The Whirlpool JT469 is a versatile microwave oven designed for domestic use, offering a wide range of cooking functions and features to simplify meal preparation.
Function Description:
The JT469 provides multiple cooking functions, including:
- Microwave: This function allows for quick cooking or reheating of food and beverages. It offers various power levels (950W, 750W, 650W, 500W, 350W, 160W, 90W) suitable for different food types, from reheating clear soups to defrosting and simmering stews.
- Jet Start: Designed for rapid reheating of high water content foods like clear soups, coffee, or tea. A single press starts the microwave at maximum power for 30 seconds, with additional presses increasing the time.
- Grill: Utilizes a powerful quartz grill to brown foods, creating a gratin effect. Ideal for cheese toast, hot sandwiches, potato croquettes, sausages, and vegetables.
- Crisp: An exclusive Whirlpool function that combines microwave and grill cooking to achieve perfectly golden brown and crispy results on both the top and bottom of food. It's suitable for pizzas, quiches, dough-based foods, and frying items like bacon, eggs, and french fries with minimal oil.
- Forced Air: This function mimics a traditional oven, using a heat element and fan for baking meringues, pastry, cakes, soufflés, poultry, and roast meats. It offers both preheat and no-preheat options.
- 6th Sense Reheat: Automatically reheats dishes by calculating the optimal microwave power and time for frozen, chilled, or room temperature ready-made food. It works best for weights between 250g and 600g.
- 6th Sense Defrost: Quickly defrosts food automatically, with specific settings for Meat, Poultry, Fish, Vegetables, and Bread, based on weight.
- 6th Sense Steam: Enables healthy steam cooking for vegetables and fish. It operates in two phases: quickly bringing water to boiling temperature, then automatically adjusting to simmering to prevent over-boiling.
- Combi Grill + Microwave: Combines microwave and grill heating for faster au gratin cooking. It offers various power levels (650W, 500W, 350W, 160W, 90W) for dishes like vegetables, poultry, lasagna, fish, meat, and gratinated fruit.
- Combi Forced Air + Microwave: Integrates microwave and forced air cooking for oven-baked dishes in less time. Suitable for roast meat, poultry, jacket potatoes, precooked frozen foods, fish, cakes, and pastry, with power levels (350W, 160W, 90W) for different food types.
- 6th Sense Bread Defrost: A unique function that combines Defrost and Crisp technologies to defrost and heat frozen bread, rolls, baguettes, and croissants, making them taste freshly baked. It supports weights between 50g and 400g.
- 6th Sense Menu (Automatic recipes): A simple and intuitive guide offering automatic recipes for various food categories (Meat, Chicken, Fish & Seafood, Vegetables, Pizza & Quiche, Rice, Dessert, Cakes & Pastries, Snacks & Convenience). The oven automatically adjusts cooking parameters for optimal results.
- Timer: A kitchen timer function for measuring exact time for various purposes, such as dough rising, without activating a cooking cycle.
Important Technical Specifications:
- Supply Voltage: 230 V/50 Hz
- Rated Power Input: 2200 W
- MW Output Power: 1000 W
- Grill Power: 1200 W
- Forced Air Power: 1500 W
- Standby Power: <2.0W
- Off-mode Power: <0.5W
- Outer Dimensions (HxWxD): 379 x 491 x 540 mm
- Inner Dimensions (HxWxD): 210 x 395 x 370 mm
Usage Features:
- Control Panel: Features a digital display, rotating knob for setting parameters (power level, cooking time, weight, temperature, food type/category), and dedicated buttons for each function (Microwave, Grill, Crisp, Forced Air, Reheat, Defrost, Steam, Combi, 6th Sense Menu, Bread Defrost, Timer, Stop, Confirmation, Jet Start, Stop Turntable).
- Stand-by Mode: The oven enters stand-by after a period of inactivity or pressing the Stop button, displaying the clock time.
- Start Protection / Child Lock: An automatic safety function that activates one minute after returning to stand-by mode, requiring the door to be opened and closed before starting cooking.
- Pause or Stop Cooking: Cooking can be paused by opening the door (settings maintained for 10 minutes) or stopped by removing food and pressing the Stop button. An acoustic signal indicates the end of cooking.
- Add/Stir/Turn Food: The oven may prompt the user to add, stir, or turn food during cooking for optimal results.
- Set Clock: The clock can be set when the oven is first plugged in or at any time by pressing the Timer button in Stand-By mode.
- Stop Turntable: Allows for the use of very large vessels that cannot turn freely, available for Forced Air, Combi Grill + Microwave, and Combi Forced Air + Microwave functions.
- Accessories: The oven comes with or supports various accessories:
- Turntable Support & Glass Turntable: Essential for all cooking methods, collecting juices and food particles.
- Steamer: Used with the Steam function for healthy cooking.
- Wire Racks (High & Low): High rack for Grill/Combi Grill+Microwaves; Low rack for Forced Air/Combi Forced Air+Microwaves.
- Crisp Plate & Crisp Handle: Crucial for the Crisp and 6th Sense Bread Defrost functions.
- Plate Cover (sold separately): For covering food during microwave cooking to reduce spattering and retain moisture.
- Baking Plate (sold separately): For Forced Air cooking only.
- Safety Instructions: Emphasizes not leaving the oven unattended, especially with combustible materials, avoiding airtight containers, and ensuring proper ventilation. It also warns against heating whole eggs and highlights the importance of regular inspection of door seals.
- Troubleshooting Guide: Provides basic checks for common issues before calling for service.
Maintenance Features:
- Regular Cleaning: The oven should be cleaned regularly to prevent deterioration of surfaces and food deposits.
- Cleaning Materials: Use a soft, damp cloth with mild detergent for interior surfaces, door, and door opening. For the control panel and exterior, use a paper towel with spray glass cleaner. Avoid metal scouring pads, abrasive cleansers, and steel-wool pads.
- Turntable & Support: Remove and wipe clean regularly, especially after spill-overs.
- Stubborn Stains & Odors: Boil a cup of water for 2-3 minutes to soften stains. Adding lemon juice to water and boiling can eliminate odors.
- Grill Element: Does not require cleaning as intense heat burns off splashes, but the ceiling beneath it may need cleaning with a soft, damp cloth and mild detergent. Running the grill for 10 minutes monthly is recommended if not used regularly.
- Crisp Plate Cleaning: Clean with mild, detergent water. Heavily soiled areas can be cleaned with a scouring cloth and mild cleanser. Always let it cool before cleaning and do not immerse or rinse when hot. Avoid steel-wool pads.
- Dishwasher Safe Accessories: Turntable support, glass turntable, wire rack, steamer, crisp handle, and baking plate are dishwasher safe.
- No Steam Cleaning: Do not use steam cleaning appliances.
- No Direct Spraying: Do not spray directly on the oven.
- Mains Cord Replacement: If the mains cord needs replacing, it must be done by a trained service technician using the original mains cord.
- Service Warning: Service operations, especially those involving removal of covers that protect against microwave energy, should only be carried out by trained service technicians. Do not remove any cover.
The JT469 is designed to be user-friendly, efficient, and safe, providing a comprehensive cooking solution for modern households.
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