To Test Cookware
or Dinnerware
for Microwave
Use:
1. Put cookware or dinnerware in oven with 1 cup (250 mL) of
water beside it.
2. Cook at 100% cooking power for 1 minute.
Do not use cookware or dinnerware if it becomes hot and the
water stays cool.
Always use oven mitts or pot holders when removing dishes from
the microwave oven.
Aluminum foil and some metal can be used in the oven. If not
used properly, arcing (a blue flash of light) can occur and cause
damage to the oven.
OK for Use
Racks and bakeware supplied with the oven, 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.
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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
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Quick heating convenience
(default
foods and foods with high
setting)
water content, such as soups,
beverages and most
vegetables.
90%
Cooking small tender pieces of
meat, ground meat, poultry
pieces and fish fillets.
Heating cream soups.
80%
8
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.
PERCENT/
NUMBER
USE
NAME
60%
6
Cooking sensitive foods such
as cheese and egg dishes,
pudding and custards.
Cooking non-stirrable
casseroles, such as lasagna.
50%, Medium
5
Cooking ham, whole poultry
and pot roasts.
Simmering stews.
40%
4
Melting chocolate.
Heating bread, rolls and
pastries.
30%,
3
Defrosting bread, fish, meats,
Medium-Low,
poultry and precooked foods.
Defrost
20%
2
Softening butter, cheese, and
ice cream.
10%, Low
1
Taking chill out of fruit.
To Use:
1. Touch COOKTIME.
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 1 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.
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