KitchenAid KBMC140, KBMC147, KEMC308, KEMC378, KEMC307, KEMC377, YKEMC307, YKEMC308 manual

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    UPPER MICROWAVE O VEN WITH CONVECTION AND/O R BROIL ELEMENT Use & Care Guid e In the U.S.A, for que stions about features , operati on, perfor mance, parts, acces sories or ser vice, call: 1 -8 00- 422- 12 30 . In Canad a, for pr oduct- rel ated qu est io ns call: 1- 80 0- 46 1-56 81 , for part s , access ories, ins tallati on and service, call[...]

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    2 T ABLE OF CONTENT S MI CR OW AVE OV EN SA FE TY .. .. ..... .. ... .. ... .. ... .... ... .. ... .. ... .. ..... .. .. 3 Elect rical Requirem ents ................... ............................................ 5 PARTS AND F EATURES .................... ............................ ................ 6 Turnt able ..................................[...]

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    3 MICROWAVE OVEN SAFETY You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't immediately follow instructions. You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't follow instructions. All safety messages will tell you what the potential hazard is, tell you how to reduce the chance of injury, and tell you what can happen if the instructions [...]

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    4 SA VE THESE INSTRUCTIONS IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS See door surface cleaning instructions in the “ Oven Care ” section. T o reduce the risk of fire in the oven cavity: – Do not overcook food. Carefully attend the micro- wave oven if paper , plastic, or other combustible materials are placed inside the oven to facilitate cooking. ■ ?[...]

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    5 Electrical Requ irements The mi crowav e o ven is connecte d to a 110-vo l t si de of th e 240- volt circuit required fo r the lower oven . If t he incom ing voltag e to the microwave ov en i s less than 110 volts cookin g t imes may be longer . Have a qualified electrician check your electrical system. GROUNDING INSTR UCTIONS ■ For all cord co[...]

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    6 PA RTS AN D FE ATU RES Tu r n t a b l e 1. T ur nta ble 2. Hub 3. Su ppo r t 4. Sh aft The tur ntabl e rotates i n both directions t o help co ok fo od m ore evenly . Do not operate the microwave oven w ithout the t urntab le in place. See “As sistance or S ervice” to reorder an y of t he part s. T o I nst a ll: 1. Re mo ve tape f rom th e hu[...]

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    7 MICROWAVE OVEN CONT ROL PANEL CON TROL PANEL (C O MBINA TION MODELS ) CON TROL PANEL (ST AND-ALON E MICROW A VE OVEN MODE LS) Display When power is first s upplied to th e microwave o ven, the time o f day w ill appe ar . When the microwave o ven is in u se, the d isplay show s cooki ng power , quantities, weights and/or prompts. When the micro w[...]

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    8 To n e s T ones are audible signals in dicating th e foll owing: One tone ■ V alid pad t ouch ■ Functi o n ha s been e nte re d ■ Function has been exited Fou r t one s ■ End o f co ok in g cyc le ■ End of time r countdown ■ Reminder tones th at sound every m inute af ter a cooking cycle ends until t he door is o pen ed or MICROWA VE [...]

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    9 Cook ing Guidelines Co ver in g Cove ring food helps r etai n mo istu re, short e n cook time a nd redu ce s pa tt eri ng. U se the lid su pp lied wit h c o ok ware. If lid is not available, wax paper , paper towels or plastic wrap approved for microwaves ma y be used . Plastic wra p should be turn ed back at one cor ner t o provide an opening to[...]

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    10 Cook ing P ower Many recipes fo r microwave co oking sp ecify wh ich cook ing power to use by percent, nam e or num ber . For example, 70%= 7=Medium- High. Use the fo llowi ng chart as a general guide fo r the suggeste d co okin g p ow er of sp ecif ic fo ods. T o Set a Cooking Power other than 100%: 1. T ouch the numb er pads to set a length of[...]

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    11 Cus tom C ook Times and cookin g powers have been preset fo r 8 microwavab le foods. Use the following chart as a g uide. T o Use Cu stom Co o k : 1. T ouch CUSTOM COOK. 2. T ouch CUS TOM COOK ag ain to scan and se lect food setting s. The co de nu mber represents the nu mber of times CUST OM COOK m ust be t ouched to select the fo od type. For [...]

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    12 Custo m Reheat Times and cook ing pow ers hav e been preset for reheating 8 foo d types. Use t he following chart a s a gu ide. T o Cu stom Re heat F oods : 1. T ouch CUS TOM REHEA T . T ouch CUST OM RE HEA T ag ain to scan a nd select r eheat food se ttings . The code nu mber represents the n umber of times CUSTOM REHEA T must be touch ed to se[...]

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    13 T o use Cu s t om De fr ost: 1. T o uc h CU S T OM DE F RO S T . 2. T ou ch th e num ber pad fro m the Custom D efr ost ch a rt above or T ouch CUS TOM D EFROS T cont rol r ep eat edly to sc r ol l thr o ugh foo ds. 3. T ouch the number pads to enter the weight or quantity . S ee Custom Def rost chart a bove. or T ou ch QUANTITY to s el ect quan[...]

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    14 Keeping F ood W arm Cooked food can be kept warm i n the microwave oven for up to 99 mi nutes. Foods that ar e cooked covered and complete meals on dinner plates sh ould be co vered while be ing kept warm . Pastr y items such as pies and tur novers should b e u ncovered w hile being k ept warm. T o K eep Food Warm: 1. Set keep -warm ti me, up to[...]

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    15 BROILING CHAR T Times are approximate an d may be adj usted f or individual tastes. Convectio n Cooking 1. Broi l Element 2. Convection Fa n 3. Convecti on Element (on some models) 4. Con v ect ion Gr id Convection Coo king uses t he con vection elemen t (on some models) and the fa n. Ho t air i s circlulated th roughout the oven cavity by the f[...]

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    16 MIC RO WAVE COO K CH ART These ti mes are app r oxi mate and may need to be adjusted to su it individual tas te. FOOD COOK TIME COOK POWER Me ats, Poultry , Fi sh, Seafood Baco n (per slice) 45 sec to 1 min 15 sec per sli ce 100% Gr ound Beef for Casse r o les (1 lb [. 45 kg]) 4 to 6 min 100% Ground B eef Pat ties (2 ) Ground B eef Pat ties (4 )[...]

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    17 MI CROWA VE REHE AT CH ART These ti mes are app r oxi mate and m ay need to be adjusted to s uit ind ividual tas te. If using B roi l to reheat, d o not co ver fo od. FOOD/S T A RTING TE MPE RA TU RE COOK TIME COOK POWER PREP ARA TION Meat ( Ch icken pieces, chops, hambur g ers, meat l oaf s lices) 1 ser ving/Refrig erated 2 serv ings/ Refri ge [...]

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    18 MI C R OW A V E OVEN CARE General Cl eaning IMPORT ANT : Before cleaning, make sure al l controls ar e of f an d the oven i s co ol. Al ways fo llow label ins truction s on c leaning products. Soap, water an d a so ft cloth or spong e are sugg ested first unless other w ise noted. OVEN C A VITY Do not use soap-filled s cou ring pad s, ab rasive [...]

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    19 Disp lay shows messages ■ Is the dis play showing an “ O ven Status” scre e n, with a l ett er/n umb er cod e and i ns tru cti on to in form Ki tch e nA id? The oven has de tec ted an i nter nal problem. I t has r un a s elf- checking p rogram and displ ayed the er ror . Cal l for service. See “ Assi stance or Service ” sec ti on . Dis[...]

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    KIT CHENAID ® COMBINA TION MICRO WAVE W A RRANTY ONE- YEAR FULL WARR ANTY For one y ear from the date of purchase, w hen this appliance is o perated and maintained according to instructio ns atta ched to or furn ished w ith th e product, Ki tchenA id wil l pay for facto ry spec ified par ts an d repair labo r cost s to correct defec ts in m ateri [...]