KitchenAid KOMS155MBL Technical Education page 20

SENSOR COOKING CONDITION
Using the Sensor Cooking function, the foods
are cooked without figuring time, power level,
or quantity. When the oven senses enough
steam from the food, it relays the information to
its microprocessor, which calculates the re-
maining cooking time and power level needed
for best results.
When the food is cooked, water vapor is devel-
oped. The sensor "senses" the vapor, and its
resistance gradually increases. When the re-
sistance reaches the value set according to the
menu, supplementary cooking is started. The
time of supplementary cooking is determined
by experimenting with each food category, and
then sent to the microcomputer for processing.
The following example shows how the sensor
works (baked potatoes):
1. When baked potatoes are at room tem-
perature, and begin cooking, vapor is
emitted very slowly. As the potatoes are
heated, moisture and humidity are more
rapidly emitted.
2. The sensor detects the moisture and hu-
midity, and calculates the cooking time,
and the variable power.
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