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12
TIME COOKING
The Sharp Microwave Drawer
™
Oven can be programmed for
cooking times up to 99 minutes 99 seconds (99.99). Always
enter the seconds after the minutes; if there are no seconds
in the cooking time, enter two zeros (for three minutes, touch
number pads to enter 3-0-0).
TO MICROWAVE COOK
• Suppose you want to cook for 5 minutes at 100% power.
1 Touch number pads to enter cooking time 5-0-0.
5.00 TOUCH
START OR TOUCH POWER LEVEL
appears on the display.
2 Touch START/+30 SEC pad for 100% power. The timer on
the display counts down.
NOTE: For best cooking results and to avoid spatters, some
foods should be covered. See MICROWAVE COVERINGS on
page 8 and refer to hints by touching the Help/Settings pad for
recommendations. Always allow steam to escape away from
face and hands when removing any covering.
POWER LEVEL
There are eleven preset power levels. Using lower power levels
increases the required cooking time, which is recommended
for foods such as cheese and milk and long, slow cooking of
meats. Consult a microwave cookbook or recipes for specic
recommendations.
TO SET POWER LEVEL
• Suppose you want to heat for 8 minutes at 30% power.
1 Touch number pads to enter time 8-0-0.
8.00 TOUCH START
OR TOUCH POWER LEVEL
appears on the display.
2 Touch POWER LEVEL pad eight times.
P - 30
appears on
the display for 30% microwave power.
3 Touch START/+30 SEC pad.
POWER LEVEL CHART
POWER
LEVEL
TOUCH POWER
LEVEL PAD
RECOMMENDED USE
100% 1 time
brown foods, boil liquids or cook
sh, ground meats, bacon and
vegetables
90% 2 times
80% 3 times
70% 4 times
cook meats and poultry gently,
bake casseroles and convenience
foods, sauté or reheat foods
60% 5 times
50% 6 times
slow-cook or braise foods
40% 7 times
30% 8 times
defrost foods, simmer liquids or
cook delicate sauces
20% 9 times
10% 10 times
heat breads or soften butter, cheese
or chocolate
0% 11 times
SENSOR SETTINGS
The Sensor Cook center includes many
Smart & Easy
™
settings to cook the most
popular microwaved foods without the
need to calculate cooking time or power level. Sharp's Sensor
is a semi-conductor device that detects vapor (moisture and
humidity) emitted from food as it heats.
ABOUT SENSOR COOKING
• Wait two minutes after initially plugging in the appliance
before using a Sensor setting.
• Wipe off any moisture from the exterior of the food container
and the interior of the microwave cavity before using a
Sensor setting.
• The sensor works with foods at normal storage temperature.
For example, popcorn would be at room temperature.
• Foods of different quantities than listed on the menu label
can be cooked manually according to instructions found in
any microwave cookbook.
• During the rst part of sensor use, the food name appears
on the display. Do not open the Sharp Microwave Drawer
™
Oven or touch STOP/CLEAR during this part of the cycle,
as the measurement of vapor will be interrupted. If the cycle
is interrupted,
ERROR
appears on the display. To continue
cooking, touch STOP/CLEAR pad and cook manually.
• When the sensor detects vapor emitted from food, the remain-
ing cooking/reheating time appears on the display. At this
time, the Sharp Microwave Drawer
™
Oven may be opened
to allow for stirring or seasoning of food.
• If the sensor does not detect vapor properly when cooking
foods (except popcorn),
ERROR
appears on the display. To
continue cooking, touch STOP/CLEAR pad and cook
ma nually.
• Check food temperature after cooking. If more time is
needed, continue to cook manually.
COOKING HINT
Each Smart & Easy
™
menu item has a cooking hint. To view
the hint, touch Help/Settings pad when
HELP
appears on the
display. Cooking hints include recommended coverings and
quantity/weight ranges.
For example, the cooking hint for Sweet Potatoes is:
•
PIERCE SKIN
•
PLACE ON PAPER TOWEL
•
QTY RANGE 1 - 6 PIECES
MICROWAVE COOKING
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