Whirlpool RM280PXA, Use And Care Manual

Page 1: ...ve Oven 34 Hqw Your rhswave Oven 35 OyE tj sllfetY 36 Cooking Guide 40 Questions And Answers 42 If Yqu Need p 43 Warranty 48 1 800 253 1301 Call us with questions or comments UPPER MICROWAVE OVEN NOTE Use and care instructions for the lower oven are provided in a separate manual MODEL RM280PXA 3 43 ...

Page 2: ...u 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 l 800 253 1 301 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 Need Assistan...

Page 3: ...om ing too hot to handle and slowing l Use this appliance only for its intended cooking times Cooking in metal contain use as described in this manual Do not ers not designed for microwave use can use corrosive chemicals or vapors in this damage the oven as can containers appliance This type of oven is specifi with hidden metal twist ties foil lining cally designed to heat cook or dry food staples...

Page 4: ... not attempt to operate this oven with 1 Door bent the door open since open door operation 2 Hinges and latches broken or loos can result in harmful exposure to micro ened wave energy It is important not to defeat 3 Door seals and sealing surfaces Do not operate the microwave oven if the or tamper with the safety interlocks Do not place any object between the oven door window is broken front face ...

Page 5: ...ven cooking It must be in the oven during operation for best cooking results See pages 64 and 38 for more details 5 Removable Turntable Support under turntable 6 Temperature Probe Socket on oven ceiling Plug the Temperature Probe into this socket when using probe for cooking See page 27 for more informa tion NOTE Do not store the Temperature Probe in the oven when probe is not being used Store in ...

Page 6: ...AUTO COOK Touch this pad to cook common microwave prepared foods without needing to program times and cook powers See page 22 for more information 4 PROBE TEMP Touch this pad when using the Temperature Probe to cook Touch PROBE TEMP followed by Number Pads to set desired final food temperature and COOK POWER followed by a Number Pad for the Cook Power you want See pages 27 29 for more information ...

Page 7: ...s auantities or weiahts Use also to set the f nute Timer 14 START ENTER Touch this pad after setting a function on the microwave oven to start the function If you open the door after the oven begins to cook retouch START ENTER 15 PAUSE TIMER Touch this pad to set the Minute Timer or to stop the oven between cooking stages See pages 14 and 20 for more information 16 OFF CANCEL Touch this pad to era...

Page 8: ...in overcooking or undercooking 1 Put food in the oven and close the door 2 Touch COOK 3 Touch Number Pads for the cooking time you want 4 Touch COOK POWER 5 Touch a Number Pad for the Cook Power you want 6 Touch START ENTER Defrost automatically Your microwave oven automatically defrosts a variety of common meats at preset Cook Powers for preset times 1 Put food in the oven and close the door 2 To...

Page 9: ...T ENTER Use WARM HOLD You can keep hot cooked food warm in your microwave oven safely for up to 99 minutes 99 seconds with this selection 1 Put hot cooked food in the oven and close the door 2 Touch WARM HOLD 3 Touch START ENTER I Em Mill Cook with AUTO COOK Cooking with AUTO COOK lets you cook common microwave prepared foods without needing to program times and Cook Powers 1 Put food in the oven ...

Page 10: ... least I J of Tempera perature Probe ture Probe into food The Temperature Probe 2 Place food in oven and plug lets you tell the oven to turn off automatically probe into socket on oven ceiling when the food reaches 3 Touch PROBE TEMP 9 e a temperature you specify Temperature Gm Probe cooking ensures 4 Touch Number Pads for food that food does not temperature you want 000 overcook or undercook 5 To...

Page 11: ...d for the m m Cook Power you want 5 Touch PERSONAL CHOICE To use Personal Choice 1 Touch PERSONAL CHOICE 2 Touch START ENTER 1 EB Pop popcorn 1 Place bag in center of upside POPCORN lets you pop down glass pie plate popcorn by touching 2 Touch POPCORN just one pad m Reheat food REHEAT lets you reheat many foods by touching just one pad 1 Put food in oven and close the door 2 Touch REHEAT Add a min...

Page 12: ... best cooking results possible you must operate your microwave oven properly This section gives you important information for efficient and safe use of your oven Microwave oven controls Display and indicators The display shows time settings Cook Powers and indicators Command pads l Touch Command Pads to tell the micro wave oven what to do and in what order A few examples AUTO DEFROST tells the ove...

Page 13: ...uch Number Pads to tell it a time a Cook Power a weight a quantity a temperature Display messages Messages will appear on the display to guide you with your cooking If you attempt to enter unacceptable instructions ERROR will appear in the Display Touch OFF CANCEL and reenter the instructions 13 ...

Page 14: ...NTER The Display will count down to show you how much time is left During the countdown the oven will be dark and the fan will be off 4 When the set time ends one long tone will sound To cancel the Minute Timer 1 Touch PAUSWIMER 2 Touch OFF CANCEL I Iii 1 l q Using OFF CANCEL Tout h OFFKANC EL to l Erase instructions if you make a mistake during programming l Cancel the Minute Timer l Cancel a pro...

Page 15: ...ck a corner to vent steam during cooking Cooking at high cook power Follow these steps to cook at high power 1 Put food in the oven and close the door 2 Touch COOK The Display will show 00 00 3 Touch Number Pads for the cooking time you want The Display will show the numbers you touched in the order you touched them The example shows 1 minute 30 seconds 4 Touch START ENTER The oven will automatica...

Page 16: ...ands for and Cook Power name usually used Automatic 100 of full power HIGH 9 90 of full power 8 80 of full power 7 70 of full power MED HIGH 6 60 of full power 5 50 of full power MED 4 40 of full power 3 30 of full power MED LOW 2 20 of full power 1 lO of full power LOW 1 Put food in the oven and close the door 2 Touch COOK The Display will show 00 00 3 Touch Number Pads for the cooking time you w...

Page 17: ...ycle When the cooking time ends four tones will sound END will show on the Display Touch OFF CANCEL or open the oven door to clear the Display To check Cook Power after cooking has started Touch COOK POWER The Cook Power percentage or HI will show in the Display for three seconds To change Cook Power after cooking has started l Follow Steps 4 5 and 6 to set a Cook Power lower than HI l Touch COOK ...

Page 18: ...ay will show ENTER and the LBS Indicator will be displayed This example shows an entry of 2 for Steaks Chops Fish See the Auto defrost chart on page 19 or the Cook Guide label on the frame behind the door for Auto Defrost settings 4 Touch Number Pads to enter the food s weight The weight will appear on the Display This example shows an entry of 20 for two pounds NOTE If ERROR appears on the Displa...

Page 19: ...tions with aluminum foil Stand covered 30 60 minutes 2 Steaks 0 5 4 0 Ibs After the 1st stage turn over and shield any warm portions Chops with aluminum foil Fish After the 2nd stage shield any warm portions with alumi num foil Stand 1O 15 minutes 3 Ground 0 5 3 0 Ibs Remove any thawed parts after each stage Meat Stand 5 10 minutes 4 Chicken 2 5 6 0 Ibs Remove giblets before freezing poultry for m...

Page 20: ...d over or add ingredients during the cooking process 1 2 3 Put food in the oven and close the door Touch in instructions for the desired cooking cycle To program the oven to pause halfway through the cycle Before touching START ENTER touch PAUSE TIMER If your cooking cycle is for example four minutes long the oven will pause two minutes into the cycle To make the oven pause while you are cooking T...

Page 21: ...ired l Foods cooked covered should be covered during WARM HOLD l Pastry items pies turnovers etc should be uncovered during WARM HOLD l Complete meals kept warm on a dinner plate should be covered during WARM HOLD l Do not use more than one complete WARM HOLD about 1 hour 40 minutes The quality of some foods will suffer with extended time To automatically follow another cycle l While you are touch...

Page 22: ... ENTER and the NO or CUPS Indicator will be displayed This example shows an entry of 2 for Rolls Muffins 4 Touch a Number Pad to enter the amount of items to be heated The amount will appear on the Display This example shows an entry of 2 for two items 5 Touch START ENTER When the cooking time ends four tones will sound END or further instructions will appear on the Display depending on which sett...

Page 23: ...ntity for half the amount of vegetables you are actually cooking For example when cooking 2 cups of vegetables set AUTO COOK for 1 cup Cover with lid or plastic wrap After cooking remove from oven stir cover and let stand 3 to 5 minutes before serving 4 Frozen l 4 cups Place in a microwave safe container Cover with lid or Vege plastic wrap After cooking remove from oven stir cover tables and let s...

Page 24: ...wrong Sensor setting touch the correct setting The chosen setting will appear on the Display 4 Touch START ENTER The sensor now detects the moisture and humidity emitted by the food NOTE Do not open the door or touch OFF CANCEL during this part of the cooking cycle The measurement will be interrupted If ERROR appears on the Display before cooking starts touch OFWCAN CEL and start over If ERROR app...

Page 25: ...turntable Stand wrapped in foil 3 min Fresh Vegetables 3 Wash and place in Stand covered soft casserole Add 2 table 3 5 min Broccoli h 2 Ibs spoons of water Cover Brussels sprouts h 2 Ibs with lid for tender veg Cabbage h 3 Ibs etables Use plastic wrap Cauliflower X 2 cups for tender crisp veg flowerets etables Stir before Cauliflower whole 1 med standing if possible Spinach h 1 lb Zucchini h 2 cu...

Page 26: ...wave safe Stand patties roasting rack Cover with covered plastic wrap or wax paper 5 min 0 5 2 Ibs Break up and put in casse Stand role Cover with lid wax covered paper or plastic wrap 5 min Drain off grease or place in microwave safe colander over casserole and allow grease to drain off Cover with wax paper or plastic wrap Fish Seafood Fillet steak shrimp Scallops fresh or frozen thawed Clams fre...

Page 27: ...and 200 F See your Microwave Cookbook for helpful information on cooking different types of food 1 Insert at least of the Temperature Probe into the food See page 29 2 Place food in the oven and plug the probe into the socket on the oven ceiling 3 Make sure the probe does not touch any part of the oven interior including the turntable Close the door f Plug L Socket Plug 4 Touch PROBE TEMP to choos...

Page 28: ...bove touch WARM HOLD 8 Touch START ENTER When the food temperature is lower than 9O F the Display will show COOL When the food temperature reaches 9O F the Display will show the actual temperature of the food as it increases to the desired tem perature When the probe detects the desired food temperature the oven will shut off 9 After cooking open the door or touch OFF CANCEL Four tones will sound ...

Page 29: ... foods Do not use raw meats raw vegetables and cream sauces in casse roles l Dry casseroles do not work well l Thaw frozen casseroles and meats in the microwave oven before inserting the probe l If you are simultaneously cooking individual servings such as mugs of soup check the probe setting in several of the items ail the mugs may not heat at the same rate l Dry meat loaf mixtures do not work we...

Page 30: ...e Display is blank If the Display is not blank touch OFF CANCEL once or twice To program Personal Choice 1 2 3 4 Touch PERSONAL CHOICE The Display will show 0 Touch PERSONAL CHOICE again The Display will show 7 Touch a Command Pad for the cooking cycle you want Example COOK The Display will show 0O OO Touch Number Pads for the cooking time or temperature desired This example shows an entry of 20 s...

Page 31: ...ay Cooking performance may vary with brand Try several brands to decide which gives best popping resufts For best results use fresh bags of popcorn Do not try to repop unpopped kernels Do not reuse popcorn bags NOTE POPCORN is designed for commercially bagged microwave pop corn If you are using a microwave popcorn popper follow instructions with the popper for cooking time 3 When the sensor detect...

Page 32: ...h on the Display When the sensor detects the vapor emitted from the food the remainder of the cookfng time will appear 1 min 30 set in example 3 When cooking Is over COVER and STAND will flash on the Display Open the door or touch OFF CANCEL 4 To continue with cooklng choose a cooking time and Cook Power see pages 15 and 16 NOTES l REHEAT can be programmed within 1 minute after cooking closing the...

Page 33: ...after closing the door after touching OFF CANCEL during cooking or within one minute after cooking with another function ADD MINUTE cannot be used with POPCORN AUTO COOK AUTO DEFROST REHEAT SENSOR COOK WARM HOLD or Temperature Probe cooking to start the oven if any program is on the Display Changing one touch and sensor cooking times l If you want longer cooking times for POPCORN REHEAT AUTO COOK ...

Page 34: ... 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 grii 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...

Page 35: ...k through the glass turntable and are absorbed by the food Microwaves pass through most glass paper and plastics without heating them so food absorbs the energy Microwaves bounce off metal pans so food does not absorb the energy Microwaves may not reach the center of a roast The heat around the outside is what cooks the roast all the way through This is one of the reasons for letting some foods ro...

Page 36: ...Cover poached eggs and allow a standing time of one minute before cutting into them For best results stir any liquid several 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 possibl...

Page 37: ...n when not in use Fire may result if someone accidentally starts the oven Do not let food or container touch the top or sides of the oven Do not heat store or use flammable materials in or near the oven Fumes can create a fire hazard or explosion Do not overcook potatoes Fire could result At the end of the recommended cooking time potatoes should be slightly firm because they will continue cooking...

Page 38: ...o not reuse popcorn bags Do not start a microwave oven when it is empty Product life may be shortened If you practice programming the oven put a container of water in the oven It is normal for the oven door to look wavy after the oven has been running for a while Do not use newspaper or other printed paper in the oven Fire could result Do not dry flowers fruit herbs wood paper gourds or clothes in...

Page 39: ...ish bottom must be at least 6 inch above the glass turntable Follow directions supplied with browning dish General information To a di t for safe use put it into the oven with a cup of water beside it Cook on 100 Cook Power for one minute If the dish gets hot and water stays cool do not use it Some dishes melamine some ceramic dinnerware etc absorb microwave energy becoming too hot to handle and s...

Page 40: ...Cover with wax paper Soup Cream 1 cup 1 can 10 02 Refrigerated Room temp 3 4 min at 50 5 7 min at 50 Cover Stir after half the time Soup Clear 1 cup 1 can 103 r 02 Pizza 1 slice 1 slice 2 slices 2 slices Refrigerated Room temp Room temp Refrigerated Room temp Refrigerated 2 3X min at 100 4 5 min at 100 15 25 set at 100 30 40 set at 100 30 40 sac at 100 45 55 set at 100 Cover Stir after half the ti...

Page 41: ...Patties 4 2nd side 2 3 min COOK FOOD POWER TIME Meat Loaf 100 13 19 min 1l i Ibs Applesauce 100 7 10 min 4 servings Chicken 100 6 9 min lb Pieces Baked 100 4 6 min Internal temperature should be 185 F after APP 4 standing Turkey 100 5 min Chocolate 50 1 2 min Breast m 76 8 12 minllb melt 1 Internal temperature should be 185 F after square standing Eggs 100 Fish Fillets 100 5 6 min Scrambled 1 lb 2...

Page 42: ...le begins Sometimes the door of my microwave oven This appearance is normal and does not appears wavy Is this normal affect the operation of your oven What are the humming noises that I hear You hear the sound of the transformer wher 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 ...

Page 43: ...he proper voltage See Installa tion Instructions 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 microwave You are using the oven as a Touch PAUSWIMER and OFF oven will not timer CANCEL to cancel the Minute Timer run If you are using the Te...

Page 44: ...t least 3 way into oven turns off enough into food food too soon or not Probe is not positioned in food Place tip of probe in center of food soonenough correctly when using the Temperature Probe is touching bone or fat Move probe away from bone or fat Probe Heat has not had enough time Allow roasts to stand for a few minutes to go through all the food after cooking Probe is loose in socket Plug pr...

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Page 48: ...ed 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 8 92 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...