WHIRLPOOL MT4078SPB3
Manual de Usuario

Aluminum Foil and Metal
Always use oven mitts or pot holders when removing dishes from the microwave oven. Aluminum foil and some metal can be used in the microwave oven. If not used properly, arcing (a blue flash of light) can occur and cause damage to the microwave oven.

PERCENT/NAME 50%, Medium

NUMBER 5

USE Cooking ham, whole poultry and pot roasts. Simmering stews. Melting chocolate. Heating bread, rolls and pastries.

40%

4

OK for Use
Racks and bakeware supplied with the microwave oven (on some models), aluminum foil for shielding, and approved meat thermometers may be used with the following guidelines:
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30%, MediumLow, Defrost 20% 10%, Low

3 2 1

Defrosting bread, fish, meats, poultry and precooked foods. Softening butter, cheese, and ice cream. Taking chill out of fruit.

To avoid damage to the microwave oven, do not allow aluminum foil or metal to touch the inside cavity walls, ceiling or floor. Always use the turntable. To avoid damage to the microwave oven, do not allow contact with another metal object during microwave cooking.

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Manual Cooking
To Use:
1. Place food on the turntable and close the door. 2. Touch COOK TIME. Enter the length of time for cook. If cooking with 100% power, skip Step 3. 3. Touch COOK POWER, then set the desired cooking power. See �Microwave Cooking Power.� 4. Touch START. The display will count down the cook time. When the cycle ends. �END� will appear in the display, and the end-of-cycle tones will sound. 5. Touch OFF or open the door to clear the display. The cook time and power may not be changed after touching START without interrupting cooking.

Do Not Use
Metal cookware and bakeware, gold, silver, pewter, nonapproved meat thermometers, skewers, twist ties, foil liners such as sandwich wrappers, staples and objects with gold or silver trim or a metallic glaze should not be used in the microwave oven.

Microwave Cooking Power
Many recipes for microwave cooking specify which cooking power to use by percent, name or number. For example, 70%=7=Medium-High. Use the following chart as a general guide for the suggested cooking power of specific foods. PERCENT/NAME 100%, High (default setting) NUMBER 10 USE Quick heating convenience foods and foods with high water content, such as soups, beverages and most vegetables. Cooking small, tender pieces of meat, ground meat, poultry pieces and fish fillets. Heating cream soups. 80% 8 Heating rice, pasta or stirrable casseroles. Cooking and heating foods that need a cook power lower than high. For example, whole fish and meat loaf. Reheating a single serving of food. Cooking sensitive foods such as cheese and egg dishes, pudding and custards. Cooking non-stirrable casseroles, such as lasagna.

Cooking in Stages
The microwave oven can be set to cook at different cooking powers for various lengths of time, up to 3 stages, plus a defrosting stage.

To Cook in Stages:
1. Place food on the turntable and close the door. 2. Touch COOK TIME. Enter the length of time for cook during the 1st stage. 3. Touch COOK POWER, then set the desired cooking power for the 1st stage. See �Microwave Cooking Power.� 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each additional stage. 5. Touch START. Two tones will sound between stages. When the cycle ends, �END� will appear in the display, and the end-of-cycle tones will sound. 6. Touch OFF or open the door to clear the display.

90%

9

70%, Medium-High 60%

7 6

8