Microwave Oven Use & Care Guide MW8600XS
Table Of Contents
- front cover
- toc
- parts and features
- before you install your microwave oven
- before you use your microwave oven
- precautions to avoid possible exposure to excessive microwave energy
- important safety instructions
- using your microwave oven
- microwave oven controls
- programming tone
- setting the clock
- cooking in your microwave oven
- cooking at high cook power
- cooking at lower cook powers
- using auto set
- defrosting
- cooking automatically after defrosting
- cooking with the temperature probe
- using keep warm
- minute timer
- other operating hints
- bi-level cooking
- installation instructions
- caring for your microwave oven
- how your microwave oven works
- operating safety precautions
- if you need service or assistance
- microwave oven warranty
Cooking in your microwave oven
Be sure to read the MICRO MENUS” Cookbook packed with the microwave oven.
It contains information about:
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What microwave energy is.
. t-tow food is cooked by microwave energy.
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What affects cooking speed and cooking evenness
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Safety tips.
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Utensils to use when cooking in a microwave oven
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Cooking times for different foods.
Important things to remember to get the best cooking results.
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ALWAYS cook food for the minimum recommended cooking time. If necessary, add time
in one or two minute periods, then check for doneness to avoid overcooking the food.
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Stir, turn or rearrange the food being cooked about halfway through the cooking time
for most even doneness with all recipes
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If a glass cover is not available, use waxpaper, paper towels or microwave approved
plastic wrap. Turn back a corner to vent steam during cooking
Cooking at high cook power
DO THIS...
THIS HAPPENS...
1.
Put food in the oven
and close the door.
I The COOK Indicator Light will come on
and the Display will show four 0’s.
2.
Touch COOK.
The Display will show the numbers you
touched in the order you touched
them. The example shows 1 minute,
30 seconds.
3. Touch Number Pads for the
cooking time you want.
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4.
Touch START.
The oven will automatically cook at
high Cook Power.
The COOK Indicator Light will stay on
to show that the oven is cooking in the
first cycle.