Sharp R-1500 R-1500 , R-1501 , R-1502 Microwave Operation Manual - Page 22

SPECIAL FEATURES KEEP WARM KEEP WARM allows you to keep food warm for 15 minutes. To use, simply touch the KEEP WARM pad. You can also program Keep Warm with manual cooking to keep food warm continuously after cooking. DIRECT USE • Suppose you want to keep a cup of soup warm for 15 minutes. PROCEDURE 1 Touch KEEP WARM pad. KEEP WARM POPCORN This setting works well with most brands of microwave popcorn. You may wish to try several and choose your favorite. Pop only one bag at a time. Unfold bag and place in oven according to directions. Touch POPCORN once for regular (3.5 oz bag). Touch POPCORN twice within 2 seconds for light regular (2.85 - 3.5 oz bag). Touch POPCORN three times within 3 seconds for snack (1.5 or 1.75 oz). • Suppose you want to make a regular size bag of popcorn. PROCEDURE 2 Touch START pad. START MINUTE PLUS 1 Touch POPCORN pad. POPCORN The display will count down. KEEP WARM will appear in the display every 10 seconds and count down for 15 minutes. 2 Touch START pad. START MINUTE PLUS WITH MANUAL COOKING • Suppose you want to cook a cup of soup for 2 minutes at 70% and keep the soup warm for 15 minutes. PROCEDURE 1 Enter cooking time. 200 2 Touch POWER LEVEL pad 4 times for 70% power. POWER LEVEL x 4 3 Touch KEEP WARM pad. KEEP WARM 4 Touch START pad. START MINUTE PLUS HOT WATER HOT WATER heats 1 to 6 cups of tap water to prepare coffee, tea, bouillon and instant soup as well as heat the water to cook pasta. When preparing individual cups, place instant coffee, tea or bouillon in cup and stir before heating. Allow to stand 20 seconds after heating before stirring and drinking. Stir carefully after removing from the oven. When heating 4 to 6 cups of water, place in large casserole and cover with lid or plastic wrap. When oven signals, add pasta and continue cooking according to package directions. Touch HOT WATER pad once for each cup up to 6. • Suppose you want to heat 3 cups of water. PROCEDURE 1 Touch HOT WATER pad 3 times. HOT WATER x 3 The operation will start. When the cooking time is complete, a long tone will sound and Keep Warm will start. KEEP WARM will appear in the display every 10 seconds and count down for 15 minutes. NOTE: Keep Warm cannot be programmed with SPECIAL FEATURES. 2 Touch START pad. START MINUTE PLUS 22