WHIRLPOOL M167W
Owner's Manual

Cooking

Time Guide

General Rule: When preparing to cook a meal including 2 to 3 foods, look at the individual cooking times of each food. � If the longest cooking time is less than 15 minutes, add all the cooking times together for the total oven meal time. If the longest cooking time is between 15 and 35 minutes, add all the cooking times together and subtract 5 for the total oven meal time. If the longest cooking time is over 35 minutes, cook all foods for the longest cooking time. NOTE: Check the meal while it is cooking. Stir, if needed, and add, remove, or rotate food as required for the best cooking results.

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Power

Level

Oven meals cook on HI because the increased quantity of foods decreases the microwave energy available to each food. If foods contain a number of sensitive ingredients or are foods that pop or are less tender (such as certain cuts ofmeat), you may need to lower the power level to "8". Determining When Food Is Done

Since foods cook at slightly different rates when more than one dish is being prepared, onefood may needto cook afew extra minutes afterothers have been removed. Check foods for doneness at the minimum recommended cooktime. Remove those that are done and continue to cook others at the same Power Level setting. Important � Reminders

The rack should not be used when cooking a single item. Always removethe rackfrom the ovenafter cookingmultipledishes. Operating the ovenwiththe rackstillin placeand nofood in the ovencouldresultin damage to the ovenor rack. Meat items,like roastand poultry,shouldalwaysbe in a containeronthe rack andnotdirectlyonthe rackitself. When cookinginstructionsspecify placingmeat orpoultryona rackortrivet,theyare referring a microwave to cookingaccessorywhich is placedin a dish to keep foodabovefats and juices. The oven rackis not designedfor that purpose.

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