Whirlpool MW1200XP Microwave Oven User Manual


 
Setting the controls
Be sure you understand the basics of microwave oven cooking before you start. Start with recipes
from your Cooking Guide. Follow the directions carefully.
DO THIS...
1. Open the oven door by
lifting the door handle.
2.
Put food in the oven. DO
NOT CLOSE THE DOOR.
4.
Set the Cook Power to the
desired setting from HIGH
to LOW. For best results,
some recipes call for lower
Cook Powers. [See chart
below.) The lower the Cook
Power, the slower the
cooking.
5. Close the door. The oven
will start cooking and you
will hear a fan running.
COOK POWER CHART
Recipes in your Cookbook
use Cook Power settings
from HIGH to LOW. Recipes
from other books and mag-
azines may use different
Cook Power percentages.
The following chart may be
helpful:
YIGH - 100% of full power
UED - 70% of full power
DEFROST - 50% of full power
MID-LOW - 40% of full power
XIW - 20% of full power
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To stop the oven
1. Turn the Timer Knob counter-
clockwise to “OFF”
2.
E:en the oven door. Open-
ing the oven door stops the
oven so you can stir, turn, re-
arrange 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.
3. Set the cooking time by
turning the Timer Knob
clockwise. To reduce the
cooking time, turn the Timer
Knob counterclockwise.
To set tlmer for less than 1
minute, turn tlmer past 1
minute then to desired
time.
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 cook-
ing. This setting cooks at 50%
of full power for the desired
defrosting time. For suggested
defrost times, see the chart in
your Cooklng Gulde.
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