Whirlpool GMC305 - Manual (Page 9)

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Add A Minute
Add A Minute lets you cook food for 1 minute at 100% cook
power or add 1 or more minutes to your Micro Time cooking
cycle. To add cooking time during Micro Time cooking, touch
ADD A MINUTE once for each extra minute.
■ You can enter Add A Minute only after closing the door.
When cooking time ends, 4 tones will sound and repeat every
minute until you open the oven door or touch UPPER OFF/
CANCEL. This will clear the display.
Cook A Bit More
Cook A Bit More lets you add time to original cook times of
4 minutes or less. You may use Cook A Bit More after or during
cooking.
Within a minute after cooking time ends, open the oven door. Do
not touch UPPER OFF/CANCEL. This gives you the opportunity
to check for doneness. Next, close the oven door and touch
COOK A BIT MORE. The oven will cook your food for a
percentage of the original cook time at the original cook power.
■ During cooking, Cook A Bit More works with all other
microwave functions except Defrost, with original cooking
times of 4 minutes or less.
During multistage cooking, Cook A Bit More works only with the
final cooking stage.
Memory
By programming the Memory pad, you can recall the cooking
instructions previously placed in memory and begin cooking
quickly. For example, if you heat a roll every morning, program
the cooking steps into Memory.
Memory also lets you program a cooking time and cook power
for another person to cook at a later time.
To program Memory:
1. Set a cook time. For example for 20 seconds, touch 2 and 0
and “:20” will appear in the display.
2. Touch COOK POWER. Touch repeatedly to set a Cook Power
other than 100%.
3. Touch and hold MEMORY for 5 seconds. “SAVED” will
appear in the display.
To use Memory:
1. Touch MEMORY. The oven will cook according to your
preprogrammed instructions.
When the cycle ends, “End” will appear in the display, 4 end-
of-cycle tones will sound, and the reminder tones will sound
every minute.
2. Touch UPPER OFF/CANCEL or open the door to clear the
display and/or stop reminder tones.
Interrupt Cooking
You can stop the oven during a cycle by opening the door. The
oven stops heating and the fan stops, but the light stays on. To
restart cooking, close the door and touch START.
If you do not want to continue cooking, close the door and the
light goes off, or touch UPPER OFF/CANCEL.
Auto Cook
Times and cooking power have been preset for certain
microwavable foods. Use the following chart as a guide.
*Differences in the amount of fat, meat, thickness, and curing
process affect results. Average is 16 slices per pound.
To Use Auto Cook:
1. Touch AUTO COOK. “CODE” will appear on the display.
2. Touch number pad from chart
OR
Touch AUTO COOK repeatedly to scroll through foods.
3. Touch 0 QUANTITY (number pad “0”) pad to enter quantity.
NOTE: You must use the 0 QUANTITY pad to select quantity
settings for a frozen entree, a casserole, bacon or hot dogs.
4. Touch START or wait 5 seconds for oven to start
automatically.
The display will count down the cook time.
When the cycle ends, “End” will appear in the display, 4 end-
of-cycle tones will sound, and then reminder tones will sound
every minute for 15 minutes.
5. Touch UPPER OFF/CANCEL or open the door to clear the
display and/or stop reminder tones.
Cooking in Stages
The microwave oven can be set to cook at different cooking
powers for various lengths of time, up to 3 stages.
To Cook in Stages:
1. Touch the number pads to set a length of cook time for the
first stage.
2. Touch COOK POWER and then enter a cook power (if other
than 100%) from the Cooking Power chart. “TIME” will
appear in the display.
3. Touch MICRO TIME to start programming next stage.
4. Repeat the above steps for second and third stage
programming.
The numbers “1,” “2” and/or “3” will appear in the upper oven
display during programming.
5. Touch START when cook times and cook powers have been
entered.
The oven display will count down each of the cook times. The
numbers “1,” “2” or “3” will appear in the display during their
respective stages.
FOOD PAD QUANTITY
Frozen Entrée 1 9 oz, 11 oz or 26 oz (255 g,
312 g or 454 g)
Casserole 2 2-8 cups (473 mL-1.89 L)
Frozen Vegetables 3 1-4 cups (250 mL-1 L)
Bacon* 4 1-6 slices, average
thickness
Fresh Vegetables 5 1-4 cups (250 mL-1 L)
Frozen Burrito 6 1-4 pieces
Hot Dogs 7 1-6 pieces