Midea Kitchen Appliances XM044KYY Microwave Oven User Manual OR7 NEW Model EN 4 indd
Guangdong Midea Kitchen Appliances Manufacturi Microwave Oven OR7 NEW Model EN 4 indd
Contents
User Manual_Rev01 p10-p17
Learn more about your
microwave oven
•To avoid risk of personal injury or property damage, do
not operate the microwave oven empty.
•To avoid risk of personal injury or property damage, do
not use stoneware, aluminum foil, metal utensils, or
metal trimmed utensils in the microwave oven.
Setting the clock
Example: setting clock display for 9:00:
1. Touch Clock
2. Enter time using number pads.
3. Touch Clock pad again.
Microwave utensil guide
•Oven proof glass (specifically treated
for high intensity heat):
Utility dishes, loaf dishes, pie plates,
cake plates, liquid measuring cups,
casseroles and bowls without metallic
trim.
•China:
Bowls, cups, serving plates and platters
without metallic trim.
•Plastic:
Plastic wrap (as a cover) - lay the plastic
wrap loosely over the dish and press it to
the sides. Vent plastic wrap by turning
back one edge slightly to allow excess
steam to escape. The dish should be
deep enough so that the plastic wrap will
not touch the food. Use plastic dishes,
cups, semi-rigid freezer containers and
plastic bags for short cooking times. Use
these with care because the plastic may
soften from the heat of the food.
•Paper:
Paper towls, waxed paper, paper napkins
and paper plates with no metallic trim or
design. Look for the manufacturer’s label
for any special instructions for use in the
microwave oven.
•Metal utensils:
Metal shields the food from microwave energy and produces uneven
cooking. Also, avoid metal skewers, thermometers or foil trays. Metal
utensils can cause arcing, which can damage your microwave oven.
•Metal decoration:
Bowls, cups, serving plates and platters without metallic trim.
•Aluminum foil:
Avoid large sheets of aluminum foil because they hinder cooking and
may cause harmful arcing. Use small pieces of foil to shield poultry
legs and wings. Keep ALL aluminum foil at least 1 inch from the side
walls of the oven cavity and door of the microwave.
•Wood:
Wooden bowls and boards will dry out and may split or crack when
you use them in the microwave oven. Baskets made of wood will react
in the same way.
•Tightly covered utensils:
Be sure to leave openings for steam to escape from covered
cookware. Pierce plastic pouches of vegetables or other food items
before cooking. Tightly closed pouches may explode.
•Brown paper:
Avoid using brown paper bags. They absorb heat and can burn.
•Flawed or chipped cooking utensils:
Any utensil that is cracked, flawed or chipped may break in the oven.
•Metal twist ties:
Remove metal twist ties from plastic or paper bags. They become hot
and could cause a fire.
Use Do not use
pad once for AM,
touch twice for PM.
BEFORE OPERATING
10
clock
clock
Setting the timer
Example: setting timer for 5 minutes:
1. Touch Timer pad once.
2. Enter desired time using number pads.
3. Touch Timer pad.
When the timer has reached the end of set time, you will
hear beep alerts indicating the timer has run out.
Exhaust High / Low / Off
The exhaust ventilation moves steam and other cooking
vapors from the cooking surface of the range below the
microwave oven.
To operate the exhaust vent, Touch the
Exhaust High/Low/Off pad once for the
highest speed setting. Touch the pad again to
choose the Low speed setting and a 3rd time
to turn the exhaust ventilation off.
Note: If the temperature gets too hot around the microwave
oven, the fan in the exhaust vent hood will automatically turn
on at the LOW setting to cool the oven. The will
automatically turn off when the internal parts are cool. When
this occurs, the vent cannot be turned off.
Surface Light / On / Off
Touch the Surface Light/On/Off pad
once for a cooking surface light. Press the
pad again to turn the light off.
Control Lock
You may lock the control panel to prevent the microwave
from being accidentally started or used by children.
The control lock feature is very useful when cleaning the
control panel. The lock will prevent accidental programming
when wiping the control panel clean.
Example: to set the control lock ON:
Touch and hold the Stop/Cancel pad for more
than 3 seconds. The Lock icon will appear in
the display window along with 2 beeps. hold for 3
seconds
Example: to quickly heat for 2 minutes at 100% power:
Touch number pads 1, 2 or 3 for desired
minutes of cook time.
Microwave heating or cooking may be quickly set at 100%
power level for 1, 2 or 3 minutes. Use the number keys 1, 2
or 3 to choose the desired minutes of cook time (this option
will only work using the 1, 2 or 3 numeric pads):
Defrost (by weight) feature.
Example: to change the control lock from ON to OFF:
Touch and hold the Stop/Cancel pad for
more than 3 seconds. The Lock icon will
disappear in the display window. hold for 3
seconds
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timer
timer
exhaust
hi·lo·off
light
on·off
stop
cancel
stop
cancel
ready set
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2
2
Note: the Ready Set function cannot be set when using the
Using Ready Set
Heating with multiple cooking stages
Example: to cook food for 3 minutes at 80% power and
then 50% power for 6 minutes 30 seconds:
For best results, some microwave recipes call for different
power levels or different lengths of time for cooking. Your
microwave may be set to change from one stage to another
automatically (2 stages maximum).
1. Press Cook Time.
2. Use the number pads to enter
heating time for the 1st stage (cook
time may be set up to 99 minutes
and 99 seconds).
3. Press Power Level pad once.
4. Use the number keys to enter power
level for the 1st stage. PL8 appears
in the display (80 % power).
5. Press Cook Time pad for 2nd
stage.
6. Use the number pads to enter
heating time for the 2nd stage (cook
time may be set up to 99 minutes
and 99 seconds).
7.
stage.
8. Use the number key to enter power
level for the 2nd stage. PL5 appears
in the display (50 % power).
9. Press START pad.
Heating with high power level
Example: to heat for 5 minutes at 100% power:
1. Press Cook Time pad.
2. Use the number pads to enter
desired heating time (cook time may
be set up to 99 minutes and 99
seconds).
3. Touch START pad.
Heating with lower power levels
Example: to heat for 4 minutes at 70% power:
1. Press Cook Time.
2. Use the number pads to enter desired
heating time (cook time may be set
up to 99 minutes and 99 seconds).
3. Press Power Level pad once for
power level 10 (100% power).
4. Use the number key to change the
power level to 7. PL7 appears in the
display (70 % power).
5. Press START pad.
Using the highest power level to heat foods with does not
always give the best results when some types of food need
slower cooking, such as roasts, baked goods or custards.
Your oven has nine other power levels you may choose.
"Good" will display.
"Good" will display.
"Good" will display.
Note:
Power level must always be programmed for first
stage - 100% =10.
When heating has finished you will hear beeps and
When heating has finished you will hear beeps and
When heating has finished you will hear beeps and
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cook
time
start
+ 30 sec
cook
time
power
level
start
+ 30 sec
cook
time
power
level
cook
time
power
level
start
+ 30 sec
Press Power Level pad for 2nd
Example: to defrost 1lb. of food with the default power
level and cook time determined automatically:
Setting Defrost (by Weight)
1. Press Defrost pad once. 0.0 will
appear in the display.
2. Use the numeric pads to input weight
of food to defrost in pounds (10 = 1lb.)
You may enter any weight from 0.1 to
6.0lbs.
3.
Special notes for defrosting by time
If at anytime your microwave recipe would require that the
food be turned or require you to stop the microwave during
the cooking process you may do so after starting the
To pause the microwave during cooking:
1. Touch
2.
resume cooking.
Example: to defrost food with the default 30% power level
for 5 minutes:
Setting Defrost (by Time)
1. Press Defrost pad twice. 0:00 will
appear in the display.
2. Use the number pads to enter desired
defrost time (defrost time may be set
up to 99 minutes and 99 seconds).
3.
"Good" will display.
Note: The weight amount must be a valid entry for this
feature to start. A valid weight entry is 0.1 to 6.0 pounds.
will display.
Note: Power levels cannot be changed for both defrost (by
weight) or defrost (by time) because the defrost performance
will be adversely affected.
•
count down remaining defrost time. The oven will beep
twice during the defrost cycle. At this time open the door
and turn the food if needed and remove any portions that
resume the defrost cycle.
• When heating has finished you will hear beeps.
When heating has finished you will hear beeps and "Good"
When defrosting has finished you will hear beeps and
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Using the stop/cancel key
microwave with the START/+30sec pad.
stop/cancel
Touch pad again to
pad once.
After pressing START key, the display will
have already thawed. Touch the START key to
start
+ 30 sec
stop
cancel
defrost
wt/time
start
+ 30 sec
defrost
wt/time
start
+ 30 sec
Adding cook time (Plus 30 sec.)
This time-saving feature will let you quickly add 30 seconds
Press pad twice.
Example: to add 1 minute of cook time at the default
power level of 100%:
to any cook time already set when cooking
Each press of this pad will
start
+ 30 sec
+30 sec
START/
+30 sec
START/
add 30 seconds to
the cook time .
.
Press START/+30sec. pad.
Press START/+30sec. pad.
Defrosting tips
Defrosting suggestions for meats
For best results, please read these suggestions when defrosting meats.
• Roast beef or pork
• Steaks, chops or fish
• Ground meat
• Whole chicken
• Chicken pieces
Start with the food placed fat side down. After each stage, turn the
food over and shield any warm portions with narrow strips of aluminum
foil. Let stand, covered for 15-30 minutes.
After each stage, rearrange the food. If there are any warm or thawed
portions of food, shield them with narrow flat pieces of aluminum foil.
Remove any pieces of food that are nearly defrosted. Let stand,
covered for about 5 to 10 minutes.
After each stage, remove any pieces of food that are nearly defrosted.
Let stand, covered with foil for 5 to 10 minutes.
Remove giblets before freezing poultry. Start defrsoting with the
breast side down. After the 1st stage, turn the chicken over and
shield any warm portions with narrow strips of aluminum foil. After the
2nd stage, again shield any warm portions with narrow strips of
aluminum foil. Let stand, covered, for 30 to 60 minutes in the
refrigerator.
After each stage, rearrange or remove any pieces of food that are
nearly defrosted. Let stand for 10-20 minutes.
Meat Normal amount Suggestions
•When using the defrost weight feature, the weight
entered should always be pounds (valid entries are from
0.1 to 6.0 pounds).
•Use both defrost weight and defrost time features for
raw food items only. Defrosting gives best results when
food to be thawed is a minimum of 0°F (taken directly
from a true freezer). If the food has been stored in a
refrigerator-freezer that does not maintain a temperature
of 5° F or below, always program a lower food weight or
lower cook time to prevent cooking the food.
•If the frozen food is stored outside the freezer for up to 20
minutes, enter a reduced cook time or weight.
•The shape of the package will alter the defrosting time.
Shallow rectangular food packets defrost more quickly
than a deep frozen block of food.
•Separate pieces as they begin to defrost. Separated
frozen pieces of food defrost better.
•Shield warm areas of food with small pieces of foil if they
start to become warm.
•You may use small pieces of aluminum foil to shield food
items like chicken wings, leg tips and fish tails, but do
not allow the foil to touch the oven cavity walls when
defrosting.
(40 to 96 oz.)
(8 to 48 oz.)
0.5 to 3 lbs.
(8 to 48 oz.)
0.5 to 3 lbs.
(40 to 96 oz.)
2.5 to 6 lbs.
(8 to 48 oz.)
0.5 to 3 lbs.
2.5 to 6 lbs.
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Reheat
The reheat feature provides 3 quick preset settings based
on serving size to reheat food for your cooking convenience.
Example: to reheat 24 ounces of food.
1. Press Reheat pad 3 times to reheat
24oz. of food. 24oz will appear in the
display (see reheat category table).
2. Press START pad.
Reheat Category
8 ounces of food
16 ounces of food
24 ounces of food
Display
8 oz
16 oz
24 oz
Press
once
twice
3 times
Reheat cooking suggestions
Reheat
Dinner plate
Casserole
Pasta
Amount
1 serving
(1 plate)
1 to 4 servings
Directions
Use only pre-cooked, refrigerated foods. Cover plate with vented plastic wrap or
waxed paper, tucked under plate. If food is not as hot as you prefer after heating
with Reheat, continue heating using manual time and power level settings.
Contents:
• ½ cup starch (potatoes, pasta, rice, etc.)
• ½ cup of vegetables (about 3-4 oz.)
Cover plate with lid or vented plastic wrap. If food is not as hot as you prefer after
heating with Reheat, continue heating using manual time and power level settings.
Stir foods once before serving.
Contents: • Casserole-refrigerated foods (for example beef stew or lasagna)
• Pasta-Canned spaghetti and ravioli, refrigerated foods.
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start
+ 30 sec
reheat
• 3-4 oz. meat, poultry or fish (up to 6 oz. with bone)
Suggested power levels for cooking
The 10 power levels available with this microwave will help
you to adjust to the power output best suited for the food
type you are preparing. As with any food prepartion in the
microwave, it is best to follow the microwave instructions
that are printed on food packaging.
The table below provides suggested power levels for various
types of food that you can be prepare in the microwave.
Suggestions for getting
the best results
•Storage temperature
Foods taken from the freezer or refrigerator take longer to
cook than the same foods would at room temperature.
•Size
Small pieces of food cook faster than large ones. Pieces
similar in size and shape will cook more evenly when
cooked together. For more even results, reduce the
power levels when cooking large pieces of food.
•Natural moisture
Very moist foods cook more evenly because microwave
energy heats water molecules very efficiently.
•Stirring
Stir foods such as casseroles and vegetable from the
outside to the center to distribute the heat more evenly.
This will allow the food to cook faster. Constant stirring is
not necessary.
•Turn over items
Turn over foods such as pork chops, roasts or whole
cauliflower halfway through the cook time. This will help
to expose all sides equally to microwave energy.
•Food placement
Place delicate areas of food items, such as asparagus
tips, toward the center of the turntable tray.
•Food arrangement
Arrange unevenly shaped foods, such as chicken pieces
or salmon, with the thicker or meatier parts toward the
outside of the turntable tray.
•Let the food stand
After removing the food from the microwave, cover the
food with foil or a casserole lid and let it stand to finish
cooking. This will help the food finish in the center and
avoids overcooking the out edges, The length of stand
time depends on the density and surface area of the food
items.
•Wrapping in paper towels or waxed paper
Sandwiches and many other food types containing pre-
baked bread should be wrapped prior to placing in the
microwave to help prevent the food items fro drying out
while heating.
To help you achieve the best possible results from your
microwave oven, read the following suggestions below;
Power
level
Microwave
output
• Boiling water.
• Cooking ground beef.
• Making candy.
• Cooking fresh fruits & vegetables
• Cooking fish & poultry.
• Preheating browning dish.
• Reheating beverages.
• Cooking bacon slices.
• Reheating meat slices quickly.
• Saute onions, celery & green
peppers.
• All reheating.
• Cooking scrambled eggs.
• Cooking breads & cereal
products.
• Cooking cheese dishes & veal.
• Cakes, muffins, brownies &
cupcakes.
• Cooking pasta.
• Cooking meats & whole poultry.
• Cooking custard.
• Cooking spare ribs, rib roast &
sirloin roast.
• Cooking less tender cuts of meat.
• Reheating frozen packaged foods.
• Thawing meat, poultry & seafood.
• Cooking small quantities of food.
• Finish cooking casseroles, stew &
some sauces.
• Softening butter & cream cheese.
• Heating small amounts of food.
• Softening ice cream.
• Raise yeast dough.
Use to prepare when:
10
High
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
100 %
90 %
80 %
70 %
60 %
50 %
40 %
30 %
20 %
10 %
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Beverage
1. Press Beverage pad (1, 2 or 3 times -
refer to table above to change number of
servings).
2. Press START pad.
The beverage feature heats 1, 2 or 3 cups of beverage. Use
the table below to determine the setting to use.
Example: to heat 1 cup of a beverage.
Potato
1. Press Potato pad (1, 2 or 3 times - refer
to table above to change quantity).
2. Press START pad.
The potato feature cooks 1, 2 or 3 (cooking times based on
8 to 24 oz.) potatoes automatically. Use the table below to
determine the setting to use.
Example: to cook 1 potato automatically.
Notes:
•Before cooking, pierce potatoes with fork several times.
•After cookings, let potatoes stand for 5 minutes.
Amount
1 potato (default setting)
2 potatoes
3 potatoes
Press potato pad
once
2 times
3 times
1. Press Popcorn pad (1, 2 or 3 times - refer
to table above to change for bag size).
2. Press START pad.
Popcorn
• DO NOT leave micowave oven unattended while
popping corn.
The popcorn feature lets you pop 3 different commercially
packaged microwave popcorn sized bags. Use the table
below to determine the setting to use.
Example: to pop a 3.0 oz. bag of popcorn automatically.
Amount
1.75 oz. (default setting)
3.0 oz.
3.5 oz.
Press popcorn pad
once
2 times
3 times
Amount Press beverage pad
once (default setting)
2 times
3 times
1 cup ( about 8 oz.)
2 cups (about 16 oz.)
3 cups (about 24 oz.)
The microwave will beep when finished.
The microwave will beep when finished.
The microwave will beep when finished.
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start
+ 30 sec
start
+ 30 sec
start
+ 30 sec
start
+ 30 sec
start
+ 30 sec
popcorn
potato
beverage