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Reheating
Times and cooking power have been preset for reheating specific
foods. Use the following chart as a guide.
*Sensor function
**For smaller rolls, 2 rolls may be counted as 1 piece.
To Use Reheat:
1. Place food on the turntable, and close the door.
2. Touch REHEAT.
3. Touch number pad from chart
or
Touch REHEAT repeatedly to scroll through foods.
4. Touch number pads to enter quantity for Casserole and
Baked Goods only.
The sensor will determine quantities for Pizza Slice, Soup and
Sauce.
Reheat time may be adjusted at this time by touching COOK
POWER.
5. Touch START.
The display will count down the reheat time.
When the cycle ends, “END” will appear in the display, and
the end-of-cycle tones will sound, followed by reminder
tones.
6. Touch CANCEL or open the door to clear the display and/or
stop reminder tones.
Two or More Plates
Two plates may be heated side by side, or 1 dish larger than the
turntable, plus 2 plates on the cooking rack. For best results,
halfway through heating, turn the plates (or larger dish) halfway
around, and switch plates between top and bottom (if heating
more than 2 plates). See “Cooking Rack” section.
The turntable must be turned off while heating 2 bottom plates or
1 larger dish. See “Turntable” section.
To Reheat Manually: Follow instructions in “Manual Cooking”
section, and use 70% cooking power. See “Microwave Cooking
Power” chart.
Defrosting
The automatic Defrost control can be used or the microwave
oven can be manually set to defrost.
■
Food should be 0°F (-18°C) or colder at defrosting for optimal
results.
■
Unwrap foods and remove lids (for example, from fruit juice
containers) before defrosting.
■
Shallow packages will defrost more quickly than deep blocks.
■
Separate food pieces as soon as possible during or at the
end of cycle for more even defrosting.
■
Use small pieces of aluminum foil to shield parts of food such
as chicken wings, leg tips and fish tails. See “Aluminum Foil
and Metal” first.
The automatic Defrost control has 3 categories: Meat, Poultry
and Fish. It should not be used for food left outside the freezer
more than 20 minutes and frozen ready-made food. Use the
following chart as a guide.
FOOD
PAD
QUANTITY/INSTRUCTION
Pizza Slice*
1
1-3 slices, 4 oz (113 g) each/
Place on paper towel or paper plate.
Casserole
(refrigerated)
2
1-4 cups (250 mL-1 L)/
Place in microwave-safe container,
and cover with plastic wrap. Stir and
let stand 2-3 minutes after reheating
Soup*
3
1-4 cups (250 mL-1 L)/
Place in microwave-safe container.
Cover with plastic wrap and vent. Stir
and let stand 2-3 minutes after
reheating.
Sauce*
4
1-4 cups (250 mL-1 L)/
Place in microwave-safe container.
Cover with plastic wrap and vent. Stir
and let stand 2-3 minutes after
reheating.
Baked Goods
(example: medium
muffin or bagel)
5
1-6 pieces**, 2 oz (57 g) each/
Place on paper towel.
MEAT
Beef: ground, steaks, roast,
stew
The narrow or fatty areas of
irregular shaped cuts should
be shielded with foil before
defrosting.
Do not defrost less than 1/4 lb
(113 g) or two 4 oz (113 g)
patties.
Place all meats in microwave-
safe baking dish.
Lamb: stew and chops
Pork: chops, ribs, roasts,
sausage
POULTRY
Chicken: whole and cut up
Place in microwave-safe
baking dish, chicken breast
side up.
Cornish hens
Turkey: breast
FISH
Fillets, Steaks, Whole,
Shellfish
Place in microwave-safe
baking dish.
