This document provides comprehensive instructions for the use and maintenance of the Whirlpool Jet Chef microwave oven, model JT 356. It covers installation, safety precautions, accessory usage, and various cooking functions, including specific settings for different food types.
Function Description
The Whirlpool Jet Chef JT 356 is a versatile microwave oven designed for domestic use, offering a range of cooking and reheating functions. Its core functionality revolves around microwave heating, but it also integrates grill, combi-grill, crisp, 6th Sense Reheat, 6th Sense Crisp, 6th Sense Steam, and 6th Sense Cook features to provide a comprehensive cooking experience.
The oven is equipped with a digital clock and a kitchen timer, which operates independently of other functions, allowing for precise timing of various kitchen tasks. The "Jet Start" function offers quick reheating for high water content foods like soups and beverages, automatically starting at full microwave power for 30-second intervals.
For standard cooking and reheating, the "Cook & Reheat with Microwaves" function allows users to set desired cooking times and power levels, accommodating vegetables, fish, potatoes, and meat. The "Grill" function provides a quick way to brown food surfaces, suitable for items like cheese, toast, steaks, and sausages, utilizing a high wire grid.
The "Grill Combi" function combines microwave and grill cooking, ideal for dishes such as gratins, lasagna, poultry, and baked potatoes. This function has a factory-preset limit on microwave power. The "Crisp" function is specifically designed for reheating and cooking dough-based foods like pizzas, and for frying items such as bacon, eggs, sausages, and hamburgers. It automatically uses microwaves and grill to heat the Crisp-plate, ensuring food browns and crisps effectively.
The "Jet Defrost" function is a specialized feature for defrosting various frozen foods including meat, poultry, fish, vegetables, and bread. It requires users to input the net weight and food class, after which the oven automatically calculates the defrosting time. A "TURN" prompt during the process reminds users to turn the food for even defrosting.
The oven also incorporates "6th Sense" technology, offering intelligent cooking programs. The "6th Sense Reheat" function is tailored for reheating ready-made food, whether frozen, chilled, or room temperature. It includes an "Adjust Doneness" feature, allowing users to fine-tune the end temperature and cooking time. The "6th Sense Crisp" function is designed for quickly reheating frozen ready-made food to serving temperature, also with an "Adjust Doneness" feature for customized results. The "6th Sense Steam" function is for steaming vegetables, fish, rice, and pasta, operating in two steps: quickly bringing food to boiling temperature, then automatically adjusting to simmering. Finally, the "6th Sense Cook" function is for specific cooking categories like baked potatoes, boiled potatoes, and frozen vegetables, ensuring optimal results for these items.
Usage Features
The oven's interface is designed for ease of use, featuring clear buttons for function selection, time adjustment, and power level settings. The display provides feedback on current settings, cooking time, and operational status.
- Installation: The oven requires placement on a stable, even surface at least 850 mm above the floor, with a minimum of 15 cm space above for ventilation. It operates within an ambient temperature range of +5°C to +35°C. Proper earthing is compulsory for safety.
- Child Lock/Start Protection: An automatic safety function activates one minute after the oven enters "stand by" mode, requiring the door to be opened and closed before operation.
- Pausing/Stopping Cooking: Cooking can be paused by opening the door to check or stir food, with settings maintained for 10 minutes. Resuming involves closing the door and pressing the Start button. Pressing the Start button twice adds 30 seconds to the cooking time. The STOP button cancels cooking and signals completion with beeps.
- Clock Setting: The 24-hour digital clock can be set using the Clock button and +/- buttons for hours and minutes. The display remains blank if the clock is not set.
- Kitchen Timer: This independent timer can be set for various tasks and operates in the background during other functions.
- Accessory Use: The oven comes with several accessories:
- Turntable Support and Glass Turntable: Essential for all cooking methods, ensuring even heating and collecting drips.
- Cover: Used for microwave-only cooking to reduce spattering and retain moisture.
- Crisp Handle: For safely removing the hot Crisp-plate.
- Crisp-plate: Specifically for the Crisp function, it gets very hot and should not have other utensils placed on it.
- Wire Rack: Used with Grill or Grill Combi functions.
- Steamer: For steaming, with a strainer for fish, vegetables, and potatoes, or without for rice, pasta, and white beans. Always placed on the Glass Turntable.
- Food Preparation: Specific instructions are provided for different functions, such as placing food directly on the Crisp-plate for crisping, or on the wire rack for grilling. For 6th Sense Reheat, arranging thicker food to the outside of the plate and thinner food in the middle is recommended.
- Adjust Doneness: For 6th Sense Reheat and Crisp functions, users can adjust the end temperature and time using the WATT button, allowing for personalized cooking results. This adjustment is possible before or during the first 20 seconds of operation.
- Safety Precautions: Emphasizes not covering ventilation openings, avoiding flammable materials, not using corrosive chemicals, and not drying textiles or other combustible materials. It also warns against heating airtight sealed containers, overcooking, leaving the oven unattended, and using it outdoors. Special warnings are given for heating liquids to prevent sudden boil-overs and for cooking whole eggs, which can explode. Regular inspection of door seals is crucial.
Maintenance Features
Regular cleaning and maintenance are essential for the longevity and safe operation of the Whirlpool Jet Chef JT 356.
- General Cleaning: The oven should be disconnected from power before cleaning. A mild detergent, water, and a soft cloth are recommended for interior surfaces, the door, and the door opening. Grease and food particles should not accumulate around the door.
- Stubborn Stains: Boiling a cup of water in the oven for 2-3 minutes can soften stubborn marks. Adding lemon juice to the water can eliminate odors.
- Avoid Abrasives: Abrasive cleansers, steel-wool pads, and gritty wash cloths should not be used as they can damage the control panel and oven surfaces. Spray glass cleaner applied to a paper towel is suitable for exterior cleaning, but direct spraying on the oven should be avoided.
- Turntable and Support: These should be removed and wiped clean regularly, especially after spills. The oven should not be operated without the turntable in place.
- Crisp-plate Cleaning: The Crisp-plate should be cleaned in mild, detergent water. Heavily soiled areas can be cleaned with a scouring sponge and mild cleanser. It's important to let the Crisp-plate cool down before cleaning, as quick cooling with water can damage it. Steel-wool pads should not be used on the Crisp-plate.
- Dishwasher Safe Components: The turntable support, glass turntable, cover, crisp handle, wire rack, and steamer are all dishwasher safe.
- Grill Element Maintenance: If the Grill function is not used regularly, it's recommended to run the "Grill only" function for 10 minutes once a month to clean the elements and reduce the risk of fire from food particle and fat buildup.
- Troubleshooting: A troubleshooting guide is provided for common issues, advising users to check the turntable, plug, door closure, fuses, and ventilation before calling for service. It also explains that a "7" symbol during operation is normal, indicating calculations for optimal results.
- Professional Service: Emphasizes that service and repairs, especially those involving removal of covers, must only be carried out by a trained service technician due to the risk of microwave energy exposure.
- Environmental Hints: Information on recycling packaging materials and proper disposal of the appliance at the end of its life cycle is included, encouraging users to cut the mains cord before disposal.
The manual highlights the importance of using appropriate, microwave-safe, and heat-resistant utensils for each function to ensure safety and optimal cooking results. It also stresses the need for adult supervision when children use the oven and warns against allowing children to play with the appliance or lean on the open door.
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