Reheating; Defrosting; Hold Warm - Kenmore 665.62612 Use & Care Manual

Times and cooking power have been preset for reheating 5
specific food types. Use the following chart as a guide.
FOOD PAD QUANTITY
Pizza Slice 1 1-3 slices
Soup/Sauce 2 1-4 cups (250 mL-1 L)
Casserole 3 1-4 cups (250 mL-1 L)
Baked Goods 4 1-6 pieces
Dinner Plate 5 1 serving
To Use Auto Reheat:
1. Touch AUTO REHEAT.
2. Touch AUTO REHEAT repeatedly to scroll through foods.
or
Touch number pads to select type of food from chart.
3. Touch number pads to enter quantity.
4. Touch START.
If more or less time is required, touch POWER before the
oven starts cooking.
The display will count down the reheat time.
When the cycle ends, "END" will appear in the display, 4 end-
of-cycle tones will sound, and then reminder tones will sound
every minute.
5. Touch STOP/CLEAR or open the door to clear the display
and/or stop reminder tones.
The Auto Defrost feature's preset programs can be used or the
oven can be manually set to defrost.
The Auto Defrost system has preset times and cook powers for 3
categories: Meat, Poultry and Fish. It should not be used for food
left outside the freezer for more than 20 minutes, or for frozen
ready-made food.
• Food should be 0°F (-18°C) or colder at defrosting for optimal
results. How foods are stored can affect 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.
To Use Auto Defrost:
1. Touch AUTO DEFROST.
"PAD-" appears in the display.
2. Touch AUTO DEFROST repeatedly to scroll through the foods
or
Touch the number pad 1 for Meat, 2 for Poultry or 3 for Fish.
"QTY" and "LBS" appear in the display.
3. Touch the number pads to enter the weight.
Weight can be set from .1 to 6.6 Ibs. for meats and poultry, or
.1 to 4.4 Ibs. for fish.
4. Touch START.
If more or less time is required, touch POWER before the
oven starts cooking.
The display will count down the defrost time.
When the cycle ends, "END" will appear in the display, 4 end-
of-cycle tones will sound, and then reminder tones will sound
every minute.
5. Touch STOP/CLEAR or open the door to clear the display
and/or stop reminder tones.
To defrost manually, use 30% cook power. Refer to a reliable
cookbook for defrosting information.
Food Poisoning Hazard
Do not let food sit in oven more than one hour
before or after cooking.
Doing so can result in food poisoning or
sickness,
Hot cooked food can be kept warm in the microwave oven. Hold
Warm can be used by itself or can be programmed to follow a
cooking cycle.
To Use:
Put hot cooked food in the oven. Cover plates of food and foods
that were cooked covered. Pastries, pies, turnovers, etc. should
remain uncovered.
1. Touch HOLD WARM.
2. Touch START.
"WARM" will appear in the display.
When the cycle ends, "END" will appear in the display, 4 end-
of-cycle tones will sound, and then reminder tones will sound
every minute.
3. Touch STOP/CLEAR or open the door to clear the display
and/or stop reminder tones.
To Set at end of cycle: Follow instructions in "Cooking in
Stages," and touch HOLD WARM during programming or during
cooking.
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