Information You Need To Know
ABOUT YOUR OVEN
This Installation/Use and Care Manual is valuable: read it
carefully and always save it for reference.
A good microwave cookbook is a valuable asset. Check
it for microwave cooking principles, techniques, hints
and recipes.
NEVER use the oven without the turntable and support
nor turn the turntable over so that a large dish could be
placed in the oven. The turntable will turn both clockwise
and counterclockwise.
ALWAYS have food in the oven when it is on to absorb
the microwave energy.
When using the oven at power levels below 100%, you
may hear the magnetron cycling on and off. It is normal
for the exterior of the oven to be warm to the touch when
cooking or reheating.
Condensation is a normal part of microwave cooking.
Room humidity and the moisture in food will influence the
amount of moisture that condenses in the oven. Generally,
covered foods will not cause as much condensation as
uncovered ones. Vents on the oven back must not be
blocked.
After using CONVECTION, SPEED FUNCTIONS or
CONVECTION MORE MENUS, you will hear the sound
of the cooling fan. The fan may continue to operate as
long as 5 minutes, depending on the oven temperature.
Be aware that, unlike microwave-only ovens, convection
microwave ovens have a tendency to become hot during
CONVECTION, SPEED FUNCTIONS and CONVECTION
MORE MENUS cooking.
The oven is for food preparation only. It should not be
used to dry clothes or newspapers.
Your oven is rated 950 watts by using the IEC Test
Procedure. In using recipes or package directions, check
food a minute or two before the minimum time and add
time accordingly.
ABOUT MICROWAVE COOKING
• Arrange food carefully. Place thickest areas towards
outside of dish.
• Watch cooking time. Cook for the shortest amount of
time indicated and add more as needed. Food severely
overcooked can smoke or ignite.
• Cover foods while cooking. Check recipe or cookbook
for suggestions: paper towels, wax paper, microwave
plastic wrap or a lid. Covers prevent spattering and
help foods to cook evenly.
• Stir foods from outside to center of dish once or twice
during cooking, if possible.
• Turn foods over once during microwaving to speed
cooking of such foods as chicken and hamburgers.
Large items like roasts must be turned over at least
once.
• Rearrange foods such as meatballs halfway through
cooking both from top to bottom and from the center
of the dish to the outside.
• Add standing time. Remove food from oven and stir,
if possible. Cover for standing time which allows the
food to finish cooking without overcooking.
• Check for doneness. Look for signs indicating that
cooking temperatures have been reached.
Doneness signs include:
- Food steams throughout, not just at edge.
- Center bottom of dish is very hot to the touch.
- Poultry thigh joints move easily.
- Meat and poultry show no pinkness.
- Fish is opaque and flakes easily with a fork.
ABOUT CHILDREN AND THE
MICROWAVE
Children below the age of 7 should use the oven with a
supervising person very near to them. Between the ages
of 7 and 12, the supervising person should be in the
same room.
The child must be able to reach the oven comfortably; if
not, he/she should stand on a sturdy stool.
At no time should anyone be allowed to lean or swing
on the oven door.
Children should be taught all safety precautions: use
potholders, remove coverings carefully, pay special
attention to packages that crisp food because they may
be extra hot.
Don't assume that because a child has mastered one
cooking skill he/she can cook everything.
Children need to learn that the oven is not a toy. See page
25 for Control Lock feature.
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