KitchenAid KMBD104GSS Owners Manual - Page 10
Doneness Adjustment, Reheat non-sensor, Beverage Center, Defrost
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Doneness Adjustment Doneness may be adjusted for every cooking program except Keep Warm. During programming, touch POWER LEVEL after food and quantity selections are made. Touch POWER LEVEL once for "MORE", or twice for "LESS". Reheat (non-sensor) Times and cooking power have been preset for reheating specific food types. Use the following chart as a guide. FOOD NO. QUANTITY/INSTRUCTIONS Fresh Rolls/ 1 Muffins 1-8 pieces, 2 oz (57 g) each*. Place on paper towel. Frozen Rolls/ 2 Muffins 1-8 pieces, 2 oz (57 g) each*. Place on paper towel. *For smaller rolls, two rolls may be counted as one piece. For larger or refrigerated rolls, one roll may be counted as 2 pieces. To Use Reheat: 1. Place food in the microwave drawer, and close the drawer. 2. Touch REHEAT. 3. Select food item by entering its number (see chart and/or cooking guide label). 4. Enter quantity. Doneness may be adjusted at this time by touching POWER LEVEL. 5. Touch START. When the cycle ends, "END" will appear in the display, and end-of-cycle tones will sound, followed by reminder tones. 6. Touch STOP or open the drawer to clear the display. Beverage Center Beverage Center enables you to reheat coffee or tea to restore it to a more suitable drinking temperature, or to make instant coffee or tea. FOOD Reheat beverage Hot water NO. QUANTITY/INSTRUCTIONS 1 0.5-2 cups (125-500 mL). Choose cook time by touching number 1 for each 0.5 cup. For example, for 1 cup of coffee, you would touch 1 twice. 2 1-6 cups (250-1500 mL). Use this setting for heating cold tap water to a temperature below the boiling point to make instant coffee or tea. Choose cook time by touching number 2 for each 1 cup of water. For example, 2 cups of water, you would touch 2 twice. To Use Beverage Center: 1. Place container with beverage or water in the microwave drawer, and close the drawer. 2. Touch Beverage Center. 3. Touch 1 for reheating your cooled beverage, or 2 for heating water for coffee or tea. 4. Select quantity by re-touching 1 or 2 (depending on selection) until the correct quantity is reached. Doneness may be adjusted at this time by touching POWER LEVEL. 5. Touch START. 10 Defrost The automatic defrost function can be used, or the microwave drawer can be manually set to defrost. ■■ Unwrap foods and remove lids (for example, from fruit juice containers) 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. ■■ When using plastic containers from the freezer, defrost only long enough to remove the food from the plastic in order to place it in a microwave-safe dish. ■■ Use small pieces of aluminum foil to shield parts of food such as chicken wings, leg tips and fish tails. See the "Aluminum Foil and Metal" section first. The automatic defrost function should not be used for food left outside the freezer for more than 20 minutes and frozen readymade food. Times and cooking power have been preset for defrosting certain food types. Use the following chart as a guide. FOOD NO. QUANTITY/INSTRUCTIONS Ground 1 0.5-2.0 lbs (227-907 g). Remove wrap and meat place in microwave-safe baking dish. Do not cover. Steaks/ Chops 2 0.5-3.0 lbs (227 g-1.4 kg). Remove wrap and place in microwave-safe baking dish. Do not cover. Boneless 3 poultry 0.5-2.0 lbs (227-907 g). Remove wrap and place in microwave-safe baking dish. Do not cover. Bone-in 4 0.5-3.0 lbs (227 g-1.4 kg). Remove wrap poultry and place breast side up in microwave-safe baking dish. Do not cover. Roast 5 2.0-4.0 lbs (907 g-1.8 kg). Remove wrap and place fat side down in microwave-safe baking dish. After each stage, turn roast over and shield the warm portions with aluminum foil. Let stand, covered, for 30 to 60 minutes. Casserole/ 6 Soup 1-6 cups (250 mL-1.5 L). Remove wrap and place in microwave-safe baking dish. Do not cover. To Use the Defrost Control: 1. Place food, uncovered, in the microwave drawer, and close the drawer. 2. Touch DEFROST. 3. Select food item by entering its number (see chart and/or cooking guide label). 4. Enter the weight in tenths of a pound for Meat or Poultry, or enter volume in cups for Casserole/Soup. See chart for quantity limits. Doneness may be adjusted at this time by touching POWER LEVEL. 5. Touch START. The display will count down the defrost time. During defrosting, tones will sound to indicate it is time to check, turn, rearrange or separate food. Open drawer, turn food if necessary, close door and touch START to resume defrosting. When the cycle ends, "LET STAND COVERED" will appear in the display, and end-of-cycle tones will sound, followed by reminder tones. 6. Touch STOP or open the drawer to clear the display. To Defrost Manually: Follow directions in the "Manual Cooking" section, and use 30% cooking power. See the "Microwave Cooking Power" chart.