KitchenAid MICROWAVE HOOD Ventilation Hood User Manual


 
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MICROWAVE OVEN
USE
Cooking
To Use the Auto Cooking Functions:
When using preset cooking powers and cook times for selected
food types (Cereals, Eggs, Fish, Frozen Fast Food, Grains - Rice
and Pasta, Meat, Poultry, and V egetable), follow the MICRO-
DIAL™ menus to select amounts and begin the auto function.
See “Display” section for sample programming.
To Cook Manually:
1.
Touch COOK TIME.
2.
Turn dial to Time. Press.
3.
Turn dial to adjust cook time. Press.
4.
Turn dial to Power. Press.
5.
Turn dial to adjust cook power. Press.
6.
Turn dial to Start. Press.
When the cooking cycle ends, the end-of-cycle tones will sound,
then reminder tones will sound every minute for fifteen minutes.
Touch OFF/CANCEL or open the door to stop reminder tones.
Popcorn
Do not use regular paper bags or glass utensils.
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.
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.
To Use POPCORN:
Touch POPCORN. Popping starts
automatically.
Cooking in Stages
The microwave oven can be set to cook at different cooking
powers for various lengths of time, up to four stages. Cook
settings can be used in any order, except defrosting, which must
be the first stage.
To Cook in Stages:
1.
Touch COOK TIME.
2.
Turn dial to Time. Press.
3.
Turn dial to desired length of cycle time. Press.
4.
Turn dial to Power. Press.
5.
Turn dial to desired power level. Press.
6.
Turn dial to Add Stage. Press.
First stage is set.
7.
Repeat steps 2-6 for each additional stage.
8.
Turn dial to Start. Press.
Cooking begins.
The cook time of the cycling stage may be changed without
interrupting cooking by turning the dial.
Reheating
Times and cooking power have been preset for reheating 9
specific foods, plus manual. One Plate, Casserole and Pizza are
refrigerated.
To Us e:
1.
Touch FIRST SCREEN pad.
2.
Turn dial to Reheat. Press.
3.
Turn dial to desired reheat category or Manual. Press.
4.
Turn dial to set or reset “doneness.” Press. (Use “doneness”
function to adjust cooking time, when necessary.)
5.
Turn dial to Start. Press.
Reheat program is activated.
When reheat cycle is over, the end-of-cycle tones will sound,
then reminder tones will sound every minute for fifteen minutes.
Touch OFF/CANCEL or open the door to stop reminder tones.
2-4 Plates
Two 10
3
/
4
inch (26 cm) refrigerated plates may be heated side-by-
side or one dish larger than the turntable, plus 2 plates on the
cooking rack. For best results, halfway through cooking, turn the
plates (or larger dish) halfway around, and switch plates between
top and bottom (if cooking more than 2 plates).
The turntable should be turned off while heating 2 bottom plates
or one larger dish. See “Turntable” section.
To Use 2-4 Plates:
1.
Touch FIRST SCREEN pad.
2.
Turn Dial to 2-4 Plates. Press.
3.
Turn dial to correct number or plates. Press.