Always u se oven mitts orpotholders when removing dishes f rom
themicrowave oven.
Aluminum foiland some metal canbeused intheoven. I fnot
used properly, arcing ( ablue flash oflight) c anoccur a nd cause
damage totheoven.
OK for Use
Racks and bakeware supplied with the oven (if supplied),
aluminum foil for shielding, and approved meat thermometers
may be used with the following guidelines:
•
Never allow aluminum foil or metal to touch the inside cavity
walls, ceiling or floor.
•
Always use the turntable.
•
Never allow contact with another metal object during
cooking.
Do Not Use
Metal cookware and bakeware, gold, silver, pewter, non-
approved meat thermometers,
skewers, twist ties, foil liners such
as sandwich wrappers, staples and objects with gold or silver
trim or a metallic glaze should not be used in the oven.
Many recipes for microwave cooking specify which cooking
power to use by percent, name or number. For example,
70%=7=Medium-High.
Use the following chart as a general guide for the suggested
cooking power of specific foods.
PERCENT/
NUMBER
USE
NAME
100%, High
10
Quick heating convenience
(default setting)
foods and foods with high water
content, such as soups,
beverages and most
vegetables.
90%
80%
Cooking small tender pieces of
meat, ground meat, poultry
pieces and fish fillets.
Heating cream soups.
Heating rice, pasta or
casseroles.
Cooking and heating foods that
need a cook power lower than
high. For example, whole fish
and meat loaf.
70%,
7
Reheating a single serving of
Medium-High
food.
60%
6
Cooking sensitive foods such as
cheese and egg dishes,
pudding and custards.
Cooking nonstirrable
casseroles, such as lasagna.
PERCENT/
NUMBER
USE
NAME
50%, Medium
5
Cooking ham, whole poultry and
pot roasts.
Simmering stews.
40%
4
Melting chocolate.
Heating bread, rolls and
pastries.
30%, Medium-
3
Defrosting bread, fish, meats,
Low, Defrost
poultry and precooked foods.
20%
2
Softening butter, cheese, and
ice cream.
10%, Low
1
Taking chill out of fruit.
To Use:
1. Touch COOK TIME.
Touch number pads to enter cooking time.
2. Touch POWER.
Touch number pads to enter power level, if other than 100%.
3. Touch START.
The display will count down the cook time.
When the cycle ends, "END" will appear in the display, 4 end-
of-cycle tones will sound, and then reminder tones will sound
every minute.
4. Touch STOP/CLEAR or open the door to clear the display
and/or stop reminder tones.
The cook time and power may be changed after touching START
without interrupting cooking.
To Change Cook Time: Touch COOK TIME. The countdown will
freeze for a few seconds. Enter the new cook time and touch
START or wait a few seconds for the countdown
to resume.
To Change Cook Power: Touch POWER repeatedly to scroll
through the cook power levels.
•
Do not use regular paper bags or glassware.
•
Pop only one package of popcorn at a time.
•
Follow manufacturer's
instructions
when using a microwave
popcorn popper.
•
Listen for popping to slow to 1 pop every I or 2 seconds,
then stop the cycle. Do not repop unpopped
kernels.
•
Use fresh bags of popcorn for optimal results.
•
Cooking results may vary by brand and fat content.
Popping time has been preset based on commercially
packaged
microwave popcorn.
10