Whirlpool MT6125XBB, Use & Care Manual

Page 1: ...ns 8 Getting To Know Your Microwave Oven 10 Using Your Microwave Oven 18 Caring For Your Microwave Oven 39 Cooking Guide 40 Questions And Answers 44 HYou Need Assistance Or Service 45 Warranty 48 1 800 253 1301 Call us with questions or comments MICROWAVE OVEN MODEL MT6125XBB Q ...

Page 2: ...elp alert you to such dangers as personal injury burns fire and electrical shock This symbol will help you avoid actions which could cause product damage scratches dents etc and damage to your personal property Our Consumer Assistance Center number 1 800 253 l 301 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 N...

Page 3: ...ith 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 the l Keep cord away from heated surfaces shell and sealed containers for example l Do not let cord hang over edge of table closed glass jars may explode and or counter should not be heated in this oven l See door surface and interior cleaning l Do not heat store ...

Page 4: ...ngled in or tripping over staples metallic glaze or trim a longer cord Remove wire twist ties from paper or 2 Longer cord sets or extension cords plastic bags before placing bag in are available and may be used if care oven is exercised in their use 3 If a long cord or extension cord is used c temporarily a the marked electrical L 7 rating of the cord set or extension cord should be at least as gr...

Page 5: ... sealing surfaces 1 Door bent 2 Hinges and latches broken or loosened 3 Door seals and sealing surfaces Do not operate the microwave oven if the door window is broken The microwave oven should be checked for microwave leakage by qualified service personnel after a repair is made Do not operate the oven if it is damaged It is particularly important that the oven door close properly and that there i...

Page 6: ...ore 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 hot pads Microw...

Page 7: ...support rollers are completely inside center circle of turntable for proper rotation Make sure the glass turntable is correct side up in oven Carefully place cookware on glass turntable to avoid possible break age Handle glass turntable with care when removing from oven to avoid possible breakage If glass turntable cracks or breaks contact your Whirlpool dealer for a replacement When you use a bro...

Page 8: ...amage Hazard l Do not block the rear air intake open ings or exhaust vents Allow a few inches of space at back of oven where intake opening and exhaust vents are located Blocking the air intake open ings and exhaust vents can cause damage to the oven and poor cooking results Make sure the microwave oven legs are in place to ensure proper airflow l Do not install the oven next to or over a heat sou...

Page 9: ...rical Code and local codes oven but if you find it necessary to do and ordinances If a mating wall recep so temporarily until a properly tacle is not available or if you are not grounded and polarized 3 prong recep sure if the wall receptacle is properly tacle is installed use only a heavy duty grounded and polarized have it UL listed 3 wire grounding type exten checked by a qualified electrician ...

Page 10: ...features 12 Setting the clock 16 Control panel features 13 Using the Minute Timer 17 How your microwave oven works 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 Magnetron mij Oven cavity A magnetron in the microwave oven prod...

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 It 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 39 for more details 5 Removable Turntable Support under turntable 6 Cooking Guide Label 7 Control Panel Touch pads on this panel to perfor...

Page 13: ...t one pad See page 33 for more information 4 POPCORN Touch this pad when pop ping popcorn in your microwave oven The oven will cook at a preset Cook Power until the popcorn is popped See page 30 for more information 5 BAKED POTATOES Touch this pad to bake potatoes You do not need to calculate cooking time or Cook Power See page 34 for more information 6 ADD MINUTE Touch this pad to cook for one mi...

Page 14: ...ERROR will appear in the Display Touch OFF CANCEL and re enter the instructions to enter the correct time of day or to program your oven to begin cooking automatically at a chosen time later in the day See pages 16 and 37 for more information Audible signals Audible signals are available to guide you when setting and using your oven l A programming tone will sound each time you touch a pad l A sin...

Page 15: ...CLOCK 2 Touch Number Pad 0 3 Touch OFF CANCEL Built in kits You can build in your microwave oven by using one of the following trim kits FOR INSTALLATION OVER SIZE COLOR KIT MODEL NO KIT PART NO WHIRLPOOL OVEN MODEL 24 Black MK6124XAB 4319225 SB130PER SBl GOPEX RBl GOPXY RB12OPXY RBl OOPXY RB1005XY 27 Black MK6127XAB 4319227 SB130PER SBl GOPEX RB760PXY 30 Black MK6120XAB 4378060 RB260PXY RB220PXY ...

Page 16: ... show the correct time of day after cooking l To reset the clock touch AUTO START CLOCK A 0 will show on the Display Continue to set the clock as shown below l If you have touched in an incorrect time such as 12 65 ERROR will show on the Display Touch OFF CANCEL then touch AUTO START CLOCK and start over To set time 1 Choose setting TOUCH YOU SEE 2 Enter time of day Example for 3 25 TOUCH YOU SEE ...

Page 17: ...touch AUTO START CLOCK l If you want to use other Command Pads while the Minute Timer is counting down touch OFF CANCEL to cancel the Minute Timer 1 Enter time to be counted down Example for 3 minutes TOUCH YOU SEE cl 3 rl0 cl 0 2 Start countdown display counts down set time When the set time ends a long tone will sound When you open the door or touch OFF CANCEL you will see the time of day YOU SE...

Page 18: ...watts you may use a reliable cookbook and recipes developed for microwave ovens previously rated at 700 800 watts l ALWAYS cook food for the minimum recommended cooking time If necessary touch ADD MINUTE while the oven is operating or after it has completed the cooking cycle see page 35 for more information Then check for doneness to avoid overcooking the food l Stir turn over or rearrange the foo...

Page 19: ...ime Example for 1 minute 30 seconds TOUCH YOU SEE cl 1 rl 3 I I rl 0 3 Start oven TOUCH YOU SEE 1 START ENTER J display counts down cooking time When the cooking time ends a long tone will sound When you open the door or touch OFF CANCEL you will see the time of day YOU SEE 19 ...

Page 20: ...stock 8 80 of full power 7 70 of full power MED HIGH 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 fast 6 60 of full power Cooking requiring special care such as for high protein sauces cheese and egg dishes and casseroles that need to finish cooking 5 50 of full power MED Starting cakes which must ...

Page 21: ...nds TOUCH YOU SEE cl 7 rl3 I J 1 1 lol 3 Set Cook Power 1 Example for 50 Cook Power rOUCH 1 COOK POWER J YOU SEE 4 Start oven TOUCH YOU SEE w l mm cooking time When the cooking time ends a long tone will sound When you open the door or touch OFF CANCEL you will see the time of day 21 ...

Page 22: ... food categories number of items being heated Your micro Frozen Vegetables Rice Ground Meat wave oven does the rest 1 Put food in oven and close door 2 Choose AUTO COOK 3 Choose setting Touch any of Number Pads l 6 NOTE See Auto cook chart on pages 23 and 24 or the Cook Guide Label on the frame behind the door for food categories available Example for Setting 1 Frozen Veg etables TOUCH YOU SEE 4 E...

Page 23: ...ckage of frozen vegetables this equals about 1 1 cups touch 1 for 1 cup of tender crisp vegetables you cannot enter 1 cup amounts or touch 2 for two cups of vegetables more fully cooked 2 Rice h 2 cups Place rice and water into a deep casse role Cover with lid or plastic wrap For each quantity of uncooked rice touch the pads indicated Uncooked Rice cups 12 1 1 12 2 Water cups 1 2 3 4 Touch pads q ...

Page 24: ...esh or defrosted fish fillets Arrange in a pie plate or shallow casserole in a single layer Tuck thin ends under to prevent overcooking Cover with vented plastic wrap After cooking let stand covered for l 3 minutes 5 Turkey Breast 3 0 6 0 I Wash Place in baking dish Cover with wax paper or plastic wrap 6 Roast Pork 2 0 3 5 Ibs Place in microwave proof and heat proof baking dish Let stand 10 minute...

Page 25: ...frosted Your microwave oven does the rest 1 Put frozen food in oven and close door 2 Choose EASY DEFROST TOUCH YOU SEE 3 Enter food weight Each time you touch EASY DEFROST the displayed food weight will increase by 5 pounds NOTE When increasing the food weight you must touch EASY DEFROST within two seconds after the last time you touched the pad After two seconds defrosting will start for the last...

Page 26: ...tage is over oven will stop and four tones will sound YOU SEE Open door and check meat 8 Close door YOU SEE 9 Restart oven rl START ENTER YOU SEE I I example display counts down third stage of defrost cycle IO After defrosting oven will stop and one long tone will sound Open door OR YOU SEE TOUCH YOU SEE rl OFF CANCEL 1 1 time of day 26 ...

Page 27: ...with aluminum foil Remove any pieces that are nearly defrosted Stand 1O 20 minutes Ground Meat Remove any thawed parts after each stage Stand 5 l 0 minutes Chicken Whole Remove giblets before freezing poultry for more uniform defrosting Start with breast side down After the 1st stage turn over and shield any warm portions with aluminum foil After the 2nd stage shield any warm portions with aluminu...

Page 28: ...quickly than a deep block l Separate pieces as they begin to defrost Separated pieces defrost more easily l You can use small pieces of aluminum foil to shield foods like chicken wings leg tips and fish tails but the foil must not touch the side of the oven Foil can damage the oven lining l Shield areas of food with small pieces of foil if they start to become warm l For better results a preset st...

Page 29: ...ing time for second cycle Example for 3 minutes 25 seconds TOUCH YOU SEE cl 3 rl2 1 J 1 1 I 5 5 Set Cook Power for second cycle To cook at full 100 power skip to Step 6 To cook at another Cook Power TOUCH YOU SEE Example for 60 Cook Power TOUCH YOU SEE cl 6 6 Start oven TOUCH YOU SEE rl START ENTER I 1 display counts down cooking time in each cycle 29 ...

Page 30: ...ructions Cooking performance may vary with brand Try several brands to decide which gives best popping results For best results use fresh bags of popcorn NOTES l Before using POPCORN be sure the time of day is showing on the Display If the time of day is not on the Display touch OFF CANCEL once or twice l If you want to change the popping time after choosing POPCORN see Adding or subtracting cook ...

Page 31: ...lose door 2 Choose POPCORN TOUCH YOU SEE When the sensor detects the vapor emitted by the food the remainder of the cooking time will show on the Display display counts down popping time When popping time ends a long tone will sound YOU SEE 31 ...

Page 32: ...to change the reheating time after choosing REHEAT see Adding or subtracting cook time on page 35 l If you want to reheat by entering time and Cook Power see Reheating chart on page 40 1 Put food in oven and close door 2 Choose REHEAT TOUCH YOU SEE When the sensor detects the vapor emitted by the food the Display will show the remainder of the cooking time 3 When cooking is over Display shows inst...

Page 33: ...lay touch OFF CANCEL once or twice to remove the last program from the Display l If you want to change the cook time after choosing FROZEN ENTREE see Adding or subtracting cook time on page 35 1 Put food in oven and close door 2 Choose FROZEN ENTREE TOUCH YOU SEE FRozENENrREE When the sensor detects the vapor emitted by the food the Display will show the remainder of the cooking time 3 When cookin...

Page 34: ...me after choosing BAKED POTATOES see Adding or subtracting cook time on page 35 1 Put food in oven and close door 2 Choose BAKED POTATOES TOUCH YOU SEE 0aKEDPoTATcsS When the sensor detects the vapor emitted by the food the Display will show the remainder of the cooking time YOU SEE 3 When cooking is over Display shows instructions YOU SEE Open the door OR TOUCH YOU SEE Using ADD MINUTE ADD MINUTE...

Page 35: ... COOK AUTO START or EASY DEFROST l You cannot use ADD MINUTE to start the oven if any program is on the Display 2 Choose ADD MINUTE Example for cooking for one minute TOUCH YOU SEE When the cooking time ends a long tone will sound Adding or subtracting cook time If a preset cook time is too long or too short you can increase or decrease the cook time by 7 after choosing the function NOTE When chan...

Page 36: ...king cycle See pages 19 21 3 Choose PAUSE YOU SEE 4 Touch in instructions for second cooking cycle See pages 19 21 5 Start oven TOUCH YOU SEE rl START ENTER I J example display counts down cooking time in first cycle 6 When first cycle is over four tones will sound Open the door and stir the food YOU SEE 7 Close door rl START ENTER YOU SEE I J example display counts down cooking time in second cyc...

Page 37: ...ou lift up on AUTO START CLOCK the time of day will reappear on the Display To avoid sickness and food waste when using AUTO START l Do not use foods that will spoil while waiting for cooking to start such as dishes with milk or eggs cream soups and cooked meats or fish Any food that has to wait for cooking to start should be very cold or frozen before it is put in the oven MOST UNFROZEN FOODS SHO...

Page 38: ... m To cook at a lower Cook Power Example for 50 Cook Power twice TOUCH COOK q POWER YOU SEE TOUCH YOU SEE 7 Complete entry TOUCH rl START ENTER YOU SEE I I time of day The oven will start cooking at the set start time When the cooking time ends a long tone will sound When you open the door or touch OFF CANCEL you will see the time of day 38 YOU SEE ...

Page 39: ... 2 or 3 minutes Steam will soften the soil To get rid of odors inside the oven boil a cup of water with lemon juice Be sure to keep the areas clean where the door and oven frame touch when closed Use only mild nonabrasive soaps or detergents applied with a sponge or paper towel when cleaning surfaces Rinse well Product Damage Hazard Abrasive cleansers steel wool pads gritty wash cloths etc can dam...

Page 40: ... 50 13 16 min at 50 Cover with wax paper Soup Cream 1 cup 1 can 10 oz Refrigerated Room ternp 3 4X min at 50 5 7 min at 50 Cover Stir after half the time Soup Clear 1 cup 1 can 1OS 4 oz Pizza 1 slice 1 slice 2 slices 2 slices Refrigerated 2X 3 2 min at 100 Room temp 4 5X min at 100 Room temp 15 25 set at 100 Refrigerated 30 40 set at 100 Room temp 30 40 set at 100 Refrigerated 45 55 set at 100 Cov...

Page 41: ...temperature should be 185 F after standing Fish Fillets 1 lb 100 5 6 min Scallops and 100 Shrimp 1 lb 3i 5i min VEGETABLES Cook at 100 Cook Power FOOD TIME Beans Green or Yellow 1 lb Broccoli 1 lb 6 12 min 6 l 0 min VEGETABLES continued Cook at 100 Cook Power FOOD TIME Carrots 1 lb 8 12 min Cauliflower 6 9 min medium head Corn on the Cob 2 4 9 min 4 6 16 min Potatoes Baked 13 19 min 4 medium Squas...

Page 42: ...ckly to the center of the dish and avoids overcooking at the outer edges of the food Covering food Cover food to 4 Reduce splattering Shorten cooking times Retain food moisture All coverings that allow microwaves to pass through are suitable Releasing pressure in foods l Several foods for example baked pota toes sausages egg yolks and some fruits are tightly covered by a skin or membrane This can ...

Page 43: ...n 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 contain ers If you use aluminum containers without package instructions follow these guide lines l Place container in a glass bowl and add some wafer so that it covers t...

Page 44: ...l for shielding use small flat pieces small skewers and shallow foil trays if tray is inch deep and filled with food to absorb microwave energy Never allow metal to touch walls or door For more information see page 43 Yes The turntable rotates clockwise or counterclockwise depending on the rotation of the motor when the cooking cycle begins This appearance is normal and does not affect the operati...

Page 45: ...ltage 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 1 The electric company has Check electric company for a power experienced a power failure failure The microwave You are using the oven as a Touch OFF CANCEL to cancel the oven will timer Minute Timer not run The door is not firmly closed Firmly clos...

Page 46: ...Timer counting down 1 but the oven is the Program ming Tone i I The command is not correct i Re enter command The fan seems l to be running The oven has been stored in a 1 The fan will run slower until the oven cold area warms up to normal room temperature i slower than I usual The Display is There has been a power flashing 88 88 interruption Reset the clock See page 16 46 ...

Page 47: ...e 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 look in your telephone directory Yellow Pages under APPLIANCE HOUSEHOLD WASHING MACHINES 8 MAJOR SERVICE 8 REPAIR DRYERS SERVICE 8 REPAIR See Whirlpool Applmces or See Whirlpool Applmnces or Authorized Whirlpool Se...

Page 48: ... 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 5193 WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSE QUENTIAL DAMAGES Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages so this limitation or exclusion may not app...