Stage Cooking; Microwave Power Levels; Child Lock; One Touch Cooking - NEC NM-302E Owner's Manual And Cooking Manual

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (CONT'D)

2 STAGE COOKING

For Two Stage cooking, repeat time cooking
steps 2 through 5 on the previous page before
touching the START pad for additional Time and
Power program you want to add.
Auto Weight Defrost can be programmed before
the first stage to defrost first and then cook.

MICROWAVE POWER LEVELS

Your microwave oven is equipped with eleven
power levels to give you maximum flexibility and
control over cooking. The table below will give you
some idea of which foods are prepared at each of
the various power levels.
* The chart below shows the power level settings
for your oven.
MICROWAVE POWER LEVEL CHART
Power
Level
* Boiling water.
* Browning beef mince.
High
* Making candy.
* Cooking poultry, fish & vegetable pieces.
* Cooking tender cuts of meat.
9
* Reheating rice, pasta, & vegetables.
8
* Reheating prepared foods quickly.
* Cooking egg, milk and cheese dishes.
7
* Cooking cakes, breads.
* Melting chocolate.
* Cooking veal.
6
* Cooking whole fish.
* Cooking puddings and custard.
* Cooking ham, whole poultry, lamb.
5
* Cooking rib roast, sirloin tip.
4
* Thawing meat, poultry and seafood.
* Cooking less tender cuts of meat.
3
* Cooking pork chops, roast.
* Taking chill out of fruit.
2
* Softening butter.
* Keeping casseroles and main dishes warm.
1
* Softening butter and cream cheese.
* Standing time.
0
* Independent timer.
Use

CHILD LOCK

This is a unique safety feature that prevents
unwanted oven operation. Once the child lock is
set, no cooking can take place.
To set the child lock
Stop
Clear
When child lock was already set, if you touch
START or one touch cook pad refer to page 9,
display shows LOCK. You can cancel the child
lock as follows.
To cancel the child lock
Stop
Clear

ONE TOUCH COOKING

One Touch Cooking made easy! Your oven's
menu has been preprogrammed to cook food
automatically. Tell the oven what you want then
let your microwave oven cook your selections.
Example: To cook POTATOES, simply follow
the step below.
Stop
Clear
Potato
8
1. Touch STOP/CLEAR for
3 seconds.
Touch and hold
STOP/CLEAR until LOCK
appears in the display and
two beeps are heard.
LOCK remains in the
display.
1. Touch and hold
STOP/CLEAR until LOCK
disappears in the display.
The time of day returns to
the display window.
1. Touch STOP/CLEAR.
* Place potatoes in the
oven and close the door.
2. Touch POTATO.
The oven begins the
cooking you selection
without the need to
touch START. Be sure
to close the door before
selecting categories.