CONVECTION MICROWAVE OVEN Models MC8990XT MC8991XT
Contents Page Parts and Features Before You Install Your Convection Microwave Oven, Before You Use Your Convection Microwave Oven. Precautions to Avoid Possible Exposure to Excessive Microwave Energy Important Safety Instructions. Using Your Convection Microwave Oven Convectici Mi&&&e Ov& Controls. Programming Tone Seltlng the Clock Using the Minute Timer Microwave Cooking :: Using AUTO SENSOR Microwave Cooking at High Cook Power, Microwave Cooking at Low& Cook Powers h.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Convection microwave ovens have been used successfully in homes for a number of years. They are thoroughly tested for safe and efficient operation. however, as with any appliance, there are special installation and safety precautions which must be followed to ensure safe and satisfactory operation and prevent damage to the unit. 4L WARNING -To reduce the risk of burns, electric shock, fire, injury to persons or exposure to excessive microwave energy: 1. Read all appliance.
Using your convection microwave oven Convection microwave oven controls There are three parts in the control section: -The Digital Display/Clock and Indicator Lights. -Command Pads - Number Pads Instructions for each control are covered follc Iwing pages. Read them carefully. on the When you first plug in the oven, a tone sounds and the Display will show 888:88. If after you set the Clock (page 6),the Display again shows all 8’s, your electricity was off for a while. Reset the Clock.
Programming tone Each time you touch a pad you will hear a tone. If you don’t hear a tone, it is because is not correct, or because the tones have been removed. EXAMPLE: If you touch a Number The instruction is not correct. Pad before If you want to remove the programming tone and end of cooking tone (beep every 60 seconds while “End” is displayed): If you want to replace the programming tone and end of cooking tone (beep every 60 seconds while “End” is displayed): l l l Open the door.
Using the minute timer The Minute Timer does not start or stop cooking. It can be used alone or while the oven is operating. It works like a kitchen timer. You can set it for up to 99 minutes, 99 seconds. DO THIS... THIS HAPPENS... The Minute Timer indicator Light will come on and the Display will show a “01’ The first Number Pad must be touched within 5 seconds or the Display will again show the time of day. Touch MINUTE TIMER again and continue. 1. Touch MINUTE TIMER.
Microwave cooking Be sure to read the CONVECTION information about: l l l l l l MICRO MENUS”: Cookbook packed with your oven, lt contains What microwave energy is. How food is cooked by microwave energy. What affects cooking speed and cooking evenness. Safety tips. Utensils to use when cooking in a microwave oven. Cooking times for different foods. Important things to remember to get the best microwave cooking results. l ALWAYS cook food for the minimum recommended cooking time.
The C :ategory NUInber START is touched. flash until 4. Touch LESS (7) or MORE (9) if desired. (Sklp to step 5 if you do not wish to shorten or lengthen cooking time.) PAUSE may be used to stop the oven between cycle. See “Using PAUSE” on page 19. the automatic and timed portion of the The oven automatically cooks at a preset Cook Power for that setting. Do not open the oven door during this part of the cycle. 5. Touch START.
SLOW COOK The AUTO SENSOR Slow Cook (number 0) setting is similar to a slow cooker. The oven will automatically cook, simmer and keep food warm at different preset cook powers for a minimum of 2-4 hours or a maximum of 12 hours (including Keep Warm). If you find that food needs a longer cooking time than the setting allows, you may extend the time by touching the MORE (number 9) Pad after you have touched SLOW COOK. The LESS(number 7) Pad cannot be used with this cycle. Using SLOW COOK 1. 2. 3. 4.
Microwave cooking at high cook power THIS HAPPENS... DO THIS... 1. Put food in the oven and close the door. The COCK 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. PAUSE may be set to stop the oven halfway See “Using PAUSE” on page 19.
Microwave cooking at lower cook powers For best results, some recipes call for lower Cook Powers. The lower the Cook Power, the slower the cooking. Each Number Pad also stands for a different percentage of Cook Power. Many recipes in your CONVECTION MICRO MENUS” Cookbook tell you, by number, which Cook Power to use. Recipes in other books and magazines may tell you by name (HI, MED, LO, etc.) or percentage (IO%, 50%, 80%, etc.). The following chart gives the percentage Power name usually used.
The COOK and COOK POWER Indicator Lights will stay on to show that the oven is cooking in the first cycle at a Cook Power other than high. 6. Touch START. count cl0Wl-l The Display counts down the time to show how much cooking time is left. When the cooking time ends, “End” will show on the Display and 4 beeps will sound. (You can stop the beeping by opening the door or by touching CANCEL.
The Display will show the numbers you touched in the order you touched them. This example shows 2 minutes, 45 seconds. 3. Touch Number Pads for the defrosting time you want. PAUSE may be set to stop the oven halfway through rotate the food. See “Using PAUSE” on page 19. QUICK DEFROST to allow you to turn over and/or The QUICK DEFROST Indicator Light will stay on to show that the oven is in the Quick Defrost cycle. m 4. Touch The Display counts down the time to show how much defrosting time iS left.
The Display will show the numbers you touched in the order you touched them. This example shows 3 minutes, 25 seconds. 5. Touch Number Pads for the Cooking time you want. The COOK POWER Indicator Light will come on and the Display will show “P-HI!’ This shows the oven is preprogrammed to cook at full power (HIGH). 6. Touch COOK POWER, if required. (Optlon: Skip to Step 8 If you want to cook at high power.) The Display will show what you touched.
When the Cook cycle ends, “End” will show on the Display and 4 beeps will sound. (You can stop the beeping by opening the door or by touching CANCEL.) “End” will remain on the Display and a beep will sound every 60 seconds (to remind you that food is left in the oven) until the door is opened or CANCEL is touched. The Display will then show the time of day. Standing time For best results, allow the food to stand for a while after defrosting. temperature of the food for more even defrosting.
Cooking with the TEMPERATURE PROBE The Temperature Probe helps take guesswork out of cooking roasts and larger casseroles, The probe is designed to turn off the oven when it senses the temperature you chose. The Temperature Probe can also be used in BAKE TIME (page 26) or ROAST TIME (page 30) to cook by temperature ratherthan time. See ~~~~CONVECTION MICRO MENUS” Cookbook for helpful information in cookingdifferenttypes of food DO THIS... ~3 Socket Plug ‘LA b 1.
The Display will show ‘COOL” to show the food is less than 90°F. As the food cooks, the Display will show the internal temperature of the food for every 5°F increase. 8. Touch START. When the probe senses the temperature you selected, the oven shuts off. “End” will show on the Display and 4 beeps will sound. [You can stop the beeping by opening the door or by touching CANCEL.
Temperature probe cooking For casseroles, the tip of the probe should be in the center of the food. Stir foods when recommended. Replace the probe. l l l Cleaning tips For liquids, balance the probe on a wooden spoon or spatula so the tip of the probe is in the center of the liquid. Casseroles cooked using the Temperature Probe should be made from precooked foods. Do not use raw meats, raw vegetables and cream sauces in casseroles. Dry casseroles do not work well.
The Display will show the number you touched in the order you touched them. This example shows 2 minutes, 30 seconds. 3. Touch Number Pads for the defrosting time you want. The Display will show “PAUSE!’ m 4. Touch PAUSE. The QUICK DEFROST Indicator Light will stay on to show that the oven is in the Quick Defrost Cycle. 5. Touch START. The Display counts down the time to show how much defrosting time is left. Halfway through QUICK DEFROST, two beeps will sound and the oven will shut oft.
Using PAUSE with AUTO SENSOR Pause may be used to stop the oven when it advances timed portion. from the automatic 1. Put food in the oven and close the door. 2. Touch AUTO SENSOR. 3. Touch a Number Pad for the cooking category you want. 4. Touch PAUSE. 5. Touch START. When the first part of the AUTO SENSOR cycle is done, you will hear 2 beeps 6. Open the door. Stir orturn the food or add ingredients. Close the door. 7. Touch START to continue. NOTE: The oven will remain off until you touch START.
Using Hot, cooked foods can be safely kept warm in your convection microwave oven for up to 99 minutes, 99 seconds (about 1 hour, 40 minutes). KEEP WARM can be used by itself, or it can automatically follow a cooking cycle, PROBE TEMP or AUTO SENSOR cycle. DO THIS... 1. THIS HAPPENS... Put cooked, hot food in oven and close door. EB 2. Touch 3. Touch The KEEPWARM Indicator Light will come on. The Display will show the time of day. KEEP WARM. The KEEPWARM Indicator Light will stay on.
Using AUTO START The oven can be set to start automatically cooking for up to 11hours, 59 minutes. DO THIS... 1. at a later time. Use AUTO STARTto delay the start of THIS HAPPENS... Make sure the Clock is set to correct time of day. See page 6 if any change is needed. 2. Put food in oven and close the door. (See CAUTION on page 25.) The AUTO START Indicator Light will come on and the Display will show “01’ 3. Touch AUTO START.
7. Touch COOK POWER. (Option: Skip to step 9 if you want to use high power.) The COOK POWER Indicator Light will come on and the Display will show “P-HI!’ This shows the oven is preprogrammed to cook at full (HIGH) power. The Display will show what you touched. This example shows you touched Number Pad 7 for 70% of full power. 8. Touch a Number Pad for the Cook Power you want. 9. Touch The AUTO START Indicator Light will stay on. All other Indicator Lights will go off.
Additional l l l information Additional cycles can be set when using AUTO START.Follow instructions under the proper heading (Using AUTO SENSOR, Defrosting, Using KEEP WARM, Convection Cooking, Combination Cooking] either before or after you touch START. You can change times, or add cycles at any time during the AUTO START cycle. 1. Touch the COOK Cycle you wish to change or add. 2. Touch numbers for new time. 3. Touch COOK POWER, if desired. 4.
Convection cooking Convection cooking circulates hot air through the oven cavity with a fan. The constantly moving air surrounds the food to heat the outer portion quickly. This seals in moisture and juices for more flavorful foods. This oven uses convection cooking whenever BAKE TIME, BROIL TIME, ROAST TIME or AUTO TEMP are programmed. DO NOT USE THE OVEN WITHOUT THE REMOVABLE TRAY IN PLACE. The bottom metal tray is designed with feet so that air can circulate under the tray for even cooking.
DO THIS... THIS HAPPENS... The CONV Indicator Light will come on and the Display will show “0OO:OO:’ IliH 1. Touch BAKE TIME. The Display will show the numbers you touched in the order you touched them. This example shows 90 minutes. 2. Touch the Number Pads for the desired cooking tme. NOTE: The oven will automatically page 31 if a different temperature temperature of 375°F. See “Using Temp Reset,” The PREHEAT and CONV Indicator Lights will come on and the Display will show “PREH:’ m 3.
Using the temperature 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. probe with BAKE TIME Touch PROBE TEMl? Touch Number Pads for the desired final temperature. Touch BAKE TIME. (Touch TEMP RESETto change oven temperature, if desired.) Touch START. When oven reaches selected temperature: a. Insert the Temperature Probe into the food. (See page17.) b. Place food in the oven and plug the probe into the socket on the oven ceiling, inserting the probe. Oven walls will be hot.) Close the door, c. Touch START.
When the oven temperature reaches 450°F the oven beeps twice and the BEEP BEEP PREHEAT Indicator Light goes off. “45OF” will stay on the Display and the oven will hold that temperature up to 30 minutes, or until the food has been placed in the oven and START has been touched. NOTE: The oven will automatically shut off and the Display will show the time of day if food has not been placed in the oven within 30 minutes. 4. Place food in oven. Close the door.
Combination cooking Combination cooking alternates convection hot air cooking with microwave energy cooking. This type of cooking is generally used for roasts and large cuts of meats. Refer to CONVECTION MICRO MENUS” Cookbook for suggested recipes and times, Using ROAST TIME/COMBO The ROAST TIME/COMBO cycle can be programmed up to 199 minutes, 99 seconds of combination cooking time. This cycle will cook at 350°F unless another cooking temperature has been selected.
Using the Temperature Probe with ROAST TIME/COMBO 1. Insert the temperature probe into the food. (See page17.) 2. Place food in the oven and plug the probe into the socket on the oven ceiling. (See page 17.) 3. Touch PROBE TEMP 4. Touch Number Pads forthe desired final temperature. 5. Touch ROAST TIME/COMBO. 6. Touch START. Changing l l l l Close the door.
Using AUTO TEMPICOMBO AUTO TEMPXOMBO provides a short-cut method for setting commonly used convection microwave combination probe temperature settings. This cycle includes preset cooking temperatures and microwave cook power settings, plus nine preset probe temperature settings (IIO’F-190°F). It is preset to cook at 350°F (unless another cooking temperature has been selected.
m The COMBO and PROBE TEMP Indicator Lights will stay on. - The Display will show “COOL” to show the food is less than 90°F. As the food cooks, the Display will show the internal temperature of the food for every 5°F increase. 6. Touch START. When the probe senses the temperature you selected, the oven shuts off. “End” will show on the Display and 4 beeps will sound. (You can stop the beeping by opening the door or by touching CANCEL.
Bi-level cooking The metal oven rack is designed for use in this convection microwave oven. The round baking sheet is also designed for use in this oven, but should be used for convection cooking only. For convection bi-level baking of cakes, cookies, etc., use the removable tray for a second baking sheet. Upper rack is used for bi-level cooking items such as layer cakes and cookies. for The lower rack inserted in the removable tray is used for roasting or broiling in convection and combination cooking.
Installation instructions BEFORE YOU BEGIN, READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS Installing your convection microwave 1. Empty the oven and clean inside it with a soft, damp cloth Check for damage such as misaligned door, damage around the door or dents inside the oven or on the exterior. If there is any damage, please do not operate the unit until it has been checked by an authorized Whirlpool service technician and any repairs made. COMPLETELY AND CAREFULLY. oven 2.
5. Electrical requirements Observe all governing codes and ordinances. A 120 Volt, 60 Hz, AC only, 15 or 20 amp fused electrical is recommended.) It is recommended that a separate be provided. 6. supply is required. [Time-delay fuse circuit serving only this appliance GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS Improper use WARNING: shock. of the grounding plug can result in a risk of electrical DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CORD GROUNDING PRONG. 7. For your personal safety, this appliance must be grounded.
Caring for your convection microwave oven BE SURE THE OVEN IS OFF AND COOL BEFORE CLEANING. Keep the oven interior clean and dry. Cleaning chart PART WHAT TO USE Exterior surfaces Soft cloth and warm soapy water. Nylon or plastic scrubbing pad for stubborn spots. Control panel HOW TO CLEAN AND CARE FOR l l l Damp soft cloth or spray glass cleaner. l l l l l Oven door Spray glass cleaner; Soft cloth and warm soapy water. l l l l Interior walls Soft cloth or sponge and warm soapy water.
NEVER COOK OR REHEATA WHOLE EGG. Steam build-up in whole eggs may cause them to burst and burn you, and possibly damage the oven. Slice hard boiled eggs before heating. In rare instances, poached eggs have been known to explode. Cover poached eggs and allow a standing time of one minute before cutting into them. Liquids heated in certain containers (especially cylindrical-shaped containers) may become overheated.
~Aufl~@f: Do NOT use the oven until you have read and Understand ALL Precautions to prevent damage to the oven. DO NOT use the oven for storage. Do not leave paper products, books or cooking utensils in the oven when not in use. Fire may result if someone accidentally starts the Oven. Don’t let anything touch the top Of the Oven. DO NOT pop popcorn, except in a microwave-approved popcorn popper or commercial package designed especially for microwave ovens. Results are the manufacturers responsibility.
If you need service or assistance, we suggest you follow these five steps: If the fan keeps runnlng 1. Before calling for assistance... cooklng: If nothlng operates: Is the power supply cord plugged into a live circuit with the proper voltage? (See page 36.
3. If you need service?.. 4. If you have a problem?.. Whirlpool has a nationwide network of franchised TECH- Call our COOL-LINE service assistance telephone number (see Step 2) and talk with one of our Consultants, or if you prefer, write to: Mr. Robert Stanley Division Vice President Whirlpool Corporation 2000 M-63 Benton Harbor, MI 49022 service, anywhere in the United States.
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WHIRLPOOL@ FULL SIZE COUNTERTOP CONVECTION MICROWAW OVEN WARRANTY LENGTH OF WARRANTY WHIRLPOOL MWOO WILL PAY FOR FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY From Date of Purchase FSP@replacement parts and repair labor to correct defects in materials or workmanship. Service must be provided by a franchised TECH-CARE@ service company. LIMITED FOUR-YEAR WARRANTY Second Through Fifth Year From Date of Purchase FSP replacement parts for solid-state touch control system if defective in materials or workmanship.
