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®
BUILT-IN HIGH SPEED
MICROWAVE OVEN
Use & Care Guide
For questions about features, operation/performance
parts, accessories or service, call: 1-800-253-1301.
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 GSC278 YGSC278
GSC308 YGSC308
8300346B
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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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Displays Clock When power is first supplied to the appliance, everything on both This is a 12-hour clock and does not show a.m. or p.m. displays will light up for 5 seconds. Then, “PF id = 27” or “PF id = 30” will appear on the lower oven display. Touch OFF/CANCEL to To Set: clear display. Before setting, make sure the ovens, Timer and Timed Cooking are off. Any other time “PF id = 27” or “PF id = 30” appears, a power failure occurred. Touch OFF/CANCEL and reset the clock if 1. Touch CLOCK.
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Fahrenheit and Celsius Help Prompts The temperature is preset at Fahrenheit, but can be changed to Help prompts are visible messages that appear on the upper Celsius. oven display on combination oven models or the display on single oven models. Only Crisping and Broiling help prompts can To Change: Touch and hold CUSTOM BROIL for 5 seconds. A be turned off. tone will sound and “C” will appear on the display. Repeat to change back to Fahrenheit. To remove, touch UPPER OFF, Before turning hel
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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 SPEED 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 upper oven display, (2 L) and an 11x7 in. (28x18 cm) baking dish. Place convection grid touch the number pads to enter the quantity or weight
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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 USE Covering A magnetron in the oven produces microwaves which reflect off Covering food helps retain moisture, shorten cook time and the metal floor, walls and ceiling and pass through the turntable reduce spattering. Use the lid supplied with cookware. If lid is not and appropriate cookware to the food. Microwaves are attracted available, wax paper, paper towels or plastic wrap approved for to and absorbed by fat, sugar and water molecules in the food,
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Always use the turntable. Never allow contact with another metal object during Cookware and Dinnerware cooking. Cookware and dinnerware must fit on the turntable. Always use oven mitts or pot holders when handling because any dish may become hot from heat transferred from the food. Do not use Do Not Use cookware and dinnerware with gold or silver trim. Use the Metal cookware and bakeware, gold, silver, pewter, non- following chart as a guide, then test before using. approved meat thermo
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To Set a Cooking Power other than 100%: Cook time may be changed during any cycling stage by touching MICRO POWER once, and then entering the new 1. Touch the number pads to set a length of time to cook. time within 5 seconds. Time may be added in one-minute 2. Touch MICRO POWER. increments by touching ADD MINUTE START during the 3. Touch the number pad using the Cooking Power chart cycling stage. 4. Touch ADD MINUTE START. 6. Touch upper oven OFF/CANCEL or open the door to clear the
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3. Touch number pad from chart to select beverage type. 4. Touch number pad from chart to select serving temperature. Reheating 5. Touch ADD MINUTE START or wait 5 seconds and the Times and cooking powers have been preset for reheating 8 food microwave oven will start automatically. types. Use the following chart as a guide. The upper oven display will count down the reheat time. FOOD CODE QUANTITY When the cycle ends, “End” will appear in the display, 4 end- of-cycle tones will sound, and the
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To use Defrost: 1. Touch DEFROST. Popcorn 2. Touch the number pad from the Defrost chart to select food Do not use regular paper bags or glass utensils. or Pop only one package of popcorn at a time. Touch DEFROST repeatedly to scroll through foods. Follow manufacturer’s instructions when using a microwave 3. Touch number pads from the Defrost chart to select the popcorn popper. weight or quantity Listen for popping to slow to 1 pop every 1 or 2 seconds. or Do not repop unpopped kernels
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CRISPING CHART Times are approximate and may be adjusted for individual tastes. Keeping Food Warm FOOD COOK TIME PREPARATION WARNING Pizza, Sprinkle crisper refrigerated or pan with corn Food Poisoning Hazard fresh meal. Add additional time for Do not let food sit in oven more than one hour 12 in. (30 cm) 9 minutes thick crust and before or after cooking. 9 in. (23 cm) 7 minutes reduce time for thin crust. Doing so can result in food poisoning or sickness. Puff Pastry Fruit 10 to 12 minut
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5. Touch ADD 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 ADD MINUTE START. 1. Broil el
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MICROWAVE COOK CHART These times are approximate and may need to be adjusted to suit individual taste. FOOD COOK TIME COOK POWER Meats, Poultry, Fish, Seafood Bacon (per slice) 45 sec to 1 min 15 sec per slice 100% Ground Beef for Casseroles (1 lb [.45 kg]) 4 to 6 min 100% Ground Beef Patties (2) 1st side 2 min, 2nd side 1½ to 2½ min 100% Ground Beef Patties (4) 1st side 2½ min, 2nd side 2 to 3 min 100% Meat Loaf (1½ lbs [.7 kg]) 13 to 19 min 70% Chicken Pieces 6 to 9 min/lb (454 g) 100% Interna
