WHIRLPOOL MH3184XPQ3
Instrukcja Obsługi

To Defrost manually:

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.
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1. Touch COOK TIME. 2. 3. 4. 5. Touch the number pads to set a length of time to defrost. Touch COOK POWER. Touch 3. Touch START. The display will count down the defrost time. When the cycle ends, �END� will appear in the display, 4 endof-cycle tones will sound, and then reminder tones will sound every minute for 15 minutes. 6. Touch CANCEL or open the door to clear the display and/or stop reminder tones.

Unwrap foods and remove lids (from fruit juice) 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.

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Warm Hold

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. 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 ¹�� lb (113 g) or two 4 oz (113 g) patties. Place all meats in microwavable baking dish. POULTRY Chicken: whole and cut up Cornish hens Turkey: breast FISH Fillets, Steaks, Whole, Shellfish Place in microwavable baking dish. Place in microwavable baking dish, chicken breast side up. Remove giblets from whole chicken.

WARNING
Food Poisoning Hazard Do not let food sit in oven more than one hour before or after cooking. Doing so can result in food poisoning or sickness.
Hot cooked food can be kept warm in the microwave oven. Warm Hold can be used by itself or can be programmed to follow a cooking cycle. Opening the door during Warm Hold will cancel the function.

To Use:
Put hot cooked food in the oven. Cover plates of food and foods that were cooked covered. Pastries, pies, turnovers, etc. should remain uncovered. 1. Touch WARM HOLD. 2. Touch START. �WARM� will appear in the display during the entire cycle. When the cycle ends, �END� will appear in the display, 4 endof-cycle tones will sound, and then reminder tones will sound every minute for 15 minutes. 3. Touch CANCEL or open the door to clear the display and/or stop reminder tones. To Set at end of cycle: Touch WARM HOLD while setting a cooking cycle before touching START, or during cooking.

To use the Defrost control:
1. Touch DEFROST. 2. Touch 1 for Meat, 2 for Poultry or 3 for Fish or Touch DEFROST repeatedly to scroll through foods. 3. Touch the number pads to enter the weight. Meats and Poultry can be set from 0.1 to 6.6 lb (45 g to 3 kg). Fish can be set from 0.1 to 4.4 lb (45 g to 2 kg). Defrost time may be adjusted at this time by touching COOK POWER. 4. Touch START. The display will count down the defrost time. When the cycle ends, �END� will appear in the display, 4 endof-cycle tones will sound, and then reminder tones will sound every minute for 15 minutes. 5. Touch CANCEL or open the door to clear the display and/or stop reminder tones.

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