Kenmore Elite 721.88512 Use And Care Manual page 39

COOKING COMPARISON GUIDE
Cooking with your new oven offers a wide variety of food
preparation options: microwave cooking, convection
cooking, and combination cooking.
Microwave cooking uses very short, high-frequency radio
waves. The movement of the microwaves through the food
generates heat and cooks most foods faster than regular
methods, while retaining their natural texture and moisture.
Microwave cooking heats food directly_ not the cookware
or the interior of the oven. Reheating is easy and
defrosting is particularly convenient because less time is
spent in food preparation.
Convection cooking constantly circulates heated air
around the food, creating even browning and sealed-in
flavor by the constant motion of hot air over the food
surfaces.
Combination cooking combines microwave energy with
convection to cook with speed and accuracy, while
browning and crisping to perfection.
You can use microwave cooking, convection cooking, or
combination cooking to cook by time. Simply preset the
length of cooking time desired and your oven turns off
automatically.
The following guide shows at a glance the difference
between microwave, convection, and combination cooking.
COOKING
METHOD
MICROWAVE
Microwave energy is distributed
evenly throughout the oven for
fast, thorough cooking of food.
CONVECTION
Hot air circulates around food to
produce browned exteriors and
sealed-in juices.
COMBINATION
Microwave energy and
convection heat combine to
shorten the cooking time of
regular ovens, while browning
and sealing in juices.
HEAT Microwave energy. Circulating heated air. Microwave energy and
SOURCE circulating heated air.
BENEFITS • Fast, high efficiency
cooking.
• Oven and surroundings do not
get hot.
• Aids in browning and seals in
flavor.
• Cooks some foods faster
than regular ovens.
• Shortened cooking time from
microwave energy.
• Browning and crisping
from convection heat.
• Easy clean-up.
Read this guide to learn the many different things your Microwave/Convection/Combination Oven can do.
You will find a wide variety of cooking methods and programs designed to suit your lifestyle.
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