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1.0 Cubic Foot
Microwave Oven
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OWNER’S MANUAL
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COOKING GUIDE
MW8103SS
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Contents Safety........................................................... 3 Cooking Instructions .............................. 14 Cooking Utensils ..................................... 14 Your New Microwave Oven.................... 6 Testing Utensils ...................................... 14 Checking Parts ..........................................6 Cooking Techniques .............................. 15 Setting Up Your Microwave Oven .........6 General Tips .............................
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Safety PRECAUTIONS TO Important Safety AVOID POSSIBLE Instructions EXPOSURE TO When using any electrical appliance, basic safety precautions should be followed, EXCESSIVE including the following: MICROWAVE WARNING ENERGY: (a) Do not attempt to operate this oven with To reduce risk of burns, electric shock, fire, the door open since open-door operation personal injury or exposure to excessive can result in harmful exposure to microwave energy: microwave energy. It is importa
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Safety Do not cook without the glass tray in place on Important Safety Instructions, the oven floor. Food will not cook properly continued without the tray. Do not defrost frozen beverages in narrow- As with any appliance, close supervision is necked bottles. The containers can break. necessary when used by children. Dishes and containers can become hot. Do not operate this appliance if it has a Handle with care. damaged cord or plug, if it is not working Carefully
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Safety Important Grounding Use of Extension Cords Instructions A short power-supply cord is provided to This appliance must be grounded. In the event reduce the risk of becoming entangled in or of an electrical short circuit, grounding reduces tripping over a longer cord. Extension cords the risk of electric shock by providing an may be used if care is exercised in their use. If escape wire for the electrical current. This a Extension cord is used: appliance is equipped with
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Your New Microwave Oven Checking Parts Setting Up Your Microwave Oven Unpack your microwave oven and check to make 1 Place the oven on a flat, sturdy surface and sure that you have all the parts shown here. If plug the cord into a grounded outlet Once any part is missing or broken, call your dealer. plugged in, the display on your oven will show:. MICROWAVE OVEN MW8103SS MODEL START ENTER COOK TIME TIME2 One Minute+ Popcorn Potato Fresh Frozen Auto Vegetable
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Operation Guide Control Panel Buttons 1. One Minute+ Button p.10 Press once for every minute of cooking at High Power. 2. Auto Reheat Button p.10 Selects type of dish to be reheated. 3. Auto Defrost Button p.11 Sets weight of food to be defrosted. One 1 Minute+ Popcorn Potato 4. Number Buttons Sets cooking times or amounts and power Fresh Frozen Vegetable Dinner levels other than high. Auto 2 Reheat 8 5. Clock Button p.8 Frozen Pizza Vegetable Reheat Sets current time. Auto Frozen
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Operation Guide Turning on the Power and Selecting a Setting the Clock Weight 1 Press the Clock button. The “ENTER” and The first time you plug the power cord into an “TIME” indicators flash. outlet, or after there has been an interruption in START ENTER COOK TIME TIME2 power, the display shows “ ” At this point, you can select the weight system for the display. You can choose between pounds (LBS) Kg g Oz Lbs. QTY. or kilograms (KG). To do so,
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Operation Guide Using the One Touch Cook Buttons Frozen 1 serving Remove from package. vege-tables 2servings Place the vegetables 1 Press the One Touch Cook button 3servings into a casserole bowl corresponding to the food you are cooking 4servings and add a small amount (Popcorn, for example). The display shows of water (2-4Tbsp). the first serving size. (“ENTER” and “QTY.” Cover during cooking will flash) and stir before standing. Frozen 2-4 oz Remove package from STAR
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Operation 2 Use the number buttons to increase the Using the One Minute + Button serving size. For example, for three This button offers a convenient way to heat food servings, press the“3” button (Refer to the in one-minute increments at the High power Auto Reheat Chart below for the servings). level. The display shows the number of servings you have selected: 1 Press the One Minute + button once for each minute you wish to cook the food. For START ENTER COOK TIM
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Operation Defrosting Automatically One-stage Cooking To thaw frozen food, set the weight of the food For simple one-stage cooking, you only need to and the microwave automatically sets the set a cooking time. The power level is defrosting time, power level and standing time. automatically set to High. If you want to set the 1 Press the Auto Defrost button. The display power to any other level, you must set it using the shows “0.5 lbs.” (0.2Kg if you have set your Power L
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Operation Multi-stage Cooking Using the More/Less Buttons 1 Follow steps 1 and 2 in the “One-Stage The More/Less buttons allow you to adjust pre- Cooking” section on the previous page. set cooking times. Use the More/Less button only When entering more than one cooking after you have already begun cooking. stage, the Power Level button must be pressed before the second cooking stage 1 To ADD more time to an automatic cooking can be entered. procedure: Press the More(9) b
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Operation Using the Kitchen Timer Setting the Child Protection Lock 1 Press the Kitchen Timer button. You can lock your microwave oven so it can’t be used by unsupervised children. 2 Use the Number buttons to set the length of time you want the timer to run. 1 Hold the “0” button and then press the “2” 3 Press Start to begin Kitchen Timer. button. 4 The display counts down and beeps when the time has elapsed. . “Note: The microwave does not turn on when the Kit
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Cooking Instructions Not Recommended Cooking Utensils Glass jars and bottles — Regular glass is too Recommended Use thin to be used in a microwave, and can Glass and glass-ceramic bowls and dishes shatter. — Use for heating or cooking. Paper bags — These are a fire hazard, except Microwave browning dish — Use to brown for popcorn bags that are designed for the exterior of small items such as steaks, microwave use. chops, or pancakes. Follow the directions Styrofo
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Cooking Instructions Cooking Techniques General Tips Stirring Dense foods, such as potatoes, take longer to Stir foods such as casseroles and vegetables heat than lighter foods. Foods with a delicate while cooking to distribute heat evenly. Food at texture should be heated at a low power level to avoid becoming tough. the outside of the dish absorbs more energy and Altitude and the type of cookware you are heats more quickly, so stir from the outside to the using can a
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Cooking Instructions Cooking Guide Guide for Cooking Meat in Your Microwave Place meat on a microwave-safe roasting rack in a microwave-safe dish. Start meat fat-side down. Check the temperature in several places before letting the meat stand the recommended time. The following temperatures are removal temperatures. The temperature of the food will rise during the standing time. Food Cook Time/Power Level Directions Roast Beef Cooking Time: Place roast fat-side down on
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Cooking Instructions Guide for Cooking Seafood in Your Microwave Cook fish until it flakes easily with a fork. Place fish on a microwave-safe roasting rack in a microwave-safe dish. Use a tight cover to steam fish. A lighter cover of wax paper or paper towel provides less steaming. Do not overcook fish; check it at minimum cooking time. Food Cook Time/Power Level Directions Steaks Cooking Time: Arrange steaks on roasting rack with meaty portions 6-10 min. / lb. towards t
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Cooking Instructions Auto Defrosting Guide Follow the instructions below when defrosting different types of food. Standard Food Procedure Amount Roast Beef, 2.5-6.0 lb. Start with the food placed fat side down. After each stage, turn the food Pork over.. Steaks, Chops, 0.5-3.0 lb. After each stage, rearrange the food. Remove any pieces of food that are Fish nearly defrosted. Let stand, covered, for 5-10 minutes. Ground Meat 0.5-3.0 lb. After each stage, remove any pieces of
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Cooking Instructions Broccoli and Cheese Casserole Recipes ¼ cup butter or margarine Beef and Barley Stew ¼ cup chopped onion 1½ lbs. beef stew cubes, cut into ½-inch pieces 1½ Tbs. flour ½ cup chopped onion ½ tsp. salt 2 Tbs. all-purpose flour ¼ tsp. dry mustard 1 Tbs Worcestershire sauce 1 /8 tsp. pepper 1 can (13.75-14.5 oz.) beef broth 1½ cups milk 2 medium carrots, cut into ½-inch slices (about 1 ¼ cup chopped red pepper cup) 8 oz. (2 cups) cheddar cheese, shredded ½ cup ba
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Cooking Instructions Black Bean Soup Recipes 1 cup chopped onion Warm Potato Salad 1 clove garlic, minced 2 lbs. small red potatoes, cut into ½-inch pieces 2 cans (15 oz. each) black beans, drained 4 slices bacon (uncooked), cut into ½-inch pieces 1 can (14-16 oz.) stewed tomatoes, chopped ¼ cup chopped onion 1 can (13.75-14.5 oz.) chicken broth 2 tsp. sugar 1 can (7-8.5 oz.) corn 1 tsp. salt 1 can (4 oz.) chopped green chilies 1 tsp. flour 1-2 tsp. ground cumin, or to taste ½ ts
