Whirlpool RM235PXL 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.
NEVER START THE OVEN WHEN IT’S EMPTY. The oven can be damaged Fortesting,
use at feast a cup of water
Be sure you have read and
understand the dlrectlons.
1.
Put food ‘n the oven
2, Close the door. Make
sure it locks The oven
won’t work If the door Isn t
closed tightly.
Set cooklng times up to
10 minutes by pushing In
the timer knob and turn-
ing clocKwise. The oven
light will go on.To set time
for less than 30 seconds,
turn timer past 30 sec-
onds, the,~ back to de-
sired tlrn,‘.
5. Set cooking times longer
than 10 minutes by turn-
Ing the timer knob and
wheel First set the knob,
then move the wheel
When the set time is up, the oven will shut
off
automatically. You will hear a bell, the light
will go off and the fan will stop.
Example: To bet 22 minutes, 30 seconds
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Set 2 minutes, 30 seconds by pushing In and
turning kno:).
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Set 20 minures by pushing up on wheel
COOK POWER CHART
Recipes ir, the MICRO MENUS Cook-
book use Cook Power settings from HI to
LO. Recipes In other books and maga-
zines may ube different percentages
of cooking F’ower. The following chart
will be helpful
HI - 100% of full power
MED-HI - 70% of full power
MED - 50% of full power
MED-LO (DEFROST) - 30% of full power
LO - 15% of full power
KEEP WARM -
5% of full power
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3.
Set Cook Power to
desired setting from HI to KEEP
WARM. Some recipes require
different Cook Powers for
best results. (See chart
below].
6. Push the START Button. The
oven light will stay on.
You will hear a fan run-
ning during oven
operation
DEFROSTING
For defrosting, set Cook Power Control to
DEFROST (MED-LO). See the Defrost Guide
inside the oven door or Your MICRO MENUS
Cookbook for suggested defrost times.
KEEP WARM
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Hot, cooked foods can be safely kept warm
for 60 minutes.
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Resetthe timer if more time is required. Keep-
ing foods warm longer than about 1 hour,
40
minutes is not recommended. The quality of
some foods will suffer with extended time.
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Foods cooked covered should be covered
during KEEP WARM.
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Pastry items (pies, turnovers, etc.) should be
uncovered during KEEP WARM.
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Meals kept warm on a plate should be cov-
ered during KEEP WARM.
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