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Microwave Oven Model MW87OOXL Defrost Guide 2-Position Bi-Level Cooking Rack Door Latch Model and Serial Control Pan~ON/OFF Switch Number Plate (not shown)
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Fill out and return the “Microwave tration Card” attached the card is missing, please Electri- and serial number with your name and address WhIrlpool Corporation 1375 Microwave Registration Admirlistrative 2000 U S 33 North Benton Harbor, Michigan This information...
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Proper, safe use Your microwave must be... Installed according to the installation Instructions Protected from the weather. Used only for jobs expected of home mrcro- wove ovens. DO NOT cook or reheat whole eggs in the micro- wave oven. Steam build- up can cause burst.
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Using your microwave oven MICROWWE There are three ports In the control -The Digital Display Clock, - Command Pods and Signal Lights, - Number Pods. What each of these does will be covered on the following pages. Read them carefully. When you first plug in the oven, the Display will show 88:88.
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SETTING THE CLOCK When the oven first plugged ever q3es off, the Clock/ Display vou an cook or use the Minute Timer without setting the clock, r:lank after cooking The oven door must be closed QO THIS... Touch CLOCK SET. Touch Number Pads tor the correct...
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The Mini.lte Timer can be used when the oven is cooking. Opening the microwave oven door does not stop the Minute If you open oven door and reset the Minute Minute Elmer and to restart the oven. To change I. Touch MINUTE TIMER. 2.
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LOWER COOK POWERS ior best results, some recipes slows the cooking. The lower the Cook Power. the slower the cooking. Pad on your microwave oven stands for a different recipes in your MICRO MENUS use. Recipes in other books and magazines by percentage (1 O%, 50%, 808, etc.).
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mCc~vVt .*:r’. ‘il- P\ ,! Touch a Number Pad for the Cook Power you want. Use DEFROST CYCLE to thaw froren food before check the guide on the Inside of the oven door or rn your MICRO MENUS DO THIS... Put frozen food in the oven and close the...
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FASTER OR SLOWER DEFROSTING When you touch DEFROST CYCLE the mrcrowave Cook Power For slower or faster defrosting Use 20% of full power for slower detrostrng Use 40% of full power for faster defrosting. 30% can cause some cooking STANDING TIME: For best results allcw the food to :;tand ‘or a ,tihile after defrosting the temperature...
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Touch COOK CYCLE 2. Touch Number Pads for the cooking time you want in the second cycle. Touch COOK POWER. (If you want the high Cook Power, skip to step 10.) Touch a Number Pad for the Cook Power you want in the second cycle.
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COOKING AUTOMJXTICALLY AFTER DEFROSTING The controls can be set so the microwave the Cook Cycles you have touched DO THIS... Put frozen food in the oven and close the door. Touch DEFROST CYCLE. Touch Number Pads for defrosting time you want.
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Touch a Number Pad for the Cook Power you want in the first cooking cycle. Touch COOK CYCLE 2. (Option: Touch START if cookinginonlyone cycle after defrosting.) Touch Number Pads for the cooking time you want in the second cooking cycle.
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---I Standlng tlme provldes more even defrosting and cooking because food temperature to even out. To sklp the automatic standlng time: Instruct the microwave oven to defrost in DEFROST CYCLE and to cook in COOK CYCLE 2 or 3. When the standing hear a beep and the first cooking will start...
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COOKING WITH THE TEMPERATURE PROBE ‘he V\;:-AL SENSOR .Temperature icrger ; lsseroles The probe ?emger iture you want For suggested ME,hJlJS <Cookbook rirar oa temperature settings DO THIS..., uise : at ieast ’ I ot the rern;jerature probe Into -he : >od DO THIS...
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Touch START. HINTS FOR USING THE TEMPERATURE PROBE DO... use hot pads when removrng food or food from oven star foc>ds during cookrng when recommended stir soups, casseroles ond drunks before serving. cover roasts with for and let stand Q few minutes after cooking Remove foil it You decide...
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COOKING TO A SERVING TIME The rp crowave oven controls can be set to start and stop the oven automatically, e-den wr en you are not home The Serve Time feature war:t thi, food to be flnlshed cooking PHIS HAPPENS... DO THIS...
SERVE TIME AND THE TEMPERATURE PROBE 1 Follow in:lructrons on page 14 for plugging In tne Temperature Probe 2 Touch SERVE TIME 3 Touch the number pads forthe time you want tne rood finished 4. Follow insrructrons on pages 14-75 tar touching in temperature and cook...
M-LEVEL COOKING RACK Use the Bi-Level Cooking can be turned upsrde-down the MICRO MENUS’ Cookbook First Position: Use the rack only when heatrng more than one contarner of food. Do not let a container touch the top of the oven. CLEANING THE RACK ._~~__...
IMPORTANT Before you start using your mrcrowave inlormotfon w/l/ help yo~ovo~d Metallic Trim Cooking rn metal containers To test o dish for sole use, can damage the oven. So into the oven with a cup of hldden can containers with water metal (twist-ties,...
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Rough or harsh cleaners DO NOT can scratch or dull the oven. DO NOT USE THEM. oven finish. Make popcorn only in Liquids heated poppers designed for use containers in microwave ovens. The liquid Follow popper directions, out with a loud noise. This Results are the popper does not harm the oven, manufacturer’s...
HOW MICRQVAVE OVENS WORK ovens are safe MIcrowave licrclwave m ke 11s cLvn neat and it’s this heat that cooks the food MIcrowaves i 3s~ through glass, paper cjnd plastic without heatir!J them so food absorbs the e’iergy Micro waves bounc? off metal pans...
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FSP is a regrslered trademark of Whrrlpool Corporation quality parts. took for thrs symbol of quality whenever you need a replacement part for your Whirloaol aDDliance FSP replacement pbrts wrll fit right and work right, because they are made lo the same exacting specifications used to build...