WHIRLPOOL KHMS145KSS1
Owner's Manual

4. Touch START.

Custom Defrost
The Custom Defrost feature can be used, or the microwave oven can be manually set to defrost by using 30% cook power.
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The display will count down the defrost time. When the cycle ends, �End� will appear in the display, 4 endof-cycle tones will sound, and then reminder tones will sound every minute. 5. Touch CANCEL/OFF or open the door to clear the display. The cook time can be changed during the defrosting cycle without interrupting cooking. To Change Defrost Time: Touch COOK POWER repeatedly to scroll through �MORE�, �LESS�, or �NORML� time.

Food should be 0°F (-18°C) or colder at defrosting for optimal results. Unwrap foods and remove lids (from fruit juice) before defrosting. Shallow packages will defrost more quickly than deep blocks. Separate food pieces as soon as possible during or at the end-of-cycle for more even defrosting. Use small pieces of aluminum foil to shield parts of food such as chicken wings, leg tips and fish tails. See �Aluminum Foil and Metal� first.

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Easy Simmer
Use Easy Simmer for foods like soups, casseroles, stews and other liquid food. It can also be used to cook pasta. Cook power or doneness cannot be changed during this function, as it uses the sensor.

The Custom Defrost system has three categories: Meat, Poultry and Fish. It should not be used for food left outside the freezer more than 20 minutes and frozen ready-made food. Use the following chart as a guide. MEAT Beef: ground, steaks, roast, stew Lamb: stew and chops Pork: chops, ribs, roasts, sausage The narrow or fatty areas of irregular shaped cuts should be shielded with foil before defrosting. Do not defrost less than ¹�� lb (113 g) or two 4 oz (113 g) patties. Place all meats, ex cept stew cubes and bulk sausage, on microwavable roasting rack provided with the microwave oven. Place stew cubes and bulk sausage in microwavable baking dish.

To Use Easy Simmer:
Before using, make sure the microwave oven has been plugged in for at least 2¹�� minutes, add ¹�� to ¹�� cup (60 to 125 mL) of water to vegetables and cover dish with its lid, not plastic wrap. 1. Touch EASY SIMMER. 2. Touch the number pads to set a length of time to simmer. 3. Touch START. �BOIL� will appear on the display. When water begins to boil the display will count down the simmer time. When the cycle ends, �End� will appear in the display, 4 endof-cycle tones will sound, and then reminder tones will sound every minute. 4. Touch OFF/CANCEL (or CANCEL/OFF) or open the door to clear the display and/or stop reminder tones. Simmer time may be changed after Easy Simmer program starts by repeating steps 2 and 3.

Simmering Pasta
Use a container large enough to cover food completely with water. Add 1 tablespoon (15 mL) oil to water. Put container and

POULTRY Chicken: whole and cut up Cornish hens Turkey: breast FISH Fillets, Steaks, Whole, Shellfish Place in microwavable baking dish. Place on microwavable roasting rack, chicken breast-side up. Remove giblets from whole chicken.

water in the microwave oven and follow the above steps, setting a simmer time of one second. When time ends place food in the water. Cover, then follow the above steps setting the desired simmer time.

To use Custom Defrost:
1. Touch CUSTOM DEFROST. 2. Touch the number pad 1 for Meat, 2 for Poultry or 3 for Fish or Touch CUSTOM DEFROST control repeatedly to scroll through foods. 3. Touch the number pads to enter the weight. Meats and Poultry can be set from .1 to 6.6 lb (45 g to 3 kg). Fish can be set from .1 to 4.4 lb (45 g to 2 kg).

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