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Reheat
The reheat feature provides 3 quick preset settings
based on serving size to reheat food for your cooking
convenience.
Example: to reheat 24 ounces of food.
1. Press Reheat pad 3 times (see
reheat category table) to reheat
24oz. of food. 24oz will appear in
the display.
2. Press START+30 sec pad.
Reheat Category Press Display
8 ounces of food once 8 oz
16 ounces of food twice 16 oz
24 ounces of food 3 times 24 oz
Melt/Soften
The oven uses low power to melt and soften items.
See the following table.
Example: to melt 8 oz of Cream Cheese.
1. Press Melt/Soften pad 4 times to
reheat 8oz. of food. So-4 will appear
in the display (see Melt/Soften cate-
gory table).
Then press 2 number pad, cook time
will appear in the display.
2. Press START+30 sec pad.
MELT / SOFTEN CATEGORY
PRESS DISPLAY CATEGORY AMOUNT KEY
Melt Soften x 1 So-1 BUTTER
1 stick
2 sticks
1
2
Melt Soften x 2 So-2 CHOCOLATE
2 oz.
4 oz.
8 oz.
1
2
3
Melt Soften x 3 So-3 ICE CREAM
1 Pint
1.5 Quart
1
2
Melt Soften x 4 So-4
CREAM
CHEESE
3 oz.
8 oz.
1
2
Suggested power levels for cooking
The 10 power levels available with this microwave will
help you to adjust to the power output best suited
for the food type you are preparing. As with any food
preparation in the microwave, it is best to follow
the microwave instructions that are printed on food
packaging.
The table below provides suggested power levels for
various types of food that you can be prepare in the
microwave.
Power
level
Microwave
output
Use to prepare when:
10
High
100 % • Boiling water.
• Cooking ground beef.
• Making candy.
• Cooking fresh fruits & vegetables
• Cooking sh & poultry.
• Preheating browning dish.
• Reheating beverages.
• Cooking bacon slices.
9 90 % • Reheating meat slices quickly.
• Saute onions, celery & green
peppers.
8 80 % • All reheating.
• Cooking scrambled eggs.
7 70 % • Cooking breads & cereal pro-
ducts.
• Cooking cheese dishes & veal.
• Cakes, mufns, brownies & cup-
cakes.
6 60 % • Cooking pasta.
5 50 % • Cooking meats & whole poultry.
• Cooking custard.
• Cooking spare ribs, rib roast &
sirloin roast.
4 40 % • Cooking less tender cuts of
meat.
• Reheating frozen packaged
foods.
3 30 % • Thawing meat, poultry & sea-
food.
• Cooking small quantities of food.
• Finish cooking casseroles, stew &
some sauces.
2 20 % • Softening butter & cream
cheese.
• Heating small amounts of food.
1 10 % • Softening ice cream.
• Raise yeast dough.
MANUAL COOKING
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