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INSTRUCTION
BOOKLET
Recipe
Booklet
Reverse Side
®
Cuisinart Compact Microwave CMW-55 Series
For your safety and continued enjoyment of this product, always read the instruction book carefully before using.
IB-8083
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11. Do not store or use this appliance IMPORTANT SAFETY outdoors. 12. Do not use this product near water, INSTRUCTIONS for example, near a kitchen sink, in WARNING: To reduce the risk of burns, a wet basement, near a swimming electric shock, fire, injury to persons, or pool, or similar locations. exposure to excessive microwave ener- 13. Do not immerse cord or plug in gy, and when using electrical applianc- water. es, basic safety precautions should be 14. Keep cord away from heated su
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DISTURBED OR A UTENSIL IS break or tamper with the safety INSERTED INTO THE LIQUID. interlocks. 19. To reduce the risk of injury to 2. Do not place any object between persons: the front of the oven interior and the door or allow soil or cleaner a. Do not use straight-sided residue to accumulate on sealing containers with narrow necks. surfaces. Use a wide-mouth container. 3. Do not operate the oven if it is b. Stir liquid both before and damaged. It is particularly impor- halfway t
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GROUNDING CONTENTS Important Safety Instructions ....... 2 INSTRUCTIONS Precautions to Avoid Possible Exposure to Excessive Microwave Energy.... 3 Special Cord Set Instructions....... 3 Grounding Instructions ............ 4 This appliance must be grounded. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 In the event of an electrical short circuit, Important Safeguards . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 grounding reduces the risk of electric Specifications ................... 5 shock by pr
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13. Failure to maintain the oven in a IMPORTANT clean condition could lead to deteri- SAFEGUARDS oration that could adversely affect 1. The oven must be placed on a level the life of the appliance and possi- surface. bly result in a hazardous situation. 2. The glass turntable and turntable SPECIFICATIONS assembly must be in the oven dur- ing cooking. Handle the glass turn- Model: CMW-55 table carefully and place cookware Rated Voltage: 120V~ 60Hz on it gently to avoid possible break- Rate
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MATERIALS YOU CAN USE IN MICROWAVE Arcing is sparks or electric flashes that crackle or pop. Arcing can produce heat that is quite intense and can damage the interior of the microwave or containers being used in the microwave. It can also cause fire. Arcing occurs when metal containers are used in the microwave and can also occur with the use of metal skewers, metal clamps, or twist ties for plastic bags. To pre- vent arcing, use these charts (below and following page) to determine which
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MATERIALS TO BE AVOIDED IN MICROWAVE Aluminum tray May cause arcing. Transfer food to microwave-safe dish. Food carton with May cause arcing. Transfer food to microwave-safe dish. metal handle Metal shields the food from microwave energy. Metal trim Metal or metal- may cause arcing. trimmed utensils Metal twist ties May cause arcing and could cause a fire in the oven. Paper bags May cause a fire in the oven. Plastic foam may melt or contaminate the liquid inside Plastic foam when exposed to h
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2. Do not remove the legs from the bottom of the oven. 3. Leave a minimum clearance of 12 inches (30cm) above the oven. A minimum clearance of 3.0 (8cm) inches is required between the oven and any adjacent walls. One side must be open. 4. Remove any protective film found on the microwave oven cabinet sur- face. 5. Do not remove the light brown mica cover “wave guard” that is attached to the oven cavity to protect the magnetron. 6. Blocking the intake and/or outlet openings can damag
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2. KITCHEN TIMER For example: to cook with 50% 1. Press touchpad 9/KITCHEN microwave power for 15 minutes: TIMER. LED will display 00:00. 1. Press POWER repeatedly until 2. Press the number keys to enter PL5 displays. the desired cooking time. Enter 2. Enter the cooking time: press hours and/or minutes as corre- 1,5,0,0. sponding 00 is flashing on dis- 3. Press START/+30SEC. to start play. The maximum cooking time cooking. is 99 minutes and 99 seconds. Notes 3. Press START/+3
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the defrost by time function; For example, pr ess POTATO screen will display dEF2. once; 1 is displayed. 2. Press number keys to enter 2. Press START/+30 SEC. to cook; defrosting time. The time range is time counts down. 00:01–99:99. 3. When cooking is finished, buzzer 3. Press START/+30SEC. to start sounds five times. 0:00 displays. defrosting. The LED will show the If the clock has been set, current remaining defrosting time. time will be displayed. Notes Times Weight Displ
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Soup Frozen Vegetables 1. Press SOUP repeatedly until the 1. Press FROZEN VEGETABLE number you wish appears in the repeatedly until a preset number display. 4.0, 8.0,12.0,16.0 will be of ounces you wish appears in displayed in sequence. the display; 4.0, 8.0 and 16.0 will be displayed in sequence. For For example, press SOUP twice; example, press FROZEN 8.0 appears in the display. VEGETABLE twice; 8.0 appears 2. Press START/+30 SEC. to cook. in the display. 3. Buzzer sounds f
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6. To operate microwave on a 10. MULTI-STAGE COOKING Memory immediately after saving This microwave oven can be set for it, press START/+30SEC. 2 stages of cooking. If one stage is to defrost, either by weight or time, To run a procedure that has been it will placed at the first stage auto- saved previously: matically. 1. Press MEMORY until the proce- Example: To defrost 20 oz of beef dure’s number displays (1, 2 or first and then cook it at 80% 3). The LED will display the mic
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PRESET EXPRESS COOKING CHART Item Weight/Amount Display Notes Popcorn Place prepackaged bagged popcorn in 1.75 ounces 1.75 (Use only microwave according to package prepackaged directions, making sure proper side of 3.00 ounces 3.0 bagged popcorn. bag is up. Pop only one bag at a time. Do not pop loose Use care when removing from 3.5 ounces 3.5 popcorn) microwave and opening hot bag. Pizza Remove from package or wrapping. 1 slice 1 (Use only Place on microwave safe dish or rack. microwave-
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TROUBLESHOOTING TROUBLE POSSIBLE CAUSE POSSIBLE REMEDY a. Electrical cord for oven is not a. Plug into the outlet. plugged in. b. Close the door and try again. b. Door is open. Oven will not start c. Check instructions. c. Wrong operation is set. a. Materials to be avoided in a. Use microwave-safe cookware microwave oven were used. only. b. The oven was operated when b. Do not operate with oven empty. empty. Arcing or sparking c. Clean interior with wet towel or c. Spilled food remained in the
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use with the authorized accessories and WARRANTY replacement parts. This warranty expressly excludes any LIMITED THREE-YEAR defects or damages caused by accessories, WARRANTY replacement parts, or repair service other than those that have been authorized by This warranty is available to consumers only. ® Cuisinart. You are a consumer if you own a Cuisinart Compact Microwave that was purchased at This warranty does not cover any damage retail for personal, family or household use. caused
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Spoon into a prepared 9-inch cookie crumb Creamy Rice Pudding with crust, chill and serve as a pie. Raisins Nutritional information per serving (one-half cup): Calories 331 (58% from fat) • carb. 33g • pro. 2g Old-fashioned rice pudding in minutes • fat 22g • sat. fat 12g • chol. 43mg • sod. 200mg instead of hours. • calc. 62mg • fiber 5g Makes 4 cups 3 cups cooked short grain rice* Cranberry Poached Pears 2 ⁄3 cup regular or golden raisins 1 Makes 4 servings ⁄3 cup granulated sugar 1 tabl
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high (PL 7) for 7 to 8 minutes. Stir and micro- Applesauce wave on medium-high again for 2 minutes. Makes about 2½ cups Repeat – stir and microwave for an additional 2 minutes, until thick and smooth like mayon- 4 apples (about 8 ounces each)* naise. Do not boil or the mixture will curdle. 2½ tablespoons water, apple cider, When thick, whisk again until smooth. Ladle apple juice or cranberry juice into sterilized jars and let come to room tem- perature. Cover and refrigerate. ½ tablespoon fr
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Cheddar Cheese Sauce Strawberry Pomegranate Jam Delicious served over microwaved broccoli and cauliflower. Making jam in the microwave couldn’t be simpler, and the result here is Makes 1 cup this delightful ruby red jam. 1 cup reduced fat milk Makes about 1¾ cups 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 tablespoons unbleached all-pur- 1 pound strawberries, stemmed pose flour and quartered ¼ teaspoon kosher salt ¾ cup plus 1 tablespoon granulated ¼ teaspoon dry mustard sugar ® dash Tabasco or other h
