C ONVECTION M ICROWAVE O VEN USE &CARE INFORMATION CONTENTS Wolf Convection Microwave Oven 3 Safety Instructions and Precautions 4 Wolf Convection Microwave Features 8 Wolf Convection Microwave Installation 10 Wolf Convection Microwave Operation 12 Wolf Convection Microwave Sensor Cooking 20 Wolf Convection Microwave Automatic Operation 24 Wolf Convection Microwave Manual Operation 27 Wolf Convection Microwave Care 31 Wolf Convection Microwave Accessories 32 Wolf Troubleshooting 33 Wolf Service Information 34 Wolf Warranty 35 As you read this Use & Care Information, take particular note of the CAUTION and WARNING symbols when they appear. This information is important for safe and efficient use of the Wolf equipment. signals a situation where minor injury or product damage may occur if you do not follow instructions. states a hazard that may cause serious injury or death if precautions are not followed. In addition, this Use & Care Information may signal an IMPORTANT NOTE which highlights information that is especially important. WOLF® is a registered trademark of Wolf Appliance Company, LLC WOLF CONVECTION MICROWAVE OVEN THANK YOU Your purchase of a Wolf convection microwave oven attests to the importance you place upon the quality and performance Read all instructions before using of your cooking equipment. We understand this appliance to reduce the risk this importance and have designed and built of burns, electric shock, fire, your microwave oven with quality materials injury to persons or exposure to CONTACT and workmanship to give you years of excessive microwave energy. INFORMATION dependable service. We know you are eager to start cooking, but Wolf Customer before you do, please take some time to read Service: this Use & Care Information. Whether you are PRECAUTIONS 800-332-9513 a beginning cook or an expert chef, it will be Website: to your benefit to familiarize yourself with the TO AVOID wolfappliance.com safety practices, features, operation and care recommendations of the Wolf convection POSSIBLE EXPOSURE microwave oven. TO EXCESSIVE We appreciate your choice of a Wolf Appli- ance product and welcome any suggestions MICROWAVE ENERGY or comments you may have. To share your Do not attempt to operate this opinions with us, please call 800-332-9513. microwave oven with the door open Your Wolf convection microwave oven is since open-door operation can result protected by a warranty that is one of the in harmful exposure to microwave finest in the industry. Take a moment to read energy. It is important not to defeat the warranty statement on page 35 and refer or tamper with the safety interlocks. to it should service become necessary. Do not place any object between the microwave oven front face and the door or allow soil or cleaner residue to accumulate on sealing surfaces. Do not operate the microwave oven if it is damaged. It is particularly important that the oven door close properly and that there is no damage to the: door (bent), hinges and latches (broken or loosened) or door seals and sealing surfaces. The microwave oven should not be adjusted or repaired by anyone except properly qualified service personnel. 3 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS AND PRECAUTIONS READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING THIS APPLIANCE When using electrical appliances basic As with any appliance, close safety precautions should be followed, supervision is necessary when used including the following: by children. WARNING: To reduce the risk of burns, Do not operate this appliance if it electric shock, fire, injury to persons or has a damaged cord or plug, if it is exposure to excessive microwave not working properly or if it has energy: been damaged or dropped. Read this Use and Care Information This appliance should be serviced carefully before using your new only by qualified service personnel. microwave. Contact nearest Wolf authorized service center for examination, Read and follow the specific repair or adjustment. “PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCES- Do not cover or block any openings SIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY” on on the appliance. page 3. Do not store or use this appliance This appliance must be grounded. outdoors. Do not use this product Connect only to properly grounded near water—for example, near a outlet. See “ELECTRICAL REQUIRE- kitchen sink, in a wet basement or MENTS” on page 11. near a swimming pool, or similar locations. Install or locate this appliance only in accordance with the provided Do not immerse cord or plug in installation instructions. water. Some products such as whole eggs Keep cord away from heated and sealed containers—for example, surfaces. closed glass jars—may explode and Do not let cord hang over edge should not be heated in this oven. of table or counter. Use this appliance only for its See door surface cleaning intended use as described in this instructions on page 31. manual. Do not use corrosive chemicals or vapors in this appliance. This type of oven is specifically designed to heat, cook or dry food. It is not designed for industrial or laboratory use. 4 TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE IN LIQUIDS THE OVEN CAVITY: Liquids, such as water, coffee or tea Do not overcook food. Carefully are able to be overheated beyond the attend appliance when paper, plastic boiling point without appearing to be or other combustible materials are boiling. Visible bubbling or boiling placed inside the oven to facilitate when the container is removed from cooking. the microwave oven is not always Remove wire twist-ties from paper present. THIS COULD RESULT IN VERY or plastic bags before placing bag HOT LIQUIDS SUDDENLY BOILING in oven. OVER WHEN A SPOON OR OTHER UTENSIL IS INSERTED INTO THE If materials inside the oven should LIQUID. To reduce the risk of injury ignite, keep oven door closed, turn to persons: oven off and disconnect the power cord or shut off power at the fuse or Do not overheat the liquid. circuit breaker panel. Stir the liquid both before and Do not use the cavity for storage halfway through heating it. purposes. Do not leave paper Do not use straight-sided products, cooking utensils or food containers with narrow necks. in the cavity when not in use. Use a wide-mouthed container. After heating, allow the container to stand in the microwave oven at least for 20 seconds before removing the container. Use extreme care when inserting a spoon or other utensil into the container. BUILT-IN If the oven is installed as a built-in, observe the following instructions: Do not mount over a sink. Do not store anything directly on top of the appliance surface when the appliance is in operation. 5 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS AND PRECAUTIONS FOOD CHILDREN Puncture egg yolks before cooking Children below the age of 7 should to prevent “explosion”. Don’t cook use the microwave oven with a eggs in shells. supervising person very near to them. Children between the ages of Pierce skins of potatoes, apples, 7 and 12 should have a supervising squash, hot dogs and sausages so person in the same room. that steam escapes. The child must be able to reach the Use specially bagged popcorn for oven comfortably; if not, they the microwave oven. Listen while should stand on a sturdy stool. popping corn for the popping to slow to 1 or 2 seconds or use special At no time should anyone be Popcorn pad. allowed to lean or swing on the oven door. Check foods to see that they are cooked to the United States Children should be taught all safety Department of Agriculture’s precautions: use potholders, remove recommended temperatures. coverings carefully, pay special attention to packages that crisp food To test for doneness, insert a meat because they may be extra hot. thermometer in a thick or dense area away from fat or bone. Never leave Don’t assume that because a child the thermometer in the food during has mastered one cooking skill they cooking, unless it is approved for can cook everything. microwave oven use. Children need to learn that the Don’t heat baby food in original jars. microwave oven is not a toy. See Transfer baby food to a small dish page 17 for Child Lock feature. and heat carefully, stirring often. Check temperature before serving. Don’t heat bottles with nipples on. Put nipples on bottles after heating and shake thoroughly. “Wrist” test before feeding. Don’t heat dispos- able bottles. After heating baked goods with fillings, pierce outside of food to release steam and avoid burns. Don’t heat or cook in closed glass jars or air tight containers. Don’t preserve foods by canning using the microwave oven, as harmful bacteria may not be destroyed. 6 GENERAL SAFETY ALWAYS use potholders to prevent ALWAYS have food in the burns when handling utensils that microwave oven when it is on to are in contact with hot food. Enough absorb the microwave energy. heat from the food can transfer When using the microwave oven at through utensils to cause skin burns. power levels below 100%, you may Avoid steam burns by directing hear the magnetron cycling on and steam away from the face and off. It is normal for the exterior of hands. Slowly lift the farthest edge the oven to be warm to the touch of a dish’s covering and carefully when cooking or reheating. open popcorn and oven cooking Condensation is a normal part of bags away from the face. microwave cooking. Room humidity Stay near the oven while it’s in use and the moisture in food will influ- and check cooking progress ence the amount of moisture that frequently so that there is no chance condenses in the oven. Generally, of overcooking food.