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Use and Care Guide
A Note to You ...................................2
Microwave Oven Safety..................3
Electric Oven Safety........................6
Getting to Know Your
Microwave Oven ..............................8
Parts & Features .......................10
Microwave Cooking.......................14
Using CUSTOM REHEAT ........17
Using CUSTOM DEFROST .....19
Using CUSTOM COOK ............22
Using Code Pads......................25
Microwave Cooki
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4452303v10c103 8/13/98 5:28 PM Page 2 A Note to You ® Thank you for buying a KITCHENAID appliance! ® Because your life is getting busier and more complicated, KitchenAid appliances are easy to use, save time, and help you manage your home better. To ensure that you enjoy many years of trouble-free operation, we developed this Use and Care Guide. It contains valuable information concerning how to operate and maintain your new appliance properly and safely. Please read it carefully. Also, pleas
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4452303v10c103 8/13/98 5:28 PM Page 3 Microwave Oven Safety Your safety and the safety of others is 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 hazards that can kill or hurt you and others. All safety messages will be preceded by the safety alert symbol and the word “DANGER” or “WARNING.” These words mean: You will be killed or seriously
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4452303v10c103 8/13/98 5:28 PM Page 4 Microwave Oven Safety IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS – Remove wire twist-ties from paper • The microwave oven should be serviced only by qualified service personnel. or plastic bags before placing bags in oven. Call an authorized service company for examination, repair, or adjustment. – If materials inside the oven should ignite, keep oven door closed, turn oven • Do not cover or block any openings on off, and disconnect the power cord, or the microwav
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4452303v10c103 8/13/98 5:28 PM Page 5 Microwave Oven Safety GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS For all cord connected appliances: completely understood, or if doubt exists The microwave oven must be grounded. as to whether the microwave oven is In the event of an electrical short circuit, properly grounded. grounding reduces the risk of electric Do not use an extension cord. If the power shock by providing an escape wire for supply cord is too short, have a qualified the electric current. The microwave ov
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4452303v10c103 8/13/98 5:28 PM Page 6 Electric Oven Safety Your safety and the safety of others is 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 hazards that can kill or hurt you and others. All safety messages will be preceded by the safety alert symbol and the word “DANGER” or “WARNING.” These words mean: You will be killed or seriously
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4452303v10c103 8/13/98 5:28 PM Page 7 Electric Oven Safety IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Placement of Oven Racks – Always • Do Not Clean Door Gasket – The door place oven racks in desired location gasket is essential for a good seal. Care while oven is cool. If rack must be should be taken not to rub, damage, or moved while oven is hot, do not let move the gasket. potholder contact hot heating element • Do Not Use Oven Cleaners – No in oven. commercial oven cleaner or oven liner • DO NOT TO
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4452303v10c103 8/13/98 5:28 PM Page 8 Getting to Know Your Microwave Oven This section discusses the concepts behind microwave cooking. It also shows you the basics you need to know to operate your microwave oven. Please read this information before you use your oven. How your microwave Radio interference Using your microwave oven may cause oven works interference to your radio, TV, or similar Microwave ovens are safe. Microwave equipment. When there is interference, energy is not hot. It ca
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4452303v10c103 8/13/98 5:28 PM Page 9 Getting to Know Your Microwave Oven • For best results, stir any liquid several times during heating or reheating. Testing your dinnerware Liquids heated in certain containers or cookware (especially containers shaped like cylinders) may become overheated. The liquid may Test dinnerware or cookware before using. splash out with a loud noise during or after To test a dish for safe use, put it into the oven heating or when adding ingredients (coffee with a
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4452303v10c103 8/13/98 5:28 PM Page 10 Getting to Know Your Microwave Oven Microwave oven parts and features 9 7 8 5 6 2 1 3 4 Your microwave oven is designed to make 5. Cook Guide Label. your cooking experience as enjoyable and 6. Light. Automatically turns on when door productive as possible. To help get you up is opened or when oven is operating. and running quickly, the following is a list of 7. Microwave Oven Control Panel. Touch the oven’s basic features: pads on this panel to perform al
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4452303v10c103 8/13/98 5:28 PM Page 11 Getting to Know Your Microwave Oven Control panel features 1 CLOCK 1 2 3 ENTER TEMP COOK 2 SET START AUTO SENSOR DEFROST CONTROL START? PREHEAT TIMER LOCK 23 LBS MIN NO. SEC HR 1 TIMER PWR 3 4 5 6 SET START CANCEL CANCEL IN. OZ 4 MICRO OVEN 7 8 9 POPCORN CUSTOM CUSTOM CUSTOM EASYMINUTE 9 (3 SIZES) REHEAT DEFROST COOK START 0 OVEN OVEN MICRO MICROWAVE OVEN COOK LIGHT LIGHT QUANTITY CANCEL POWER 5 6 12 10 A-B 7 8 11 Your microwave oven control panel lets y
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4452303v10c103 8/13/98 5:28 PM Page 12 Getting to Know Your Microwave Oven NOTES: • If you touch one Command pad and then Setting the clock want to choose another Command pad in the When your microwave oven is first plugged same cycle, you must press CANCEL first. in or after a power failure, the colon and time • If you attempt to enter unacceptable of day will flash for 5 minutes. “PF” will show instructions three tones will sound. Touch on the lower oven Temperature Display until CANCEL and
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4452303v10c103 8/13/98 5:28 PM Page 13 Getting to Know Your Microwave Oven Using the Minute Timer To cancel any time: TOUCH NOTE: You can use other Command pads while the Minute Timer is counting down. TIMER CANCEL 1. Choose the Minute Timer. NOTE: The Timer does not start or stop the microwave oven. It works like a regular kitchen timer. It can be set in Using EASY MINUTE hours and minutes up to 99 hours and 59 EASY MINUTE lets you cook food for 1 minutes, or in minutes and seconds up to min
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4452303v10c103 8/13/98 5:28 PM Page 14 Microwave Cooking This section gives you instructions for operating each microwave function. Please read these instructions carefully. Cooking at high cook 4. After cooking, open the door OR power TOUCH 1. Put food in oven and close the door. MICROWAVE OVEN CANCEL Four tones will repeat every minute until you open the oven door or touch 2. Set cooking time. CANCEL. This will clear the display. Example for 1 minute, 30 seconds: TOUCH 0 1 3 CONTROL QUANTITY
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4452303v10c103 8/13/98 5:28 PM Page 15 Microwave Cooking Cooking at different cook powers For best results, some recipes call for The following chart gives the percentage of different cook powers. The lower the cook cook power each Number pad stands for, power, the slower the cooking. Each and the cook power name usually used. It Number pad also stands for a different also tells you when to use each cook power. percentage of cook power. Many microwave Follow recipe or food package instructi
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4452303v10c103 8/13/98 5:28 PM Page 16 Microwave Cooking 1. Put food in oven and close the door. 5. After cooking, open the door OR 2. Set cooking time. TOUCH Example for 10 minutes, 30 seconds: MICROWAVE OVEN TOUCH CANCEL 1 0 Four tones will repeat every minute until QUANTITY you open the oven door or touch CANCEL. This will clear the display. 3 0 CONTROL QUANTITY LOCK Cooking in stages For best results, some recipes call for one 3. Set cook power. cook power for a certain length of time, and
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4452303v10c103 8/13/98 5:28 PM Page 17 Microwave Cooking NOTES: 4. When display says “TIME,” • If you want to add more time during cooking use EASY MINUTE. See touch MICRO to set second “Using EASY MINUTE” in the “Getting cycle. to Know Your Microwave Oven” section TOUCH for more information. MICRO • During any Micro cooking stage, you COOK POWER can change the cooking time after touching START. Simply touch MICRO and enter the new cooking time within 5. Set cooking time for second 5 seconds
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4452303v10c103 8/13/98 5:28 PM Page 18 Microwave Cooking Custom reheat chart 4. Enter food quantity. FOOD Example for 2 servings: CODE SETTING QUANTITY TOUCH 1 Dinner Plate 1 to 2 servings 0 2 Bread 1 to 6 slices QUANTITY 3 Meats 1 to 6 servings twice 4 Cheese Dip 1 to 3 cups 5 Soups 1 to 4 cups TOUCH 6 Sauce 1 to 3 cups EASYMINUTE 7 Pizza 1 to 2 servings START 8 Beverage SERVING TEMPERATURE Touch START or wait 5 seconds for oven • Coffee Warm to start automatically. The remaining time • Tea
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4452303v10c103 8/13/98 5:28 PM Page 19 Microwave Cooking Serving temperatures: 3. Choose beverage setting. SERVING TOUCH CUSTOM Keep touching CUSTOM REHEAT until TEMPERATURE REHEAT “BEVRG” appears on the display. Warm once TOUCH Hot twice Very Hot three times eight times TOUCH EASYMINUTE 4. Enter type of beverage. START Touch CUSTOM REHEAT until the type of beverage you want appears on the Touch START or wait 5 seconds for oven display. to start automatically. The heating time will count dow
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4452303v10c103 8/13/98 5:28 PM Page 20 Microwave Cooking Summary of steps for setting CUSTOM DEFROST 1. Touch CUSTOM DEFROST. 2. Touch CUSTOM DEFROST again to scan and select food settings. 3. Enter weight or touch QUANTITY to select quantity. Custom defrost chart CODE FOOD SETTING WEIGHT OR QUANTITY 1 Meats 0.10 lb (1 oz) to 6.60 lbs (6 lbs, 8 oz) 2 Chicken/Poultry 0.10 lb (1 oz) to 6.60 lbs (6 lbs, 8 oz) 3 Fish/Seafood 0.10 lb (1 oz) to 4.40 lbs (4 lbs, 6 oz) 4 Bagel 1 to 6 5 Fruit Juice 6,
