About your oven
This Use and Care Guide 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, tech-
niques, hints and recipes.
NEVER use the Microwave 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 Microwave Oven when it
is on to absorb the microwave energy.
When using the Microwave Oven at power levels
below 100%, you may hear the magnetron cycling
on and off. It is normal for the exterior of the oven
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 cook-
book for suggestions: paper towels, wax paper,
microwave plastic wrap or a lid. Covers prevent
spattering and help foods to cook evenly.
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Shield with small flat pieces of aluminum foil
any thin areas of meat or poultry to prevent
overcooking before dense, thick areas are cooked
thoroughly.
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Stir foods from outside to center of dish once or
twice during cooking, if possible.
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Turn foods over once during microwaving to speed
cooking of such foods as chicken and hamburg-
ers. Large items like roasts must be turned over
at least once.
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Rearrange foods such as meatballs halfway
through cooking both from top to bottom and from
Information You Need To Know
to be warm to the touch when cooking or reheating.
Condensation is a normal part of microwave cook-
ing. 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. Ventilation
openings must not be blocked.
The Microwave Oven is for food preparation only. It
should not be used to dry clothes or newspapers.
Your Microwave Oven is rated 1100 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.
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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 overcook-
ing.
Check for doneness. Look for signs indicating that
cooking temperatures have been reached.
Doneness signs include:
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Food steams throughout, not just at edge.
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Center bottom of dish is very hot to the touch.
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Poultry thigh joints move easily.
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Meat and poultry show no pinkness.
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Fish is opaque and flakes easily with a fork.
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