Sharp R-1505F R-1500 , R-1501 , R-1502 Microwave Operation Manual - Page 25

SPECIAL FEATURES COOK CENTER COOK CENTER allows you to cook many of your favorite foods by touching just one pad. • Suppose you want to cook 3 medium baked potatoes. PROCEDURE DISPLAY 1 BAKED POTATOES x 3 NO. 3 Select desired setting. Touch BAKED POTATOES pad three times or hold down until desired quantity appears. 2 START Touch START pad. MINUTE PLUS TIPS: Foods can be covered with wax paper or vented plastic wrap. Temperatures of foods covered with plastic wrap tend to be slightly higher than those covered with wax paper. NOTE: 1. To increase quantity, touch chosen pad until number in display is same as desired quantity to cook. Ex: touch FROZEN VEGETABLES three times for three cups. More or less food than the quantity listed in the chart should be cooked following the guidelines in any microwave cookbook. 2. Cook Center can be programmed with More or Less Time Adjustment. See page 28. 3. The final cooking result will vary according to the food condition (e.g. initial temperature, shape, quality). Check food for temperature after cooking. If additional time is needed, continue to cook manually. COOK CENTER CHART FOOD AMOUNT PROCEDURE BAKED 1-6 medium Pierce with fork in several places; place on paper towel on turntable. At end of POTATOES cooking time, remove from oven, wrap in foil and let stand 5 to 10 minutes. RICE .5-2.0 cups Place rice into a deep casserole dish and add double quantity of water. Cover with lid or plastic wrap. After cooking, stir, cover and let stand 3 to 5 minutes or until all liquid has been absorbed. Rice Water Size of casserole dish .5 cup 1 cup 1.5 cups 2 cups 1 cup 2 cups 3 cups 4 cups 1.5 quart 2 quart 2.5 or 3 quart 3 quart or larger FROZEN 1-6 cups VEGETABLES FRESH 1-6 cups VEGETABLES Add no water. Cover with lid or plastic wrap. After cooking, stir and let stand, covered, for 3 minutes. For beans, carrots, corn and peas, add 1 tablespoon of water per cup. For broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage and cauliflower, cook immediately after washing with no additional water. If you like tender crisp vegetables, double or triple measured quantity per setting. For example, use 2 cups or 3 cups of zucchini but touch FRESH VEGETABLES only once. After cooking, remove from oven, stir, cover and let stand 3 to 5 minutes before serving. 25