Automatic Microwave Cooking
Microwaving with the Auto
Cook setting offers especially
convenient shortcut cooking
for many foods. There’s no
guesswork about cooking times,
no need to look up suggested
times in the cookbook. Instead,
a sophisticated sensing device
actually detects the steam which
escapes from cooking food, and
automatically adjusts the oven’s
cooking time for various types
and amounts of food.
Cooking containers must be covered
during Auto Cook, so this feature
is best used for foods which you
wish to steam or to retain moisture.
Eight Auto Cook codes let you
select a cycle ideal for many
frequently prepared foods. When
oven senses the steam, the oven
signals so that you can stir or rotate
the food as directed. Once steam
has been detected, the oven
automatically begins counting down
the remaining cooking time and
adjusts power levels as needed.
Setting the Oven Controls
Step 1:
Place food in appropriate
container and cover as directed on
pages 10 to 16.
Step 2:
Touch AUTO COOK. Time
of day disappears from display.
“Auto” appears on display and
“ENTER COOK CODE” flashes.
Step 3:
Select the desired Auto
Cook code by touching a number
pad from 1 to 8. Selected “COOK
CODE” appears in the display.
“START” flashes.
Step 4:
Touch START. Display
shows “Auto
COOK:’ DO NOT
OPEN DOOR DURING THIS
TIME. When steam is sensed, oven
signals. Stir or rotate food as needed.
Touch START to resume cooking.
Display shows time counting down.
When done, oven displays “End,”
signals and turns off.
N~E:
Oven will not accept
“Auto Cook code” if the oven is
hot. If “START” and “Hot”
flash on display and “DELAY
TIME” appears, you must
cool
the oven before using Auto Cook
or you may choose to use time or
temperature microwave cooking.
Questions and Answers
Q.
Would
plastic storage
containers with very tight-fitting
lids be appropriate for Automatic
Cooking?
A. No.
Most types of plastic storage
dishes, butter tubs,
etc,
with
tight-
fitting lids are not recommended
for microwaving and do not allow
steam to escape properly.
Q. When I opened the oven door
to stir my food, the oven beeped
and flashed
“EEEE?’
What did
I do wrong?
A.
If the oven door is opened while
“Auto” is showing in display, it will
signal and flash “EEEE.” Close
door and touch START.
Q. When I tried to enter AUTO
COOK, “START” and “Hot”
flashed on display and “DELAY
TIME” appeared. Why?
A.
If you had previously used your
oven for convection or combination
cooking and its interior temperature
was above
150°F.,
“Hot” and
“START DELAY TIME” will
appear on display. If you start the
oven at this time, oven light and
cooling fan will come on, but no
cooking will begin. When oven has
cooled below
150°F.,
you can use
Auto Cook function.
Q.
Arethere
some foods which do
not Auto Cook well?
A. Yes.
Puddings and sauces which
require frequent stirring, candies
and melted chocolate, bakery goods
or other foods where a dry or crisp
surface is desirable are best
prepared by microwave time
cooking (see page 22). Also,
extremely dry foods such as chow
mein
noodles or potato chips do not
have enough moisture to create
steam for the sensor.
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