Time Cooking; Power Level Setting Guide; Manual Defrosting - Kenmore 565. 66480 Owner's Manual

This basic microwave cooking
method allows you to cook food
for a desired time. In addition to
the 141(maximum) power level,
you can select different
microwave power from 9 levels,
1 (10% of HI power level) to 9
(90% of HI power level) for the
foods that require slower
cooking. The oven also provides
power level 0 (no power) so that
the clock can be utilized as a
minute timer. See page 13 for
details.
Foods with high moisture
content should be cooked on
maximum power, as this is the
fastest cooking method and best
maintains the natural flavor and
texture of the foods.
To check the power level during
cooking, touch POWER LEVEL.
The power level appears in the
display window.
Manual Defrosting
For manual defrosting (without
using Auto Defrost features), use
power level 3. To speed up the
defrosting of dense foods over
1 Ib (450 g), you may start on Hlfor
2 minutes, then reduce to the
level 3.
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To cook at power level 8 for 40 seconds:
Touch TIME.
Enter 40 seconds by touching 4
and then 0.
,
_ Touch POWER LEVEL.
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(_ Touch 8 to select power level 8.
The display shows 8.
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Touch START.
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• Cooking time can be set up to 99 minutes 99 seconds.
• When you cook on HI power, skip steps 3 and 4.
POWER LEVEL SETTING GUIDE
Power Cooking
Level Examples
1 • Softening cream cheese and butter•
• Keeping casseroles and main dishes warm
2 • Softening chocolate and clarifying butter.
• Heating breads, rolls, pancakes, tacos, tortillas and French toast•
• Taking the chill out of fruit. Heating small amounts of food.
3 • Completing the cooking cycle of casseroles, stews and sauces.
• Manual defrosting.
• Thawing meat, poultry and seafood.
4 • Cooking tess tender cuts of meat in liquid or slow-cooking
dishes.
• Completing the cooking cycle of less tender roasts.
5 • Cooking stews and soups after bringing to a boil.
• Cooking custards and pasta.
• Cooking rump roast, ham, vea! and lamb.
6 • Cooking scrambled eggs. Baking cakes.
7 * Cooking cheese dishes.
8 • Reheating precooked or prepared food quickly. Cooking fish.
9 • Cooking onions, celery and green peppers quickly.
• Reheating rice and pasta.
HI • Cooking poultry, vegetables and most casseroles.
• Preheating a browning dish. Boiling water.
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