Hotpoint RE942 User manual

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ReadTM useand cm?molt
Takethe time to read this book and learn how to
enjoyyour newMicrowaveOven.it containsdetailed
operating instructions and recommended mainte-
nance,as wei! as handy tips to help you gain max-
imum benefits from your Microwave Oven. Once
you have read thebook,keep it handy to answer
any questions you may have.
if you have any additional questions concerning
the operation of your Microwave Oven, write–
including your phonenumber—to:
ConsumerAffairs
Hotpoint
Appliance Park
Louisville, Kentucky 40225
IFYOURECEIVEDADAMAGEDOVEN,immediately
contact the dealer (or builder) from whom you pur-
chased it, They have beeninformed of the proper
procedure to take care of such matters and can
handleit for you.
RegisterYour Oven
]t is important that we,the manufacturer, know the
location of your Microwave Oven should a need
occur for adjustments.
Pleasecheck with your supplier to besure hehas
registered you asthe owner; also sendin your Pur-
chase RecordCard. If you move, or if you are not
the original purchaser please write to us, stating
model and serial numbers. This appliance must be
registered. Pleasebecertain that it is.
Write to:
Hotpoint
RangeProduct Service
AP2-21O
Appliance Park
Louisville, Kentucky 40225
Bekwe You call forSw’hxl:
Check“Before YouCall for Service” section in the ——
back of the book. Many minor causes of operating
problems that you can correct yourself are
explained. This may save you an unnecessaryser-
vice call.
If You Need service
in many cities, there’s aHotpoint Factory Service
Center.Call anda radio-dispatched truck will come
to your home by appointment–mornin9 or after-
noon. Chargethe work, if you like. All the centers
accept both Master ChargeandVisacards.
Or look for the tiotpoint Franchised Customer
Care@servicers. You’ll find them in the Yellow
Pages under “HOTPOINT CUSI”OME!3CARZ@
SERVICE.”
If youneedserviceliterature,partslists, partsoraccm-
sorie$,contact oneof the Factory ServiceCenters,a
franchised Customer Care@ Servicer or your
Hotpoint dea!er.
ExtendedServiceContracts:Theterms of your war-
ranty provide free service covering failures duet
manufacturing defects for adefinite period oftime.
After this warrant expires you ma purchase an
1Y
ExtendedService ontractwhichwii enableyouto
budget your service needs.This mvera9ebeYond :
warranty is availabie from our Factory Service
Centersandfrom manyfranchised CustomerCare@
servicers. It is a good idea to apply for this cov-
eragebeforeyour warranty expires.
StepstoFollow forFwther I14elp
First, contact the peopiewho serviced your Micro-
wave Oven. Explain why you are dissatisfied. in
most cases,this wiil solve the problem.
Next, if you are still dissatisfied, write all the
details+ ncluding your phonenumber–to:
Manager,ConsumerRelations
Hot omt
WC~-312
Appliance Park
Louisville, Kentucky 40225
Finaiiy,if your problem is still not resolved, write:
MajorApplianceConsumerAction Panel
20North Wacker Drive
Chicago,Illinois 60606
This panel, known as MACAP,is agroup of inde-
pendent consumer experts under the sponsorship
of several industry associations. Its purpose is to
study practices and advise the industry of ways to
improve customer service. BecauseMACAPis free
of Industry control and influence, it is ableto mak
f
im artial recommendations andconsider eachcase
in ividually.

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Cookingversatility.Cookbytime,by tempera-
ture, with automatic slow cooking, or with
temperature hold. Your oven lets you tailor
thecookingto thefood.
Fast, familiar cooking by time. You’ll find
mostof your new microwavemeals.will prob-
ablybe cooked bytime. Usetime cooking for
most casseroles, vegetables, appetizers,
snacks, and smali, individual foods, like po-
tatoes, hot dogs, hamburgersand meatballs.
H’shandy,too, for pie crust, cakesand other
batterfoods.
Usetemperaturecookingwhenyoucan’!af-
ford guesswork.The solid-state microwave
thermometer te!ls you the internal temper-
ature of food ...areassuringway to cook.
Ideal for big roasts, turkey, and other foods
that need a specific temperature“for proper
doneness.
Temperature cooking takes the guesswork
out of reheating,too. You can cook unusual
shapes, sizes and amounts of food without
the riskof overcooking.
Theautomaticsimmeringfeature*br!ngsout
deep-downflavorandtendernessthe micro-
waveway.Useall your favorite old-fashioned
slow-cooking recipes,with adifference. The
kitchenstayscool. Andthe automatictemper-
aturecontrol keepstabsonthetemperature.
Letyourfood simmerall day,if y6uwant.With
the automatic simmer feature, the oven
doesn’t shut off automatically,as it doeswith
timecooking andtemp~raturecooking. Itsim-
mersslowlyuntil you’rereadyfbr the food.
Temp qold lets you hold foods at perfect
servingtemperature.No need to let foods
losetheir “just-cooked” freshness.Holdthem
at the most appetizing serving temperature
for latecomers,
Defrostaturkeythe afternoonof the feast.
Thespecial Defrostsetting is designedespe-
ciallyfor bulkyfoods.
Timeaphonecall.‘TheHOLD/DELAYTIMER
setting letsyou do this, with solid-statepreci-
sion. ...Becausethe timer worksseparately,
just likethetimer onyourconventionalrange.
Microwaveameal withoutbeingthere!The
Memory setting lets
hould be cooked, you decide-how dinner
Then it remembers for
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you. Someone else can press STARTlater,
and the meal is cooked just the way you
wanted,withoutyoubeingthere.
Use your oventhis morning,whi!e it’s re-
memberinghowto microwavetonight’sdin-
ner. Using the Memory Entrj/Reca!l* only
storesinstructions.It doesn’t affect cooking.
You’re free to use the oven for any type
microwaving,while it’s rememberinginstruc-
tionsfor later.
Microwavemore than one way,withoutre-
setting.Your newoven letsyou,defrost-hold-
and-cook for apreset time. For extra flex-
ibility, you can defrost-and-co6kalso, with
timesettings.Oryoucandelay-and-cookwith
timeor temperaturesettings.
&tjustthepoweroftheovenatthetouchofa
finger.Ten PowerLevelsgive.you extra con-
trol over what’s cooking. E3utthe oven stays
on full power (HIGH) unless you want a
change.
Enjoyawealthof newrecipeIdeas.The big
Microwave Guide and Cookbook included
with your oventells you everythingyou need
to know to use your oven properlyand suc-
cessfully.Microlessonstakeyou step-by-step
through all the basics. And 445 recipesand
41chartskeepmealtimesinteresting.
Two-shelfco6king* letsyoumicrowavesev-
eralfoodsat once-even full meals!Referto
specialinstructions.
The controls are easyto use
The controlsare arrangedthe wayyou use
them,in top-to-bottom order, Start at the top,
and select acooking pad, Then the number
settingsyou want. Next aPowerLevel.Then
pressSTART,
When you want to erase an instruction, the
CLEAR/OFF pad is clearly marked for you.
There’sevenashortcut!Whenrecipescallfor
whole minutes, just touch ~lhl, instead of
touching thezeropadtwice.
Eachtimeyougivetheovenaninstruction,it
responds.Just listen for the signals. If you
hearashort signal, the oven is saying“OK,”
Alonger,3-secondsignaltellsyouthat you’re
givingtheoveninstructionsit can’t carryout.
‘IOrImodels equipped with this feature.

FORPERsONALSAFETY,THISAPpLiANCE
MUST BE PROPERLY GROUNDED. The
powercord of this applianceisequippedwith
athree-prong(grounding) plug”which mates
with astandardthree-prong(grounding)wall
receptacle(Fig. 1)to minimizethe possibility
of.electric shpck hazardfrom this appliance.
Thecustomershouldhavethewallreceptacle
and circuit checkedby aqualifiedelectrician
to make sure the receptacle is properly
grounded.
Whereastandardtwo-prong wall receptacle
is encountered, it is the personal responsi-
bilityandobligationof the customerto haveit
replaced with aproperly grounded three-
prongwallreceptacle.
DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES,
CUT OR REMOVETHE THIRD (GROUND)
PRONGFROMTHEPOWERCORD.
A. IUSAGES!TUA’I’IONS WHERE APPLl-
ANCE’S POWER CORD WILL BE DIS-
CONNECTEDINFREQUENTLY
Because of potential safety hazards under
certain conditions, we strongly recommend
againstthe useof an adapterplug. However,
if youstill electto useanadapter,where local
codespermit, aTEMPORARYCONNECTION
may be made to aproperly grounded two-
prongwallreceptaclebythe useof aULlisted
adapterwhich is availableat mostlocal hard-
ware stores (Fig. 2). The larger.slot in the
adaptermustbealignedwith the largerslot in
the wall receptacleto provideproper polarity
in the connectionof the powercord.
CAUTION:Attaching the adapterground ter-
minalto the wallreceptaclecover-screwdoes
not ground the appliance unless the cover
screwismetal,andnot insulated,andthe wa14
receptacle is”groun’ded through the house
wiring, The customershould havethe circuit
checked by aqualified”electrician to make
surethe receptacleis properlygrounded.
Whendisconnectingthe powercord frpm the
adapter, always hold the adapter with one
hand. If this is not done, the ada@erground ‘---
terminal is very likely to break with repeated -
use. Should this happen, ,DONOT USE the
appliance until aproper ground has again
beenestablished.
B. USAGE SITUATiOh@>WHERE APPLI- ‘
ANCE’S POWER CORD WILL BE DIS-
CONNECTEDFREQUENTLY.
Donot usean adapterplug in thesesituations
because disconnecting of the power cord
placesunduestrain on the adapterand leads
to eventualfailure of the adapterground ter-
minal. The customer should have the two-
prong wall receptacle replaced with athree-
prong (grounding) receptacle by aqualified
electricianbeforeusingthe appliance.
toavoid possible exposure
toexcessive microwave energy
1. 00 NOT ATTEMPT to operate this oven 3.
with the door open since open door oper-
ation can result in harmfulexposureto mi-
crowaveenergy. It is important not to de-
feator tamperwith the safetyinterlocks.
2. DO NOT PLACE any object between the
oven front face and the door or allow soil 4.
or cleaner residueto accumulateon seal-
ing surfaces.
DO NOT OPERATEthe oven if it is dam-
aged, It is particularly important that the
ovendoor close properly andthat there is
no damage to the (1) door (bent), (2)
hinges and latches (broken or loosened),
(3)door sealsandsealingsurfaces.
THEOVENSHOULDnot beadjustedor re-
pairedbyanyoneexceptproperlyqualified
servicepersonnel.
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“!. For pwsortai safety the oven must be properly 11. !30n’t cWrost frozen liquids-especially carbo- --——..—..—
grounded, See gm,mding h@rw2tk3ns f3np~~e”6Of nated ones-in the oven, Even if the “container is
this baok. For best operation, plug this appliance into opened, pressure can build up. This can cause the ,
its own e{ectrica] out!et, to prevent flickering of lights, container to burst, resulting in injury,
blowing of fuse or tripping of circuit breaker. 12. Don’t overcook food. Ex~essive overcooking
dries fodd out, and may caus~ ~tth ignite in some
2. Use of Extension Cords. SeCause of potgntia! -----
-safetyhazards under certain coridition~ we strongiy ~a~e~. .- ..=.-..,=..:=-..... --!- -----
13. It tood should ever ]gnik?:Keep the oven door ‘
recommend against the use of an ,extension=bo~@,.,,...
However, if you stiil elect to use an exterrsion-c~rd, it --ciost%.f. Turn Mthe Dower -Inwnw,fiate!v:Touch
is absolutely necessary that it be a LfL listed 3vwire
grounding type appliance extension cord and that the
current carrying rating of the cord in ,&rn”peres-be 15
amperes cmgreater..Such extension cordsare,obtain-
ablethroughHotpolntservice.Ifyoudouseanexten-
skmcord with ybadrmicrowave oven, the interior light
may flicker and the blowerscyndmayvarywhen ,ovefi
is in use. . , ., ~
. .
CLEAf3/C)FF or disconr;ect powei ‘cord o; shut off
~power at the fuse circuit b~eakerpanei. .~ ~
., ,.,
14, i3011klgeggs (in and out of shell] knot recOrn-
mended for microwave cooking: “Pressure can build ‘
up inside egg yolkandmay cause it tb burst, resultirig .—_—...—
,tatoes, hot dogs or sausages, -to~atoes~ applps,
chicken livers and other gibiets,a,~~ eggs (see above)
should be pierced to allow steam tci escape ‘during
3. Se certain to place fhe front surface of the door
three inches or more back from the countertopedge
to avoid accidental tipping ofthe applianceinnorm-al cooking. ., ~,,
usage. ---- .,
76. “Boilable” cooking pouc%s and tightly’ closed
plastic bags,or plastic wrap tightly covering contain-
ers should be slit, pricked or-vented as otherwise dk
rected in, Cookbook. if they are not, plastic could
burst during or immediately after cooking, resulting. in
injury. Also, plastic storage containers sh~uld bb at
least partially uncovered because they form such a
tight seal, ~
4. Use metal oniy as directed in cookbook. Metal
trips as used cm meat rogsts are helpful in cooking
food when used as directed. Metal trays may be used
for TV dinners. However, when using metal in the
microwave oven, keep metal at least l-inch away.
fromsides of microwaveoven.
5. Do not operatethe oven while empty to avoid dam-
age to the oven and the danger of fire. If by accident
the oven should run empty aminute or two, n,oharm is
done, Ffowewer,try to avoid operating the oven enipty
at ail times—it saves energy and prolongs life of the
“,!,
oven.
17. Do not pop popcorn in your microwave oven un-
less in qspecial microwave popcorn accessory or un-
less you use popcorn labeled for use in microwave
ovens. Because of the heat generated without these
precautions, the container could catch fire,
18. Piastic Utensiis–Plastic utensils designed for mi-
crowave cooking are very usefui, but should be used
carefully. Even microwave plastic may not be as toler-
ant of overcooking conditions as are giass or ceramic
materials and may soften or char if subjected to short
periods of overcooking. in longer exposures to over-
cooking, the food and utensils could ignite, For these
reasons: 1) Use microwave plastics -only “and use
them” instrictcompliancewith the utensil manufac-
turer’s recommendations. 2) Do not subject empty
utensils to microwaving. 3) Do not permit children to
use plastic utensils without complete supervision.
19, Do no! use your microwave oven to dry news-
papers. If overheated, they can catch fire.
20. Use of Shelf AccessoryXt.Toposit,ion shelf so that
it is securely “seated,” insert into the oven cavity
ebove shelf supports and completely to the back oven
wall. Dro~ !nto place so that the recessed areas are
6, Cooking Merwiis may become hot because of heat
transferred from the heated food. This is especially
true if plastic wrap has been ‘covering the top and
handles of the utensil. Pot holders may-be needed to
handle the utensil.
7. Sometimes, the oven sheif can become too hot to
touch. Be carefui touching the shelf during and after
cooking.
8, DO not use any thermometer in food you are
microwaving unless that thermometer is designed or
recommended for use in the microwave oven.
9, Remove the temperature probe from the oven
when not using it@cook with. If you leave the probe
inside the oven without inserting it in food or liquid,
and turn on microwave energy, it can create electrical
arcing in the oven, and damage oven walis. over the” shelf supports. To remove shelf, lift shelf
10. $Wnove wire twist-tik% cmpaper and plastic bags
before placing in ovrm “~wist-ties sometimes cause
dag to heat, and n-mycause fire.
above supports and then pull forward and out, Do not
olace food on shelf unless it is securelv “seated” cm

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Cooking signal lights–Let you~
know which of the five types of
cooking you’ re setting or us-
ing: Time Cook, Temperature
Cook, Defrost, Automatic Sim-
mer:;:,or Temp Hold.
TIME COOK—Microwave for a~
preset time. (See page 10.)
Defrost–Gentle, more uniform~
thawing than with reg uIar
power. (See page 11,)
Automatic simmering fea-....__
ture’;’–Special low simmer set-
ting. Cook with it as long as
your slow-cook recipe calls for.
No automatic shutoff. (See ‘-
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page 17.)
Automatic setting feature–WIBY_
Touch the automatic set func-
tion pad plus asingle number
pad to use preset programs for ———
favorite foods. (See page 22.)
IMIN-Enters “00”. Use with=
number pads when you want
minutes, but no seconds. For
example, for 4minutes, touch
4, MIN.
What the Power Levels Mean
IO–HIGH Full power. (About
625 watts output.) Use it any-
time speedisimportant.
7–MED. HIGH Medium-high
power. About 3A the oven’s
full power. Fast way of heat-
ing pre-cooked dishes with-
out overcooking.
5-M ED. Medium power.
About YZ the oven’s full
power. Goocf for delicate
foods like omelets and
cheese dishes.
3–LOW Low power. About YS
the oven’s full power. Handy
for softening butter, re-heat-
ing delicate sauces.
1-WARM About “III of oven’s
full power, Hold leftovers or
plates of food Yzhour to 1
hour.
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HC)LD/DELAY TiMER-T’wc)
ff..mctions.Asolid-state kitchen
timer. And aversatile no-heat
setting that’s handy when
foods need a standing period
between defrost and cook.
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Useit to tell the ovento remem-
ber your instructions for alater
time. Touch,againwhen you’re
readyto cook with memoryen-
try irtstructiqns you entered
earlier.(Seepage19.)
NumberPads–use themto tell
the oven how long to micro-
wave or to what temperature.
How long to hold. ~€•à•ÀOr use to
change power level, after
touching PowerLevelpad.
tXEAF#/OFF-Stops the cveri
and erases programming.
(Doesn’terasernernoryentry.)
Power Level Pad–Touch Pad,
then desired number pad to
change power level. You can
even change power levelwhile
cooking (exceptwith automatic
simmering feature, on models
soequipped).
START–Press after setting
controis. Designed ‘to prevent
accidentalstarting.

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The letters “PF” appear in the readout dis-
piaywheneverpower is resumed to oven after
unit has been unplugged or when electrical
powerto thewall outlet hasbeeninterrupted.
TouchingCLEAR/OFFerases“PF’* from the
readoutandallowsimmediateuseofoven.
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Why not makeacup of coffee (or other hot
drink) while you practice setting your oven?
Use acup with rw metal decoration on it–
even aplastic-coated paper cup. Fill it %full
of water and add a teaspoon of freeze-dried
coffee.Removethespoon.
1. Place cup of coffee (or food) in oven.
Closedoor.
2. TouchTIME COOK.Thesignallight on the
read-out display above TIME COOK comes
on, telling you the oven will microwavewith
time. Read-outdisplays: 0.
3. Selecttheamountoftime.Foryourcoffee,
you’ll need about aminute and 20 seconds.
Touch 1, 2 and 0 (for 1minute and 20 sec-
onds).The read-outshows1:20.
4. !Mect PowerLeveLThe oven is automat-
ically set at HiGH uniess you change the
Power Levei.For your coffee, ieavethe oven
at high. (Forother foods, see recipesin your
Cook Book for suggested Power Leveis. To
change from automatic HiGH (10), touch
PowerLeveipad, then touch numberpad for
powerieveidesired.)
5. PushSTART.The insideiight comeson, A
The read-out tells you how much time is
remaining.
Box in read-out display shows what power
leveltheovenisusing.
Youcan changePowerLevelseasilywhile
cooking.Just for practice, why not change
PowerLevels?Touch PowerLeveipad, then
the 5number pad, or useother numberpad
from 1-9. You may hear aduii thumping
soundwhen usingaiowerPowerLevei.After
afew seconds, switch back to i-iiGH, by
touching power ievei pad again,then touch-
ing the number pads “l” and “O” to set
powerievei10.
6, Theovensignaltellsyouwhentime’sup.
itsoundsfor 3seconds,then the iigilt inside
the ovenandthe fan shutoff. Coffee’sready!

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1. Place frozen food in amicrowave-safe
containerandsetinoven.Closedoor.
2. Touch@EFROST).Thesignal light on the
read-outdisplayaboveDEFROSTpadcomes
on. Read-outdisplays:0.
3. Select theamountoftime.Touchthe num-
berpads.
4. Don’fselectaPowerLevel.The DEFROST
setting hasits own, specialPowerLevel.Box
in read-out display shows that DEFROST is
automatically set at PowerLevel3.
5. PushSTART.The insidelight comeson, A
fan starts. You may hear adull thumping
sound that lets you know that the oven is
usingaPowerLevellowerthanHIGH.
6. Theovensignaltel!syouwhentime’sup.
Itsoundsfor 3seconds.Thenthe light inside
theovenandpowershutoff.
The Defrost setting is designed for uniform
thawing necessary for largeramountsof food.
For small amounts of frozen foods you can
also use TIME COOK on the HIGH setting.
HIGHthawsfaster,but you’ll needto turn the
food severaltimes, stir it and rearrangeit to
keepthawinguniform.
BecauseDEFROSTcan be changedfrom its
automaticpowerlevelof 3to otherpowerlev-
els,you can useDEFROSTasthe first stepof
atwo-stepautomaticmicrowave
page20.) setting.(See
yew’
to
The HOLD/DELAYTiMER setting is asoiid-
statetimer, No microwavepowerisused.So
you can use it for other things around the
kitchen, iike timing a3-minuteiong distance
phonecaii.
1. Touch HOL13/DELAYTINIER. Read-out
dispiays:O.Nocooking signaiiight shows.
2. Select amountoftime,Touchthe number
pads.Theread-outpaneiteiis howmuchtime
youset.
3. Don’tselectaPowerLevel.You won’t be
usingmicrowavepower.
4. Push START.On some modeis, you may
hearafan andseethe oveninterior iight.
5. Theovensignaltelisyouwhentime’sUP.
itsoundsfor 3seconds.
Youcan aiso useHOLD/DELAYTiMERcom-
bined with microwavecooking, when reciPes
caiifor standingtime.(Tousewith microwave
cooking,seepage14.)
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Your rnimbwuawoven has an
automatic temptirature probee
Formanyfoods,temperaturecontrol isimpor-
tant. That’s why your microwaveovencomes
with aremovableautomatictemperaturesen-
sor. You can microwavefoods like chicken,
turkey, pork and rare roast beef to the tem-
perature you want. The oven shuts off auto-
matically when the food’s done. No guess-
work!
The temperatureprobe is handywhen cook-
ing for children,too. Becauseyoucancontrol
the temperatureof each portion individually.
Making soup?Servethe children theirs at a
mild 130”, while the adults get piping hot
soupat 170°.
Frozen foods ar’en’f recommended to use
with the probe. It’s difficult to Insert the
probe when foods are frozen. Page 24 tells
you which foods work best with the probe.
(kind whichones don’t.)
Mtirig yourmicrowaveovento cookbytem-
peratureiseasy.Theovenhelps!
sThe 3-second signal sounds if you set a
temperature outside the oven’s range (be-
!ow 90” or above200°) or any temperature
lower than the temperatureof thefood.
~The.signal also sounds if you set the oven
to microwave by temperatureand forget to ,
attach the probe to the receptacle inside
the oven.
oDuringTEMPCOOKyoucanrecallthe tem-
peraturethat youset bytouching the TEMP
COOKpad.
Thingsto rememberwhensettingyouroven
tomicrowavewi~htemperature:
Don’t leavethe probe in the oven if it’s not
inserted in food. (Prevents damage to
oven).
Like any food thermometer,the probe may
siip out of place in cooking. Reposition it,
pressSTARTagain, and continue cooking.
If youwaitto hearthe signalsound andfind
the probe has slipped out of the food, the
food could be overcooked. Aiso, the oven
could bedamaged.
If you give the oven instructions it can’t
carry out, a3-secondsignal sounds when
youpressSTART.
Touch the cooking function pad (TEMP
COOK)beforesettingnumberpads.
Recipesin the Cook Book tell you approx-
imatecooking times aswell astemperature
settings. Usethe times as aguide to plan-
ningwhento serv?food.

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you start, ihert mprobe
Whynot trymicrowavingwiththetemperature
proberight now?Startwith cold tapwater.Fill
amicrowave-safemug ?3 full of water anct
makeinstantsoup. /-’
1. First,putprobeintofood.Ingeneral,insert
probeintocentermostpartof food(atleastone
inchintofood.)Insertas horizontallyaspossible
irik) meats.Insertasdirectedin otherfoods.
2. Place foodwith probe into oven.
3. Inseti cable end intoreceptacleon oven
walluntil“seated”,BE WRE PROBEIS AT-
TACHED SECURELY TO OVEN RECEP-
TACLE.(Hprobeis notattachedsecurely,sig-
nal wUIsound when you press START.The
ovenwill notstart.)
Use clip on cableto loop cable whenneeded.
Looping the cable riot only controls the
length of the cable, it also helps preventthe
probefromslippingout of position,
4. CIosti oven door firmly. Make sure the
cableisn’t interferingwiththe doorseal.
To COOK:
1. TouchTEMP COOK.‘The signal light on
the display above TEMP COOK comes on.
Read-outdisplays:O.
2. Select thetemperatureyouwant. Use 170
for yoursoup.
3. SelectPower Level. For now, leave the
oven on HIGH. See recipes and heating in-
structions in your cookbook for suggested
Power Levels for other foods. To change
power level, touch Power Level pad, then
numberpadfor powerleveldesired.
4. Press%TAFW.Theinsicislight comeson. A
fan starts. The read-out automatically in-
dicatestemperature.
5. Aminussignintheread-outletsyouknow
that the internal temperatureof the food
hasn’treached90°F.yet.Sincethe water for
your soup came from the cold watertap, it’ll
belessthan90°.
Theprobe sensestemperaturesbetween90”
and 2000E CMce above 90”, the read-out
panel showsyou the h?ternaltemperatureof
the food untjl the temperatureyouselectedis
reached. Thentheovenshutsoff.
6. The signal tells you when the food
reachesthe temperatureyou selected.The
ovenautomaticallyshutsoff. Soup’sready!
7. Removethe cable end of the probeWorn
the receptacle.Then removefood and tem-
peratureprobetogether.
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When you’re microwaving with
time, you can cook additional
ways. Without resetting.
Defrost-hold-and-cook–For foods that need
astanding period betweendefrost and cook.
To defrost-hold-and-cook, use the entire
chart. (For foods that don’t need a standing
period between defrost and cook, you can
skiphold-time.)
Hold-start-and-cook-Fortimes when you
can’t be in the kitchen whenit’s time to start
cooking. (The oven holds without resetting
for up to 99 minutes and 99 seconds.) Use
onlythe areamarkedto hold-start-and-cook.
The chart shows you how to cook al! three
ways
When you’re ready to start, just change the
times listed on the chart for times neededfor
thefood you’recooking. ~
-rIli?lgs toKMmm’lber when pro”
cjratmnhg with time:
if you accidentallyreversethe sequenceof
programming instructions, the oven auto-
maticallyrearrangesyourprogram.Defrost-
ing always comes first, then hold, then
cooking.
When instructions conflict, the oven carries
out the last instruction. Forexample,if you
set the ovento Defrostfor 4minutes,f-fold-
Time for 2minutes and then Defrost for 6
minutes,the oven would Defrostfor 6min-
utesandHold-Timefor 2minutes.
DEFROST-
HOLD-
AND-
COOK
“Allow bock to remain at room temperature only as long as safe, Times very,
HC)LD-START-
AND-COOK
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W-HEN ‘t’Ou THE YOU’LL SEE
Tcwcl-’lTHIS cmTl”E
OVEN TO 50 THE PANEL —
>$
.’
Defrost signal iight comes
Defrostthiscasseroie on. The read-out parwi dis-
play$:0. ‘ ‘ ,.
‘,
‘. ./
The’Defrost sigriai-iight re-
,, rnai~$on: 15:3?showsint,hq,
for 15%minutes,then read-out-pinei, .Box,in read-,---
‘out shows“power lewd has
for 10minutes
-
. .
,$
,. Time Cbqk sigr?ai light
comes on. ..Th@read-out
paneichangesto :0.
.,.,
Then cook it for =-
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Time Cooksignai iight re-
mains on. 25:00 sim$w in
read-outpanei.
25minutes
Changepowerieveifrom 25:00 remains in the read-”
automaticHigh(tO)to out panei,Time Cooi{signal
medium-highpower(7) remainson.
if you start from defrost,
15:30shows in the read-out
panei,andtimestartscount-
ing down+ Ali signai iights
except Defrostturn off. (The
oven is nuwdefrosting, your
first instruction.)
starti-low.

TempHold is an especiallyhandyfeature of
yourmicrowaveoven.It letsyouhoidfoods at
serving temperature, keeping them “j@-
cooked” hotandfresh.
WiththeTempHoldfeature:
1. Youcanselectaholdingtemperaturebe-
tween90° and200°F.
2. YoucanseiectanyPowerLevelyouwant.
Becausefoods tend to staymoistandtender
during microwaving,7’empHold isthe perfect
wayto keepvegetables,casseroles,andeven
scrambled eggs piping hot and ready to
serve.Roasts,ham and poultry, too, may be
keptjuicy andtable readywiththisfeature.
Youcanevenwarmupleftovers!
Ifyouwant,youcansetyourovento automat-
icallydefrost,hold, time ortemperaturecook,
andthenTempHold.Youmustbesure,when
you time cook, that the temperatureprobe is
placed in the food beforestarting the micro-
waveoven.
TempHold keepsapre-settemperatureIevei
insidethe food for as iong asyou like. If your
ovendoesnot haveanautomaticsimmerset-
ting, youcanachievethesame’flavorful,slow-
cookedtendernessby setting the TempHold
cycle to 180° and medium (5) power Ievei.
Usethe automatic s$mmerrecipesfrom your
cookbook.
Things to remember when setting
youroven to microwave
Temp HokL
Topreventspoilage,do notholdfoodsex-
cept solid roasts at temperaturesbelow
150°formorethan2hours.
Soiid(notroiied)roastsmaybeheidbeiow
fso”farupto2hours.
However, during the microwave roasting
process,agreatamountof heatisstoredin
the roast, Keeping the roast in the warm
ovencavityduring TEIVIP/HOLDcan cause
agreater increase in internai temperature
than when aliowing the roastto stand out-
sidethe ovenon a kitchencounter.Temper-
aturesof upto 20° to 30° abovetheTiWIP/
HOLDsetting are possibie.Becauseof this
heatstorage,it is not possibleto hold roasts
atararedegreeof doneness.
It is suggestedthat youfirst removethe roast
from the ovenand let it stand,uncovered,for
about 10 to 15 minutes before returning to
TENIP/HOLD.Or, if youknowbeforecooking
that you intendto hold asoiid roastat serving
temperature, you may compensate for the
stored heat by undercooking the roast. See
yourCookbookfor details.
‘m USE: -..
1. insertprobeinfood.(If youhavejustTemp
Cooked your food, steps one and two are
aireadydone).
2. Attachprobeto o~en,(See probe instruc-
tions underTemperatureCooking.)
3. TouchTEMPHOLO.Thesignallight onthe
displayaboveTEMPHOLDcomeson. Read-
out displays:0.
4. Select thehoidingtemperatureyouwant.
Your oven wiil automatically microwavethe
food until it reachesthe pre-settemperature
andkeepsthe food atthis temperature.
5. Select PowerLevel.Your oven wiil auto-
maticallyuse High unlessyou seiect another
ievel. See your cookbook for suggested
powerievelsfor variousfoods.
6. PushSTART.The insidelight comeson. A
fan starts. If you also selectedaTIMECOOK
or TEMP COOK cycie, together with TEMP
HOLDcycle,the ovenwili first cook the food
and then automatically go into the TEMP
HOLD cycie. (TiME COOK or TEMP COOK
aiwaysprecedesTEMPHOLD.)
7. Duringthe TENiPHOLDcycle,the oven
wi!inot shutoffuntilyoutouchthe CLEAR/
OFFpad. (You can interrupt microwavingby
opening the oven door. The cycie resumes
whenyouciosethe door andpressSTART,)
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If your oven has the automatic simmer fea-
ture, you have extra versatility in micro-
waving.Thissetting letsyouslow-cookfoods
for extra moistness,extratenderness.It’s like
havingan appliance-within-an-appliance!The
automatic simmersetting brings food rapidly
to asimmer,then holdsthe simmerat about
180°Ffor aslong asyouwant.Perfectfor old-
-fashioned pot roasts, hearty stews, chili,
bakedbeans,evenmulleddrinks.Toautomat-
ically simmer,ym.Ican use any microwave-
proof casseroles. But do not use alid.
Instead, stretch plastic wrap.over the top of
the casserole. Gather the wrap loosely
aroundtheprobe$o.allowsteamto escape.
-mCXX)K
1. Insert$heprobeinliquidinbottomofdish.
(As liquid simmers,steamforms to cook and
tenderizefood.) Coverthedish.
2. AttacHthe probeto the oven.(See probe
instructions.)
3. Touchautomaticsimmerpad. The signal
light on the display aboveautoi’naticsimmer
padlights up.
4. Don’tselectatime.Theovenwill becook-
ing bytemperature,nottime.
5. Don’t select atemperatureor aPower
Level.The automatic simmerfeature is auto-
matically pre-setfor the correct temperature
andPowerLevelfor automaticsimmering.
6. PushSTART.The insidelight comeson. A
fan starts.
Theautomatic simmer feature lets you slow-
cook foods which needlong, gentle cooking
to tenderize or develop flavor. Food is
brought to asimmerrapidly,then the temper-
ature probe maintains simmering at about
180°for as long asyou want. Temperatureof
food is not shown on the read-out during
cooking. However,if you wish to check tem-
perature, touch automatic simmerpad; ten?-
Reratureof food and Powerlevelbeing used
‘willshow on the rea&out as long as-pad is
touched.
A=--
Use any microwave-proof casserole for
automatic simmer feature. Insert probe in
midd{eof casseroleso thatthe tipis restingin
liquid in the bottom of the dish. Sinceliquid is
necessaryfor this function, steamtenderizes
andbringsout the full flavorof thedish.
7. Simmeras longasyourslow-cookrecipe
callsfor.Fivehours, six,eventen hours.The
oven won’t shut off until you touch the
CLEAF1/OFFpad. (You can interrupt micro-
waving by opening the oven door. But it re-
sumes when you close the door and press
START,)
Do not useaMon the microwave-proofcas-
serole that you choose. Instead, use stretch
plastic wrap over the top of the casserole,
Cover tightly with plastic wrap, arranging
/oose/y around the probe to allow steam to
escape.

to
when you’re n’mowwawh’lg with ‘mrm toremember I
temperature, you can delay cook- prog~ammingwith temperature:
when ycwre
hlg WIkm’.
Can’t be homewhenit’s time to start dinner?
~--l
AlthoughAutomaticSimmeris atemper-
Let the ovenstart without you. Usingacom- ature setting, it can’t be programmed.
bination of Hold/Delay Timer and Temper- UnlikeregularTemperatureCooking,the
atureCooking,the ovencandelaystartingfor automaticsimmerfeature will not shut off
whenit reachesapresettemperature.
upto 99minutesand99seconds
YOU’LL SEE THIS HAP-
WHEN YOU WANT THE PENING ON THE CONTROL
OVEN TO 00 THIS TOUCH THIS PANEL
I’d like this cooked roast re- 7,
heated in time for dinner,
but not started yet. . . It The read-outdisplays:0. No
wouid be ready too soon. signallight turnson.
(Firstinsertthe probe in the
cookedroast,andattachthe
probe to theoven.)
:$::~::”tesbefores’art-15:00
The read-out panel shows
.
Thenheatit The read-out panel shows
:0. The signal light on the
display above TEMP COOK
comeson.
to about 130°F–just the way outpanelshows130.
The TEtvlPCOOK signal
welike it. . . light remamson. The read-
The read-out panel shows
Doit just intimefor dinner
m~:;$g:~$~rn~:i
.
*iA//o~ foods to f~mfijn af room fempefatufe on/yag /ong8s sdfa,Times vary.
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The !vlemoryEntry/Recall pad allowsyou to
store complete 2, 3, or 4-step programs or
any l-step cooking function which requires
the entry of time or temperature.Just set the
ovenand pressthe MemoryEntry/Recali pad
insteadof start.As MemoryEntry/Recall pad
is pressed,readoutbecomesblank,indicating
that oven can now be used for other
programs.
Whenthe pre-setcooking function is needed,
touching the MemoryEntry/Recall pad once
again will set the oven automaticallyfor the
cooking function(s) you previouslystored in
memory. Touch start and the oven begins
microwavingthis presetprogram.
DC)THIS TOIJCHTHIS YOU’LLSEETHISHAPPENING
ONTHECONTROLPANEL
Setthe control panelfor the wayyou
ward the food” cooked. But don’t Beforeyou touch MemoryEntry/Re-
pressSTART.Useasingle setting or call, signal lights on the read-out
oneof theprogramsonpages14and
16.Defrost,cook by time or temper- abovethe function that you setcome
on. Lights go off assoon as memory
ature . . . any settings but the padistouched.
automaticsimmerfunction work with
memory.
Leave these s!mple Instrtmfkmswith the babysitter’:
SHE’LLSEETHISHAPPENING
DOTHIS TOUCHTHE O?dTHECONTROLPANSL
>
Put the food in oven and close the Signal lights show what kind of
door. Insertprobe if TEMPCOOKor microwavingyou selected. (No light
TEMPHOLDhasbeenselected. showswhenusingHOLD/TIMER.)
mp$mff~~g+
The oven will cook dinner
the way the children like it
Just asif Motherwerethere.
Change your mind? It’s easy to clear the Useyourovenwhileit’sremembering.Using
Memory.Just enter anew program, and the the Memory Entry only stores instructions.
old instruction areautomaticallyerased.The You’re free to use the oven for any type
ovenis readyto remembernewinstructions. microwaving. Only when you touch Memory
Recall and START does the oven start
Remember:If you haveanycooking program carryingout thestoredinstructions.
set in the oven, messing the MemoryEntry/
Recall Pad wi~l“
oven’s memory,
memory.
store [hat program-in the
and will er&e ?heprevious
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asi%
In any cooking program,information entered Levelof both the Defrostand the Time Cook
under the Defrostsetting alwaysoccurs first cycles, you can use Defrostto cook at one
in the cookingcycie,andtheTimeCookentry powerlevel,then automaticallyswitchto Time
occurs last.Sjnceyou can changethe Power Cookto cookatanotherpowerlevel.
WHENYOUWANTTHE TOUCHTHIS YOU’LLSEETHISHAPPENING
OVENTODOTHIS ONTHECONTROLPANEL
Iwish to make ahearty Vegetable
Beef Soup (recipe in Cookbook, Signal Ijght on the display above
page44) but don’t want to be there DEFROSTcomes on. Read-outdis-
to turn the powerleveldownafterthe plays 60:00. Box in read-out panel
initial boilingperiod. showsautomaticdefrostsettingof 3.
EEEEl
Bringto aboilfor one hourat HIGH. Powerlevelchangesfrom3to 10
Signal light on the display above
Then automaticallyswitchto simmer TIMECOOKcomeson. Read-outdis-
for 99 minutes. . . plays 99:00. Box in read-out panel
showspowerlevel10.
at power level 5(MEDIUM) Power level changes from 10 to 5.
Appropriate signal lights show that
PushSTART. [START 1ovenis carrying out the 2-stepcook-
ingautomatically.
!Hereare some other examples of stand using the no-heat Hold/Delay Timer
automatic 2-step cooking: until readyto serve.
●You can cook dried beansat High for 20 to sOr cook the meatloaf at HIGH(power level
30 minutes,then simmerthem until tender 10),let it stand and then keep it at WARM
at Medium. (powerlevel1)until you’re ready.
.Microwave ameatloaf at Medium High Forcompletecooking instruction andrecipes,
(power level 7) for 22 minutes, then let it seethe cookbookthat camewith youroven.
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