Whirlpool MW3200XP 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 MICRO MENUS” Cookbook. 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.
3. Set the cooking time by
turning the Timer Knob
clockwise. To reduce the
cooking time, turn the Timer
Knob counterclockwise
To set timer for less than 1
minute, turn timer past 1
minute then to desired
ttme.
4.
Set the Cook Power to the
desired setting from HIGH to
WARM. 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 your Cookbook use
Cook Power settings from HIGH
to WARM. Recipes from other
books and magazines may
use different Cook Power per-
centages. The following chart
may be helpful:
HIGH - 100% of full power
REHEAT - 80% of full power
MED-HIGH - 70% of full power
MED - 50% of full power
MED-LOW (DEFROST)
- 30% of full power
WARM - 10% 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 counter-
clockwise to “OFF”
OR
2. Open 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.
6. When the set time is up,
the oven will shut off
automatically.
Defrosting in your
microwave oven
Use the MED-LOW/DEFROST
setting to thaw frozen food
before cooking. This setting
cooks at 30% of full power for
the desired defrosting time.
For suggested defrost times,
see the chart in your MICRO
MENUS@;
Cookbook.
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