Whirlpool MC8130XA - Manual (Page 29)

M I C R O W A V E C O O K I N G
Temperature Probe cooking
tips:
• stir foods during cooking when recom­
mended.
• Stir soups, casseroles and drinks before
serving.
■ Cover roasts with foil after cooking and iet
stand a few minutes. Remove foil if you
decide to cook roasts longer.
• Remove the probe from the oven when
not cooking by temperature.
• For casseroles, the tip of the probe
should be in the center of the food. Stir
foods when recommended. Replace the
probe.
' For liquids, balance the probe on a
wooden spoon or spatula so the tip of the
probe is in the center of the liquid.
•
• For roasts, the tip of the probe should be
in the center of the largest muscle, but not
touching fat or bone.
• Casseroles cooked using the Temperature
Probe should be made from precooked
foods. Do not use raw meats, raw veg­
etables and cream sauces in casseroles.
• Dry casseroles do not work well.
• Thaw frozen casseroles and meats in the
microwave oven before inserting the probe.
• If you are cooking more than one indi­
vidual serving at the same time, such as
mugs of soup, check the probe setting in
several of the items-all the mugs may not
heat at the same rate.
• Dry meat loaf mixtures do not work well.
• Check poultry with themnometer in 2-3
places to ensure adequate doneness.
• Roasts may vary in size, shape and
composition. Use the Temperature Probe
as a guide, along with the timings for
minutes per pound found in the “Microwave
cooking chart” on page 63.
Don't:
• let probe or probe cable touch any part of
the oven interior (including the turntable).
• let probe touch foil (if used). You can keep
foil away from probe with wooden tooth­
picks. Remove foil if arcing occurs.
• use paper, plastic wrap or plastic contain­
ers. They will be in the oven too long and
might distort.
• force probe into frozen food.
• use probe for food that needs to simmer.
• plug the pointed end of the Temperature
Probe into the socket.
Removing and cleaning the
Temperature Probe:
1. After oven has shut off, unplug the
Temperature Probe using an oven mitt or
hot pad.
2. Wipe probe with a hot, sudsy cloth and
dry thoroughly. Use a plastic scouring pad
to remove cooked-on foods.
3. You can place probe in the silverware
basket of a dishwasher.
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