KitchenAid KMBD104GSS Owners Manual - Page 11

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 microwave drawer. The Keep Warm function uses 10% cook power. Keep Warm can be used by itself, or it can be programmed to follow a manual cooking cycle. ■■ Cover plates of food and foods that were covered while being cooked. ■■ For best results, do not cover baked goods such as pastries, pies, turnovers, etc. ■■ Keep Warm cannot be used with Sensor Popcorn, Sensor Reheat, Sensor Cook, Defrost, or Reheat. To Use: 1. Place hot cooked food in the microwave drawer and close the drawer. 2. Touch KEEP WARM. 3. Enter warm time in minutes and seconds, up to 30 minutes. 4. Touch START. The display will count down the warm time. "KEEP WARM" will appear in the display intermittently during countdown. When the cycle ends, "END" will appear in the display, and end-of-cycle tones will sound, followed by reminder tones. 5. Touch STOP or open the drawer to clear the display. To add to end of cooking cycle: Touch KEEP WARM while setting a manual cooking cycle before touching START. Melt/Soften/Warm Melt, Soften, and Warm automatically determine the correct heating time and microwave power level for melting, softening, and warming the foods shown in the chart below. FOOD NO. QUANTITY/INSTRUCTIONS Melt Place butter in a microwave-safe dish and cover with plastic wrap. Butter 1 2 tbsp-1/2 cup (30-125 mL). After touching MELT, touch 1 twice for 2 tbsp (30 mL), or three times for 1/2 cup (125 mL). Chocolate 2 1 cup (250 mL) chips or 1 square. After touching MELT, touch 2 twice for 1 cup (250 mL) chips, or three times for 1 square. Soften Do not cover. Ice cream 1 1 pint or 1/2 gallon (0.5-2 L). After touching SOFTEN, touch 1 twice for 1 pint (0.5 L), or three times for 1/2 gallon (2 L). Cream cheese 2 3-8 oz. (85-225 g). After touching SOFTEN, touch 2 twice for 3 oz. (85 g), or three times for 8 oz. (225 g). Warm Place food in a microwave-safe dish. Do not cover. Syrup 1 1/4-1/2 cup (63-125 mL). After touching WARM, touch 1 twice for 1/4 cup (63 mL), or three times for 1/2 cup (125 mL). Dessert 2 toppings 1/4-1/2 cup (63-125 mL). After touching WARM, touch 2 twice for 1/4 cup (63 mL), or three times for 1/2 cup (125 mL). To Use Melt, Soften, or Warm: 1. Place food in the microwave drawer and close the drawer. 2. Select MELT, SOFTEN, or WARM, depending on the food item. 3. Select food item by entering its number (see chart below). 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. 11