Whirlpool MW8450XP Microwave Oven User Manual


 
Setting the controls
Be sure you understand the basics on mlcrowave oven cooking before you start Start with
recipes from your MICRO MENUS* Cookbook. Follow the directions carefully.
1.
Place food in the oven, then
close the door. The oven won’t
work if the door isn’t closed
tightly.
4. Set the Variable Cook
Power to the desired setting
from HIGH to LOW. Some
recipes call for lower Cook
Powers for best results. [See
chart) The lower the Cook
Power, the slower the cooking.
To stop the oven
1.
Push in and turn the Timer
Knob counterclockwlse to
00.00
OR
2.
Open the oven door
2. Set cooking times up to 10
minutes by pushing in and
turning the Timer Knob
clockwise. To reduce the
cooking time, push In and
turn the Timer Knob coun-
terclockwise. To set timer
for less than 1 minute, turn
Timer Knob past 1 minute
then to desired time.
Recipes in the MICRO
MENUS* Cookbook use
Cook Power settings from
HIGH to LOW. Recipes from
other books and maga-
zines may use different
Cook Power percentages.
The following chart may
be helpful:
HIGH - 100% of full power
MED-HIGH - 70% of full
power
MED - 50% of full power
MED-LOW/DEFROST -
30% of full power
LOW - 15% of full power
To restart the oven
1.
Close the oven door
2. Set the Timer (if needed] to
the desired cooking time.
3. Push the START Button.
than 10 minutes by turning
the Timer Knob and Wheel
First set the Timer Knob,
then move the Wheel.
Example: to set 22 minutes,
30 seconds...
l
Set 2 minutes, 30 seconds
by pushing in and turning
the Timer Knob.
l
Set 20 minutes by push-
ing up on the Wheel.
5. Push the START Button. The
oven light will come on and
cooking will begin. You will
hear the fan running during
oven operation.
When the set time is up, the
oven will shut off automati-
cally. You will hear a bell, the
light will go off and the fan
will stop.
Defrosting in your
microwave oven
Use the MED-LOW/DEFROST set-
ting to thaw frozen food be-
fore cooking. See the Defrost
Guide inside the oven door or
your MICRO MENUS* Cook-
book for suggested defrost
times.
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