Hotpoint RE44 Use And Care Manual

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Features

Cooking

Defrosting

UseandCareof

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BeforeMicrowaving... . . . . . ...2

SafetyInstructions. . . . . . . ...3.4

FeaturesofYourOven . . . . . . ...5

‘Cooking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...6

Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...7”

Defrosting,Heating&

CookingGuide. . . . . . . . . ..8-l9

Careand Cleaning. . . . . . . . ...20

GroundingInstructions . . . . ...21 ~

TheProblemSolver. . . . . . . ...22

If YouNeedService. . . . . . . ...23

Warranty. . . . . . . . . .. BackCover

@Makesureall cookwareusedin’ ~~‘ yourmicrowiweovenissuiiidii$for. ~ microwaving.Mostglasscasseroles; cookingdishes, measuringcups, . custardcups,potteryor china dinnerwarewhichdoesnot have~ ~ metallictrimorglazewitt,ametallic ~~ sheencanbe used.S6rnecookware , isIabeled“suitiblefor.Micpxvaving?’

Ifyouareunsure,usethisdishtest:

Measure1cup,waterinaglasscup:~‘ Placeinovenonorbesidedish. ~ Microwave1-1?4minutesatHIGH.If ,, waterbecomeshot,dishismicrowave safe.Ifdishhea~,itshoukinotbe . usedformicrowaving. .

@Papertowels,waxpaper,and ‘ plasticwrapcanbeusedtocover ,:

dishixinorderto retainmoisture andpreventspattering: ~

~Some,microwavedfoodsrequire stirring,rotating,or rearranging. check yourcookingguide. ‘.

@Steambuildsuppressureinfoods whicharetightlycoveredbya skin

ormembrane.Piercepotatoes,egg yolksandchickenliverstoprevent bursting.

Help-ushelpyou***

Beforemicrowaving, readthisbookcarefully.

Risintendedtohelpyouoperate andmaintainyournewMicrowave Ovenproperly.

Keepithandyforanswerstoyour questions.

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething orneedmorehelp,write(include yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffairs Hotpoint AppliancePark Louisville,KY40225

Writedown themodel andserialnumbers.

You’llfindthemonalabelinside theoven.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe ConsumerProductOwnership RegistrationCardthatcamewith yourMicrowaveOven.Before sendinginthis card,pleasewrite

thesenumbershere:

Model Number

Serial Number

Usethesenumbersin any correspondenceor servicecalls concerningyourMicrowaveOven.

Theelectricoutputofthis

microwaveovenis500watts.

BesureyourMicrowave (hen isregistered.

Itisimportantthatweknowthe locationofyourMicrowaveOven shoulda needoccurforadjustments.

Yoursupplierisresponsiblefor

registeringyouastheowner. Pleasecheckwithyoursupplierto

besurehehasdoneso;alsosendin yourConsumerProductOwnership RegistrationCard.If youmove,or ifyouarenottheoriginalpurchaser pleasewritetous,statingmodel andserialnumbers.Thisappliance

mustberegistered.Pieasebecertain thatitis.

Writeto: Hotpoint

RangeProductService AppliancePark Louisville,KY40225

Ifyoureceiveda damaged(hen ...

Immediatelycontactthedealer(or builder)thatsoldyoutheMicrowave Oven.

Savetimeandmoney. W

Beforeyou requestservice...

checktheProblemSolveronpage22.

Itlistsminorcausesofoperating problemsthat youcancorrect yourself.

OptionalAccessory

Q4-FW16-01InstallationKit allows this oventobemountedundera cabinet(availableatextracostfrom yourHotpointsupplier).

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AUTheseThingsAreNormalwithyourMcrowave(hen:

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@Steamorvaporescapingfrom o Dullthtimpifigsoundwhile aroundthedoor. ‘~ . ~ ‘ ~~Qv&iis’opera@g.

@Lightreflectionarounddoor or’

~SomeTV-Radiointerference

outercase, ~ ~ , ~

,tight.ipioticed whileusingyour

@Dimmingovenlightandchange

miciowaveoven;It’ssimilartothe

inblowersoundmayoccurwhile

intetieqmcecausedbyothersmall

operatingatpowerlevds other ~ ~

appli~ce$an(idoesnotindicatea

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problemwithyouroven.

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(a)DoNotAttempttooperate this ovenwiththedooropensince open-dooroperationcanresultin harmfulexposuretomicrowave energy.It is importantnotto defeator tamperwiththesafety interlocks.

(b)Do

NotPiaceanyobject

betweentheovenfrontfaceand thedooror allowsoilorcleaner residuetoaccumulateonsealing surfaces.

(c)DoNotOperatethe oven ifit isdamaged.It is particularly importantthattheovendoorclose properlyandthatthereisno

damagetothe: (1)Door (bent), (2)hingesandlatches(brokenor

loosened),

(3)doorsealsandsealingsurfaces. (d)The OvenShouldNotbe

adjustedor repairedbyanyone exceptproperlyqualifiedservice personnel.

Whenusingelectricalappliances basicsafetyprecautionsshouldbe followed,includingthefollowing:

WARNING–To reduce theriskofburns,electricshock,

fue,injurytopersonsorexposure

toexcessivemicrowaveenergy:

oUsethisapplianceonlyforits intendeduseasdescribedinthis manual.

eReadandfollowthespecific

“PRECAUTIONSK)AVOID POSSIBLEEXPOSURETl) EXCESSIVEMICROWAVE ENERGY”atleft.

~Thisappliancemustbegrounded.

Connectonlytoproperlygrounded

outlet.See“GROUNDING

INSTRUCTIONS”onpage21.

@For bestoperation,plugthis

applianceintoitsownelectrical

outlet,topreventflickeringof

lights,blowingofiiseortripping

ofcircuitbreaker.

eInstallorlocatethisappliance onlyinaccordancewiththe providedinstallationinstructions.

@Becertin toplacethefront

surfaceofthedoorthreeinchesor

morebackfromthecountertop

edgetoavoidaccidentaltipping

oftheapplianceinnormalusage.

(~fusedoncountertop.)

e Do notcoverorblockany

openingsontheappliance.

a DO notuse outdoors,

@Donotimmersepowercordor

pluginwater.

~Keeppowercordawayfrom

heatedsurfaces. @

Do not letpowercordhangover

edgeoftableorcounter.

@Donotoperatethisappliance ifithasadamagedpowercordor plug,ifitisnotworkingproperly, orifithasbeendamagedor dropped.

@Seedoorsurfacecleaning

instructionsonpage20.

@Thisapplianceshouldbe servicedonlybyqualifiedservice

personnel.Contactnearest

authorizedservicefacilityfor examination,repairoradjustment.

i ASwith

anyappliance,close

supervisionisnecessarywhen usedbychildren.

o‘I’o

reducetheriskoffirein

theovencavity: –Do

notovercookfbod.Carefully attendapplianceifpaper,plastic, orothercombustiblematerialsare placedinsidetheoventofacilitate cooking.

–Remove wiretwist-tiesfrom

paperorplasticbagsbefore placingbaginoven.

—Donotuseyourmicrowave

oventodrynewspapers.

–Papertowels,napkinsand

waxpaper.

Recycledpaper

productscancontainmetalflecks

whichmaycausearcingorignite. Paperproductscontainingnylon ornylonfilamentsshouldbe avoided,astheymayalsoignite.

–Do

notoperatetheovenwhile emptytoavoiddamagetothe ovenandthedangeroffire.

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–Do not poppopcornin your microwaveoven

unlessinaspecial microwavepopcornaccessoryor unlessyouusepopcornlabeledfor useinmicrowaveovens.

–If materialsinsideovenshould ignite,keepovendoorclosed,turn ovenoff,anddisconnectpower cord,orshutoffpoweratfiseor circuitbreakerpanel,

~~omeproductssuch $3Swhole

eggsandsealedcontainers-for

example,closedglassjars—may explode~d shouldnotbeheated , inthisoven.

~Avoid

heatingbabyf~d in ~

glassjars,evenwithouttheirlids;

especiallymeatandeggmixtures.

~Don’tdefrostfrozenbeverages in

narrowneckedbottles(especially carbonatedbeverages).Evenifthe containerisopened,pressurecan buildup.Thiscancausethecontainer toburst,resultingininjury.

~Usemetilonlyas

directedin

cookingguide.

Foilstripsas usedonmeatmastsarehelpfid whenusedasshownincooking guide.

TVdinnersmaybemicrowaved infoiltrayslessthan3/4”high; removetopfoilcoverandreturn traytobox.Whenusingmetalin themicrowaveoven,keep

metal ~ atleast1inchawayfromsides ofoven.

*Cookingutensilsmaybecome

~Whencookingpork

hotbecauseofheattransferred

ourdirectionsexactlyandalways

fromtheheatedfood.Potholders

cookthemeattoatleast170°F.

maybeneededtohandlethe

Thisassuresthat,intheremote

utensil.

possibilitythattrichinamaybe

Sometimes,thecookingtray

presentinthemeat,itwillbe

canbecometoohottotouch.Be

killedandmeatwillbesafetoeat.

carefulwhentouchingthecooking

eBoilingeggsi5

not

trayduringandaftercooking.

recommendedinamicrowave

oFoods~ookedinliquids(such

oven.

Pressurecanbuildup

aspasta)maytendtoboilover

insidetheeggyolkandmaycause

morerapidlythanf~ds contai@ng

ittoburst,resultingininjury.

lessmoisture.Shoddthisoccur,

oFoo&withunbrokenouter

refertopage20for’instructio~son

“skid’suchaspotatoes,sausages,

howtockxmtheinsideoftheqven.

tomatoes,apples,chickenlivers

0 ~~ermometer—~o not

andothergiblets,andeggyolks

useathenqometerinfoodyou

(seepreviouscaution)shouldbe

aremicrowavingunlessthe

piercedtoallowsteamtoescape

thermometersdesignedor -

duringcooking.,

recommendedforuseinthe

“Boilable”cookingpouches

microwaveoven. .

andtightlyclosedpk~ticbags

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shouldbeslit,piercedorvented

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desigtiixlformicrowavecooking

asdirectedincookingguide.Ifthey

areveryuseful;butshouldbe

arenot, plasticcouldburstduring~

usedc~efidly.Evepmicrowave

orirngxxiiatelyaftercooking,

plasticmay.notbeastolerantof

possiblyresultingininjury.Also,

overcookingconditio~asareglass~

plasticstoragecontainersshould

orceramicmaterialsandrnay

beatleastpati~allyuncovered

softenorchar.ifsubjectedtoshort

becausetheyformatightseal.

periodsofovercooking.Inlonger

Whencookingwithcontainers

exposurestooverctxkirig,thefood

tightlycoveredwithplasticwrap,

andutensilscouldignite.‘For .

removecoveringcarefullyanddirect

thesereasons:1)Usemicrowave‘

steamawayfromhandsandface.

plasticsonlyandusethereinstrict compliancewiththeutensil ‘~ manufhciurer’srecomrneridations.

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2)Donotsubjectemptyutensilsto ‘

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microwaving.3)Donot~ermit childrento&eplasticut&nsils withoutcompletesupervision.

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2. Doorhatches.

3. DoorScreeneMetalscreen permitsviewingoffoodsandkeeps microwavesconfinedinsideoven.

4. OvenInteriorLight.Thrnson whentimerison.

5. OvenVent.

6. ModeStirrerCover.Protects

themicrowaveenergydistributing system.Donotremovethiscover. Youwilldamagetheoven.

7. GlassCooking‘hay.Traymust bein placewhenusingtheoven. Cookingperformancewillbe unsatisfactorywithoutthetray inplace.Thetraymayberemoved forcleaning.

8. 35-MinuteTimerwith expandedfirstfiveminutes.Set timertodesiredcookingor defrostingtime.Settingthetimer startstheoven(whenthedooris closed).

9. PowerLevelKnob.Thisknob canbesetatLOW/DEFor HIGH.

10.ModelandSerialNumbers.

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cooking

Thetimerallowsyoutopreset

thecookingtime.

Theovenshutsoffautomatically. PowerLevelHIGHisrecommended

forallcookingandheating.

Tobecomebetteracquaintedwith timecooking,makea cupofcoffee byfollowingthestepsbelow.

Step3: SetTimerControl.For coffee,setat1%minutes.Timer mayberesetduringcooking if needed.

QuesiomandAnswers

Q. Isetmyovenforthetime calledforintherecipe,butatthe endofthetimeallowed,myfood wasn’tdone,Whathappened?

A. Sincehousepowervariesdue

totimeor locationmostrecipes giveyouatimerangetoprevent overcooking.Settheovenfor minimumtime,testthefoodfor doneness,andcookyourdisha littlelonger,ifnecessary.

Q.WhathappensifIaccidentally operatethemicrowaveoven withoutfoodinit?

Note:Tosettimerlessthan2minutes,

A. Accidentalusefor short

turntheTimerControlpast2 and

periodsoftimedoesnotdamage the magnetronbutit isnot

thenbacktothedesiredtime.

recommended.

Step4: Whentimeisup,theoven

Q. Can 1interrupt the cooking

sounds,ovenlightandfanshutoff.

functionto checkthe food? A. Yes.Toresumecooking,simply‘

closethe door.Thetimermustbe _ resetforcookingtoresumeunless timeisremainingontimer.

Step1: Fillacup2/3fullofwater andadd 1teaspoonofinstantcoffee

andstirtodissolve.Usea cupthat hasnometaldecorationandis microwavesafe.Placecupinoven andclosedoor.

Step2: firn PowerLevelknobto HIGH.

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I)efkosting

‘NwDefrostsettingisdesigned

forspeedythawingoffrozenfood andisoneofthegreatadvantages

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ofa microwaveoven. @PowerLevelLOW/DEFshould

beusedfordefrosting. ~SeeyourDefrostingGuidefor

defrostinghelp. Tobecomebetteracquaintedwith

the defrostfimction,defrostfrozen porkchopsbyfollowingthesteps below.

Step1:Placepackageoffrozen chopsintheovenandclosedoor.

Step2: l%rnPowerLevelknob toLOW/DEF.

DefrostingTips’

@Foodsfrozeninpaperor plastic

canbedefrostedinthepackage.

@Forevendefrosting,manyfoods needtobebrokenuporseparated partofthewaythroughthe defrostingtime.

@Pre-packagedfrozendinners canbedefrostedandmicrowave cooked.Besure to removeanyfoil covers.Keepmetaltraysatleast1“ awayfromcavitywalls.

oCheckthefollowingguidefor otherdefrostingtips.

Step3: TbrnTimerControlto desireddefrostingtimeto startoven.

Step4: Whenoventurnsoff,turn packageover,close door,andset timerforremainingdefrostingtime.

Q.WhenIturntheTimer Controlandstarttheoven,Ihear adullthumpingnoise.Whatisit?

A. Thissoundisnormal.It isletting

youknowthe ovenisusinga Power Levellowerthan HIGH.

Q.Whydon’tthedefrosting timesintheDefrostingGuide seemrightformyfood?

A. Thesetimesareaverage.

Defrostingtimecanvaryaccording tothetemperaturein yourfreezer. Setyourovenforthetimeindicated inyourDefrostingGuide.Ifyour foodisstillnotcompletelythawed attheendofthattime,resetyour ovenand adjustthetimeaccordingly.

Q. Shoukiallfoodsbecompletely thawedbeforecooking?

A. Somefoodsshouldnotbe

completelythawedbeforecooking. Forexample,fishcookssoquickly itisbettertobegincookingwhileit isstillslightlyfrozen.

Q. CanI openthedoorduring defrostingtocheckonthe progressofmyfood?

A. Yes.Youmayopenthedoorat

anytimeduringmicrowaving.To resumedefrosting,closethe door. Theovenbeginsoperatingiftimeis leftontimer.If not,resettimer.

DefrostingGuide

PowerLevel:Defrost/Low

FirstHalf SecondHalf

Food

Time,Minutes Time,Minutes

Comments

Meat

Bacon(1pkg.) 3

3-4 Placeunopenedpackageinmicrowaveoven.‘fbrnover

perpound

perpound afterfirsthalfoftimeandunwrap.Letstand5minutes.

Microwavejust untilstripscanbeseparated.

Franks(1lb.)

Placeunopenedpackageinmicrowaveoven.Turnover afterfirsthalfoftime.Microwavejustuntilfrankscan beseparated.

GroundBeef&Pork(1lb.)

3-4

llrn packageoveraflerfirsthalfoftime.Aftersecond halfoftime,breakupandletstand5minutes.

GroundBeef&Pork(2lbs.)

8-10

7-9 Turnpackageoverafterfirsthalfoftime.Scrapeoff

softenedmeataflersecondhalfoftime.Setaside.Break up remainingblockandcontinuemicrowaving3-5minutes ifnecessary.

Spareribs,

2-4

2-3 Placewrappedpackageinmicrowaveoven.lhrn over

Pork(2lbs.) perpound

perpound afterfirsthalfoftime.Aftersecondhalfoftimeseparate

pieceswithtableknife.Letstandtocompletedefrosting.

Steaks,

4-6

4-5

Placeunwrappedmeatinsinglelayerincookingdish

Chops&

perpound

perpound inoven.Tbrnoverafterfirsthalfoftimeandseparate

Cutlets

defrostedpieceswithtableknife.Letstandtocomplete

(Beef,Lamb,

defrosting.

Veal&Pork)

Sausage, 3-4 2-4 Scrapeoffsoftenedmeataftersecondhalfoftime.

Bulk(1lb. tray)

Setaside.Breakup remainingblock,microwave2 to 4minutesmore.

Sausage

3-4

llrn over-afterfirsthalfoftime.Letstand5 minutes.

Bulk(1lb. roll)

Sausage, 2-3 2-3

Tbrnoverandrotate1/4turnafierfirsthalfoftime.

Link(1lb.) Letstand5minutes.

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Sausage,

2-3 Thrnoverafterfirsthalfoftimeandrotatepatties.Let

Patties(12oz. pkg.)

stand5minutes.

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