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BUILT-IN HIGH SPEED MICROWAVE OVEN
Use & Care Guide
For questions about features, operation/performance, parts accessories or service, call: 1-800-422-1230
In Canada, call for assistance 1-800-461-5681, for installation and service, call: 1-800-807-6777 or visit our website at...
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Models KBHC109 KBHC179 KEHC309 KEHC379 YKEHC30
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TABLE OF CONTENTS MICROWAVE OVEN SAFETY .................................................... 3 Electrical Requirements ...............................................................5 PARTS AND FEATURES................................................................5 Grids.............................................................................................6 Crisper Pan and Handle...............................................................6 ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL......................
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MICROWAVE OVEN SAFETY Your safety and the safety of others are very important. We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance. Always read and obey all safety messages. This is the safety alert symbol. This symbol alerts you to potential hazards that can kill or hurt you and others. All safety messages will follow the safety alert symbol and either the word “DANGER” or “WARNING.” These words mean: You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't immediate
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Do not store the microwave oven outdoors. Do not – Remove wire twist-ties from paper or plastic bags use this product near water - for example, near a before placing bags in oven. kitchen sink, in a wet basement, or near a swim- – If materials inside the oven should ignite, keep ming pool, and the like. oven door closed, turn oven off, and disconnect the power cord, or shut off power at the fuse or circuit See door surface cleaning instructions in the
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Electrical Requirements PARTS AND FEATURES The microwave oven is connected to a 110-volt side of the 240- volt circuit required for the lower oven. If the incoming voltage to This manual covers different models. The oven you have the microwave oven is less than 110 volts cooking times may be purchased may have some or all of the parts and features listed. longer. Have a qualified electrician check your electrical system. The location and appearance of the features shown here may not match y
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Grids Crisper Pan and Handle Grids will become hot. Always use oven mitts or pot holders when handling. Never allow the grids to touch the inside cavity walls, ceiling or floor. Always use the turntable. Never use another metal object with the grids. Two level cooking is not recommended. See “Assistance or Service” section to reorder. The crisper pan is ideal for rapidly browning and crisping the Broiling Grid (long legs) bottom of the food, such as cookies and pizza. The materi
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ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL COMBINATION OVEN MODELS 1. Lower Oven Display 8. Quantity 14. Microwave Defrosting 2. Number Pads 9. Lower Oven Light 15. Crisping 3. Control Lock 10. Microwave Popcorn 16. Convection Cooking 4. Upper Oven Display 11. Microwave Cooking Power 17. High Speed Cooking 5. Clock 12. Microwave Reheating 18. Upper Oven Cancel 6. Timer 13. Broiling 19. Upper Oven Start and Easy Minute 7. Lower Oven Selectors (see separate Use and Care Guide) SINGLE OVEN MODEL 1. Microwav
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Display(s) Clock When power is first supplied to the appliance, everything on the This is a 12-hour clock and does not show a.m. or p.m. display(s) will light up for 5 seconds. Then, “PF id = 27” or “PF id = 30” will appear. Touch LOWER OVEN CANCEL, UPPER To Set: OVEN CANCEL or CANCEL OFF (on some models) to clear Before setting, make sure the ovens, Timer and Timed Cooking display(s). are off. Any other time “PF id = 27” or “PF id = 30” appears, a power 1. Touch CLOCK SET START. failure o
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Fahrenheit and Celsius Help Prompts Help prompts are visible messages that appear on the upper (combination oven models only) oven display on combination oven models or the display on The temperature is preset in Fahrenheit, however it can be single oven models. Only Crisping and Broiling help prompts can changed to Celsius. be turned off. To Change: Touch and hold BROIL MAXI ECONO for 5 Before turning help prompts on/off, the oven(s), Timer and, on seconds. A tone will sound and “C°”
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To Use: FOOD CODE QUANTITY OR WEIGHT/ Before High Speed Cooking, put food in the oven and close the INSTRUCTIONS door. Preheating is not necessary. 1. Touch ULTIMA COOK. Lasagna, 28 No quantity entry required. Freshly 2. Touch the number pads to enter the food code from the chart. Use recipe that makes about 8 cups Made If “WGT” or “QTY” appears on the display, touch the number (2 L) and an 11x7 in. (28x18 cm) baking dish. Place convection grid pads to enter the quantity or weight from the
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FOOD CODE QUANTITY OR WEIGHT/ FOOD CODE QUANTITY OR WEIGHT/ INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCTIONS Onion Rings 57 4-16 oz (113-454 g) in 1 oz (28 g) Fruit Crisp 38 2 or 3 qts. (2 or 3 L) increments Place in baking dish. Place Arrange on crisper pan. Place on convection grid on turntable, then turntable. baking dish on grid. Pizza 40 6, 9 and 12 in. (15, 23 and 30 cm) MEATS diameter Beef Arrange on crisper pan. Place on turntable. Beef Roast, 16 1.5-5 lbs (680-907 g) in .1 lb (45 g) Boneless increments Pi
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FOOD CODE QUANTITY OR WEIGHT/ FOOD CODE QUANTITY OR WEIGHT/ INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCTIONS Pork Chicken 49 .5-1.5 lbs (227-680 g) in .25 lb Wings, (113 g) increments Ham, Fully 25 1-4.5 lbs (454 g-2 kg) in .1 lb (45 g) Buffalo Hot, Place in baking dish. Place Frozen Cooked, increments convection grid on turntable, then Boneless Shake 1 T (15 mL) of flour in oven baking dish on grid. bag. Put ham and ¹⁄₂ cup (125 mL) water in bag. Close with plastic tie Chicken, 10 3-5.5 lbs (1.3-2.5 kg) in .1 lb
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FOOD CODE QUANTITY OR WEIGHT/ FOOD CODE QUANTITY OR WEIGHT/ INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCTIONS Fish Sticks, 42 No quantity entry required. Potato 45 3-12 oz (85-340 g) in 1 oz (28 g) Breaded, Wedges, increments Use 4 to 18 pieces. Arrange on Frozen Frozen crisper pan. Place on turntable. Arrange on crisper pan. Place on turntable. Shrimp, 52 .25-1 lbs (113-454 g) in .25 lb Raw, (113 g) increments Roasted 34 No quantity entry required. Shelled Potatoes, Spray crisper pan with nonstick Follow coating m
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Cooking Guidelines MICROWAVE OVEN Covering USE Covering food helps retain moisture, shorten cook time and reduce spattering. Use the lid supplied with cookware. If lid is not available, wax paper, paper towels or plastic wrap approved for A magnetron in the oven produces microwaves which reflect off microwaves may be used. Plastic wrap should be turned back at the metal floor, walls and ceiling and pass through the turntable one corner to provide an opening to vent steam. and appropriate
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Use the following chart as a general guide for the suggested MATERIAL RECOMMENDATIONS cooking power of specific foods. Paper Towels, Use non-recycled and those approved by PERCENT/ NUMBER USE Dinnerware, the manufacturer for microwave oven use. NAME Napkins 100%, High 10 Quick heating convenience Plastic Wraps, Use those approved by the manufacturer (default foods and foods with high Bags, Covers, for microwave oven use. setting) water content, such as soups, Dinnerware, beverages and mos
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Cooking Crisper Pan Frying When the crisper pan is used with microwaves, it is like a frying To Use: pan or griddle, ideal for French toast, burgers, eggs, stir-frying 1. Touch the number pads to set a length of time to cook. and sautéing. See “Crisper Pan and Handle” section first before using. Touch MICRO COOK POWER or UPPER COOK POWER to set a cooking power other than 100%. Touch the To Use: number pad(s) using the Cooking Power chart. Before crisper pan frying, brush crisper pan w
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4. Touch number pad from chart to select serving temperature. 5. Touch EASY MINUTE START or wait 5 seconds and the Custom Reheat microwave oven will start automatically. Times and cooking powers have been preset for reheating 8 food The upper oven display will count down the reheat time. types. Use the following chart as a guide. When the cycle ends, “End” will appear in the display, 4 end- FOOD CODE QUANTITY of-cycle tones will sound, and then reminder tones will sound every minute. Dinner P
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To use Custom Defrost: 1. Touch CUSTOM DEFROST. Popcorn 2. Touch the number pad from the Custom Defrost chart to Do not use regular paper bags or glass utensils. select food Pop only one package of popcorn at a time. or Touch CUSTOM DEFROST repeatedly to scroll through Follow manufacturer’s instructions when using a microwave foods. popcorn popper. 3. Touch number pads from the Custom Defrost chart to select Listen for popping to slow to 1 pop every 1 or 2 seconds. Do not repop unpoppe
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To Keep Food Warm: FOOD COOK TIME PREPARATION 1. Touch number pads to set length of warm time. 2. Touch MICRO COOK POWER or UPPER COOK Puff Pastry Fruit 10 to 12 minutes POWER. Turnovers, 4 Frozen 3. Touch number pad “1” to set cook power at 10%. 4. Touch ADD MINUTE START. Turkey Breast, 10 to 12 minutes Place turkey in The upper oven display will count down the warm time. boneless per 1 lb (454 g) center of crisper pan. Internal When the cycle ends, “End” will appear in the display,
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5. Touch EASY MINUTE START. “Lo” will appear in the upper oven display until the Convection Cooking temperature reaches 170°F (77°C). When that temperature is reached, the display will show the preheating temperature in 1 5°F (-15°C) increments until the set cooking temperature is reached. When preheating is complete, one tone will sound, and the 2 display will show the set cook time. 3 6. Place food or bakeware on convection grid and close the 4 door. 7. Touch EASY MINUTE START. 1. Broil
