisremainingontimer.
COOK1&~ pad
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Internaltemperatureisthebest
testofdonenessformanyfoods.
UseTEMPC(30K/HOLDto
cooka varietyoffoodstoyour desiredfinishedfd temperature. TheTIMECOOKI &Hsetting
ispreferredforbatters,doughs,
frozenfoodsandfoodswhichare diff~culttocookpreciselywith theprobe.
6’TEMPCOOK/kIOLD” takesthe guessworkoutofcookingbecause theovenautomaticallysignalswith
fourbeepswhenthefoodreaches thepresettemperature.TheHold featurewillmaintainthistempemtm foruptotwelvehoursoruntilyou touchtheCLEARKNWpad.
Note:Ovenautomaticallyswitches to“Hold”whenpresetfood temperatureisreached.
The?kmperatureProbe
HANDLE CABLE
SENSCR
Thetemperatureprobe isa
foodthermometerthatgaugesthe internaltemperatureofthc food;it
mustbeusedwhenusing“TEMP CCXNW-IOLD”or ‘YJTE3ROASTV Touseyourprobeproperly,follow directionscmpage12.
BeefRibRoasttoMedium
Step1:inserttemperatureprobe
intoroastandattachprobesecurely inovenwall,Closethedoor.
Step2:TouchTEMPCOOWI-10LD. *’POWER10”is
“ENTERTEMPCOOK”flashes.
Step3:Touch1,2,5 for125*F.
*’TEMP(XXK” fhtsbcsand “POWER10”and“125P”arc
displayed,
Step4:‘fbuchPOWERLEVEL pad.“ENTERPOWER”ilashcs.
Touch5 formediumpower.“TEMP
COOK;’“POWER5“and“125F” showondisplay.
displayedand
Step5:TouchSTART.Ifinternal temperatureoftheroastislessthan 90*F.,displaywillshow“COOL” and“TEMPCOOK7Iftemperatwv is90°F.orabove,displayshows temperaturecounting
up.
Step6:When125*F.isreached, theovenwillsoundanddisplay
“HOLD?Theovenwillthenhold
thetemperature.
Step7:TouchtheCLEAWOFF
padtostopthecycle. Step8:Removeprobeandfood
fromtheoven.
Ccmking’rips
@Uwalowerpowerlevel;itwill heatmoreevenlyeventhough requiringmoretime.
Besurefrozenfoodhasbeen
completelydefrostedbeforeinserting probe.Probemaybreakoffifused infrozenfoods.
@Coverfoodslooselyformoisture controlandquick,evenheating.
HowtoUseAutoStart
TheAutoStartfeatureallowsyou toprogramyouroventobegin cookingata
up toa
Step1:TouchAUTOSTART’pad (insteadofSTAR%pad).
Step2:Enterthetimeyouwantthe
oventostart.(Besumyewmicrowave ovenclockshowsthecorrecttime ofday.)
Step3:Entercockingprogram.
Step4.TouchSTARTpad.Oven
automaticallystartsatdesiredtime.
presetthe of day--
124murdelay.
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QuestionsandAmswers
Q. I insertedthetemperatwe probe,closedthedoor,touched KEMPC(X)WEIOLDandentered mydesiredfoodtemperaturebut thetemperaturedidn’tappearon thedisplay.
Youmayhaveenteredan
A.
incorrecttemperature.Anyfood temperaturefrom90°to 199°F. maybeenteredforTEMPCOOK/ HOLD.TouchCLEAR/OFFand beginagain.
Q.
ArethereanyfoodsIcan%
!lkmpCook?
A.Yes.Delicatebuttericings,ice
cream,frozenwhippedtoppings, etc.sofienrapidlyatwarm temperatures.Batters,doughsand
frozenfoodsarealsodifilcultto cookpreciselywiththeprobe.It’s besttoTimeCookthesefoods.
Whydid46PROMYflashon
Q,
thedisplayafterItouchedthe
STARZpad?
A.“PIKM3”willflashifyou
don’tseatthecableendoftheprobe
securelyintothereceptde inthe
ovenwallorifyoutouchtheTEMP
CC)OK/HOLDpadandforgetto
usetheprobe.
Q,C%1lwwemyprobeinthe
ovenifit%notinsertedinfood?
A.No,ifittouchestheovenwall,
youmaydamagetheoven.
Q.Can1TempCookdifferent
portionsoffoodatdifferent
temperatures?
A.Yes.Thetemperatureprobe
givs
you thefreedomtocook
differentportionsoffoodat
differenttemperaturestosuit
individualeatingstyles.Simply placeprobeinfoodandchange temperaturesettingasneeded.
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WiththeAutoDefrostfeature,
theovenautomaticallysetsthe
defrostingtimesandpowerlevels foryou.Youchoosetheappropriate
codenumberfrom1to3forthe
foodyouaredefrosting,thenenter thefoodweightinpoundsand tenthsofa pound(seeConversion Guideatright)andtouch
Theovencalculatesdefrostingtime andchangespowerlevelsduring defrostingtogiveevendefrosting results.
START.
HowtosetAutoDefrost
Beforeyoubegin,checktheguide locatedatbottomofovenwhenyou
openthedoor.Itshowsminimum
andmaximumfoodweightsfor eachcodenumber.Youwillneed toknowyourfoodweightand correspondingcodebefore settingAutoDefrost.
1.Removefoodfrompackage,
placeinoven dishandclosedoor.
onmicrowave-safe
3.EnterselectedcodefromAuto
DellostGuide.Forexample,poultry callsforcode2.
“LBS”and“CODE2”amdisplayed
and“ENTERWEIGHT”flashes.
4.Enterweight.Forexample,touch
NumberPads1and2forweightof
L2pounds(1pound,3ounces.See
ConversionGuideatright.)
Onceduringdefrosting?theoven beeps4timesand“TURn”flashes.
“TURn”flashesuntilyouopenthe door,attendyourfood(seeguide onnextpage),closethedoorand touchSTART.
Whendefrostingtimeiscompleted,
“End”flashesandovenbeeps4 times.“End”remainsondisplay andovenbeepsonceaminuteuntil doorisopenedorCLEAR/OFF padistouched.
Stand‘I”nne
WhenusingtheAutoDefrost
feature,itisnecessarytoallow
meattostandinordertofinish defrostingtheinterior.Youmaytake
themeatoutoftheovenifyouwish,
Wandtimerecommendationsare
givenintheguideonthenextpage.
2.TtwhAUTODEFROSTpad.
Displayshows“1.2;’“LBS”and “CODE27Af&4 seconds,
“STA~” flashes,
P
5.TouchSTARTpad.Display showsdefrosttimecountingdown.
ConversionGuide
weightoffoodisstatedin
K
poundsandounces,theounces mustbeconvertedtotenths(.1) Ofapound.
Oumm?s
1“2 .1
3 .2
4-5 *3
6*7
9-1o
H ,7 12-13 .8 14-15 ,9
Pounds
.4
.6
10
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RECWIMENDED MIN.-MAX.
CODE FOODS WEIGHT
Meat
Chops
0.1to3.0lbs.
1
Frankf&rters,Sausage 0.1to2.0lbs, GroundMeat I 0.lto3,01bs. BeefPatties 0.1to3.0lbs.
Roasts
0.1to50lbs.
I
Ribs
Steak
stew
Polmv
r’ ‘h”l;chickn
I
I I
TbrkeyBreast
0.1to3.0lbs.
I Oolto2.Olbs.
,
0.1to2.0lbs.
0.1to5*ORx& ‘Ihmoverandshield. 15to30minutes;
0.1to6.0Ibs.
SIGNAL STANDTIME
Separate
andturn
15to30minutes over.Shieldwhere necessary.
Separateandremove
10to15minutes defrostedpieces,
Removedefrosted
15to30minutes areasandbreakapart.
Separate,turnover
15to30minutes
andremovedefrosted patties.
llmnoverandshield
30to90minutes
ifnecessary, lhrn overandremove
15to30minutes defrostedpieces. Shield.
Thmover.Shield. Separateandremove
Uto30minutes
15to defrostedpieces.
coldwaterin
run
I cavity,ifnecessaryo
%bmover
andshield,
60to-90minutes-
30minutes
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Separateandremove defrostedPiwes.
‘Rwnoverand
‘1’trn
overandshield. 10to20minutes
shield. 10to20minutes;
I I I I
ChickenPieces
0.1to3,0lbs.
I
(!ornishHens(whole)
CornishHenskmlit) 0.1to
0.1to
I
3.0lbs.
3*ORx$.
Sw#bod
FishFillets
0.1to2.0MM. 15to30minutes
S$para~and
remove
defrostedpieces.
Shrimp,Scallops WholeFish
Iikigesorthinareasofmeatwilldefrostmorerapidlythanotherareas.Afiersignal, shieldwarmareaswithsmallpiecesoffoil.
0.1tO2.0lbs. Separateandremove
I
O*1to2*ORX.
defrostedpieces,
Thmoverand
shieldtail.
Hto30
run
minutes
coldwaterin
cavity,hxessary.
15to30minutes
15to30minutes;
holdundercold
runningwater,if
necesmtw.
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.
AutoRoast
AUTOROASTusesthe temperatureprobetocookto
thedesiredservingtemperature.
UnlikeTEMPCOOK/HOLD,
whichusesasinglepowerlevel,
Am ROA$Tusesupto3power settingswhichautomatically switchduringroasting,thus providingeven,tendercooking res@swithoutovercooking.
2. AtWT.,displayswitchesto
showmeat’sinternaltemperature.
Justasinconventionalroasting, onlytenderroastsshouldbsauto
roasteduntilspecifiedinternal temperaturesarereached,Less tenderroastsshouldbemicrowaved bytime,accordingtothecooking guide,pages20-21.
*P~~i~
Auto
~OaSt
Roastsfbr
Placetenderbeef’mastin microwave-safedish.Insertprobe
horizontallyintothecentermeaty areanottouchingboneorfat8Make surethehandledoesnottouchthe foodortoporsidescfthecnwn.
Coverwithwaxpaper,
For
porkor hamroasts,add 1/2cup watertodishandcoverwithplastic wraps
I?kwmeatinovenwithprobeto theright.Insertcableendofprobe firmlyintoreceptacleonovenwall.
HowtoAutoRoast BeeftoMedium
3.WhenyouselectAutoRoast codes1through5,theovensignals with4beepsand“TURn”flashes onthedisplaywhenit’stimetoturn theroastover.Afteryouturnthe roast,closethedoorandtouch START.Foodtemperatureappears onthedisplay.(Note:Oven continuestocookafterthesignal whetherornotroastisturnedover.)
4. Afterapreprogrammedfbod temperatureisreached,ovenbeeps 4timesand“HOLd”appearson thedisplqy.
L TotwhAUK)ROASTpad.
“AU’RY’isdisplayedand
“ENTERCXXE”flashes.Enter
selectedcodefrom
Guide.ForIexample,Beef
(medium)callsforcode2. “~~~~” ~~~“2”WP~~~on
displayand“START’”flashes, TouchSTART.Displayshows
“COOL”and“CODE2“until
AutoRoast
foodtemperaturereaches90*I?
r2
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AutoRoast(hide
Usecontainersandcoveringsasdirectedatleft.Placeprobecorrectlyin
mastbeforecooking. gRecommendedcodesarealsoshowninsideovenonAutoRoastGuide.
Final
I’ernperature
Food
Beef
TenderRoast
Rare Medium
well
Pork
LoinRoast PrecookedHam
Poultry
WholeChicken(3lbs.)
‘IbrkeyBreast
(kxt probehorizontally intomeatiestarea.)
*~ecommend~standingtimebeforeserving.
Code
1
2 3
5
s
115°
125’ 155°
175° 115°
190°
190°
JpproxirnateTime
ninutesperpound)Minutes
11”13 10
13”15 10
15-17
17-20 17-19 10
16-18 5 18-22
Hold*
I
10”15
10
20
AutomaticSimmer
(AutoRoastCode6)
Totaltimeincludestimetobring
foodto190”F.andholdatthat temperatureuntildone.
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SetAutoSimmerlikeAuto
Roastasexplainedonpage12.
Displayshows“COOL”untilfood is90°F.,thenswitchestoshow foodtemperatureuntil190*F.
EV
AutomaticSimmerGuide(AutoROWStCOde6)
Appmi.
Food
Beef
PotRoast
Chili
Chicken
Stewing
Broiler/Fryer
orPork
Ham
Roast
soup
Stock/Vegetable
Split
Pm
Time/HoursComments
5-7 Add
enoughliquid!ojusteovwmeat. Maddingvegetablesrnakcsuretheyare completelycoveredbyliquid.
5=8 Precookmeat.Placeprobe1inchfrom
surfidtx. Stirafter3hours,impossible.
top
4-6
Add4 cups
liquid.Insertprobeinto meatiestareaof’innerthighfrombelow endml paralleltoleg,‘Rumoverafter
1/2oftime.
3=4
4-6
%10 Makesurethatvegetablesandmeatm’e
Sameprocedureasabove.
Add4cupsliquid.
cowedbyliquid.Stir
5“7
Addenoughliquidtocoverpeasatleast 2inches.Stirafter3hours,
every 3 hours.
Ovenwillhokiat190*R,untilyou turnofftheovenandremovethe — food.Ifstirringisreccxqmended,
youcanresetovenbyretouching
START.TouchCLEAR/OFFafter cooking.
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Guide
L Directionsbrdowareforreheatingalready-cookedfbodsat
refrigeratororroomtemperature.Usemicrowaveovensafe
containers.
2.Covermostfoods(seetips)forfhstestheating.Exceptionsare somesandwiches,griddlefbodslikepancakesandbakedfds.
3.Whereappropriate,usetheautomaticf~temperaturecontrol foraccurateheating.Placeprobehorizontallysotip isincenterof fd. Bubblingaroundedgesofdishisnormal,sincecenterislast
Uem
Amount
toheat.Suggestedservingtemperaturesaregivenformostfbods. Youngchildrenusuallyprefercoderfood,generallyabout20° lower.Adjusttemperaturesto
beforeserving,
4.Besurefbodsareheatedthroughbeforeservhg.Steamingor bubblingaroundedgesdoesnotnecessarilymeanfoodisheated throughout.Asageneralrule,hotfds produceanareawarmto thetouchincenterofundersideofdish.
Suggested
$eNhg
T&npe
yourpersonaltaste.Stirfds
Power Approximate
Level
Appetizers
Saucy:suchasmeatballs,rib!ets,
cocktailfranks,etc.
(%cup/serving)
Dips:creamorprocewcheese Pastrybites:small
Tip:Coversaucyappetizerswithwaxpaper.Coverdipswithplasticwrap.Donotcoverpastrybites,sothattheywillcrisp.
pizzas,eggrolls,etc. 2to4servings
1to2servings
3to4servings Iso”
J$fcup 100° Medium(5) 1cup ioo” Medium(5) 3tos
ISO*
High(iO) High(10)
High(10) 1to2!4
PM&ofLeftovers
Meatplus2vegetables
T@:Probeworkswellinsaucydishesorvegetables(useinhugestserving)butnotinmeatslices,
Coverplateoffoodwithwaxpaperorplasticwrap.
1plate iso”-ltio” High(10) 3to4
me, Min.
2to4 5to7
2%to3!4
SaucyMainDishes:chopsuey,spaghetti, 1to2servings 150”-MO” High(10) 3to7 creamedchicken,chili,stew,macaroni andcheese,etc. (?4-1cup/serving)
Thinlyslicedmeat 1to2servings (3to4-oz./serving)
Steaks,chops,ribs,meatpieces i to2servings Hamburgersormeatlord’ 1to2
(&z,/wvillg)
Chicken Ha Dogsandsausages 1to2 High.(iO) 1to1% Riceandpasta 1to2wvings 150° High[10) i to2
(?4-?4cupkwving)
Toppedormixedwithsauce (%% cupkrving) 3to4serviryjs
‘UP:Coversaucymaindkhmwithplasticwrap.Cover@her maindishesandmeatswithwaxpaper.Whenheating ofmeatslicesorpitwes,rotatedishi/2turnaflcrhalfoftime.
pieee~ 1to2pieces High(10) %to2
; g: ~~ngs Iso”wlo High(10)
3to4servings Meal-High(7) 3to4servings
i50e-Mo’
Eo” Mo” Meal-High(7) 5to9
High(10) Me&High(7) 1to3 Meal-High(7)
servings High(10)
to4Servhlg$
3
3to4pkces 3to4
1to2servifigs
ii$o”-i(io” High(10) 3to6
150°4600 High(10) 8to X!
High(IO) High(10) 2to3$$
High(iO) 2to3
orreheating3to4servings
Sandwiches
i
Moistfilling:SloppyJoes,barbecue,hammhd,
ctc,inbun(%cupkwving) 3to4servings Meal-High(7) Meat”cheawfilling;with2 dicesofbread
‘llp:Wepapertowelornapkintocoversandwiches.
to2servings
i to2servings 3!04servings
Meal-High(7) Meal-High(7) 2to3
Meal-High(7) 4to5
8to14 4to5%
2t05 ~~ toh
%to2
n/+to3%
1to2!4 z%tod
Page 15
mm
Amount
Sq+)s
Waterbased(6-oz./serving)
Milkbased(6-oz./stwving)
Tip:Coversoupswithwaxpaperorplasticwrap.
Vbgd.abIes
Smallpieces:peas,beans,corn,etc. (!4c@serving)
Largepiecesorwhole:asparagusspears, cornonthecob,etc.
Mashed 1to2servings ($+Cup/serving)
‘Hp:Covervegetablesformostevenheating.
Sauces&Gravies
Dessert:chocolate,buttwscot~h,etc. !4cup
Meatormaindishsauces,suchas f%cup spaghettisauce,etc.
Gravy:gibletorcreamy %Cup
Tip:Coverfd topreventspatter,
Mm@bod$
Cake,coffeecak~,doughnuts,sweetrolls, 1piece nutorfruitbread
Dinnerrolls,muffins 1
Pie:fruit,nutorcustard
~of~.in,pie=islice
(useminimumtimetircutxard) 4dices
1to2servings
3to4servings
1can(10”OZ.)
1to2servings
3to4SX%&lgs
1can(10-oz.}
1to2servings
3to4servings
ican(16-ozJ 1to2servings
3to4servings
1Can(M-m)
3to4servings
1clip icup
1can(16=oz,) 1cup
2pieces 4picccs %n. Cakeor
12rollsor
doughnuts
2 4 6t08
1slice
2slices !%in.pie
suggested
Rower
Approximate
$ervingIkmp. Level
150°-1700 150°-HO0 High(IO) 150°-1700 High(lO)
140° iw” 140°
150°”m” High(10) 150°”1600
150°-1600 High(10)
150°-1600 l!lo”-ltioo
125° High(10) 1to1!4 125°
150’W1° 150°460”
150’-MO* $ High(10)
High(10)
Meal-High{7) Me&High(7)
Meal-High(7)
High(10)
High(10) High(10) High(10)
High(10) High(10)
High(10) High(io)
High(10)
Mo”=i!$oo High(10) 1to1% Mo””uog
High(10)
Low(3) Low(3) Low(3) Low(3)
Medium($ Medium(5) Medium(5] Medium(5)
High(10) High(iO) Meal-High(7] Meal-High(7)
Time,IMin.
2t06 7to11 6t07
3to8 8toc?
6t07
1to3 3to4% 3%to4%
l%to3 3to4%
4to4?h
1to3
3to6
1$$to‘2$+ n/$@2%
~~ tod 4106
2to2%
%to1
1to2 n/jtoz~
2(04
1Ato 1A t%
to%
Mto 1 %to1%
l%to1 1toi%
2?4to3 5to7
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Pancakes,Frenchtoastorwaffles Plain,notopping 2or3pieces $yl’llp&butter
.
2or3pieces
1
Coffe4,
tea,cider
C%WMothermilkbawd
tip:13(1notcoverbakeryfbods,gricidIcfds (pancakes,e$c,)orbeverages,
1to2cups 1to2cups 160°-170”
i to2cups 1to2cups
High(10) 1to1% High(10) 1
160°”1700
140° 140° MedWigh7 4to7
High10 High10
[)
Meal-High7
[1
to1!4
1$$to3y5
4to6
2R@7
Page 16
(hide
L Foodpackagedinall-paperor plasticpackagesmaybedefrosted
withoutunwrapping,Iffd is foilwrapped,~movefoiland placefd incookingdishfordefrosting.
2. Afterfirsthalfofdefrostingtime,unwrappackageandcheck food.‘1’hrnfoodover,ifnecessary;breakapartorseparatefd if
possible.Onverylargefds suchasturkey,someshieldingof thinwingorlegareasmaybenecessary.
FirstHalf $ecOndmlf
Rwd
ISme,Min. ‘Fime,Min.
Meat[PowerLevel:Defrost(3)]
Bacon Franks(Mb,) Ground:beef&pork
(1-lb.) (24bsJ
(S-lbs.)
Roast,Beef Roast,Pork Spareribs,pork
(I
pkg,,2to3-lbs.)
$kaks,chops&
Sausage,bulk (Mb.tray) (1-lb.roll)
Sausage,link(i to l%$lbs.) 2 Sausage,patties
(12a?tpkg.)
CUtk!tS
3to5
4to5
4 6
12
per lb.
4to5 5to6perib, 2to4perlb.
2to4%per
z%
2
i to3
lb.
1
None
:::
G!to14
4to5perlb. 5to6perlb,
2to4 perlbt
2to4%perlb.
2!4to4!4 3t04
l%~~2M
None
3.Besurelargemeatsarecompletelydefrostedbeforecooking.
4.Whendefrosted,foodshouldbecoolbutsotinedinallareas.If stillslightlyicy,returntomicrowaveovenverybriefly,orletstand afewminutes.‘l%rkeysmaybeplacedunderrunningwateruntil gibletscan beremoved.
C%munents
Placeunopenedpackageinoven.Rotatepackage1/4turnafterhalfof time.Letstand5minutes.
Placeunopenedpackageinoven.Microwavejustuntilfrankscanbe separated.
Ihrnoverafterfirst4minutes, ‘Ihrnmeat secondhalfoftime.Setaside.Breakupremainingblock,microwave
5to6 minutesmom ‘Mnmeatoverafterfirsthalfoftime.Scrapeoffsoftenedmeatafier secondhalfoftime.Setaside.Microwave11to 12minutesmore. Scrapeandsetaside.Weakupremainingblockandmicrowave3to5 minutesmore.
Placeunwrappedroastinoven.Afterhalfoftime,turnroastover. Defrostforsecondhalfoftime.Letstandfor30minutes.
Placeunwrappedroastinoven.Afterhalfoftime,turnroastover. Defrostforsecondhalfoftime,Letstandfor30minutes,
Placeunwrap secondhalfo time,separatepieceswithtableknifb.Letstandto cwmplctedefrosting.
Placeunwraprmeatinoven,TWnoverafter Aftersecondalfoftime,separatepieeeswithtableknifk.Letstand tocompletedefrosting,
‘Ibmoverafterfirst2%minutes. ‘Ihmoverafierfirsthnifoftime,Letstand5minutes.
Rotatepackagei/4turnafterhalfoftime,Letstand5minutes,
overafterfirsthalfoftime.Scrapeoffsoftenedmeatafter
ribsinoven.‘Ihmoveraherfirsthalfoftime.After
P
firsthalfoftime.
Poultry[PkxwrLevel:Dehwfit(3)]
Chicken,broiler-fryer,
CutUp(2%tO3-lbs,)
Whole(2%to3-lbs,)
Cornishhen Duckling
‘AAcey(upto12-lbs,)
‘llwkeyBreast(4to%lbs,)
7to8 7to8 Placewrappedchickeninoven,Unwrapandturnoverafterhalfof
9to U 9to11
4to6perlb, 4to5 perlb, 2to3perlb. 2to3perlb. Placeunwrappedducklinginoven.Afier
4%to~~ per]b, 4%to5%pwlb.
~~ to5~ Wr)b, 4!4to5%
Perlbt
time.Aftersecondhalfoftime,separatepiecesandplaceincooking dish.Microwave2to4minutesmow,ifnecessary, minutestofinishdefrosting,
Placewrapped~hickeninoven.Afierhalfoftime,unwrapandturn ehiekenover.ShieMwarmareaswithfbil,Runcoolwaterincavity untilgibletscanberemoved.
Placeunwrappedheninovenbreastsideup.‘Ihrnoveraflerfirsthalf oftime,
Shieldwarmareaswithfoil,Runcoolwaterincavityuntilgibletscan beremoved,
Placeunwrap time,turntur eybreastsideupandshieldwarmaretis,Microwave for’wxxmdhalf’oftime,Runcoolwaterintocavityuntiigibletsand rwckcanberemoved,Letstandfor1to2hoursorrefrigerate overnighttocompletedefrosting,
qnwra~pedbreastinrnicrowav~sat%dishb~~t sidedown.
~lgce
Afterfirsthalfoftime,turnbreastsideupandshieldwarmareas. Microwavesecondhalfoftime,Letstand1to2hourstocomplete defrosting.
turkeyindkhbreastsidedown,Afterfirsthalfof
r
-.
firsthalfoftime,turnover.
Letstandafew
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IkKDd
FirstHalf SecondHalf
‘Iln M,ml. Tim@J!IixL
Ccmnents
F’&ll& StXkf&MlIPOwerLevel:
Fillets Pre-packaged(l-lb.) Freshlyfrozen(14b.) 6 6t09
Steaks(6-oz.toi2-oz.) Wholefish(8to
Shellflsh,smailpieces(l-lb.) Shellfish,blocks:
Crabmeat(6-oz.package) Oysters(io-oz.can) Scallops(l-lb.package)
Shellfish,large:
Crablegs,1to2 (8to
l&oz.)
Lobstertails,1to2 (6t09-ozJ
Khozo) 2
Defrost(3)]
6 2(03
7t08 none 4t05 none
3g&J4 31#4to4
5to7 none 4t06 none 3t04 3104
Breads,CMiesIPOwerLevehDefhMt(3)]
Bread,bunsorrolls (8to16-02,)
CoffeeCake (s1to14%”02,)
Sweetrolls ($%to12=02,)
Doughnuts(lor2) Doughnuts,f@zed
(1 be)xof12) FrenchToast(2slices) Cake,frosted,2t03l~yer
(17”OZO) Cake,plain,i layer l%undcake(ll%-oz,)
Cheesecake,plainer
fruittop(17to19-oz.) Crunchcakesdkcupcakes Fruitornutpie(8-in.) C.reamorcustartlpie(14-oz.)
3105 3!4105 none 29ittw!
1to3% rime
3@4 none 5!4to6% none
2t03 none
2t03 none 2 .5K?7 none
%to?4each 7to9 none Sto6 none
Placeunopenedpackageincwen.(Iffishisfrozeninwater,phicein
6 2t04
2t04
none Removemetaltwisttie.
none
none
none
cookingdish.)Rotate1/2turnafterfirsthalfoftime.Aftersecondhalf oftime,holdundercoldwatcrtoseparate.
Letstandafewminutestofinishdefrosting. Placefishincookingdish.‘IWnoverafteri”mthalfoftime.After
secondhalfoftimc,rinsecavitywithcoldwatertocomplete defrosting.
Spreadshellfishinsinglelayerinbakingdish. Placeblockincasserole.
Placeblockincasserole.Breakupwithforkafterfirsthalfoftime. Placeunopenedpackageinowm.
Arrangeincookingdish. Armngeincookingdish,withmeatysidedown.‘1’Umoverforsecond
halfoftime.
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Fmt [werLevel:
Fresh(10to16-oxJ Plasticpouch-i
(104M.ptickage)
to2
6t09 none Phtcepackageinoven.Remove
5to8
none PltwepuckageinovencFlexpackagecmce.
breakupwithfbrk.Repeatifnecessary.
17
foilormetal.Afkrminimumtirne,
Page 18
Guide
1.Mostconveniencefds canbereheatedbymicrowaveonly.
Alwaysusemicrowavesafeutensils+
orcrisping,conventionalbakingisrecommended.
2.Removefoodfromfoilcontainersover%-in.highandplacein microwavesafecontainer.
Forfoodsneedingbrowning together.
Food Container Cover
PowerLevel&Time
Amountscanbeincreased.Tocookmultiplepackages,addtimes
%
Cmmnents
Apwtizers&Snacks
PastryBites Microwave No High(10) Frozenprepared Papertowel No High(10) 2to3min. Removefromfoilpackageandwrapin
sandwiches persandwich papertowl. Rotatedish1/2turnafterhalf Popcorn
safedish
Microwavebag No
High(10)
%to2%min.
3to5 min.
oftime.
Followpackagediwctions.
Eggs&chwf?
scrambledegg substitute (8-02.~arton)
Cheawsouffle
(12-OZ.)
Breakfhst(6M-oz.) Scrambledeggswith sausageandhash brownpotatoes
Welshrarebit(Kkoz.)
Microwave safedish
Microwave safe8“pie plateand custardcups
Package papertray
Microwave safedish
No High(10)
No
Package High(10) 2to4min.
cover
Yes Defrost(3)
Defrost(3) 9to13min. Med+iigh(7) 9to 11min.
High(10)
3%to4yJ min.
5min. 5to6min.
Microwaveabout1minute per1/4cup mixture.Stirafterhalfoftime.Letstandto completecooking.
‘IbDefhst:Placein8-in.pieplate,Stirtwice. ToCook:Dividebetween3or4 buttered custardcups,6or7-02.Rearrangeafter5 minutes.Soufflesamdonewhencenterisset,
Removepapertrayfromcarton,turnback
filmtoexposePotatoes.
Breakupbeforecontinuing. Stirbeforeserving.
Fish&Shellfwh
Craborshrimp newburg(6%-oz.) pouch
Fish&chips
(5to 14-02.) distributeevenlyonmicrowavesafkdish. Deviledcrab
(6-OZ.)
Breadedfish (5to10=OZJ safedish (14
to 16-02.) iO1012mim
(23to25=o~.)
I?ackage“ I%ckagetray Microwave
safedish Microwave No
No High(10)
No
No High(IO)
High(10)
High(10)
4to5min. 4to6 min. 3to4
min.
4t05 min. 7to9min.
Puncturepouch3or4timeswithfbrktovent. Removefoilcover.Returntraytocartonor
Distributeeverdyonmicrowavesafedish.
Meat
Frozenmeats (5to8-02.) (K)to16”02.) (16to32-oz.)
Drymixes (hamburgeradded)
TMdinncm (6to11%-Kx+z.) (12to20-ozJ
Microwave
s~fedish 4!4to7min. forktovent.
or pouch 5to11min.
Microwave safecasserole
Paekngetray Carton High(10) Removefbil
andcarton 6to8min.
No High(10)
12to20min.
High(iO] Ii to20min. Addcooked,drainedhamburger.
7to 10min.
Mpouchpackageisused,puncturewith
cow, replace incarton.Rotate
1/4turn@erhalfoftlme,
Pasta,mice
Cannedspaghetti,etc. Microwave Frozenriceinpouch
(10”028) Frozennumwoni& Microwave Lidor High(10)
cheese,spaghe!ti
(8to14”02.) !%xtenLasagna
(21*Z*) safedish
mfedish plasticwrap Pouch High(10)
wtfedish Microwave
Lidor High(10) 3toSmine
tlto7min.
pl$lstjdwrap Waxpaperer
plmtwwrap
Med-I+igh(7) 22t027miw
7to10min.
Stirbeforeserving.
Ptmturepouchwithforktow%,
$itirbeforeserving.
Rotatedishl/2turntallerhalfofcookingtime.
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Foo$ Container
Cover RowerLevel&Time Comments
PkNdtry
canned
(7?4to10%-02.)
(14to24-oz.) FrozenPouch
(5to6!4-02.)
Maindish (12to17-oz.pkg,)
FriedChicken, 2pieces (l-lb.)6picces (2-lbs.)8toIOpieces
Microwave safedish
Pouch Microwave
safedish Microwave
safedish
Lidor pktsticwrap High(lO)
High(lO)
No High(lO) No High(10) No
High(IO) High(lO) High(lO)
2%to4min.
4to6 min.
3?4to4%min.
7to14min. Stirafter5minutes.
2to4min. 6t07 min. 8to IOmin.
Sauces,Gravies
Canned (10!016-OZ.) (32-oz,) High(iO) 6to9min.
Microwave safedish
Lidor plasticwrap High(iO)
3to6min.
Vegetables
Frozenbreaded (7-02.)
CWwd (8to9-oz.) (i5to17-02.)
(28t032-oz.) Instantmashed
potatoes 2to6servings 8to12servings
Souffle, frozen
(12”02.pmxage]
Potmes:
stuffed,frozen
1to2
3t4?4
baked,
Mimwm sa,fedish
Microwave safedish
Microwave
safedish
Miwowave safepieplate
andcustardcups Microwtwe
safedish
No High(10) 3to$!min.
Lidor plasticwrap High(IO)
High(10) High(IO)
Lidor plasticwrap
High(10) High(lO) 8to 14min.
No IXM’I%M(3)
Mcd=High(7)9to Umin.
Wmpaper
High(10) 4to7min.
High(10) 7toIOmin,
1% 4t05 min. 5to6min.
4t06 min.
9to 13min.
to2!4mino
Placeinmicrowavewtfedish,Cover;stir allerhalfoftime.
Slitpouchbeforemicrowaving,
Iflabeldoesnotstate“fullycooked:’check fordoneness.
Placeonmicrowavetrivetordish.
Placevegetablesinmimowavemfbdish, AddI/2cupIiquidorliquidfmmcan.Cover.
Usecontainersizeandamountsof water, milk,butterandsaltonpackage,Cover. Afterheating,brisklystirinpotatoes, addingextra1to2tablespoonsdrymix.
To Defrost:Placesouffleinpieplate. Tb Cook:Dividebetween4custardcups. Soufflesiwedonewhencentersareset.
checkto* thatpotatoesamN(YI’INmm,
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LAlwaysusemicrowave-safedish.
2.Standingtime:Allowabout10minutesstandingtimeformost mastsbeforecarving.
PbwerLevel&We
Rood
Container Cover
(or
Internal‘Eenlp.)
Beef
Ground,crumbled (forcasseroles orsoup) (1lb.) (1%lbs.)
Meatballs Roundor (1lb.) (2lbs,)
Patties (4patties/lb.)
1to2patties ifdesired)
3
to4patties
Tip:For1or2pattiesusepaperpatelinedwithdoublethicknesspapertowels.
Meatloaf Pieplateor Plasticwrap Meal-High(7) (Roundloaf)
(Loafshape)
Casserole
oblongdish
Oblongglass dish(withtrivet
or ceramic dinnerlate
r
loafdish or cook
No
Wm paper
Waxpaper
High(10)
High(10)
*’
High(10)
to170°
4 to6min.
6to8min.
6to8min.
9to12min.
4to6min.
5to7min.
24to28rein, 28to31min.
Comments
Stirafterhalfoftime.Addsauceor casseroleingredientsandfinish.Tocook frozenblock,microwave10to 15minutes, breakingupandstirringevery5minutes. Letstand5minutes.
Rounddish:arrange%to l-in.apafiin circlearoundedgeofdish. oblongdish:arrange# tol-in.apart. Rotatedish1/2turnafterhalfoftime.
Cow withwaxpaperercookuncovered andturnpattiesover.Ifdesired,add browningsauceorqymt.R@atedish1/2 turnafterhalfof time.
Rotate
1/4turnafier12minutes.Letstand
10minutesaftercooking.
Rotate1/4turnafter14minutes.Letstand
10minutesaftercooking.
Roasts
Potroasts
Simmemdbeef (cornedbeefor
brisket)
Tenderroasts(rib, highqualityrump, sirlointip)
I&k
Bacon (Pcrslice)
Porksausage(raw) (!44b.:4patties)
Porklinksausage (raw)
Canadianbacon 2slices
4slices
6slices
Porkchops:l~in, 2 4 6
C)blongdish or casserole
Casserole Lid or Medium(5) 120to130min.
oblongdish
Microwave safeplateor oblongdish
Microwave safeutensil
Microwave safeutensil
Microwave saf’cutensil
Microwave
safeutensil
Lidor Medium(S) 18to21
plasticwrap min./lb.
plasticwrap
Waxpaper
Papertowel Hi@ilo)
Waxpaper Waxpaper High(10) %to%min. Waxpaper
Plasticwrap Medium(5)
Medium(5)
High(10)
High(10)
Min. i~n$~nal
perill.
%
to1min.
3to5 min.
perlink
?4to1%min. i%to~mifi,
2to2%min.
14to18mini 26to32mini 33m37min.
B
Brushwithbrowningsauceandadd1/2cup waterto3to5-lb.roast.‘Awnoverafterhalf oftime.Addvegetablesif desiredafterhalf oftime,Recoverandfinish.
Add1cupwaterperpoundofmeat.‘Ibrn overafterhalfoftime.Letmeatstandin broth
at least10minutes afiercooking.For
boileddinner,removemeat,cookvegetables inbroth.
Temperatureprobecookingyieldsmost accurateresults.firn roastsoverwhen tem~raturerwtches90°orafterabouthalf oftmw.Letmeatstand10to Hminutes befixeearving.If’desired,brushwith­browningsauceoragentbeforecooking.
Arrange trivetsetindish.Coverwithapapertowel. ‘lbmimnvavemorethan1layerofbacon, useanoblongdishandplaceapapertowel betweeneachlayerofbacon.Coverwitha papertoweltopreventspatters.
Arrangeinsinglelayer. Arrangeinsinglel er.Ifcooking60rmore Arrangeinsingle1ayer.
Brushwithbarbecuesauceorbrowning agent,if’desired.Letstandcovered5to 10 minutesbeforeserving,
insinglelayeronpapertowelsoron
?’links,rotatedishV turnafterhalfoftime.
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Food
Container
Cover
Powerbwel&Time
(orInternalTemp.)
Comments
Porkroast
Spareribs
Ham, precooked: canned,butt orshank
Hamloaf
Hamslices&steaks
(1to2-in.thick)
Lamb
Chops
Roast (Legorshoulder)
3-qt.oblong
Cookingbag
dish method
3-qt.oblong Plasticwrap
dish orcover
2-qt.oblong Plasticwrap dish
Pieplate Plasficwrap
2-qt.oblong Waxpaper
dish
Brown‘N
No Seardish (prclmtcd for8min.)
3-qt.oblong
Waxpaper
dishfindtrivet
Medium(5)
Medium(5)
Medium($
Meal-High(7)
High(lO)
High(10)
4chops-
Mtn.
per h,
Medium 13to15
well
MtoHI
16t021min.
perlb.
25t030min, pcrlb.
ilto14rnin,
perllx
22t025min.
18t027min.
5to7min.
htcrmd
Thmp.
150’
HO”
Tieendofbagsecurely.Donotusenwd
twistties.Orplacebonesideupindish. Add1/4cupwatertodishandcoverwith plasticwrap.MicrowaveatMedium(5)18
to22minutesperpound.l’kn roastover
after1/2ofcookingtime.Microwavetoan internaltemperatureof170°F.
Add2/3cupwaterperpoundofspareribs.
‘lUrnoverorrearrangeafterhalfof
minimumtime.Afterminimumtime,drain liquidandaddbarbecuesauce;microwavea fewminutestofinish.
Placefatsidedownindish.Add1/4cup water.Coverwithplasticwrap,turningback onecornertovent.‘l%mhamoverafter1/2 ofcookingtime.Shieldedges,ifnecessary. Recoverandcontinuemicrowaving.Or microwaveto115°internaltemperature.
Letstand5minutesbeforeserving.Ifa glazeisdesired,spoonpineappleorapricot
preservesovercookedhamloafandlet
standafewminutesbeforeserving. Microwaveto170°internaltemp.
Brushchopslightlywithoil,Placein preheateddish.‘Ilrnmeatoverafterhalf
of’time.
Placemastfatsidedowninmicrowavesafe
dish.‘Ibrnoverafterhdfofcookingtime.
LetroaststandKIminutesbeforecarving. Whenusingtemperatureprobe,insertsotip isnotinboneorfif.
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vied
chops Scelambchopsabove. Roast
(shouhlcr)
2-qt.oblong Waxpaper Medium(5) 15to17min. dish perlb, overafterhalfofcookingtime.Or
Placeontrivetfatorcufsidedown.~wn microwaveto15Y’infernaltemp.Letroast
stand10minutesbeforecarving,Slicethinly.
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Letchickenandothersmallpoultrystandaftermicrowavingforupto10minutes. Ibrkeyshouldbeailowedtostand20minutes.
F“
Container Cover
chicken
Pieces
(perpiece) WholeChicken (8pieces)
Whole (unstuffixl)
(Stuffd)
Plateor oblongdish
Oblongdish Oven-proof
CmnkhHens
whole(stuffedor Squareor unstuffixi)
Halves Square
Duckling
‘IMKey
‘Ibrkeybreast
oblongdish perlb. oblongdish
Oblongdish andtrivet
Large Cookingbag Medium(S)
oblongdish
Oblongdish
or
l?bwerLevel&Time
Waxpaper High(10)
cookingbag orwaxpaper
Waxpaper High(10) Wmpaper
WMpaper
Cookingbag Medium(S)
Med+Iigh(7)
High(10)
High(10)
Cmmnents
2J$ @ 3min.
ISto20min.
total
11to13min.
perlb,
18to21min.
perlb.
t$to8min. Placebreastsidedownindish.‘lUrnoveraller 9to 10min. Arrangeskinsideupindish,onbedof
perib, stuffing,ifdesired. 6to8min. Microwavebreastsidedownforfirsthalfof
perlb, time.Brushwithbrowningsauceorbroiltop
14to16min. Brushwithbrowning~gentifdesired.Placein
perlb. cookingbag.Closebagsecurelyusingplastic
Hto13min. Tieribstobreas$cavity.Placebreastin
perlb. cookingbttg.C1osesecurelywithplastictie.
Brushwithbrowningagentifdesired.A?range insinglelayerincookingdishsothickest meatypiecesaretooutsideedges ofdish.
Brushwithbrowningagentifdesired.Add1/3 cupwatertocookingbag.Slitbagnearclosure tovent.Ronotusemetaltieonbag.Cookbeast sideup.Or,placechickenindishbreastside downandcoverwithwaxpaper.‘Mmoverafler halfofcookingtime.Cookto190°internaltemp.
halfoftime.
surfaceofcookedbirduntilbrownandcrisp.
tie,Piaceturkeyb-t sidedownindish. Mashbaonundersidenmrclosum.‘Amnover
fafterhalofcookingtime.Or,placeturkey breastsidedcmmindishandcoverwithplastic wrap,Microwave16to20minutesperpound. ‘Ibrnoverafterhalfofcookingtime.
Placebreastsidedownindish.Slashbagon undeniidenearclosure.‘Ihrnoveraftmhalf ofcookingtime.
Crustonbreadswillbesoftandtheoutsideswillnotbrown.If desired,s nutsorot srtoppingforbrowncolor.Or,increasebrownColoron
*Mtub dishjSuna~labl~,microwavein$-in,rounddishwithdrinkingf$fiss
R
Fbotl
coffeecakes CornBread
Muffins (1Muffin) (2to4 Muffins) (3to6 MuffIns)
QuickBreads,
fromamix
Cumt.aimr C!mw
fl?-in.roundor
squaredish
Paper-lined Inuffhlcups (Donotuse foilliners.)
4318ssloaf di$h
on-sugarmixture,chopped twgar
No Med=High(9) $to Klrnin. Placebatteringreaseddish.Rotate1/4turn No Meal-High(7)9to 11min.
No
No
High(10)
M@High(7) 11toi3min. Rotatedish1/4turnevery3minutes.When
22
upsidedownbreadsbyliningdishbeforemicrowavingwithbrown
caramelmixture,orsavorytoppinglikecrushedcannedI%mch
friedonionrings.
every3minutes.
Pcwflavorfhlbrownedtop ing,s rinkk Frenchfriedonionsbeore micmwaving.
‘lbmoutofpanupsidedowntoserve.
1toi%min. muffincupsmadebyGuttingdownhotdrink 1to2min.
2to3min.
Usemicrowavemuffincontainerorhommnadc papercups.
done,toothpickinsertedincentwwillcome outclean.Letstand15min.beforeturning outofdish.Cool.
!pe$cookingdishwithfinel c op/canned
phcedoWn-sidc~upincentert
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Eggsad cheese
L Eggsmaybeprepmdmanywaysintheinicrowaveowm..Ahvays 3. Cookeggsjustuntilset.Theyaredelicateandcantoughen
piercewholeyolksbeforemicrowavingtopreventbursting.
2. Neverhardcookeggsintheshell,anddonotreheatin-shellhard cookedeggs.Theycouldexplode.
ifovercooked.
Fwd
Scrambled
Basiceggs I@achedeggs }%qt. Casserole High(10) 7to8min.
Ome!et
Quiche
Container Cover
Glass No measuringcup percgg orcasserole
Buttered Plasticwmp Meal-High(7)1to1%min. custardcup
Cawlerole cover Boil2cups
9-in,pieplate No High(10)
Microwave No safeI-qt, 2to3min. minutes.Pourfillingintoprecookedshell. measureand Meal-High(7)Quiche: quichedish 10to 12min.
PbwerLevel&ISme
High(10) %to1min.
peregg
water,
1to1%min.
peregg Meltbutter
Medium(5) Meal-High(7)Filling:
1min. 10to12min. dishV4turnevery3minutes.
Comments
Scrambleeggswith1teaspoonbutterand
1tablespoonmilk regg.Placeinovenand
fromtheoutsidetothecater. Allow$0stand
1or2minutestofinishcooking.
Puncturemembraneofyolktopreventbursting. Heat2cupshottap
(10).Breakeggsonto~late,puncturemembrane. Swirlboilingwaterwithspoon,slipineggs gentiy,Cover.Let
Sprinklecheeseoveromelet.Microwave%to1 minuteuntilcheeseisslightlymelted.Rotate
Combineandmicrowavefalling,stirringeve~2 Microwaveadditionaltimeshownatleft,rotating
dishU2turnevery3minutes.
Fmicrowavefbrhal oftotaltime.Stirsetportions
water7to8minutesonHigh
standinwatera&wminutes.
Cheese
Fondue Micromve Coveror High(10) ~m%iauce MakeBasicWhiteSauce(p. t%)substituting
safe2-qt. plasticwrap
dish Medium(5) 5t07 rein:
winsformilk.Addcheeseandmicrowaveat Medium(5)for5 2minutes,
to7minutes,whiskingewwy
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I?lshiimd$eafooiii
L Fishisdonewhenitflakeseasilywithafork.Centermaystillbe
slightlytranslucent,butwilJcon~inuecookingasfishstandsa fw minutestdiercooking. r
Fbod container
Filletsor
steaks(1 lb.)
Wholefish Clams,6 Shrimp--1lb.
(peeled)
Shrim–
r
1to2 M.
(unpeeled)
Oblongdish Oblongdish Pie lateor
fshalowdish
Piepiatcor shallowdish
2-qt. casserole
Cuver
Waxpqieror High(10) phwtlcwrap
I%Xicwrap Hi@(Kl] 6to8min. Shiekiheadandthintailwithaluminumfbil. Plasticwrap High(lO) Plasticwrap High(lO) 6to8min. Lid
or High(10)
plasticwrap
2. Cookfishwithorwithoutsauce.Atightcoversteamsfish.Use ali$htercoverofwax pa rorpa~rtowel
3 Donotovercookfish.C eckatmmimumtkm
8to’filmin. Microwaveuntilfishflakeseasily.
perlb. 3to5min. Placeindishwithhingedsideout.
8to12min.
Placeshrimpincasserole.Add2cupshottesttap water.Cover.Stirafter5minutes.
forlewsteaming.
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1.Alwaysusemicrowave-safeutensils.Cookmostvegetableswith tightcovertosteamthem.Exceptionsarepotatoescookedintheir skinsandwatexyvegetableswhichneednowateraddedtbrsteam.
2. Donotsalttopsofvegetablesbeforemicrowaving.Ifdesimd,add isalttoWaterindishbeforeaddingvegetables.S tcansometimes
causebrownspotsonvegetablesduringmicrowaving.
3 Cookingtimeforvegetablesaffectsfinishedtasteandtexture.
Minimumtimeonguidegivesfreshtasteandcrisp-tendertexture. Forsofitexturewithwell-developedflavor,cookmaximumtime or longer.
4.
Sizeofpiecesaffectscookingtime.Largepiecesgenerallytake longerthansmalluniformpieces. Justaswhencookingconventionally,vegetablemixturesshould
5*
havesimilardensitiesortiegreesoffirmnessinordertocook togethersuccessfidiy.Firm,crispvegetablesMecarrots, cauliflowerandbroccolimicrowavetogetherwell.Ifmicrowaving afirmvegetablewithasoftone(carrotsandpeas,forexample) cutthecarrotsinjuliennestripssotheywillcookasfhstasthe peas.Or,startcookinglargercarrotpiecesfirst,andaddpeas duringlastfkwminutes.
Vietables Container Cover
Slices,pieces Whole,halvesorlarge
orstarchyvegetables
(R3tatoes,wintersquash,
cauliflower,etc.)
Watery(Tomatoes, summersquash)
VegetableCasseroles (rawvegetables) (precookedvegetables)
Stir-FryVegetables (6to8servings)
Blanchingfresh vegetablesfor freezing
Casserole
pOtfltOCS:Cook
onovenfloor (nocontainer) Other vegetables: Squareor oblongdish orcasserole
miss
casserole
Yes Potatoes:No
Winter squ~h, cauhflower, etc.:Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
PbwerLevel&Time
High(lO)1lb.: 11to14min. High(lO)1lb.
High(lO)21bs.
High(lO) 1lb. High(lO)21bs.
Meal-High(7) High(10)
High(10)
High(10)
21bs.: 14to
(3-4): 12t020mino (6-8): 16t020min.
(3-4):4t05mino (6-8):6t08min.
18min.
20:2:40;;.
Mtc17min.’
3to5min.
Comments
AddMltol/2cu water.Iffrozen, Prickskinofpotatoesbeforecooking.
Uselargeenoughcasseroletoallowfor
boilingindish. ‘Ib
stir fryonetypeofvegetable,
substitute1tablespoonoilforwater andfollowtimesincookingguide.
Blanchonlyi poundor1quartprepared vegetablesatatime.Placein1to2-qto casserolewith1/4to1/2cupwater. Blanchedve@ableswiilhavebright,even
color and will beslightl sofiened. Cool
drainedblanchedvegeta lesimmediately
Mrhm~in~incontainerof icewater.
!reducetime3to minutes.
i
&
L Nocoverisneeded,exceptforthickchunkyt?pqjktdsauce.
2. Microwavedsm.widonotneedtobestirredconstantlybutmost
shouldbewhiskedvigorouslywithwirewhiskonceortwice
whihsmicrowaving,
Ebod Container
Graviesandsauces thickenedwithflour orcornstarch(1cup)
Thin,liquidsauces (Aujus,clam,etc,) (1cup)
Mc&dbutterWIuew+, clarifiedbutter (!4cup)
Thick$paghetti,
barbecueorswectlsour buwl
sauces(2cups)
Casserole
Casserole
Glassmeasure
Casserole, Yes
cover
No
No
No
&Vii bnsicwhites~uce~adding~h%se,eggyolks,creamordry
7mil solids.
Addflourwithmayonnaiseorwine.
lPowerLevel&Time Comments
High(10)
High(10)
High(10) %to1
High(10) 5to7min. Stirityyedientstogetherthenmicrowave,
24
4to5min.
2to3min. Add~omstarch-watermixturetoheated
min.
Microwavefht,flourandsalttogetherto meltandMend.Whiskinliquidand finish.Increasetime1to2minutesper additionalcupofsauceo
ingredients,Stirwellandmicrowaveto fini$h.
Microwavebutterjusttomelt.For clarifiedbutter,bringtoboilthenlet standuntillayeraseparate.Pouroff andusecleartoplayer.
stirring after halfof’time.Letstand5to
10minutestodevelopflavor,
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andRice
1.Alwaysusemicrowave-safeutensils.
2. Startwithhottesttapwater.
3. Forpasta,useabouthalftheamountofwaterneededfor conventionalboiling.Addregularamountofsaltand1teaspoon oil(optional,topreventsticking). ‘7.Microwavingtimeisaboutthesameasconventionalboiling.
4. Forriceorminuterice,usethesameorslightlygreateramountof wateraswithconventionalboiling.Addregularamountof salt.
Food
Macaroni(7-02.)
Spaghetti(7-02.)
EggNoodles(8-02.)
Lasagna(8-02.) (about9noodles)
Manicotti(5-02.)
Rice,regular longgrain(1cup)
Rice,minute (1Mcups)
Container Cover
3-qt.casserole
3-qt.oblong dish
3-qt.casserole
3-qt.oblong dish
2-qt.oblong dish
3-qt.casserole
2-qt.casserole
Lidor
plasticwrap Plastic wrap Lidor
plasticwrap
Plasticwrap Plasticwrap
Lidor
plasticwrap Lidor
plasticwrap
PowerLevel&The Comments
High(10) 13to 17min.
High(10) 18to20 min. High(10) High(K)) 16to20min.
High(10) 22to25min.
High(10) 18to21min. High(10) 4 to6min.
5. Coverpastaandricetightlywhilemicrowaving.Whenusing plasticwrap,turnbackonecornertovent.
6,Stirorrearrangeafterhalfofcookingtime.Drainpasta
immediatelyaftermicrowaving.
Add3cupshottestwater.Stirafter10minutes, Forrotinitype,checkfordonenessafter10 minutes,
Add6to7cupshottestwater.Rearrangeafter10 minutes.
8 to 10min.
Add8cupshottestwater.Stirafier5minutes, Timeisthesameforspinachorregularnoodles.
Coverwithhottesttapwater,Rearrangeafter7 minutes.
Brushwithoil,thencoverwithhottesttapwater. Usingfork,turnoverevery5minuteswhile microwaving.
Add2Mcupshottestwater.Stirafter10minutes, Add1%cupshottestwater.Stirafter2minutes.
ocereal
L Alwaysusemicrowave-safeutensils.Uselargeenoughcontainer
toavoidspillover.
Food Container Cover PowerLevell&The Cements
Oatmeal,Quick
Note:Tomicrowavesingle-servingpacketofinstantoatmeal,followpackagedirections foramountofwaterandmicrowaveat High(10)for %to 1minute.
Oatmeal, oldfashioned
Grits,Quick
Note:Tomicrowavesingle-servingpacketofinstantgrits,followpackagedirections foramountofwaterandmicrowaveatHigh(10)for%to 1minute.
CreamofWheat
CreamofRice
l-qt.casserole No
orbowl perserving
l-qt.casserole No High(10) 3to5 min.
orbowl for1serving
I-qt.casserole No High(10)
orbowl
l-qt.casserole No High(10) 3to 5min.
orbowl
l-q[.casserole No
orbowl
High(10) 2to2% min.
High(10)
2. Donotcover.
3. Stirhalfwaythroughcookingtime.
Mixcereal,saltandtapwaterbefore microwaving.Stirbeforeserving.For6servings, use3-qt.casserole.
Increasecasserolesizeformorethanone
serving.Increasetimeabout2minutesforeach additionalservingyouarecooking.Stirafter halfofcookingtime.
5to6 min. for1serving
for1serving 2%to3min.
for1serving
Mixcerealwithtapwater.Increasecasserole
sizeandmicrowavetimeby2minutesper additionalserving.
Increasetime 1minuteper additionalserving.
Increasetimeabout1minuteperadditional
serving.
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cakes
L Ai~suse microwave-safeutensils.
2.Beforeaddingbatter,greasedishesbutdonotflour.Or,foreasy removal,linedishwithwaxpaperorpapertowel.
Fbod
Container
Cover IbwerLevel&Time comments
cakes
Commercialmix (18to2&oz.)
Pineappleupside
downcake
Cupcakes-6
Barcookies Bakedapples
orpears
8-in.roundor Meal-High[7) IOto12min.
squaredishes Flutedtube
cakepan 8-in.round
dish Paperlined
cupcaker
8-in.square Meal-High(7)9to 13
dish
Microwave Lidor High(10) safedishor casserole
plasticwrap perpiece
3. Crustoncakeswillbesoft.Refrigeratecakeiffirmexterioris neededforfrosting.
4. Fruitdessertswillbefreshlookingandtasting.
High(10) 11to13min. Meal-High(7) IOtoL?min.
High(10) 2!4to3min.
min.
3to4min.
Greasedishesbeforeaddingbatter.Rotate dish1/4turnevery3minutesLetstand5to
10minutesbeforeinvertingtocool.
Lettubecakestand15to20minutesbefore invertingtocod.
Whendone,toothpickstuckincakecomes outclean.Invertcakeontoplate;letdish standovercakeafewminutes.
Whencookingseveralcupcakes,youmay noticesomewillbedoneb~foreothers.If so,removecupcakesastheyaredoneand continuecookingtherestafewseconds more.
Greasedishbeforeaddingbatter.Rotatedish
1/2turnafterhalfoftime.Cutwhencool.
Piercefruitorpeeltopreventbursting.
Candies
L Aiwaysusemicrowave-sdkgkwsutensils.Foreasycleanup,meh
chocolateinpaperwrappersseamsideup,orplacechocolatein
paper bowl to melt,
Food
S’Mores Papernapkin CaramelApples
MarshmallowCrisp 2=f,oblong
chocolate
MA
Container
or paperplate
1pint(2=eup)
measure
1
dis
I%”qt.
casserole or bow]
Cover RowerLevel&I%ne
No High(10)
No High(10)
Y&l High(10)
Yes )liigh{10) 3to5min. PlaceU-m+.semi-sweetchocolatepiecesin
2.C3mdieswhichweboiledbecomeveryhot;besuretohandle
cookingcontainerscarefblly.
Comments
15to20 Covergralmmcrackerwithchocolateand
second~ 3min. Unwmpa Moz.
z%@‘J*,
marshmallow.
pwkagcofcaramelsinto
measurmg
Mcmwave,
applesintomixture. Inhwgeglassbowl,km U4cupbuttertmd
waxpa~r andmicrowavetomelt.Stirin5 cupscrls~ ricecereal.Pressfirmlyinto butteredchsh.
container.Microwavetomelt. whole paperoncookiesheet.Chilluntiifirm.
cup,W 1tatkymonwater.
stirringeveryminute.Dip4
I10-02.prtckagemarsmallows.Coverwith
Add1cup
toasted almonds.Spreadoverwax
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Microwaving
EffectsofFoodCharacteristicson
I!Wcrowaving
Covering.Inbothconventionalandmicrowave
cooking,coversholdinmoistureandspeedheating. Conventionally,partialcoveringallowsexcesssteamto
escape.Ventingplasticwraporcoveringwithwaxpaper
servesthesamepurposewhenmicrowaving.
ArrangingFoodinOven.Inconventionalbaking,you positionfoods,suchascakelayersorpotatoes,sothat hotaircanflowaroundthem.Whenmicrowaving,you arrangefwdsinaring,sothatallsidesareexposedto microwaveenergy.
Stirring.Inrangetopcooking,youstirfoodsupfrom thebottomtohelpthemheatevenly.When microwaving,youstircookedportionsfromtheoutside tothecenter.Foodswhichrequireconstantstirring conventionallywillneedonlyoccasionalstirring.
‘IhrningOver.Inrangetopcooking,youturnover
foodssuchashamburgers,sobothsidescandirectly contactthehotpan.Whenmicrowaving,turningisoften neededduringdefrosting,orwhencookingfds such ashamburgersfromthefrozenstate.
Stand@Time.Inconventionalcooking,f~s suchas
roastsorcakesareallowedtostandtofinishcookingor set.Standingtimeisespeciallyimportantinmicrowave
cooking,Notethatthemicrowavedcakeisnotplacedon acoolingrack.
SMeldhig.Inaconventionaloven,youshieldchicken
breastsorbakedfoodstopreventover-browning.When defrosting,youusesmallstripsoffoiltoshieldthin parts,suchasthetipsofwingsandlegsonpoultry, whichwouldcookbeforelargerpartsweredefrosted.
PrickE&Wto ReleasePressure.Steambuikisup pressure
membrane.Prickpotatoes(asyoudoconventionally), eggyolksandchickenliverstopreventbursting.
infoodswhicharetightlycoveredbyaskinor
DensityofFood.Inbothconventionalandmicrowave cooking,densefoods,suchasapotato,takelongerto cookorheatthanlight,porousfoods,suchasapieceof cake,breadoraroll.
RoundShapes.Sincemicrowavespenetratefds to aboutl-in.fromtop,bottomandsides,roundshapes andringscookmoreevenly.Cornersreceivemore energyandmayovercook.Thismayalsohappenwhen cookingconventionally,
Delicacy.Foodswithadelicatetexturesuchascustards arebestcookedatlowerpowersettingstoavoid toughening.
NaturalMoistureoffoodaffectshowitcooks,Very moistfoodscookevenlybecausemicrowaveenergyis attractedtowatermolecules,Fooduneveninmoisture shouldbecoveredorallowedtostandsoheatcan
disperseevenly. PieceSize.Smallpiecescookfiasterthanlargeones.
Pieaeswhicharesimilarinsizeandshapecookmore evenly.Withlargepiecesoffd$ reducethepower settingforevencooking.
ShapeofEkmLInbothtypesofcooking,thinareas
cookthsterthanthickones,Thiscanbecontrolledin
microwavingbyplacingthickpiecesneartheoutside edge,andthinpiecesinthecenter.
$tartlng
Wnperatwe.Foodstakenfromthefkeezeror
refrigeratortakelongertocookthanfds atroom temperature.Timingsinourrecipesarebasedonthe temperaturesatwhichyounormallystorethefoods.
QuantkyofElmLInbothtypesofcooking,small
amountsusuallytakelesstimethanlargeones,Thisis mostapparentinmicrowavecooking,wheretimeis directlyrelatedtothenumberofservings.
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kelpsfoodcookevenly.Torotate1/2turn,turnthedish
1
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untilthesidewhichwastothebackoftheovenistothe front.Torotate1/4turn,turnthedishuntiltheside whichwastothebacko~theovenistotheside,
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FavoriteRecipes
Onceyoubegintouseyourmicrowaveoven,youwill soonbeabletoadaptmostofyourconventionalcooking quiteeasilytomicrowavecookingtechniques.Themore
youuseyourmicrowaveoven,themoreyouwillenjoy
usingit.Notonlywillyousavethetime,troubleand
energynecessaryinconventionalcooking,youwill
havemoreflavorfulfoodandfewerdishestowash. Simplycook,orreheatandservefoodsinthesamedish.
Beforeusingyourmicrowaveoven,wesuggestyou carefidlyreadthroughthisguidebook,thenpractice withoursuggestedrecipe.
HowtoAdaptConventionalRecipesforMicrowaving.
Beforeconvertingyourrecipe,studyitintermsof microwaving.Isitoneofthemanyfoodswhich microwavewell?Lookforcookingtechniqueswhichare similartomicrowavingtechniques,suchascovering, steamingorcookinginsauceorliquid.Ifthefood requiresacrisp,friedcrustorverydrysurfhce,you mayprefertocookitconventionally.Somerecipesmay notbeexactlythesamewhenmicrowaved,otherswill
notneedchanging.(Moist.,richcakes,candiesand
meatloavesareexamples.)
Sinceliquidsdonotevaporatewhenmicrowaved, reducetheamountinsaucycasseroles.Addmore thickeningtosaucesandgravies.Reducesome seasoningsalso;theywillnotloseintensityinshort microwavingtimes.Saltmeatsandvegetablesafter cooking.Ifaningredienttakeslongertomicrowavethan othersinthesamedish,precookthatingredientbefore addingtotheothers.
FavoriteStuffedI?eppers
6mediumgreenpeppers
I%NM.
1smallonion,chopped(%cup) 1cupcookedrice
I%Kaspoonssalt
1Ateaspoonpqp$r 1ckwegarlic,minced 1can(lO%-oz.)condensedtomatosoup
1!cupwater ~to~CU~~gratedcheese
groundchuckbeef
Makes6servings
Cutofftopsofgreenpeppers;removeseedsand membrarie.Cookpeppersinenoughboilingwaterto coverfor5minutes;drain.Inmediumskilletonrange top,cookandstirgroundbeefandonionuntilonionia tender.Drainofffht.Stirinrice,salt,pepperandgarlic. Divideevenlyintopeppers. &in.squaredish.
Blendsoupandwateruntilsmooth;pouroverpeppmso
Cover,Bakeat350°for4Sminutesto1hour.Sprinkle withcheese,recoverandletstand5to 10minutesto meltcheese.
Arrangepeppersuprightin
Cutofftopsofgreenpeppers;removeseedsand membrane.Mixrawbeefwithonion,rice,sait,pepper andgarlic.Divideevenly uprightsnug~yin3-qt.casserole,soonepepperfitsinto
centerofdish.
Blendsoup Cover.IMknwaveat
Sprinklewith
minutesbeforeserving.
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andwateruntilsmooth.Pouroverpeppers.
cheese,recoverandletstand5to10
intopeppers.Arrangepeppers
High(10)for18to21minutes.
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~pe
ofUtensil/Cookware
Foil-linedRiperBags,Boxesand BakingTrays
Metalorpartmetalpots,Rms, Thermometers,SkewersandFoil Tkays
BoilableHardandSoftPlastics, suchas:Rubbermaid
G1assjars,suchasforbabyfoods,
vegetables,entrees,syrups, saladdressing
HandmadeI%ttery,Rorcelain, Stoneware
MicrowavePlasticssuchas:
AnchorHockingMicroWare,Bangor Plastics,MisterMicrowave,Nordic
Ware,Republic,‘Ma,WeareverNupac
RiperorStyrofoamPlates andCups
OvenGhwssuchas:AnchorHocking,
FireKing,(31assbake,Heller,Jena,
Pyrex RegularDimrerware~suchas:
CoreliebyCorning,DanskGeneration, Denby,ElCamino,Franciscan, InternationalStoneware,Lcnox Temperware,Marsh,Mikasa, Pfnltzgraf’f
MicrowaveUses
Avoid,Useonlyfoiltrays3/4-in.orless,Foilormetalwillreflect microwaves,thuspreventingevenheating.Arcingcanoccuriffoiliscloser
thanl-in.toovenwalls.
Cookinggroundbeef(colander). Defrosting.Heating.
Avoidheatingbabyfoodinjars,especiallymeatandeggmixtures.Remove metalcapstowarmsyruporsoftensaladdressingfromrefrigerator.
Cookingandheating,
Cooking.
.
Heatingandservingfoodsandbeverages.Styrofoamshouldbeusedfor = short-termheatingtolowtemperaturesandforserving,
Cookingandheating.
Heatingandsomecooking.
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UnsuitableDhmerware?suchas:
CorningCentura,FitzandFloyd Oven-to-tableWare,Melamine, Disheswithmetaltrim
PaperTowelsandNapkins, WaxI%per
Ghws=Cerwnie(Pyrowmun),
suchas:CorningWare,
ProgressionG.byNoritake
P~asticWrap,CookingBags,
Boil-in-bags,StorageBags SpecialtyGkws-Cmamicand
Mrcekdn,suchas:ElC!amirm,
F,B,Rogers,Heller,MarshIndustries,
Pfaltzgmff,Shat’ford
PaperboardTraysusedforfrozen entreesanddinners
Plastictraysandplatesusedfor frozenentreesanddinners
P&m%
Cookingbacon.Absorbingmoistureandpreventingspatters,Heatingand servingsandwichesorappetizers,Lightcoveringtoholdinsteam.
Cookingandheating.
Coveringtohoidinsteam(wrap).Cooking(rookingandboil-inbags). Heating(storagebags).
Recommendedformicrowaveoven-to-tablecookingof specialfoods.
Cookingandheating,
Cookingandheating,
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~U* potholderswhenhandling
metalshelt’andcookware. Theymaybehot.
Thewireshelfisspecifically designedforaddedcapacity heatingandreheatinginyour microwaveoven.Morethanone fd maybeheatedorreheatedand readytoserveatthesametime.
Itisimportanttoarrangefoods properly;thisisshownonthenext
page.Cookwaresizeisimportant;
selectfromamongthesuggestions atright.Also,fd sizeshouldbe considered;foodsover3%inches high,or3poundsarenot recommendedforshelfcooking.
Battersanddoughfds andalso uncookedfimdswhichneedtobe preparedfromscratchshouldbe cookedwithcuttheovenshelf, followingcookingguidedirections.
Usepotholderswhen foodsheatedtogetherwithyour
ovenshelf,espi%kdlywhenheating
largeramountsoffood.Extra steamgeneratedfrommultiplefd cookingmaymakecookwarehotter thanwithreguiarmicrowaving.
CookwareforShelf HeatingandReheating
Beforeplacingfoodinthedishes,
checktoseethattheywillfit togetheronorundertheshelf. Also,besurecookwareis microwavesafe.
Cookwarefixheatingorreheating include1cupmeasuringcup, t3x4x3-inchloafdishes,9x5x3=ineh loafdishesor9-inchpieplates.
Lefmwmmaybephxd h H’nrdl imiividtudceramicorplasticbowls ordividedplates.
Posithingthe Shelf
11
TopositiontheIXX.JBLEDUTYTM shelf,tipthebackslightlyandfit theshelfsupportguidesontothe supportguideslocatedoneachside of-fieov~nintherear.
Next,lowerthefrontuntiltheshelf supportguidesfitontothesupport guideslocatedateachsideofthe oveninthefront,
Whenproperlypositioned,the shelfshouidfitsnuglyinplace. Theshelfshould nottouchthebackwalloftheoven.
Ifamehqgoccurswhenusingthe
shelftocookmorethanonefood atthesametime,turntheoven off.Makesuretheshelfis positionedright-side-upons11 fourshelfsupportsandnot touchingovenwalls.
dSO be hd and
Usewaxptiperorplasticwrap insteadoflidsoncasseroles,Lids mayaddtoomuchheighttodish.
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HowtoHeatorReheatSimilarTypesofFbod
Twoplatesofleftoversmaybe
reheatedtogether.Arrangethick ordensefoodstooutsideedgesof plateandcoverwithplasticwrap. MicrowaveatHigh(10)for2to3 minutes.Reversepositionofplates (toptobottom)androtate1/2turn. ContinuemicmxvavingatHigh(10) for2to3minutes,Continue­heating,ifnecessary,untilhot.
I
Reheatingtwocrisseroles(height shouldbelessthan3!4inches)is
possible,Qwerwithplasticwrap,
useSkiggwcdarran&mmsOf’fbod,
pk=wingfbodonrightsideofshelf andleftsideoffloor.Referto HeatingorReheatingGuidefor
suggestedmicrowavetimeper casseroleandaddthetimes together,MicrowaveatHigh(10) reversingpositionoffoods(top tobottom)ailerhaifoftime.
severalsmallbowlsofkibwers
heat
thisway,stirringandreversing positionsafterhalfoftime,
Aiso,
TWOfrozenindividualentrees (5to70Z,each)ortwoTVdinnem (10to12oz.each)arebothready
toserveatthesametime,Remove traysoffoodfromtheirboxesand turnbackonecorneroftheplastic covertovent.If themarefoilcoven, removethemandrx%urnthetraysof foodtotheirboxes.(Batterfds shouldberemovedfromthetrays andcookedconventionally,)Place inovenwithoneTVdinnercm rightshelfandtheseconddinner onleftfloor.MicrowaveatHigh (10)for$minutes.Revmepositions (toptobottom)androtatefds
1/2turn.Continuemicrowavingat
High(10)for8minutes,Check dinnersforheating.Honedinner seemslessdonethandesired, returnittotheboxandcontinue heatingonshelf1to2moreminutes,
Whenheatingseveraldifferent typesoffbodtogether,foodswhich
shouldbeservedhotmustbeplaced ontheovenshelf,whiletbodswhich areonlywarmedshouldbeplacedon thefloor,Thisisbecausemicrowave energyenterstheovenfromthetop only.Also,itisimportanttoremember that at differentrates,Ratescanbeaff’ted, bythesizeofthefbod,andits startingtemperature,
several
Becauseofthevaryingrates,you mayneedtostartreheatingalarge ordensefoodafewminutesahead oftime,thenaddothersmalleror lessdensefoods.Alternately,if oneofthefoodsyouareheating seemsundercookedbuttheothers areheatedsatisfactorily,letthe underheatedfd continuecooking,
Heatorreheatdifferenttypesof
foodatHigh(10).Todetermine
heatingtimes,addtimesforall
foodstogether.(SeeHeatingor ReheatingGuide,pages14,15.) Afterhalfoftime,stirorrearrange foods(donotreversepositions). Checkfds (shelfespecially)after 3/4oftotaltimeandr~move-my whicharedone.Continuecoofing others.
Placeonshelf,largeordense
findswhichneedthemostheating,
suchasleftoverfriedchicken, ­casserolesofcannedorleftover vegetables,rice
orpasta,Phweon
ovenfloorthosefoodswhichneed onlybewarmed,suchasbakery pies,rolls,rnufinsorbreads.
Rop
popemmm themicrowave
ovenflooronly.Popcornplacedon
theovenshelfwillnotpopproperly. Useaspeaialmicrowavepopcorn accessoryorpopcornlabeledfbr useinmicrowaveovens,
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Usethe Timer
TheMI.N/SECTIMERhasthree timingfunctions:
*Itoperatesasaminutetimer.
o Itcanbesettodelaycooking.
*Itcanbeusedasaholdsetting
afterdefrosting.
The
MIN/SECTIMERoperates
withoutmicrowaveenergy.
HowtoTimea3-Minute PhoneCall
TouchMIN/SECTIMERpad.
1.
Thed~splayshows
uEN&RT~ME?$fla~~~~and
2. Touchnumberpad3andNUN(for 3minutes).Displayshows“3:00”
and“TIME”flashes,
3.TouchSTART.Displayshows “TIME”andtimecountingdown.
4. Whentimeisup,ovensignals,
flashes“End~’anddisplayshows timeofday.
.
l%ogrammingaHOLD
TheMinute/SecondTimercanakm beusedtoprogram“holdtime” betweenmicrowavecooking functions,Thetimecanrangefrom onesecondto99minutesand99
seconds,AHOLD,or “standing” timemaybefoundinsomeofyour ownrecipesorintheCXMC@guide, pages20”29.
cooking
delaycookingupto99minutes,
To
TIMEC(XXI&II,T’EMP
touch
COOK/I=KLDorAUTOROAST
andentercooktimeortemp.Touch MIN/SECTIMERandenternumber ofminutestodehiycooking.Touch START.Timerwillcountdownto zeroandcookingwillbegin.When delayingtemperatureorautoroast
cooking,besureprobeisinfood
beforepressingSTART,
Hold
andTimeCook
Let’ssayyouwanttoddkostafhzen casserolefor15minutes,holdfor10 minutesandthenTimeCookfor25 minutes.Here’showtodoit:
Step 1:Takecasserolefromfreezer
andplacein oven.
Thedisplayshows”:0“and
“pOWER3!’“ENTERDEF
TIME”flashes. Step3:Touchpads1,5 andMIN
for15minutesdefrostingtime.
“15:00”appearsondisplay. (Defrostingisautomaticallyseton powerlevel3butcanbechanged bytouchingthePOWERLEVEL padandthedesiredpowerlevel.)
Step5:Touch1,0andMINtohold fortenminutes.“10:00”appears ondisplayand“TIME”flashes.
Step6:TouchTIMECOOKI&II pad.Displayshows“CXXXC’and “U’“ENTERTIME”isflashing.
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Step7:Touch2,5 andMINfor
twenty-fiveminutesofcookingtime.
“COOKTIME” flashesand “25:00”and “POWER10”appear
ondisplay.
Step8:TouchSTAKI’.“DEFTIME” and“15:00”countingdownshow ondisplay.Aseachfunctionis automaticallyperformed,oven displayshowsinstructionsentered andthefimction.
Step9:Whentimeisup,theoven
signalsandflashes“EndY
QuestionsandAnswers
Whatwillhappenifl
Q
accidentallyreversemydefrost,
holdandcookinstructions? A.
Theovenwillautomatically
rearrangeyourprogram.Defrosting willalwayscomefirst,thenhold, andthenthecookingfunction.
Q.CanI defrostandholdonly? A. Yes.Sometimesyoumayonly
wanttodefrostafood,holdit,and wokitlater.Allyouneedtodois programinDefrostandamountof time.ThenprogramHoldandthe amountoftime.Besuretoputthe thaweddishintherefrigerator promptly.
NOTE:Letfoodsremainatroom temperatureonlyaslongassafe. Timeswillvary,
Q.Iprogrammedmyovenfora spedflcdefrostingtimebutit
defrostedlongerthannecessary.
whatlmppemi?
Wheninstructionsconflict,
A.
theovencarriesoutthelast instruction.Youmayhavesetthe oventodefrostfor4minutes,hold for2minutes,andthendefrostfor 6minutes.Inthiscase,theoven woulddefrost holdfor
for6minutesand
2minutes.
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(2MWand(leaning
Yournewmicrowaveovenis avaiuableappliance.Protect itfrommisusebyfollowing theserules:
@Keepyourovencleanand sweet-smelling.
doora fewminutesaflercooking helpsair-outtheinterior.An occasionalthoroughwipingwitha solutionofbakingsodaandwater keepstheinteriorfresh.
Don’tusesharp-edgedutensils
Q
onyouroven.
outsideovenwallscanbescratched.
Openingtheoven
Theinsideand
Thecontrolpanelcanbedamaged.
o ~O#t remove the ~O&
stirrercoveratthetopoftheoven
(microwavefeature7onpage5). Youwilldamagetheoven.
BECERTAINPOWERIS(XW
BEFORECLEANINGANY PARTCWTHISOVEN.
a
HowtoCleantheInside
Walk,floor andmodestirrer
wwer.Swnespaumscanbenmmvcd
withapapertowel,othersmay requireadampcfoth.Remove greasyspatterswitha sudsycloth, thenrimewithadampcloth,Donot useabrasivecleanerscmovenwalls,
NEVERUSEACWMMEXKXAL 0V13NCLEANER(X4ANY PARTOPWXJRMKXUXV4VE OVEN.
Door(inside).Window:Wipeup
spattersdailyam.iwashwhensoiled withadampcloth,Rinsethoroughly anddry,
Metalandplasticpartson door: Wipefrequentlywitha damp clothto removeallsoil.DONOI’ USEABRASIVES,SUCHAS CLEANINGPOWD13RSORSTEEL ANDPLASTICPADS.THEY WILLMARTHE SURFACE.
CockingTray.Occasionally
Glass
itisnecessaryto removethecooking trayforcleaningofthetrayor oven. Topreventbreakage,do notplace. trayintowaterjust aftercooking, Washitcarefhllyinwarm,sudsy waterorinthedishwasher.Thetray canbebrokenit’dropped.
Rcmernber,donotoperatetheoven withoutthecookingtrayinplace,
Specialnotewhenusing Brown‘NSearDish:Ifgreaseis
present,highheatgeneratedon bottomda Brown‘NSeardish
maycausethegreasetobumonto
thecookingtray,Thismaybe removedwithacleansersuchas BonAmi@brandcleanser,
Afterusing&mAn@brand cleanser,rinseanddrythoroughly, followinginstructionsonarm,Do
notuseBonAmi@brandcleanser onthepaintedsurfacessuchasthe wails.Itmayscratchthepaint.
AutomaticTemperatureProbe. Probeissturdy,butWEshouldbe
takeninhandling,Donottwistor bend;avoiddropping[temperature
probe, CIeanassoonafierusing aspossible,
Tockxm,wipewithsudsycloth, thenrublightlywithpkwtiescouring ballifmwessary,Rinseanddry,(Or washindishwasher.)
DOUBLE~UT~
shelf’.Your
shelfaccessoryisdesignedforuse
inamicrowaveovenonly;donot useinaconventionaloven,Donot useabrowningdishwiththeshelf,
Arcingcouldoccur,
Clean~helfwithmiklsoapand waterorinthedishwasher,Donot
cleanshslfinaself-cleaningoven,
HowtoCkxmtheOutside
Case.Cleantheoutsideofyour ovenwithsoapanddampcloth, rinsewithdampclothandthendry. Wipethewindowcleanwitha
dampcloth.Chrometrimisbest
wipedwithadampclothandthen withadrytowel.
ControlRmel.Wipewithadamp cloth.Drythoroughly.Donotuse cleaningsprays,largeamountsof soapandwater,abrasives,orsharp objectsonthepanel—theycan
damageit,
DoorSurface.Whencleaning surfacesofdoorandoventhat cometogetheronclosingthedoor,
useonlymild,nonabrasivesoaps ordetergentsappliedwithasponge orsoftcloth.
I%werCord.Ifthecordbecomes soiled,unplugandwashwithdamp cloth.Forstubbornspots,sudsy watermaybeused,butbecertain torinsewithdampclothanddry thoroughlybeforepluggingcord intooutlet.
OvenLampReplacement
Firstunplugtheoven.Thenremove lmpcompatientmer~ ~moving
mew whichholdscoverinplace, Coverislocatedonthesideof’the outercase,
Replacewith25-w~ttappliancebulb. (Itisavailableindrugandhardware stores.)Replacecompartment
cover.Mugintheoven.
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Thisappliancemustbegrounded. Intheeventofanelectricalshort circuit,groundingreducestherisk ofelectricshockbyprovidingan escapewirefortheelectriccurrent. Thisapplianceisequippedwitha powercordhavingagrounding
wirewithagroundingplug.The plugmustbep@gedintoanoutlet thatisproperlyinstalledand grounded.(Fig.1)
WARl+JIl+JG-~pr.per useofthegrmmdingplugcanresult inariskofekxtric;Eock.
tJsewkk@ermlgs Usagesituationswhere
q@iance9spowercordwill bedisconnectedhlfi!eqw?ntly.
Becauseofpotentialsafetyhazards undercertainconditions,we stronglyrecommendagainstthe useofan adapterplug.However, ifyoustillelecttouseanadapter, wherelocalcodespermit,a
TEMP(3RARYCONNECIXIN
maybemadetoaproperlygrounded
two-prongwd receptaclebytheUW
ofaULlistedadapter(F@2)
whichisavailable-atm&~lwal
hardwarestores.
Usagesituationswhere appliance’spowercordV@ bedisconnectedfrqueutly.
DO
situationsbecausedisconnectingof thepowercordplacesunduestrain ontheadapterandleadstoeventual Mhireoftheadaptergroundterminal. Youshouldhavethetwo-prongwall receptaclereplacedwithathree­prong(grounding)receptaclebya qualifiedelectricianbeforeusing theappliance.
UseofExtensionCords
notuseanadapterpluginthese
F
Consultaqualifiedelectricianor servicetechnicianif’thegrounding instructionsarenotcompletely
understood,orifdoubtexistsasto whethertheapplianceispropezly grounded.
Whereastandardtwo-prongwall receptacleisencountered,itis yourpersonalresponsibilityand obligatkmtohaveitreplacedwith aproperlygroundedthree-prong wd receptacle.
w notmder m
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prmg fromthepowercord.
Fm’lovethithird(gmMnd)
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TEMPORARYMETHOD
Thelargerslot bealignedwiththelargerslot
wallreceptacletoprovideproper polarityintheconmwtionofthe powercord.
Cautkm:
groundterminaltothewdl
receptaclecoverscrewdoesnot groundtheapplianceunlessthe coverscrewismetal,andnot insulated,tmidthewallreceptacle isgroundedthroughthehouse wiring.Youshouldhavethecircuit checkedbyaqualifiedekxtrician tomakesurethereceptacleis properlygrounded,
Whendisconnectingthepower cordfromtheadapter,alwayshold themlaptcrwithonehand,Ifthis isnotdone,the adapterground terminalisverylikelytobreakwith repeateduse.Shouldthishappen,
IX)NOI’USEtheapplianceuntil apropergroundhasagainbeen established,
intheadaptermust
inthe
Attachingtheadapter
Becauseofpotentialsafetyhazards undercertainconditions,westrongly recommendagainsttheuseofan extensioncord.However,ifitis necessarytouseanextensioncord, useonlya3-wireextensioncord . thathasa3-bladegroundingplug, anda3-slotreceptaclethatwill acceptthepiugontheappliance. Themarkedratingoftheextension cordshallbeequaltoorgreater thantheelectricalratingofthe appliance(15amperes).
Ifyoudouseanextensioncord withyourmicrowaveovengthe interiorlightmayflickerandthe blowersoundmayvarywhenoven isinuse,Cooktimesmaybelonger aswell,
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rrmrethancmefooditem.Cheekthemoking *Fmbenotin~e~~
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alreadyinovena~~cLEAR/OF~ nottouckd tOcancelit.
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fincticms,
Ifywlneednm’ehdp.,e AllThMeT’hingsAreNmnal
ca!l>tollfree:
GEAnswe?center@
800A26a2000
consumerinformationservice
withyourMicrowaveOven:
6Steamorvaporescapingfillm
aroundthedoor,
~Ljg~~
reflectionarounddooror
cmtercase.
oE)UU thumping sound whk Oven
isoperating.
IfYouNeedService
Toobtainservice,seeyourwarranty onthebackpageofthisbook, writeallthedetails--including
We’reproudofourserviceand wantyoutobepkwxi, Ifforsornc Manuger,(20nsumerRelations reasonyouare.nothappywiththe serviceyoureceive,herearcthree AppliancePark stepstofollowforfurtherhelp.
FIRST,contactthepeoplewho
servicedyourappliance,Explain whyyouarenotpleased.Inmost cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem.
NEXT,ifyouarestillnotpleased,
yourphonenumber-to:
GEAppliances
Louisville,Kentucky40225
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~Dimmingovenlightandchange inMowersoundmayoccurwhile operatingatpowerlevelsother
thtmhigh,
o f$ome Tv.~dio interference
mightbenoticedwhileusingyour microwaveoven,It’ssimilartothe interferencecausedbyothersmall appliancesanddoesnotindicatea problemwithyouroven.
FINALLY,ifyourproblemisstill notresolved,write:
MajorAppliance ConsumerActionPanel 20NorthWackerDrive Chicago,Illinois60606
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YOURGENERALELECTRBC OVEN
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Saveproofoforiginalpurchasedatesuchas yoursalessliporcancelledchecktoestablishwarrantyperiod.
WHATISCOVERED
FULLONSYEARWARRANTY
Foroneyearfromdateoforiginal purchase,wewillprovide,freeof
charge,partsand servicelabor
inyourhometorepairorreplace
anyparf
oventhatfailsbecauseofa
of h microwave
manufacturingdefect, LIMITEDADDITIONAL
NINEJtfEARWARRANTY Forthesecondthroughtenth
yearfromdateoforiginalpurchase,
wewillprovide,freeofcharge,a
replacementmagnetron
tube if
Thiswarrantyisextendedto theoriginalpurchaserandany succeedingownerforproducts purchasedforordinaryhomeuse
inthe48
mainlandstates,I-lawaii andWashington,13.C.InAlaskathe warrantyisthesameexceptthatitis LIMITEDbecauseyou
mustpayto
shiptheproducttotheserviceshop orfortheservicetechnician%travel coststoyourhome.
Allwarrantyservicewillbeprovided byourFactoryServiceCentersor byourauthorized(XstomerCare@ ~~~);ersduringnormalworking
themagnetrontubefailsbecause
Ofamanufacturingdefect.YOUp~)l Look i’nthe whiteoryellow pages
fortheservicetrip toyourhome andservicelaborcharges,
ofyourtelephonedirectoryfor
GENERALELECTRICCOMPANY, GENERALELECTRICFACK)RY SERVICE,GENERALELECTRIC­l=iCKPOINTFACTC)RYSERVICEor GENERALELECTRICCUSTOMER
CARE@
SERVICE.
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ReadyourlhmandCarematwt;l.
ifyouthenhaveanyquestions aboutoperatingtheproduct,
pleasecontactyourdealerorour ConsumerAffairsofficeatthe addressbelow,orcall,tollfree:
GEAnswerCenter@ 80(MW6.2000 consumerinformatkmservice
Replacementofhousefusesor
resettingofcircuitbreakers,
o Failureoftheproductifitisused
forotherthanitsintendedpurpose orusedcommercially.
@Damagetoproductcaused byaccident,fire,floodsoracts ofGod.
WARFIANII)RISAK?TRESIWNSIBLE F(IRC(3NSEQUENTIALDAMAGES,
@Improperinstallation, If youhaveaninstallationproblem,
contaotyourdealerorinstaller. Youarerespcmsibieforproviding adequateelectrical,gas,exhausting and otherconnectingfacilities.
Somestafes donotal!owthe exclusion or limitation ofincidental or consequential damages, sothe abwe Mnitationorexclusion
may not apply to you, This warranty givesyou specific legal rights,
ToknowwhatyourIogalrightsareInyouretate,con!wityourlocalorstateconsumeraffairsofficeoryourstate’sAttorneyGeneral,
Wmfanbr: GMwal ElectricCompany
andyoumayalsohaveother rightswhich vary fromstatetostate,
Iffurtherhelpisneededcmrwerningthiswarranty,write:
Affairs,GE
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