Whirlpool MS1650XW Microwave Oven User Manual


 
Quick reference cooking guide
Your microwave oven gives you a wide range of cooking capabilities. The following chart can be
used as a quick reference when cooking. For more in-depth information, see the corresponding
sections in this Use and Care Guide.
Type of cooking
How you use it Why you use it
High power cooking
1. Put food in the oven and close
the door.
2. Touch COOK 1 8 2.
3. Touch Number pads for the
cooking time you want.
4. Touch START.
This mode is useful for quick
cooking of small items and separate
portions.
Lower power cooking
(Cook Power 1-9)
1. Put food in the oven and close
the door.
2. Touch COOK 1 & 2.
3. Touch Number Pads for the
cooking time you want.
4. Touch COOK POWER.
This mode is necessary for efficient
cookmg of most foods. Failure to use
the correct Cook Power may result in
over or under-cooking.
5. Touch a Number Pad for the
Cook Power you want.
6. Touch START.
Defrosting
1. Put food in the oven and close
the door.
2. Touch QUICK DEFROST.
3. Touch Number Pads for the
defrosting time you want.
4. Touch START.
This mode decreases the amount of
time needed to thaw frozen food
before cooking.
Two-cycle cooking
1. Put food in the oven and close
the door.
2. Touch COOK 1 8 2.
3. Touch Number Pads for the
cooking time you want.
4. Touch COOK POWER. (To use
HIGH power, skip
to Step
6.)
5. Touch a Number Pad for the
Cook Power you want in the first
cycle.
This mode lets you cook at two
different Cook Powers, one after
another. Using this mode lets you
fine-tune your cooking for better
results.
6. Touch COOK 1 & 2 again.
7. Touch Number Pads for the
cooking time you want in the
second cycle.
6. Touch COOK POWER. (If you
want to use HIGH power, skip to
Step 10.)
9. Touch a Number Pad for the
Cook Power you want in the
second cycle.
10. Touch START.
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