Whirlpool MT1061XB, Use & Care Manual

Page 1: ...ion Instructions 8 Gettin To Know Your icrowave nB oven 10 Using Your Microwave Oven 18 Caring For Your Microwave Oven 31 Cooking Guide 32 QuestionsAnd AnSWHS 36 If You Need PE 37 Warranty 40 1400 253 1301 calluswithquertionsorcomments MICROWAVE OVEN MODEL MTlOGlXB ...

Page 2: ...en Here is a brief explanation of the use of each symbol This symbol will help alert you to such This symbol will help you avoid actions Our Consumer Assistance Center number 1 800 253 1301 is toll free 24 hours a day If you ever have a question concerning your appliance s operation or if you need service first see If You Need Assistance Or Service on page 37 If you need further help feel free to ...

Page 3: ...ance with the provided Installation instructions found on page 8 l Do not immerse cord or plug in water l Some products such as whole eggs in l Keep cord away from heated surfaces the shell and sealed containers for l Do not let cord hang over edge of table example closed glass jars may explode or counter and should not be heated in this oven l See door surface and interior cleaning l Do not heat ...

Page 4: ...g utensils or food in the cavity when not in use Do not mount over a sink Do not store anything directly on top of the appliance when appliance is in operation l Read and follow Operating safety precautions starting on page 6 l 1 A short power supply cord is provided to reduce the risks resutting from becoming entangled in or tripping over a longer cord 2 Longer cord sets or extension cords are av...

Page 5: ...oven if the Do not place any object between the oven door window is broken front face and the door or allow soil or The microwave oven should be checked cleaner residue to accumulate on sealing for microwave leakage by qualified service surfaces oersonnel after a reoair is made Do not operate the oven if it is damaged It is particularly important that the oven door close properly and that there is...

Page 6: ...ral times before heating or reheating Liquids heated in certain containers especially cylindrical containers may become over heated The liquid may splash out with a loud noise during or after heating or when adding ingredients coffee etc resulting in harm to the oven and possible personal injury Never lean on the door or allow a child to swing on it when the door is open Injury could result Use ho...

Page 7: ...de up in oven Carefully place cookware on turntable to avoid possible breakage Handle turntable with care when remov ing from oven to avoid possible breakage If turntable cracks or breaks contact your Whirlpool dealer for a replacement When you use a browning dish the browning dish bottom must be at least S inch above the turntable Follow direc tions supplied with browning dish General information...

Page 8: ...air intake openings Allow a few inches of space at back of oven where intake openings are located Blocking the air intake openings and exhaust vents can cause damage to the oven and poor cooking results Make sure the micro wave oven legs are in place to ensure proper airflow l Do not install the oven next to or over a heat source for example a cooktop or range Also do not install oven in any area ...

Page 9: ...ional Electrical extension cord with your mkrowave Code and local codes and ordinances if oven but if you find it necessary to do a mating wall receptacle is not available so temporarily until a properly or if you are not sure if the wall recep grounded and polarized 3 prong recep tacie is property grounded and polarized tacie is installed use only a heavy duty have it checked by a qualified elect...

Page 10: ...ting the clock 15 12 Using the Minute Timer 16 13 How microwave cooking works Magnetron Microwave ovens are safe Microwave energy is not hot It causes food to make its own heat and it s this heat that cooks the food Microwaves are like TV waves or light waves You cannot see them but you can see what they do Oven cavity A magnetron in the microwave oven produces microwaves The microwaves move into ...

Page 11: ...g This is one of the reasons for letting some foods for example roasts or baked potatoes stand for a while after cooking or for stirring some foods during the cooking time The microwaves disturb water molecules in the food As the molecules bounce around bumping into each other heat is made like rubbing your hands together This is the heat that does the cooking Microwaves pass through most glass pa...

Page 12: ... prevents microwaves from escaping lt is designed as a screen to allow you to view food as it cooks 4 Glass Turntable This turntable turns food as it cooks for more even cooking It must be in the oven during operation for best cooking results See pages 7 11 and 31 for more details 5 Turntable Support under turntable 6 Control Panel Touch pads on this panel to perform all functions See pages 13 and...

Page 13: ...er the higher the power or cooking speed See page 20 for more information See the charts on pages 32 and 33 for specific Cook Powers to use for the food you are cooking 4 WARM HOLD Touch this pad to keep hot cooked food safely warm in your microwave oven for up to 10 minutes WARM HOLD can be used by itself or it can automatically follow a cooking cycle See page 25 for more information 5 BEVERAGE T...

Page 14: ...l a program during cooking This pad will not erase time of day NOTES l If you touch two Command Pads for the same cycle for example BEVERAGE and WARM HOLD the second command will cancel the first l If you attempt to enter unacceptable instructions En will appear in the Display and three tones will sound Touch OFF CANCEL and re enter the instructions Audible signals Audible signals are available to...

Page 15: ...F CANCEL NOTES l You can only set the clock if the oven is not cooking food l If you touch in an incorrect time Err will appear on the Display and three tones will sound Touch CLOCK and enter the correct time l If you touch OFF CANCEL while setting the clock the clock will be cleared and the Display will go blank To set time 1 Choose setting TOUCH YOU SEE 2 Enter time of day Example for 5 30 TOUCH...

Page 16: ...t operate while the a minute timer Use COOK TIME at 0 Cook Minute Timer is in use Power for timing up to 99 minutes 99 seconds 1 Touch COOK TIME 2 Enter time to be counted down Example for 1 minute 30 seconds TOUCH YOU SEE 3 Enter 0 Cook Power so oven TOUCH YOU SEE does not start 16 TOUCH ...

Page 17: ..._ 4 Start countdown TOUCH YOU SEE After one second the Displey will begin to count down At end of countdown three tones will sound 5 After countdown open the door OR TOUCH YOU SEE time of day 17 ...

Page 18: ...a reliable cookbook and recipes developed for microwave ovens previously rated at 500 550 watts ALWAYS cook food for the minimum recommended cooking time Then check for doneness to avoid overcooking the food l Stir turn over or rearrange food being cooked about halfway through the cook time for most even doneness with all recipes l If a glass cover is not available use wax paper paper towels or mi...

Page 19: ... and close the door 2 Set cooking time Example for 1 minute 30 seconds TOUCH YOU SEE 3 Start oven After one second the Display will begin to count down the cooking time TOUCH YOU SEE YOU SEE At end of cooking time YOU SEE three tones will sound 19 ...

Page 20: ... I 4 40 of full power 1 I3 30 of full power 1p Ezj T 20 WHEN TO USE IT Quick reheating of foods with high water content such as beverages If food contains eggs or cream choose a lower power Heating large quantities of liquids such as water or soup stock Reheating soups or casseroles Cooking and heating vegetables fish meat etc when you need a Cook Power lower than HIGH or when food is cooking too ...

Page 21: ...1 Put food in oven and close the door 2 Set cooking time Example for 7 minutes 30 seconds TOUCH YOU SEE 3 Set Cook Power Example for 50 Cook Power TOUCH m YOU SEE 4 Start oven TOUCH YOU SEE 21 ...

Page 22: ...After one second the Display will begin to count down the cooking time YOU SEE At end of cooking time three tones will sound 5 After cooking open the door OR TOUCH YOU SEE time of day 22 ...

Page 23: ...d cook in 20 second periods at high Cook Power See Cooking at high cook power on page 19 1 Place cup of beverage in oven and close door 2 Choose BEVERAGE After one second the Display will begin to count down the heating time At end of heating time YOU SEE 3 After heating open the door OR TOUCH YOU SEE time of day 23 ...

Page 24: ...ure NOTE If more time is needed cook in 20 second periods at high Cook Power See Cooking at high cook power on page 19 1 Place pizza on paper towel on turntable and close door 2 Choose PIZZA REHEAT After one second the Display will begin to count down the reheating time At end of reheating time YOU SEE YOU SEE 3 After reheating open the door OR TOUCH YOU SEE time of day 24 ...

Page 25: ...als kept warm on a dinner HOLD Close the door and touch WARM plate should be covered during WARM HOLD HOLD then touch START ENTER if additional WARM HOLD time is desired 1 Put hot cooked food in oven and close the door 2 Choose setting 3 Start oven TOUCH YOU SEE m i m the oven light and fan will come on To make WARM HOLD automatically follow another cycle l While you are touching in cooking Instru...

Page 26: ... does the rest NOTES l See the Auto defrost chart on page 28 for defrosting directions for each food l AUTO DEFROST can only defrost up to 2 5 Ibs of any food Oven will brlefly pause in middle of cycle At that time you can rearrange food as needed See Auto defrost chart on page 28 for further instructions 1 Put frozen food in oven and close the door 2 Choose setting Example for MEAT TOUCH YOU SEE ...

Page 27: ...At end of defrosting time YOU SEE three tones will sound 5 After defrosting open the door OR TOUCH YOU SEE time of day 27 ...

Page 28: ...eparate and rearrange Turn over Cover warm areas with aluminum foil Separate and rearrange Remove thawed portions with fork Turn over Return remain der to oven Turn over Cover warm areas with aluminum foil SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS Ueat of irregular shape and large fatty uts of meat should have the narrow or fatty areas shielded with foil at the begin ning of a defrost cycle Do not defrost less than l ...

Page 29: ...owavable baking dish Carefully separate fillets under cold water Place in a microwavable baking dish Run cold water over to finish defrosting Place in a microwavable baking dish Cover head and tail with foil do not let foil touch sides of microwave oven Finish defrosting by immersing in cold water Place in a microwavable baking dish Place in a microwavable baking dish Place in a microwavable bakin...

Page 30: ...stored in a refrigerator freezer that does not maintain a tempera ture of 0 F or below always program a lower food weight for a shorter defrosting time to prevent cooking the food l If the food is stored outside the freezer for up to 20 minutes enter a lower food weight l If the food is stored outside the freezer for more than 20 minutes and for defrost ing ready made food defrost by time and powe...

Page 31: ...s Steam will soften the soil To get rid of odors inside the oven boil a cup of water with lemon juice Product Damage Hazard Abrasive cleansers steel wool pads gritty wash cloths etc can damage the control panel and the interior and exterior oven surfaces Use a sponge with a mild detergent or a paper towel with spray glass cleaner Apply spray glass cleaner to paper towel do not spray directly on ov...

Page 32: ...r with WBy peper Soup Cremn 1 cup 1 can 10 02 Soup Cfew 1WP 1 can 10 02 Pizza Islice 1 3fkX 2 slices 2 slices VU M88 1 serving 2 servings Baked Potato 1 2 Br Dinner or breakfast roll 1 loll 2 rolls 4 rolls Pi Whole islice Ftefrigerated Room temp Flefrigerated MtiP mP Reftigemted Room tamp Flehigeraw Refriserated RefligNaW Refrigerated FIefIigeraW temP Room temp Room temp Reftigerated Refrigerated ...

Page 33: ...rnal temperature should be 185 F after standing Flsh Fillets 100 5 6 min 1 lb Scallops and 100 Shrlmp 1 lb 3X 5 Yz min Cook at 160 Cook Power FOOD TIME Beans Green or Yellow 1 lb Broccoli 1 lb 6 12 min 6 10 min Cook at 100 Cook Power FOOD TlME Carrots 1 lb 8 12 min Cauliflower medium head Corn on the Cob 2 4 Potatoes Baked 4 medium Squash Summer 1 lb 6 9 min 4 9 min 6 16 min 13 19 min 3 8 min FOOD...

Page 34: ...at quickly to the center of the dish and avoids overcooking at the outer edges of the food Covering food Cover food to l Reduce splattering l Shorten cooking times l Retain food moisture All coverings that allow microwaves to pass through are suitable Releasing pressure in foods l Several foods for example baked potatoes sausages egg yolks and some fruits are tightly covered by a skin or membrane ...

Page 35: ...in an aluminum foil container then refer to the instructions on the package It is possible to use dispos able containers but it generally takes longer and the final result will not be as good as if food were placed in plastic or paper containers If you use aluminum containers without package instructions follow these guide lines l Place container in a glass bowl and add some water so that it cover...

Page 36: ...f your oven What are the humming noises that I hear You hear the sound of the transformer when when my microwave oven is operating the magnetron tube cycles on Why does the dish become hot when I As the food becomes hot it will conduct the microwave food in it I thought that this heat to the dish Be prepared to use hot should not happen pads to remove food after cooking What does standing time mea...

Page 37: ... supply cord into a live operate plugged into a live circuit with circuit with the proper voltage See the proper voltage pages 7 and 9 A household fuse has blown or Replace household fuse or reset a circuit breaker has tripped circuit breaker The electric company has Check electric company for a power experienced a power failure failure The micro The door is not firmly closed Firmly close and latc...

Page 38: ...he oven has been stored in to be running a cold area slower than usual The Dlsplay There has been a power Reset the clock shows 12 oO interruption Microwave The electric supply to your cookh3g times home or wall outlets is bw or seem too long lower than normal Your electric company can tell you if the line voltage is low Your electrician or senrice technician can tell you if the outlet voltage is ...

Page 39: ...provide after warranty service anywhere in the United States To locate the authorized Whirlpool service company in your area call our Consumer Assistance Center telephone number see Step 2 or bok in your telephone directory Yellow Pages under APSPUANCE HOUSEHOLP l wAsHlNa YACHINEE A MAJOR WRVICE L REPAJR oarma l EWICE L REPAIR SH WHrlpd Appuancsr or a WhIrlpool Appnmvwa w Authorlad Whtlpool SatvIc...

Page 40: ...owave oven caused by accident misuse fire flood acts of God or use of products not approved by Whirlpool E Any labor costs during limited warranty F Repairs to parts or systems caused by unauthorized modifications made to the appliance Ye3 I WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSE QUENTIAL DAMAGES Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or conse...