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Information You Need To Know
About Your Microwave Oven
This Use and Care Manual is valuable: read it carefully and
always save it for reference.
A good microwave cookbook is a valuable asset. Check it
for microwave cooking principles, techniques, hints and
recipes.
NEVER use the oven without the turntable and support nor
turn the turntable over so that a large dish could be placed
in the oven. The turntable will turn both clockwise and
counterclockwise. See page 10 for complete instructions.
ALWAYS have food in the oven when it is on to absorb
the microwave energy.
When using the oven at power levels below 100%, you
may hear the magnetron cycling on and off.
The fan will automatically start when heat rises from
range surface units or burners and when convection, high
mix, low mix or the broil settings are used.
Condensation is a normal part of microwave cooking.
amount of moisture that condenses in the oven. Generally,
covered foods will not cause as much
condensation as uncovered ones. Ventilation openings
must not be blocked.
The oven is for food preparation only. It should not be
used to dry clothes or newspapers.
Your oven is rated 850 watts by using the IEC Test Proce-
dure. In using recipes or package directions,
check food a minute or two before the minimum time and
add time accordingly.
About Children And
The Microwave
Children below the age of 7 should use the microwave
oven
with a supervising person very near to them. Be-
tween the ages of 7 and 12, the supervising person should
be in the same room. The child must be able to reach the
oven comfortably.
At no time should anyone be allowed to lean or sit on the
microwave oven.
Children should be taught all safety precautions: how
to use potholders, remove coverings carefully and pay
special attention to packages that crisp food because they
may be extra hot.
Do not assume because a child has mastered one cooking
skill that he/she can cook everything.
Children need to learn that the microwave oven is not a
toy. See page 24 for Child Lock feature.
About Microwave Cooking
• Arrange food carefully. Place thickest areas towards
outside of dish.
• Watch the cooking time. Cook for the shortest amount
of time indicated and add more as needed. Food se-
verely overcooked can smoke or ignite.
• Cover foods while cooking. Check a recipe or cook-
book for suggestions like: paper towels, wax paper,
microwave plastic wrap or a lid. Covers prevent spat-
tering and help foods to cook evenly.
•
areas of meat or poultry to prevent overcooking be-
fore dense, thick areas are cooked thoroughly.
• Stir foods from outside to center of dish once or twice
during cooking, if possible.
• Turn foods over once during microwaving to speed
cooking of such foods as chicken and hamburgers.
Large items like roasts must be turned over at least
once.
• Rearrange foods such as meatballs halfway through
cooking both from top to bottom and from right to
left.
• Add standing time. Remove food from oven and stir,
if possible. Cover during standing time, allowing the
• Check for doneness. Look for signs indicating that
cooking temperatures have been reached.
Signs of doneness include:
- Food steams throughout, not just at edge.
- Poultry thigh joints move easily.
- Meat and poultry show no pinkness.
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