Amana ACM1580A User Manual

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Microwave Power Levels
Your microwave oven has 10 cook power levels to let you cook or heat a wide
variety of foods. Refer to the chart below for suggestions:
Power
Level Use
10 • Boiling water.
(HIGH) • Making candy.
• Cooking poultry pieces, fish and vegetables.
• Cooking tender cuts of meat.
•Whole poultry.
9•Reheating rice, pasta and vegetables.
8•Reheating prepared foods quickly.
• Reheating sandwiches.
7•Cooking egg, milk and cheese dishes.
• Cooking cakes, breads.
• Melting chocolate.
6•Cooking veal.
• Cooking whole fish.
• Cooking puddings and custard.
5•Cooking ham, whole poultry and lamb.
• Cooking rib roast, sirloin tip.
4•Thawing meat, poultry and seafood.
3•Cooking less tender cuts of meat.
• Cooking pork chops, roast.
2•Taking chill out of fruit.
• Softening butter.
1•Keeping casseroles and main dishes warm.
• Softening butter and cream cheese.
0•Standing time.
Microwave Power Level Chart
Microwave Cooking
Manual Programming
To manually set the cooking time and
power level.
1. Press PROGRAM.
• ENTER COOKING
TIME scrolls
through display.
2. Enter desired cook-
ing time using digit
touch pads.
• TOUCH START
OR POWER scrolls
through display.
3. Press POWER
LEVEL pad to
change power level,
if desired.
4. Press START/
PAUSE pad.
5. At end of cooking
cycle, tones sound
and oven turns off.
1. Press PROGRAM.
• ENTER COOK-
ING TIME scrolls
through display.
2. Enter desired cook-
ing time using digit
touch pads.
• TOUCH START
OR POWER scrolls
through display.
3. Press POWER
LEVEL.
• ENTER POWER
LEVEL 1 - 10
scrolls through dis-
play.
Stage Cooking
Stage cooking allows consecutive
cooking cycles without interruption.
Two different cooking cycles can be
used.
To use stage cooking:

Amana ACM1580A Specifications

General

Brand	Amana
Model	ACM1580A
Category	Microwave Oven
Language	English