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Soften and Melt The oven uses low power to soften and melt certain foods. Soften butter and cream cheese so they will be ready to use in a recipe. Ice cream will be softened enough to make scooping easier. Melt items such as butter, chocolate and marshmallows with minimal spatter. Use the following chart as a guide. FOOD TO BE SOFTENED FOOD TO BE MELTED Butter: 1, 2 or 3 sticks Butter: 1, 2 or 3 sticks Cream cheese: 3 or 8 oz (85 or 250 mL) Cheese: 8 or 16 oz (227 or 454 g) Frozen Juice: 6, 12 or 16 oz (173, 355 or 500 mL) Chocolate: 4, 6, 8 or 12 oz (113, 170, 227 or 340 g) Ice cream: 16, 32 or 64 oz (500 mL, 1 L or 2 L) Marshmallows: 5 or 10 oz (142 or 283 g) To Soften or Melt: 1. Place container of food on turntable. 2. On "Home" screen, touch "Melt" or touch "More Choices" and then "Soften." 3. Select food item to be softened or melted. 4. Enter amount. Doneness may be adjusted at this time by touching "Doneness," and then touching "+" or "-." Preparation instructions can be viewed for the specific food by touching "Prepare." 5. Touch "Start" or press START button. The display will count down the Soften or Melt time. When the cycle ends, the "End" screen will appear in the display, 4 end-of-cycle tones will sound, and then reminder tones will sound every minute. When melting, foods may not be completely melted when the program ends, but stirring the food will complete the melting. 6. Press OFF/CANCEL or open the door to clear the display and/or stop reminder tones. Keep Warm 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 oven. Keep Warm can be used by itself or can be programmed to follow a cooking cycle. 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. On "Home" screen, touch "More Choices." 2. Touch "Hints & Settings." 3. Touch "Keep Warm." 4. Adjust time, if desired, and then touch "Start." The display will show "Keep Warm." When the cycle ends, the "End" screen will appear in the display, 4 end-of-cycle tones will sound, and then reminder tones will sound every minute. 5. Press OFF/CANCEL or open the door to clear the display and/or stop reminder tones. To Set at end of cycle: Follow instructions in "Cooking in Stages," and set the last stage as the Keep Warm stage. 19

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Soften and Melt
The oven uses low power to soften and melt certain foods.
Soften butter and cream cheese so they will be ready to use in a
recipe. Ice cream will be softened enough to make scooping
easier. Melt items such as butter, chocolate and marshmallows
with minimal spatter. Use the following chart as a guide.
To Soften or Melt:
1.
Place container of food on turntable.
2.
On “Home” screen, touch “Melt”
or
touch “More Choices” and then “Soften.”
3.
Select food item to be softened or melted.
4.
Enter amount.
Doneness may be adjusted at this time by touching
“Doneness,” and then touching “+” or “-.”
Preparation instructions can be viewed for the specific food
by touching “Prepare.”
5.
Touch “Start” or press START button.
The display will count down the Soften or Melt time.
When the cycle ends, the “End” screen will appear in the
display, 4 end-of-cycle tones will sound, and then reminder
tones will sound every minute.
When melting, foods may not be completely melted when the
program ends, but stirring the food will complete the melting.
6.
Press OFF/CANCEL or open the door to clear the display
and/or stop reminder tones.
Keep Warm
Hot cooked food can be kept warm in the oven. Keep Warm can
be used by itself or can be programmed to follow a cooking
cycle.
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.
On “Home” screen, touch “More Choices.”
2.
Touch “Hints & Settings.”
3.
Touch “Keep Warm.”
4.
Adjust time, if desired, and then touch “Start.”
The display will show “Keep Warm.”
When the cycle ends, the “End” screen will appear in the
display, 4 end-of-cycle tones will sound, and then reminder
tones will sound every minute.
5.
Press OFF/CANCEL or open the door to clear the display
and/or stop reminder tones.
To Set at end of cycle:
Follow instructions in “Cooking in
Stages,” and set the last stage as the Keep Warm stage.
FOOD TO BE SOFTENED
FOOD TO BE MELTED
Butter: 1, 2 or 3 sticks
Butter: 1, 2 or 3 sticks
Cream cheese: 3 or 8 oz
(85 or 250 mL)
Cheese: 8 or 16 oz
(227 or 454 g)
Frozen Juice: 6, 12 or 16 oz
(173, 355 or 500 mL)
Chocolate: 4, 6, 8 or 12 oz
(113, 170, 227 or 340 g)
Ice cream: 16, 32 or 64 oz
(500 mL, 1 L or 2 L)
Marshmallows: 5 or 10 oz
(142 or 283 g)
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.