Magic Chef MCM770W/B Instruction Manual

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Manual CookingTo Use:1. Place food on the turntable and close the door.2. Touch POWER. “PL10” will appear briefly in the display.If cooking with a power other than 100%, touch POWERrepeatedly to scroll through the power levels from highestto lowest. See “Microwave Cooking Power” chart.3. Enter length of time to cook.4. Touch START/+30SEC.The display will count down the set cook time.When the cycle ends, the end-of-cycle tones will sound,and the display will return to the time of day.5. Touch STOP/CLEAR at any time during the countdownto pause or cancel cooking.Cooking in StagesThe microwave oven can be set to cook at different cookingpowers for various lengths of time, up to 2 stages. One of thestages may be an automatic Defrost by weight function (see“Defrost” section), which will be the first stage.To Cook in Stages:1. Place food on the turntable and close the door.2. Touch POWER. “PL10” will appear briefly in the display.If cooking with a power other than 100%, touch POWERrepeatedly to scroll through the power levels from highestto lowest. See “Microwave Cooking Power” chart.3. Enter length of time to cook for first stage.4. Touch POWER repeatedly until the desired powerlevel for the second stage is displayed.5. Enter length of time to cook for second stage.6. Touch START/+30SEC.The display will count down the set cook time for eachstage, and a short tone will sound at the end of the firststage.The power level may be seen for 3 seconds by touchingPOWER during the cycling stage.When the cycle ends, the end-of-cycle tones will sound,and the display will return to the time of day.7. Touch STOP/CLEAR at any time during the countdownto pause or cancel cooking.Cook time may be added in 30-second increments duringthe cycling stage by touching START/+30SEC control.To Use Defrost As First Stage: Touch Defrost once. “dEF1”appears in the display. Enter the number of ounces between4 and 100 ounces (see “Defrost” section), then follow steps4-7 above for second stage programming.DefrostThe Defrost feature has two functions: dEF1, which is anautomatic defrost by weight, and dEF2, which is a manualdefrost by time. The default power level is 30%, and cannotbe adjusted.Unwrap foods and remove lids (for example, from fruit juicecontainers) before defrosting.Shallow packages will defrost more quickly than deep blocks.Separate food pieces as soon as possible during or at theend of the cycle for more even defrosting.Use small pieces of aluminum foil to shield parts of foodsuch as chicken wings, leg tips and fish tails. See“Aluminum Foil and Metal” first.The Defrost feature should not be used for food that has beenleft outside the freezer for more than 20 minutes, or forfrozen ready-made food. Use the following chart as a guide.To Defrost by Weight:1. Place food, uncovered, on the turntable and closethe door.2. Touch DEFROST. “dEF1” will appear in the display.3. Enter the weight in ounces, from 4 to 100.If an invalid value is entered, the microwave ovenwill not start.4. Touch START/+30SEC.The display will count down the defrost time.When the cycle ends, the end-of-cycle tones willsound, and the display will return to the time of day.5. Touch STOP/CLEAR at any time during the countdownto pause or cancel cooking.To Defrost by Time:1. Place food, uncovered, on the turntable and closethe door.2. Touch DEFROST twice. “dEF2” will appear in thedisplay.3. Enter the desired time for defrosting.4. Touch START/+30SEC.The display will count down the defrost time.When the cycle ends, the end-of-cycle tones willsound, and the display will return to the time of day.5. Touch STOP/CLEAR at any time during the countdown to pause or cancel cooking.MEATBeef: ground, steaks,roast, stewThe narrow or fatty areas ofirregular shaped cuts shouldbe shielded with foil beforedefrosting.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. Do notcover.Lamb: stew and chopsPork: chops, ribs, roasts,sausagePOULTRYChicken: whole and cut up Place in microwave-safebaking dish, chicken breastside up. Do not cover.Cornish hensTurkey: breastFISHFillets, Steaks, Whole Shellfish Place in microwave-safebaking dish. Do not cover.11.1.2.3.4.