KitchenAid Khms155lss 4 Manual

							  
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TableofContents............................................................................................................2 
ModelKHMS155L 
8205963/4619-652-61913  
						

							  
TABLEOFCONTENTS 
MICROWAVEOVENSAFETY........................................................3 
ElectricalRequirements...............................................................5 
PARTSANDFEATURES................................................................6 
Turntable......................................................................................6 
CookingRack...............................................................................6 
CrisperPanandHandle...............................................................6 
MICROWAVEOVENCONTROL....................................................7 
Display..........................................................................................7 
NumberCodes.............................................................................7 
Start..............................................................................................7 
Cancel..........................................................................................7 
Clock............................................................................................7 
Tones............................................................................................8 
Timer.............................................................................................8 
ChildLock....................................................................................8 
VentFan.......................................................................................8 
CooktopLight...............................................................................8 
DemoMode..................................................................................8 
MICROWAVEOVENUSE..............................................................9 
FoodCharacteristics....................................................................9 
CookingGuidelines......................................................................9 
CookwareandDinnerware........................................................10 
AluminumFoilandMetal...........................................................10 
CookingPower...........................................................................10 
Cooking......................................................................................11 
SensorCooking..........................................................................11 
AutoCooking.............................................................................11 
EasyMinute................................................................................12 
CookinginStages......................................................................12 
Reheating...................................................................................12 
2-4Plates...................................................................................12 
CustomDefrost..........................................................................13 
EasySimmer..............................................................................13 
CrisporSizzle............................................................................14 
KeepWarm.................................................................................14 
MICROWAVEOVENCARE..........................................................15 
GeneralCleaning........................................................................15 
ReplacingFilters.........................................................................16 
ReplacingCooktopLight...........................................................16 
ReplacingMicrowaveOvenLight..............................................17 
TROUBLESHOOTING..................................................................18 
ASSISTANCEORSERVICE.........................................................19 
ReplacementPartsandAccessories.........................................19 
WARRANTY..................................................................................20  
						

							  
MICROWAVEOVENSAFETY 
Yoursafetyandthesafetyofothersareveryimportant. 
Wehaveprovidedmanyimportantsafetymessagesinthismanualandonyourappliance.Alwaysreadandobeyall 
safetymessages. 
Thisisthesafetyalertsymbol.  Thissymbolalertsyoutopotentialhazardsthatcankillorhurtyouandothers. 
AllsafetymessageswillfollowthesafetyalertsymbolandeitherthewordDANGERor 
WARNING.Thesewordsmean: 
Youcanbekilledorseriouslyinjuredifyoudont 
immediatelyfollowinstructions. 
Youcanbekilledorseriouslyinjuredifyoudont 
followinstructions. 
Allsafetymessageswilltellyouwhatthepotentialhazardis,tellyouhowtoreducethechanceofinjury,andtellyou 
whatcanhappeniftheinstructionsarenotfollowed. 
IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS 
Whenusingelectricalappliancesbasicsafetyprecautionsshouldbefollowed,includingthefollowing: 
WARNING:Toreducetheriskofburns,electriciDonotoperatethemicrowaveovenifithasa 
shock,fire,injurytopersons,orexposuretoexcessive 
microwaveenergy: 
[]Readallinstructionsbeforeusingthemicrowave 
oven. 
[]ReadandfollowthespecificPRECAUTIONSTO 
AVOIDPOSSIBLEEXPOSURETOEXCESSIVE 
MICROWAVEENERGYfoundinthissection. 
[]Themicrowaveovenmustbegrounded.Connect 
onlytoproperlygroundedoutlet.SeeGROUNDING 
INSTRUCTIONSfoundinthissectionandinthe 
providedInstallationInstructions. 
[]Installorlocatethemicrowaveovenonlyin 
accordancewiththeprovidedInstallationInstructions. 
[]Someproductssuchaswholeeggsintheshelland 
sealedcontainers-forexample,closedglassjars- 
areabletoexplodeandshouldnotbeheatedinthe 
microwaveoven. 
[]Usethemicrowaveovenonlyforitsintendeduseas 
describedinthismanual.Donotusecorrosive 
chemicalsorvaporsinthemicrowaveoven.Thistype 
ofovenisspecificallydesignedtoheat,cook,ordry 
food.Itisnotdesignedforindustrialorlaboratoryuse. 
[]Aswithanyappliance,closesupervisionisnecessary 
whenusedbychildren. [] 
[] damagedcordorplug,ifitisnotworkingproperly,or 
ifithasbeendamagedordropped. 
Themicrowaveovenshouldbeservicedonlyby 
qualifiedservicepersonnel.Callanauthorized 
servicecompanyforexamination,repair,or 
adjustment. 
Seedoorsurfacecleaninginstructionsinthe 
MicrowaveOvenCaresection. 
Toreducetheriskoffireintheovencavity: 
-Donotovercookfood.Carefullyattendthe 
microwaveovenwhenpaper,plastic,orother 
combustiblematerialsareplacedinsidetheoven 
tofacilitatecooking. 
-Removewiretwist-tiesfrompaperorplasticbags 
beforeplacingbagsinoven. 
-Ifmaterialsinsidetheovenignite,keepovendoor 
closed,turnovenoff,anddisconnectthepowercord, 
orshutoffpoweratthefuseorcircuitbreakerpanel. 
-Donotusethecavityforstoragepurposes.Donot 
leavepaperproducts,cookingutensils,orfoodin 
thecavitywhennotinuse. 
SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS  
						

							  
iMPORTANTSAFETYiNSTRUCTiONS 
[]Liquids,suchaswater,coffee,orteaareabletobe 
overheatedbeyondtheboilingpointwithoutappearing 
tobeboiling.Visiblebubblingorboilingwhenthe 
containerisremovedfromthemicrowaveovenisnot 
alwayspresent.THiSCOULDRESULTINVERYHOT 
LIQUIDSSUDDENLYBOiLiNGOVERWHENTHE 
CONTAINERISDISTURBEDORASPOONOR 
OTHERUTENSILISiNSERTEDINTOTHELiQUiD. 
Toreducetheriskofinjurytopersons: 
-Donotoverheattheliquid. 
-Stirtheliquidbothbeforeandhalfwaythrough 
heatingit. 
-Donotusestraight-sidedcontainerswithnarrow 
necks. 
-Afterheating,allowthecontainertostandinthe 
microwaveovenforashorttimebeforeremoving 
thecontainer. 
-Useextremecarewheninsertingaspoonorother 
utensilintothecontainer. 
[]Suitableforuseabovebothgasandelectriccooking 
equipment. 
[]intendedtobeusedaboverangeswithmaximum 
widthof36inches. 
[]CleanVentilatingHoodsFrequently-Greaseshould 
notbeallowedtoaccumulateonhoodorfilter. 
[]Oversizedfoodsoroversizedmetalutensilsshouldnot 
beinsertedinthemicrowaveovenastheymaycreate 
afireorriskofelectricshock. []Donotcleanwithmetalscouringpads.Piecescan 
burnoffthepadandtouchelectricalpartsinvolvinga 
riskofelectricshock. 
[]Donotusepaperproductswhenapplianceis 
operatedinthePANBROWNmode(onmodels 
withthisfeature). 
[]Donotstoreanymaterials,otherthanmanufacturers 
recommendedaccessories,inthisovenwhennotin 
use. 
[]Donotstoreanythingdirectlyontopofthemicrowave 
ovenwhenthemicrowaveovenisinoperation. 
[]Whenflamingfoodsunderthehood,turnthefanon. 
[]Usecarewhencleaningthevent-hoodfilter. 
Corrosivecleaningagents,suchaslye-basedoven 
cleaners,maydamagethefilter. 
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[] Donotcoverorblockanyopeningsonthe 
microwaveoven. 
Donotstorethismicrowaveovenoutdoors.Donot 
usethemicrowaveovennearwater-forexample, 
nearakitchensink,inawetbasement,orneara 
swimmingpool,orsimilarlocations. 
Donotimmersecordorpluginwater. 
Keepcordawayfromheatedsurfaces. 
Donotletcordhangoveredgeoftableorcounter. 
Donotmountoverasink. 
Donotcoverracksoranyotherpartoftheovenwith 
metalfoil.Thiswillcauseoverheatingoftheoven. 
SAVETHESEiNSTRUCTiONS 
PRECAUTIONSTOAVOIDPOSSIBLEEXPOSURETO 
EXCESSIVEMICROWAVEENERGY 
(a)Donotattempttooperatethisovenwiththedoor 
opensinceopen-dooroperationcanresultin 
harmfulexposuretomicrowaveenergy.Itis 
importantnottodefeatortamperwiththe 
safetyinterlocks. 
(b)Donotplaceanyobjectbetweentheovenfront 
faceandthedoororallowsoilorcleanerresidue 
toaccumulateonsealingsurfaces. (c)Donotoperatetheovenifitisdamaged.Itis 
particularlyimportantthattheovendoorclose 
properlyandthatthereisnodamagetothe: 
(1)Door(bent), 
(2)Hingesandlatches(brokenorloosened), 
(3)Doorsealsandsealingsurfaces. 
(d)Theovenshouldnotbeadjustedorrepairedby 
anyoneexceptproperlyqualifiedservicepersonnel.  
						

							  
ElectricalShockHazard 
Plugintoagrounded3prongoutlet. 
Donotremovegroundprong. 
Donotuseanadapter. 
Donotuseanextensioncord. 
Failuretofollowtheseinstructionscanresultin 
death,fire,orelectricalshock. 
Observeallgoverningcodesandordinances.A120Volt,60Hz, 
AConly,15-or20-ampfusedelectricalsupply(orcircuitbreaker) 
isrequired.(Atime-delayfuseorcircuitbreakeris 
recommended.)Itisrecommendedthataseparatecircuitserving 
onlythisappliancebeprovided. GROUNDINGINSTRUCTIONS 
Forallcordconnectedappliances: 
Themicrowaveovenmustbegrounded.Intheevent 
ofanelectricalshortcircuit,groundingreducesthe 
riskofelectricshockbyprovidinganescapewirefor 
theelectriccurrent.Themicrowaveovenisequipped 
withacordhavingagroundingwirewithagrounding 
plug.Theplugmustbepluggedintoanoutletthatis 
properlyinstalledandgrounded. 
WARNING:Improperuseofthegroundingplugcan 
resultinariskofelectricshock.Consultaqualified 
electricianorservicemanifthegroundinginstructions 
arenotcompletelyunderstood,orifdoubtexistsasto 
whetherthemicrowaveovenisproperlygrounded. 
Donotuseanextensioncord.Ifthepowersupplycord 
istooshort,haveaqualifiedelectricianorserviceman 
installanoutletnearthemicrowaveoven. 
,,Forapermanentlyconnectedappliance: 
Thisappliancemustbeconnectedtoagrounded, 
metallic,permanentwiringsystem,oranequipment 
groundingconductorshouldberunwiththecircuit 
conductorsandconnectedtotheequipment 
groundingterminalorleadontheappliance. 
SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS 
ThisdevicecomplieswithPart18oftheFCCRules.I  
						

							  
PARTSANDFEATURES 
Thismanualmaycoverseveraldifferentmodels.Themodelyou 
havepurchasedmayhavesomeorallofthefeaturesshownhere. 
Theappearanceofyourparticularmodelmaydifferslightlyfrom 
theillustrationsinthismanual. 
ABC TurningOfftheTurntable 
Theturntablecanbeturnedoff(exceptduringanautofunction). 
Thisishelpfulwhencookingwithplatesthatarelargerthanthe 
turntableorwhencookingwithtwo101A(26cm)platesthatare 
sidebyside. 
ToTurnOff:TouchTURNTABLEON-OFRAturntableofficon 
willappearinthedisplay.Theturntablewillturnbackon 
automaticallywhencookingisoverorCANCEL-OFFistouched. 
Thecookingrackisidealfortwo-levelcooking.Itprovidesextra 
cavityspaceforcooking2ormorecontainersatthesametime. 
Inserttheracksecurelyintotheracksupportsonthesidewallsof 
theoven.SeeAssistanceorServicesectiontoreorderrack. 
DEFGHIJ 
A.Microwaveinletcover 
B.Microwaveovenlight 
C.Ventgrille 
D.Metalshieldedwindow 
E.Modelandserialnumberplate 
FCookingrack 
G.Charcoalandgreasefilters 
(shippedinovencavity) H.Cookingguidelabel 
LCooktoplight 
J.Controlpanel 
PartsandFeaturesnetshown 
Turntable 
Crisperpan 
B........................................................ 
D_ 
A.Turntable 
B.Hub 
C.Support 
D.Shaft 
Theturntablecanrotateineitherdirectiontohelpcookfood 
moreevenly.Donotoperatetheovenwithouttheturntablein 
place.SeeAssistanceorServicetoreorderanyoftheparts. 
ToInstall: 
1.Removetapefromthehub. 
2.Placethesupportontheovencavitybottom. 
3.Placetheturntableonthesupport. 
Fittheraised,curvedlinesinthecenteroftheturntable 
bottombetweenthethreespokesofthehub.Therollerson 
thesupportshouldfitinsidetheturntablebottomridge. •Rackwillbecomehot.Alwaysuseovenmittsorpotholders 
whenhandling. 
•Donotallowtheracktotouchtheinsidecavitywalls,ceiling 
orfloor. 
•Donotstoretherackintheoven.Damagetotheovencould 
resultifsomeoneaccidentallyturnsontheoven. 
•Usetherackonlywhencookingontwolevels. 
•Donotusemetalcookware,utensils,orabrowningdishwith 
therack. 
•Donotletfoodcontaineronracktouchthetoporsidesofthe 
oven. 
•Donotplacepopcornbagsonrack. 
•Donotcookfooddirectlyontherack.Alwaysusea 
microwave-safecontainer. 
•Therackisdesignedspecificallyforthisoven.Donotattempt 
touseanyotherrackinthisoven. 
•Cleanracksupportsoften(seeGeneralCleaningsection). 
Damagetotheovencouldresultduetosoilbuildup. 
TheCrisperPan,withanonsticksurfaceanddetachablehandle, 
hasbeenspeciallydesignedformicrowaveuse,andisidealfor 
pan-frying(pan-browning)foodsinthemicrowaveoven. 
Usethehandletograspthepan.Placegrippingendontheedge 
ofpan,squeezehandleandliftpan. 
SeeAssistanceorServicetoorderreplacementparts.  
						

							  
MICROWAVEOVENCONTROL 
8____38___3 
Whenpowerisfirstsuppliedtothemicrowaveoven,a:will 
blinkonthedisplay•TouchCANCELtostoptheblinking.Ifthe: 
blinksonthedisplayatanyothertime,apowerfailurehas 
occurred•TouchCANCELandresettheclockifneeded• 
IfRETRYblinksonthedisplayfor1second,aninvalidvalue 
hasbeenentered•Retryyourentry. 
Whenthemicrowaveovenisinuse,thedisplayshowscooking 
power,quantities,weightsand/orprompts•Whenthemicrowave 
ovenisnotinuse,thedisplayshowsthetimeofdayorTimer 
countdown. Themicrowaveovenispresetwithshortcutnumbercodes.A 
numbercodeincludesoneormoreofthefollowing:cooking 
power,cooktimeandfoodquantityorweight.Seethechartsin 
theCookingand/orReheatingsectionsforadditional 
information• 
TheSTARTpadbeginsanyfunction.Ifnottouchedwithin 
5secondsoftouchingapad,theSTART?indicatorlightwillglow. 
Ifnottouchedwithin1minuteoftouchingapad,thedisplay 
returnstothetimeofday. 
Ifcookingisinterruptedduringanon-sensorfunction,the 
START?indicatorlightwillglow.TouchingSTARTwillresumethe 
cycle. 
Ifcookingisinterruptedduringasensorfunction,thefunctionis 
canceled,andcannotberesumedbytouchingSTART• 
TheCANCELpadclearsanyincorrectcommandandcancelsany 
programduringcooking.Itwillnoterasethetimeofday. 
Themicrowaveovenwillalsoturnoffwhenthedoorisopened. 
ClosethedoorandtouchSTARTtoresumethenon-sensor 
cycle. 
Thisisa12-hourclockanddoesnotshowa.m.orp.m. 
ToSet: 
ThemicrowaveovenandTimermustbeoff. 
1.TouchCLOCK. 
2.Touchthenumberpadstosetthetimeofday. 
3.TouchCLOCKorSTART. 
ToRemove: 
1.TouchCLOCK. 
2.Touch0. 
3.TouchCLOCK• 
Thetimewilldisappear,and:willappearonthedisplay.  
						

							  
Tonesareaudiblesignals,indicatingthefollowing: 
Onetone 
•Validentry(shorttone) 
•EndofTimercountdown(longtone) 
Twotones 
•Reminder,repeateachminuteaftertheend-of-cycletones 
•Endofstageinmultistagecooking 
•Turnfoodduringdefrostcycle(shorttones) 
•Hiddenfeaturehasbeenenteredorexited 
Threetones 
•Invalidentry 
Fourtones 
•Endofcycle 
ToTurnOff/OnValidEntryTones:Touchandholdthenumber 
pad1for5secondsuntil2tonessound.Repeattoturntones 
backon. 
ToTurnOff/OnAllTones:Touchandholdthenumberpad2for 
5secondsuntil2tonessound.Repeattoturntonesbackon. 
TheTimercanbesetinminutesandseconds,upto99minutes 
99secondsandcountsdownthesettime. 
NOTE:TheTimerdoesnotstartorstopthemicrowaveoven. 
WhentheTimerisinuse,themicrowaveovencanstilloperate. 
Toseethetimecountdownfor5secondswhilethemicrowave 
ovenisinuse,touchTIMER. 
ToSet: 
1.TouchTIMER. 
Ifnoactionistakenafter1minute,thedisplaywillreturnto 
thetimeofdaymode. 
2= 
3. Touchthenumberpadstosetthelengthoftime. 
TouchSTART. 
Ifnottouchedwithin5seconds,START?willappearonthe 
display.Ifnottouchedwithin1minute,thedisplaywillreturn 
tothetimeofday. 
Whenthesettimeends,ENDwillappearonthedisplayand 
1longtonewillsound. 
4. 
TouchTIMERorCANCELanytimetocanceltheTimer. 
IfusingtheTimerduringacookingfunction,donottouch 
CANCELtocancelTimer,asthecookingfunctionwillalso 
cancel. 
Thetimecanberesetduringthecountdownbyrepeatingthe 
abovesteps. TheChildLockshutsdownthecontrolpanelpadstoprevent 
unintendeduseofthemicrowaveoven. 
Whenthecontrolislocked,onlytheVentFanandLightpadswill 
function. 
ToLock/UnlockControl:ThemicrowaveovenandTimermust 
beoff.TouchandholdSTARTfor5secondsuntil2tonessound 
andalockiconappearsonthedisplay.Repeattounlockand 
removethelockiconfromdisplay. 
Theventfanhasspeedsrangingfrom1(LOW)to5(HIGH).The 
firsttimetheVentFanisturnedonafterpowerissuppliedtothe 
microwaveoven,itwillstartatspeedlevel1.Eachtimethefanis 
turnedon,itwillstartatthespeedlevelthatwasusedlast. 
Toprotectthemicrowaveoven,theventfanwillautomatically 
turnonattheHIGHsettingifthetemperaturefromtherangeor 
cooktopbelowgetstoohot.Itmaystayonforuptoonehourto 
coolthemicrowaveoven.Whenthisoccurs,theVENTFANpads 
willnotfunction. 
ToTurnVentFanOn/Off: 
1.TouchVENTFANON-OFFpad. 
2.TouchHIGHERorLOWERpadtoincreaseordecreasethe 
fanspeed. 
ThedisplaywillshowFANandanumberbetween1and5 
toindicatefanspeed.After2seconds,thedisplayreturnsto 
previousdisplay. 
Thecooktoplighthas3settings:on,nightandoff. 
ToTurnOn/Night/Off:TouchLIGHTON-NIGHT-OFFrepeatedly 
tocyclethroughsettings. 
TheDemoModeisidealforlearninghowtousethemicrowave 
oven.Whenset,functionscanbeenteredwithoutactuallyturning 
onthemagnetron.Themicrowaveovenlightwillcomeon,the 
fanwillrunand,ifon,theturntablewillrotate. 
ToTurnOn/Off:ThemicrowaveovenandTimermustbeoff. 
TouchandholdTIMERfor5secondsuntil2tonessoundandd 
appearsonthedisplay.Repeattoturnoffandremovedfrom 
thedisplay.  
						

							  
MICROWAVEOVENUSE 
Amagnetronintheovenproducesmicrowaveswhichreflectoff 
themetalfloor,wallsandceilingandpassthroughtheturntable 
andappropriatecookwaretothefood.Microwavesareattracted 
toandabsorbedbyfat,sugarandwatermoleculesinthefood, 
causingthemtomove,producingfrictionandheatwhichcooks 
thefood. 
•Donotleanonorallowchildrentoswingontheovendoor. 
•Donotoperatemicrowaveovenwhenitisempty. 
•Theturntablemustbeinplaceandcorrectsideupwhen 
ovenisinuse.Donotuseifturntableischippedorbroken. 
SeeAssistanceorServicesectiontoreorder. 
•Babybottlesandbabyfoodjarsshouldnotbeheatedinthe 
oven. 
•Clothes,flowers,fruit,herbs,wood,gourds,paper,including 
brownpaperbagsandnewspapershouldnotbedriedinthe 
oven. 
•Donotusethemicrowaveovenforcanning,sterilizingor 
deepfrying.Theovencannotmaintainappropriate 
temperatures. 
•Paraffinwaxwillnotmeltintheovenbecauseitdoesnot 
absorbmicrowaves. 
•Useovenmittsorpotholderswhenremovingcontainersfrom 
oven. 
•Donotovercookpotatoes.Attheendoftherecommended 
cooktime,potatoesshouldbeslightlyfirm.Letpotatoes 
standfor5minutes.Theywillfinishcookingwhilestanding. 
•Donotcookorreheatwholeeggsinsidetheshell.Steam 
buildupinwholeeggsmaycausethemtoburst.Cover 
poachedeggsandallowastandingtime. Covering 
Coveringfoodhelpsretainmoisture,shortencooktimeand 
reducespattering.Usethelidsuppliedwithcookware.Ifalidis 
notavailable,waxpaper,papertowelsorplasticwrapapproved 
formicrowaveovensmaybeused.Plasticwrapshouldbeturned 
backatonecornertoprovideanopeningtoventsteam. 
Condensationonthedoorandcavitysurfacesisnormalduring 
heavycooking. 
StirringandTurning 
Stirringandturningredistributesheatevenlytoavoid 
overcookingtheouteredgesoffood.Stirfromoutsidetocenter. 
Ifpossible,turnfoodoverfrombottomtotop. 
Arranging 
Ifheatingirregularlyshapedordifferentsizedfoods,thethinner 
partsandsmallersizesshouldbearrangedtowardthecenter.If 
cookingseveralitemsofthesamesizeandshape,placethemin 
aringpattern,leavingthecenteroftheringempty. 
Piercing 
Beforeheating,useaforkorsmallknifetopierceorprickfoods 
thathaveaskinormembrane,suchaspotatoes,eggyolks, 
chickenlivers,hotdogs,andsausage.Prickinseveralplacesto 
allowsteamtovent. 
Shielding 
Usesmall,flatpiecesofaluminumfoiltoshieldthethinpiecesof 
irregularlyshapedfoods,bonesandfoodssuchaschicken 
wings,legtipsandfishtail.SeeAluminumFoilandMetalfirst. 
:isdcs 
Whenmicrowavecooking,theamount,sizeandshape,starting 
temperature,compositionanddensityofthefoodaffectcooking 
results. StandingTime 
Foodwillcontinuetocookbythenaturalconductionofheateven 
afterthemicrowavecycleends.Thelengthofstandingtime 
dependsonthevolumeanddensityofthefood. 
AmountofFood 
Themorefoodheatedatonce,thelongerthecooktime.Check 
fordonenessandaddsmallincrementsoftimeifnecessary. 
SizeandShape 
Smallerpiecesoffoodwillcookmorequicklythanlargerpieces, 
anduniformlyshapedfoodscookmoreevenlythanirregularly 
shapedfood. 
StartingTemperature 
Roomtemperaturefoodswillheatfasterthanrefrigeratedfoods, 
andrefrigeratedfoodswillheatfasterthanfrozenfoods. 
CompositionandDensity 
Foodshighinfatandsugarwillreachahighertemperatureand 
heatfasterthanotherfoods.Heavy,densefoods,suchasmeat 
andpotatoes,requirealongercooktimethanthesamesizeofa 
light,porousfood,suchascake.  
						

							  
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Cookwareanddinnerwaremustfitontheturntable.Alwaysuse 
ovenmittsorpotholderswhenhandlingbecauseanydishmay 
becomehotfromheattransferredfromthefood.Donotuse 
cookwareanddinnerwarewithgoldorsilvertrim.Usethe 
followingchartasaguide,thentestbeforeusing. 
MATERIALRECOMMENDATIONS 
AluminumFoil,SeeAluminumFoilandMetalsection. 
Metal 
BrowningDishBottommustbeatleast3A6(5mm)above 
theturntable.Followmanufacturers 
recommendations. 
CeramicGlass,Acceptableforuse. 
Glass 
China,Followmanufacturersrecommendations. 
Earthenware 
MelamineFollowmanufacturersrecommendations. 
PaperTowels,Usenonrecycledandthoseapprovedby 
Dinnerware,themanufacturerformicrowaveovenuse. 
Napkins 
PlasticWraps,Usethoseapprovedbythemanufacturer 
Bags,Covers,formicrowaveovenuse. 
Dinnerware, 
Containers 
PotteryandClayFollowmanufacturersrecommendations. 
Styrofoam*Donotuseinoven. 
Straw,Wicker,Donotuseinoven. 
Wooden 
Containers 
WaxPaperAcceptableforuse. 
ToTestCookwareorDinnerwareforMicrowaveUse: 
1.Putcookwareordinnerwareinovenwith1cup(250mL)of 
waterbesideit. 
2.Cookat100%cookingpowerfor1minute. 
Donotusecookwareordinnerwareifitbecomeshotandthe 
waterstayscool. 
........,.....,_:? 
Alwaysuseovenmittsorpotholderswhenremovingdishesfrom 
themicrowaveoven. 
Aluminumfoilandsomemetalcanbeusedintheoven.Ifnot 
usedproperly,arcing(ablueflashoflight)canoccurandcause 
damagetotheoven. 
OKforUse 
Racksandbakewaresuppliedwiththeoven(onsomemodels), 
aluminumfoilforshielding,andapprovedmeatthermometers 
maybeusedwiththefollowingguidelines: 
•Donotallowaluminumfoilormetaltotouchtheinsidecavity 
walls,ceilingorfloor. 
•Alwaysusetheturntable. 
•Donotallowcontactwithanothermetalobjectduring 
cooking. DoNotUse 
Metalcookwareandbakeware,gold,silver,pewter,non- 
approvedmeatthermometers,skewers,twistties,foillinerssuch 
assandwichwrappers,staplesandobjectswithgoldorsilver 
trimorametallicglazeshouldnotbeusedintheoven. 
Manyrecipesformicrowavecookingspecifywhichcooking 
powertousebypercent,nameornumber.Forexample, 
70%=7=Medium-High. 
Usethefollowingchartasageneralguideforthesuggested 
cookingpowerofspecificfoods. 
PERCENT/NUMBERUSE 
NAME 
100%,High10Quickheatingconvenience 
(defaultfoodsandfoodswithhigh 
setting)watercontent,suchassoups, 
beveragesandmost 
vegetables. 
90% 
Cookingsmalltenderpiecesof 
meat,groundmeat,poultry 
piecesandfishfillets. 
Heatingcreamsoups. 
80% 
Heatingrice,pastaor 
casseroles. 
Cookingandheatingfoods 
thatneedacookpowerlower 
thanhigh.Forexample,whole 
fishandmeatloaf. 
70%,7Reheatingasingleservingof 
Medium-Highfood. 
60%6Cookingsensitivefoodssuch 
ascheeseandeggdishes, 
puddingandcustards. 
Cookingnon-stirrable 
casseroles,suchaslasagna. 
50%,Medium5Cookingham,wholepoultry 
andpotroasts. 
Simmeringstews. 
40%4Meltingchocolate. 
Heatingbread,rollsand 
pastries. 
30%,3Defrostingbread,fish,meats, 
Medium-Low,poultryandprecookedfoods. 
Defrost 
20%2Softeningbutter,cheese,and 
icecream. 
10%,Low1Takingchilloutoffruit. 
10