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Setting the controls
Be sure you understand the basics of microwave oven cooking
before you
Start.
Start with recipes from
the “Microwave Cooking Recipes and Tables” section of this book. Follow the directions carefully.
DO THIS...
1. Open the oven door by
2. Put food in the oven. DO
3. Set the cooking time by
pressing the Door button on
NOT CLOSE THE DOOR.
turning the Timer Knob
the bottom of the control
clockwise. To reduce the
panel.
cooking time, turn the
Timer Knob counter-
clockwise.
To set timer for less than
1 minute, turn timer past 1
minute then to desired
time.
4. Set the Cook Power to the
desired setting from HIGH
Power to DEFROST. For
best results, some recipes
call for lower Cook Powers.
(See chart below.) The
lower the Cook Power, the
slower the cooking.
COOK POWER CHART
Recipes in “Microwave
Cooking Recipes and
Tables” use the Cook Power
settings HIGH Power or
DEFROST. Recipes from
other books and magazines
may use different Cook
Power percentages. The
following chart may be
helpful:
HIGH Power - 100% of full
power
DEFROST - 50% of full
power
5. Close the door. The oven
will start cooking and you
will hear a fan running.
To stop the oven
1. Turn the Timer Knob
counterclockwise to “OFF”.
OR
2. Open the oven door.
Opening the oven door
stops the oven so you can
stir, turn, rearrange or add
ingredients to the food.
Close the oven door to
complete cooking. If you
remove the food, set the
timer to “OFF” before
closing the oven door so
oven will not operate.
6. When the set time is up, the
oven will shut off
automatically.
Defrosting in your
microwave oven
Use the DEFROST setting to
thaw frozen food before
cooking. This setting cooks at
50% of full power for the
desired defrosting time.
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