Use the following chart as a guide when defrosting meat, poultry, or fish.
DEFROST PREPARATION CHART
MEAT
Beef: ground, steaks, roast, stew
Lamb: stew and chops
Pork: chops, ribs, roasts, sausage
The narrow or fatty areas of irregular shaped cuts should be shielded with foil before defrosting.
Do not defrost less than
¼ lb (113 g) or two 4 oz (113 g) patties.
Place all meats in microwavesafe baking dish.
POULTRY
Chicken: whole and cut up
Cornish hens
Turkey: breast
Place in microwave-safe baking dish, chicken breast side up.
Remove giblets from whole chicken.
FISH
Fillets, Steaks, Whole,
Shellfish
Place in microwave-safe baking dish.
Steam Cooking
Steam Cook is a sensor cooking function that uses microwaves to steam food. Always use steamer vessel. See the
“KitchenAid™ Steamer Vessel” section before using. Use Steam
Cook for foods such as vegetables, fish and potatoes.
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Times and cooking powers have been preset for steaming a number of food types.
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Manual Steam Cook requires that a cook time be entered.
It is recommended to add ½ cup (125 mL) of water to
Steamer Vessel before steaming.
Use the following chart as a guide.
STEAM COOKING CHART
FOOD
Potatoes
Fresh vegetables
Frozen vegetables
Fish fillets
Shrimp
Manual
4
5
6
2
3
CODE
1
QUANTITY
2-6 cups (500 mL-1.5 L)
2-6 cups (500 mL-1.5 L)
2-6 cups (500 mL-1.5 L)
8-16 oz (227-454 g)
5-10 oz (142-283 g) sensing
To Steam Cook:
1. Touch STEAM COOK.
2. Touch the number key to select a food type from the Steam
Cooking Chart
OR
Touch STEAM COOK repeatedly to scan and select food type. For example, to select the Fresh Vegetables setting,
Steam Cook must be touched twice.
To change the doneness setting, touch the Power key before or after the “START?” prompt is displayed to toggle through and select a doneness of Normal, More, or Less.
3. Touch START. The upper oven display will count down the steam time once the sensor identifies the cooking duration.
When the steam time has ended, the oven will shut off automatically and “steam complete” will appear in the display.
If enabled, end-of-cycle tones will sound, then reminder tones will sound every minute.
4. Touch OFF or open the door to clear the display and/or stop reminder tones.
To Manual Steam Cook:
1. Touch STEAM COOK.
2. Touch the number key “6”
OR
Touch STEAM COOK repeatedly to scan and select the
Manual steam setting.
3. Touch the number keys to set a length of time to steam. Time can be set up to 99 minutes and 99 seconds.
NOTE: Doneness function is not active for manual steam cooking.
4. Touch START.
Once the boiling point is reached the upper oven display will start to count down the steam time.
When the stop time is reached, the oven will shut off automatically and “steam complete” will appear in the display.
If enabled, end-of-cycle tones will sound, then reminder tones will sound every minute.
5. Touch OFF or open the door to clear the display and/or stop reminder tones.
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Popcorn
Do not use regular paper bags or glassware.
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Pop only 1 package of popcorn at a time.
Follow manufacturer’s instructions when using a microwave popcorn popper.
Listen for popping to slow to 1 pop every 1 or 2 seconds, then stop the cycle. Do not repop unpopped kernels.
For best results, use fresh bags of popcorn.
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Cooking results may vary by brand and fat content.
Popping time has been preset based on commercially packaged microwave popcorn. The oven is preset for the 3.5 oz (99 g) size, but can be changed. Use the following chart as a guide.
POPCORN CHART
BAG SIZE CODE
3.5 oz (99 g)
3.0 oz (85 g)
1.75 oz (50 g)
3
2
1
To Pop Popcorn:
1. Touch POPCORN.
2. Touch the number key to select bag size from the Popcorn
Chart
OR
Touch POPCORN repeatedly to scan and select bag size.
NOTE: Doneness function is not active for popcorn setting.
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