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Using Your Microwave Oven
This section gives you instructions for operating each microwave function. Please read these
instructions carefully.
Getting the best cooking results
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ALWAYS cook food for the minimum recom-
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Although a new rating method* rates this
mended cooking time. Then check for
oven at 850 watts, you may use a reliable
doneness to avoid overcooking the food.
cookbook and recipes developed for
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Stir, turn over, or rearrange food being
microwave ovens previously rated at
cooked about halfway through the cook time
700-800 watts.
for most even doneness with all recipes.
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lEC-705 Test Procedure. The IEC-705 Test Procedure
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If a glass cover is not available, use
wax paper, paper towels, or microwave-
approved plastic wrap. Turn back a
corner to vent steam’during cooking.
is an internationally recognized method of rating
microwave wattage output and does not represent an
actual change to output power or cooking performance.
Setting a cook function and time
You can set your microwave oven to cook
at one of three cook powers, to defrost, or
to keep food warm. You must first turn the
Cook Function Knob, then the Timer Knob
to the settings you want.
NOTES:
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On the Timer Knob, the settings greater
than 10 minutes increase in 1 O-minute
amounts instead of 1 -minute amounts.
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When choosing a cook power, follow
recipe or food package instructions if
Setting chart
available. Refer to a reliable cookbook
for cook/defrost times and cook powers.
COOK
POWER
USED FOR
HIGH
(100%)
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Quick heating many convenience foods, and
foods with high water content, such as soups
and beverages
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Cooking tender cuts of meat, ground meat,
poultry pieces, fish fillets, and vegetables
MED
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Cooking and heating foods that need a cook
HIGH
power lower than high (for example, whole fish
(70%)
and meat loaf), or when food is cooking too fast
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Heating rice, pasta, or casseroles
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Reheating a single serving of food
MEDIUM
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Cooking ham, whole poultry, pot roasts, and
(50%) stews
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Cooking requiring special care, such as cheese
and egg dishes, pudding, and custards
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Melting chocolate
!frosting most foods DEFROST @De _
(30%)
WARM
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Keeping food warm
(15%)
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Taking chill out of fruit
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Softening butter, cheese, and ice cream
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