User Manual

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Broil Cooking
Cook with Broil for steaks, chops, chicken pieces, and many
other foods. Programming only requires entry of the cooking time.
Preheating is automatic and a tone will sound when 450°F (232°C)
is reached. The microwave oven temperature cannot be changed.
To set (before placing food in microwave oven):
1. Touch BROIL.
2. Touch the number keypads to enter cooking time. For
example, touch “1,” “5,” “0,” and “0” for 15 minutes.
3. Touch START.
When the microwave oven reaches the programmed
temperature, a tone will sound 4 times.* The microwave oven
will stop and directions will be displayed.
4. Open the door, place food in the microwave oven, and close
the door.
5. Touch START.
* If the microwave oven door is not opened, the microwave oven
will automatically hold at the preheat temperature for 30 minutes.
After this time has elapsed, a tone will sound and the microwave
oven will turn off.
NOTES:
■ Preheating for Broil may take from 7 to 10 minutes, depending
on temperature of the room and available power.
■ Although time is usually set for the maximum broiling time,
always check food at the minimum time recommended in
the recipe. This avoids reprogramming the microwave oven
if additional cooking time is needed. Close the microwave
oven door and touch START to continue.
■ If more broiling time is needed, reprogram within 1 minute
before the current set time is reached to avoid preheating.
Slow Cooking
Use this feature for foods such as baked beans or marinated
chuck steak. Slow Cook is preset at 300°F (150°C) for 4 hours.
The temperature can be changed to below 300°F (150°C), but the
cooking time cannot be changed.
To set:
1. Touch SLOW COOK. If you want to slow cook at 300°F
(150°C), skip steps 2 and 3.
2. Touch SLOW COOK again if you want a cooking temperature
below 300°F (150°C).
3. Touch a number keypad to enter the new cooking
temperature. For example, touch “3” for 275°F (135°C).
4. Touch START.
Sensor Defrosting
This feature automatically defrosts foods shown in the following
chart.
■ Unwrap foods and remove lids (for example, from fruit juice
containers) before defrosting.
■ Shallow packages will defrost more quickly than deep blocks.
■ Separate food pieces as soon as possible during or at the end
of the cycle for more even defrosting.
■ Use small pieces of aluminum foil to shield parts of food,
such as chicken wings, leg tips, and fish tails. See the
“Aluminum Foil and Metal” section first.
To set:
1. Touch DEFROST.
2. To select the food to be defrosted, touch DEFROST again
until the desired food name is displayed.
3. Touch the number keypads to enter weight. For example,
touch “2” and “0” for 2.0 lbs.
4. Touch START.
The microwave oven will stop and directions will be displayed.
Follow the displayed directions.
5. After the first stage, open the door, turn over food, shield any
warm portions, and close the door.
6. Touch START.
7. After the second stage, open the door, shield any warm
portions, and close the door.
8. Touch START.
9. After the Defrost cycle ends, cover food and let stand as
shown in the chart below.
NOTES:
■ If you attempt to enter more or less than the allowed amount
shown in the following chart, an error message will appear in
the display.
■ Defrost can be programmed with More or Less Time
Adjustment. Touch POWER LEVEL once or twice after selecting
the amount. See the “More or Less Time Adjustment” section.
■ To defrost other foods or foods above or below the weights
allowed in the “Sensor Defrost Chart,” enter a cooking time
with the number keypads and set a 30% power level. See
the “Manual Defrosting” section.
Sensor Defrost Chart
FOOD AMOUNT PROCEDURE
Ground
meat
0.5–3.0 lbs
(0.3–1.3 kg)
Do not defrost less than
Z\v lb (113 g) or two 4 oz
(113 g) patties. Place in
microwave-safe baking
dish. Do not cover.
Steaks
Chops
Fish
0.5–4.0 lbs
(0.3–1.8 kg)
The narrow or fatty areas of
irregularly shaped cuts should
be shielded with aluminum
foil before defrosting. Place in
microwave-safe baking dish.
Do not cover.
Chicken
pieces
0.5–3.0 lbs
(0.3–1.3 kg)
Place in microwave-safe baking
dish, chicken breast-side up.
Do not cover.
NOTE: Check foods when microwave oven signals. After the
final stage, small sections may still be icy. Let stand to continue
thawing. Do not defrost until all ice crystals are thawed. Shielding
prevents cooking from occurring before the center of the food
is defrosted. Use small, smooth strips of aluminum foil to cover
edges and thinner sections of the food.