Sharp R-410 R-410 Microwave Operation Manual - Page 12

SPECIAL FEATURES INSTANT ACTION Instant Action allows you to cook or reheat many of your favorite foods by touching just one pad. • Suppose you want to cook 3 medium baked potatoes. PROCEDURE Select desired setting. 1 BAKED POTATOES x 3 Touch BAKED POTATOES pad. The oven starts automatically. To use any pad, touch within 1 minute after cooking, opening and closing the door or touching the Stop/ Clear pad. To increase quantity, touch chosen pad until number in display is same as desired quantity to cook. Ex: touch Baked Potatoes three times for three baked potatoes. TIP: 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: Instant Action can be programmed with More or Less Time Adjustment. See page 13. INSTANT ACTION CHART FOOD Popcorn AMOUNT PROCEDURE 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. 3.5 oz bag Touch POPCORN once for regular. REG . 3.0 or 3.5 oz bag (Light) Touch POPCORN twice within 2 seconds for light regular. L-REG . 1.75 oz 1.5 or 1.75 oz (Light) Touch POPCORN three times within 3 seconds for snack. SNK . Touch POPCORN pad four times within 4 seconds for light snack. L-SNK . Beverage .5-2.0 cups This setting is good for restoring cooled beverage to a better drinking temperature. Stir after heating. Stir liquid briskly before and after heating to avoid "eruption". Dinner plate 1 plate 1 Regular 1 Large 1 Small Casserole 1-6 cups * 1-8 cups ** Use this pad to reheat precooked foods from the refrigerator. Place meaty portions and bulky vegetables to outside of plate. Cut large items like baked potatoes in smaller pieces. Flatten foods such as mashed potatoes and other dense foods. Cover with wax paper or plastic wrap. ONE PLATE ONLY. After cooking, check that food is very hot throughout and that the bottom center of the plate is very hot. If not, continue heating using time and power level. Allow to stand, covered, 1 to 2 minutes. Touch DINNER PLATE once for a regular amount of food: approximately 4 oz sliced meat or poultry, 1/2 cup potato or rice and 1/2 cup of vegetables or equivalent. REG will appear in the display. Touch DINNER PLATE twice within 2 seconds for a larger amount of food on a dinner plate. LARGE will appear in the display. Touch DINNER PLATE three times within 3 seconds for a smaller amount of food on a dinner plate. SMALL will appear in the display. Use this pad to reheat refrigerated canned or homemade pasta with sauce or other cooked casserole. For room temperature pasta or casserole, use Less option (see page 13). For pasta without sauce double the quantity per setting. For example, measure 2 cups of cooked noodles and program for 1 cup. Cover with lid or plastic wrap. After cooking, let stand, covered, 2 to 3 minutes. 10