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Over-The-Range
Microwave Oven
Owner's Manual,
Cooking Guide, &
Installation Instructions
MVH250E
MVH250W
MVH250L
Attention:
Keep these instructions for future reference.
If microwave oven changes ownership, be sure
this manual accompanies microwave oven.
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Table Of Contents Auto Cook ........................................................ 15 TABLE OF CONTENTS ....................................... 2 Cooking Guide for Auto Cook .......................... 16 3 Auto Reheat ..................................................... 17 SAFETY ............................................................... Cooking Guide for Auto Reheat ....................... 17 Precautions To Avoid Possible Exposure To Auto Defrost ........................................
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Safety PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY... (c) Do not operate the oven if it is damaged. (a) Do not attempt to operate this oven with the door open since open-door operation can It is particularly important that the oven door result in harmful exposure to microwave closes properly and that there is no damage to the: energy. It is important not to defeat or tamper with the safety interlocks. (1) Door (bent), (2) Hinges and latches (broken or loosened), (3) Door
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Safety IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The safety instructions below will tell you how to use your oven and avoid harm to yourself or damage to your oven. WARNING ] To reduce the risk of burns, electric shock, fire, injury to persons, or exposure to excessive microwave energy. • Reed all the instructions before using your oven. • Do not use this oven for commercial purposes. It is made for household use only, • Do not allow children to use this oven without • When cleaning the door and the surface
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Safety • Do not let cord hang over edge of table or counter. To avoid improperly cooking some foods. - Do not heat any types of baby bottles or baby • Preserve the oven floor: food. Uneven heating may occur and possibly - Do not heat the oven floor excessively. cause personal injury. - Do not heat small-necked containers, such as - Do not allow the gray film on special microwave- cooking packages to touch the oven floor. Put the syrup bottles. package on a microwavable dish. - Do not deep-fat fr
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Information Please read this owner's manual. It will tell you how ASURE TM EXTENDED SERVICE PLAN to use all the fine features of this microwave oven, Amana offers long-term service protection for this new oven, AsureTM Extended Service Plan is specially LOCATION OF MODEL NUMBER designed to supplement Amana's strong warranty. To request service information or replacement parts, This plan covers pads, labor, and travel charges. the service center will require the complete model Call 1-800-528-2682
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Information MICROWAVE OVEN FEATURES Model and Serial D Number Plate[] Vent Grille [] Window with [] Glass Turntable Metal Shield Two-Position Cooking Guide Door Handle Metal Rack Panel Door Safety• Lock System CooktolYCountertop Light Grease Filter OVEN SPECIFICATIONS Power Supply 120 VAC, 60 Hz Input Power 1,500 W Cooking Power 1,000 W (IEC705 Standard) Frequency 2,450 MHz Rated Current 14 A Outer Dimensions 29 -15/16" x 16-7/16" X 15-318" Cavity Volume 1.5 Cu. Ft Net Weight 65 Ibs -7-
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Information OVEN CONTROLPANEL FAVORITE ® i_ RECIPE AUTO I T_E DEFROST DEFROST_-- @ / LEVEL PROGRAM WARM - " _r k ® @ -@ TOPl [ T=T H_ TURNTABLE @- ON - OFF ® KITCHEN _ @- @ @ -8-
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Information 14. 1. DISPLAY: The display includes a clock and NUMBER: Touch number pads to enter cooking indicators to tell you time of day, cooking time time, power level, quantities, or weights. settings, and cooking functions selected. 15. POWER LEVEL: Touch this pad to select a 2. POPCORN: Touch this pad when popping popcorn cooking power level. in your microwave oven. See page 15 for more information. 16. PROGRAM: Touch this pad to set a cooking time. 17. 3. POTATO: Touch this pad to cook fr
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Operation LEARN ABOUT YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN This section discusses the concepts behind microwave cooking and introduces you to the basics you need to know to operate your microwave oven, Please read this information before use. I CAUTION II DO NOT RUN THE OVEN EMPTY. HELP KITCHEN TIMER You can use your microwave oven as a timer. Use the The HELP pad displays feature information and helpful hints. Press HELP, then select a key pad, Timer for timing up to 99 minutes, 99 seconds. Example: To learn ab
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Operation VENT HI-LOW-OFF LIGHT HI-LOW-OFF The VENT moves steam and other Touch LIGHT pad once for bright vapors from the cooking surface. light, twice for night light, or three Touch VENT once for High fan times to turn the light off. speed, twice for Low fan speed, or three times to turn the fan off. LIGHT TIMER You can set the LIGHT to turn on and off automatically NOTE: If the temperature gets too hot around the at any time you want. The light comes on at the same microwave oven, the fan in
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Operation EASY COOK TM FAVORITE RECIPE A time-saving pad, this simplified control lets you FAVORITE RECIPE lets you recall one cooking quickly set and start microwave cooking without the instruction previously placed in memory and begin need to touch START pad. cooking quickly. Example: To set EASY COOK TM for 2 minutes. Example: To cook for 2 minutes. 1. Touch FAVORITE RECIPE 1. times. Touch EASY COOK TM pad 4 pad. The oven begins cooking and display shows time counting down. 2. Enter the cook
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Operation COOKING AT HIGH COOK POWER COOKING WITH MORE THAN ONE COOK CYCLE Example: To cook food for 8 minutes 30 seconds. For best results, some recipes call for one Power Level for a certain length of time, and another Power Level for 1. Enter the cook time. another length of time. Your oven can be set to change from one to another automatically, for up to three cycles if the first heating cycle is defrostor the last at 0% power. 2. Touch START pad. When the cook time is over, Example: To cook
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Operation COOKING GUIDE FOR LOWER POWER LEVELS The t 0 power levels in addition to HIGH allow you to examples of foods best cooked at each level, and the choose the best power level for the food you are amount of microwave power you are using. cooking. Below are listed all the power levels, POWER LEVEL MICROWAVE OUTPUT USE 10 100% • Boil water. HIGH • Cook ground beef. • Make candy. • Cook fresh fruits and vegetables. • Cook fish and poultry. • Preheat browning dish. 9 90% • Reheat meat slices q
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Operation BEVERAGE POPCORN POPCORN lets you pop 1.75, 3.0, and 3.5 ounce begs BEVERAGE lets you heat up to 2 beverages. of commemially packaged microwave popcorn, Pop only NOTE: one package at a time. if you are using a microwave • Reheat times based on an 8 ounce cup. popcornpopper, follow manufacturer's instructions.To • Beverage may be very hot; remove from even with care. set your microwave oven correctly,follow this chart: 3.5 Example: To reheat one 8 oz. beverage. Bag Size-ounces ._ 3 Touc
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Operation COOKING GUIDE FOR AUTO COOK CODE CATEGORY QUANTITY DIRECTIONS Place in a microwavable bowl or casserole. 1 cup Vegetables and Add water according to the quantity. 2 tbsp water Cover with plastic wrap and vent. Let stand 5 minutes. 2 cups Vegetables and 1/4 cup of water FRESH VEGETABLE 3 cups Vegetables and 1/3 cup of water 4 cups Vegetables and 1/2 cup of water Place in a microwavable bowl or casserole. 1 cup Cover with plastic wrap and vent. Let stand 5 minutes. 2 cups FROZEN VEGETABL
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Operation AUTO REHEAT AUTO REHEAT provides four preset categories for reheating. Example: To reheat 2 servings of Dinner plate. 1. Touch AUTO REHEAT pad. 3. Enter quantity/servings. Number of Category cups/Items 2. Choose food category. Dinner plate 1 - 2 servings Touch pad Soup/sauce 1 - 4 cups Category number Casserole 1 - 4 cups Dinner plate 1 Roll/Muffin 1 - 4 pieces Soup/sauce 2 When the cook time is over, Casserole 3 you will hear four beeps and Roll/Muffin 4 END will display. COOKING GUID
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Operation WEIGHT CONVERSION CHART AUTO DEFROST Your microwave oven is preset with three defrost To enter food weight in AUTO DEFROST, you must specify pounds and tenths of a pound. If the weight on sequences. Using AUTO DEFROST is the best way to defrost frozen foods. The Auto Defrost Sequence the food package is in fractions of a pound, you can use the following chart to convert the weight to Table below provides some basic guidelines for using decimals, the three defrost sequences. Example: To
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Operation AUTO DEFROST CHART Meat setting FOOD SETTING AT BEEP SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS BEEF Meat of irregular shape and large, fatty cuts of meat should have the narrow or fatty areas shielded with foil at the beginning of a defrost sequence, MEAT Do not defrost less than 1/4lb. Ground Beef, Remove thawed portions with Bulk fork. Turn over, Return Freeze in doughnut shape. remainder to oven. Ground Beef, MEAT Separate and rearrange. Do not defrost less than two oz. patties. Patties Depress center w
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Operation AUTO DEFROST CHART (CONTINUED) Poultry setting FOOD SETrlNG AT BEEP SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS CHICKEN POULTRY Turn over (finish defrosting Place chicken breast-side up on a microwavable Whole (up to breast-side down). Cover roast rack. Finish defrosting by immersing in cold 6 Ibs) warm areas with aluminum water. Remove giblets when chicken is partially foil. defrosted. Cut-up Separatepieces and Place on e microwavable roasting rack. rearrange. Turn over. Cover warm Finish defrosting by imme
