Sharp R-2120JK Owners Manual - Page 21

MANUAL OPERATION TIME COOKING Your oven can be programmed for 99 minutes 99 seconds (99.99). Always enter the seconds after the minutes, even if they are both zeros. • Suppose you want to cook for 5 minutes at 100%. PROCEDURE 1 Enter cooking time 5,0,0. DISPLAY 5:00 2 START Minute Plus Touch START/Minute Plus pad. TO SET POWER LEVEL There are eleven preset power levels. Using lower power levels increases the cooking time which is recommended for foods such as cheese, milk and long slow cooking of meats. Consult cookbook or recipes for specific recommendations. TOUCH POWER APPROXIMATE LEVEL PAD NUMBER OF TIMES PERCENTAGE FOR DESIRED POWER OF POWER COMMON WORDS FOR POWER LEVELS POWER LEVEL x 1 POWER LEVEL x 2 POWER LEVEL x 3 POWER LEVEL x 4 POWER LEVEL x 5 POWER LEVEL x 6 POWER LEVEL x 7 POWER LEVEL x 8 POWER LEVEL x 9 POWER LEVEL x 10 POWER LEVEL x 11 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% High Medium High Medium Med Low / Defrost Low • Suppose you want to defrost for 5 minutes at 30%. PROCEDURE DISPLAY 1 Enter defrosting time 5, 0, 0. 5:00 2 Power Level x 8 P-30 Touch Power Level pad eight times to enter a power level of 30%. 3 START Touch START/ 5.00 Minute Plus Minute Plus pad. COOK USING THE RACK The rack allows several foods to be cooked or reheated at one time. There are two available rack positions. Select the rack position that maximizes space around and between the foods. Follow directions in Sensor Reheat for using the rack for reheating two stirrable casseroles. Otherwise set time and power level manually. Pay close attention to the cooking/reheating progress. Reposition the foods and reverse them from rack to oven bottom at least once during any cooking or reheating time. Using a lower power level will assist in better cooking/reheating uniformity. AVOID: • Storing the rack in the microwave oven when not in use. • Popping popcorn with the rack in the microwave oven. • Using any browning dish on the rack. • Using special features, except Sensor Reheat with the rack. • Cooking directly on the rack-use microwave-safe cookware. MANUAL DEFROST If the food that you wish to defrost is not listed on the EASY DEFROST CHART or is above or below the limits in the AMOUNT column on the EASY DEFROST CHART (see pages 28-29), you need to defrost manually. You can defrost any frozen food, either raw or previously cooked, by using Power Level for 30%. Follow the exact 3-step procedure found under TO SET POWER LEVEL. Estimate defrosting time and press Power Level pad eight times for 30% power. For either raw or previously cooked frozen food the rule of thumb is approximately 4 minutes per pound. For example, defrost 4 minutes for 1 pound of frozen spaghetti sauce. Always stop the oven periodically to remove or separate the portions that are defrosted. If food is not defrosted at the end of the estimated defrosting time, program the oven in 1 minute increments on Power Level 30% until totally defrosted. When using plastic containers from the freezer, defrost only long enough to remove from the plastic in order to place in a microwave-safe dish. When the defrost time is complete, a long tone will sound and END will appear in the display. 21