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Household Appliances
Built-in Microwave Oven
Use and Care Manual
For Models: HMB402, HMB405, HMB406
PLEASE READ ENTIRE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE PROCEEDING
IMPORTANT: Save these instructions for the local electrical inspector’s use.
INSTALLER: Please leave these Installation Instructions with this unit for the owner.
OWNER: Please retain these instructions for future reference.
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A Special Message to Our Customers Thank you for buying a Bosch built-in microwave oven. We recommend that you take the time to read this entire booklet before using your new appliance. We hope that the information in this manual will help you easily operate and care for your oven for years of satisfaction. Please contact us if you have any questions or comments. Phone us at 1-800-828-9165 or reach us through our website at www.bosch-usa.com . You may write to us at: Customer Support Call Cente
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Bosch HMB Oven Use and Care Manual Contents Microwave Registration and Safety Instructions.................................................... 2–5 Microwave Oven Registration ..................................................................................................2 Precautions to Avoid Possible Exposure to Excessive Microwave Energy ...................3 Microwave Safety Instructions .................................................................................................3 Import
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Bosch HMB Oven Use and Care Manual Microwave Registration Microwave Oven Registration YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN MUST BE REGISTERED It is a Federal requirement that records be maintained on the location of all microwave ovens. Therefore, please: 1. Fill in the registration card and mail it to us. (The registration card is packed with this manual in the plastic bag.) 2. If you are not the original purchaser of this appliance or if the card is missing, please establish your ownership by writing to us at:
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Bosch HMB Oven Use and Care Manual Microwave Safety ! Precautions to Avoid Possible Exposure to Excessive Microwave Energy (a) Do not attempt to operate this oven with the door (c) Do not operate the oven if it is damaged. It is open since open-door operation can result in particularly important that the oven door close harmful exposure to microwave energy. It is im- properly and that there is no damage to the: portant not to defeat or tamper with the safety (1) door (bent) interIocks. (2) hinge
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Bosch HMB Oven Use and Care Manual Microwave Safety ! Important Safety Instructions Your microwave oven is a cooking device and you should use it with as much care as you use with a range or any other cooking device. When using this electric appliance, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following: ! WARNING To reduce the risk of burns, electric shock, fire, injury to persons or exposure to excessive microwave energy, observe the following: 1. Read all instructions before
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Bosch HMB Oven Use and Care Manual Microwave Safety ! Important Safety Instructions Please read all instructions before using this appliance. General Microwave Use attended in the area where the appliance is in use. They should never be allowed to sit or stand 1. DO NOT operate the oven while empty. The mi- on any part of the appliance. crowave energy will reflect continuously through- out the oven, causing overheating if food or wa- • Never use the oven to warm or heat a room. Such ter is not
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Bosch HMB Oven Use and Care Manual Microwave Oven Parts Description Microwave Oven Parts Identification 23 1 4 Personal Popcorn Reheat Choice Quick Auto Smart Defrost Defrost Sensor 5 Timer Clock Cook Time Auto Power Cook Level 12 3 45 6 78 9 - 0+ Plus Stop Start Time Clear 8 6 7 1. Cooking Guide: Popcorn, Smart Sensor, Reheat, Auto Cook, Auto Defrost, Quick Defrost 2. Glass Tray 3. Internal Air Vents 4. External Air Vents 5. Control Panel 6. Microwave Identification Plate and Serial Number 7. D
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Bosch HMB Oven Use and Care Manual Microwave Operation Cooking in the Microwave Oven IMPORTANT: Do not overcook food; fire could result. Proper cooking depends on selecting the correct power level and cooking time for the amount of food in the oven. Smaller portions of food that are cooked too long may catch fire. Always have food in the microwave oven when it is on to absorb the microwave energy. When using the oven at power levels below 100%, you can hear the magnetron cycling on and off
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Bosch HMB Oven Use and Care Manual Microwave Operation Cookware Guide and Cooking Tips Most heat-resistant, non-metallic cookware is safe for use in your microwave oven. However, to test cookware before using, follow these steps: 1. Place the empty cookware in the microwave oven. 2. Measure 1 cup of water in a glass-measuring cup and place cup in the oven next to the cookware. 3. Microwave on 100% power for 1 minute. If the dish is warm, it should not be used for microwave cooking. Not Recommen
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Bosch HMB Oven Use and Care Manual Microwave Operation Using Your Microwave Oven Manual Defrost Timed Cooking Manual Defrost is designed for speedy thawing of This feature allows you to program a specific cook time frozen foods and is one of the great advantages of a and power level. The microwave oven can be pro- microwave oven. grammed for up to 99 minutes. Manual Defrost can be used to quickly thaw foods such Power levels represent a percentage of microwave as bread, rolls, vegetables, fruit
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Bosch HMB Oven Use and Care Manual Microwave Operation Power Level Recommendations The microwave oven has 10 power levels for cooking, reheating and defrosting. Lower power levels increase the cooking time and are used for foods containing cheese and milk or for cooking less tender cuts of meat. Refer to the chart below for suggestions: Touch Approximate POWER LEVEL Percentage and then of Power Use touch number 10 100% • Boiling Water • Making candy • Cooking poultry pieces, fish and vegetables
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Bosch HMB Oven Use and Care Manual Microwave Operation Using Your Microwave Oven Example: To cook 4 slices of bacon. Auto Cook Use this function to cook food without entering a cook PROCEDURE DISPLAY time or power. Refer to the “Auto Cook Recommenda- 1. Touch AUTO COOK. SELECT MENU 1 TO 6 tions” below for more information. Ð Ð SEE COOKING GUIDE BEHIND DOOR 2. Enter 1. BACON TOUCH 2 TO 6 SLICES 3. Touch 4. 4 SLICES Cooking begins automatically. Auto Cook Recommendations CODE CATEGORY D
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Bosch HMB Oven Use and Care Manual Microwave Operation Using Your Microwave Oven Personal Choice Features PERSONAL CHOICE provides features which make personalizing your microwave oven easy. You can select SOUND ON/OFF, CLOCK ON/OFF, SCROLL SPEED and LBS/KG. Example: To turn off beeper sound. Example: To select Kg unit PROCEDURE DISPLAY PROCEDURE DISPLAY 1. Touch Five modes show 1. Touch Five modes show PERSONAL CHOICE PERSONAL CHOICE. 2. Enter number to SOUND ON TOUCH 1 2. Enter number to LB
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Bosch HMB Oven Use and Care Manual Microwave Operation Using Your Microwave Oven Defrosting Auto Defrost The defrost feature provides you with the best defrost- • For best results, remove fish, shellfish, meat, and ing method for frozen foods. The cooking guide will poultry from original wrapping or packaging. show you which defrost sequence is recommended for • For best results, shape your ground meat into the the food you are defrosting. With the Auto Defrost form of a doughnut before freezing
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Bosch HMB Oven Use and Care Manual Microwave Operation Using Your Microwave Oven Multi-Stage Cooking For best results, some recipes call for different power levels during different stages of a cook cycle. You can program your oven to switch from one power level to another for up to two stages. Example: To set a 2-stage cook cycle. PROCEDURE DISPLAY ENTER COOKING TIME 1. Touch COOK TlME. 3:00 TOUCH 2. Enter the time by touching the START OR POWER numbers in order: 3 0 0 3. Touch POWER LEV
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Bosch HMB Oven Use and Care Manual Cooking Tips Cooking Tips CAUTION: Do not use aluminum foil during cooking cycle. Meat Poultry 1. No special techniques are required: Meat should 1. No special techniques are required: Poultry should be prepared as with conventional cooking. Sea- be prepared as with conventional cooking. Sea- son if desired. Always thoroughly defrost meat son if desired. before cooking. 2. Poultry should be thoroughly defrosted. Remove 2. Place the meat on a microwave roast
