Whirlpool RM973PXL Range 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 For testing,
use at least a cup of water
Be sure you have read and
understand the dlrectlons.
1. Put food In the oven
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4.
Set cooking times up to
10 minutes by
pushing
in
the timer knob and turn-
Irg clockwise. The oven
light will go on.10 set time
for less than 30 seconds.
turn timer past 30 sec-
onas then back to de-
slred time
2.
Close the door Make
3.
Se! Cook Power to
sure it locks The oven
desired setting from HI to KEEP
won’t work If the door Isn t
WARM Some recipes require
closed llghtlv
different Cook Powers for
best results [See char1
below]
5. Set cooking times longer
6.
Push the START Button The
than 10 minutes by turn-
oven light WIII stay on
Ing the timer knob
and
You
will
hear a fan run-
wheel First set the knob
nlng durrng oven operation
then move the wheel
When the set time
IS
up, the oven will shul off
automatically. You will hear a bell, the light
will go off and the fan will stop.
DEFROSTING
Example:
To set 22 minutes 30 seconds
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Set 2 minutes, 30 seconds by pushing In and
turning knob,
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Set 20 minutes by pushing up on wheel
COOK POWER CHART
Recipes In the MICRO MENUS Cook-
book use Cook Power settings from HI to
LO Recipes In other books and maga-
zines may use different percentages
of cooklng power. 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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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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Reset the 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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