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- Page 1 MICROWAVE / CONVECTION OVEN Use and Care Guide HORNO DE MICROONDAS/CONVECCIÓN Manual de uso y cuidado Models/Modelos MC-1083KS Sears, Roebuck and Co., Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 U.S.A. www.sears.com 3828W5A3702...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
For one year from the date of purchase, if this the United States. For the location of your Kenmore microwave oven fails due to a defect nearest Sears Parts and Repair Center, call in material or workmanship, Sears will repair it 1-800-4-MY-HOME ®... -
Page 3: Safety
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY • DO NOT attempt to operate this oven with the • DO NOT place any object between the oven door open, since open-door operation can front face and the door, or allow soil or result in harmful exposure to microwave cleaner residue to accumulate on sealing energy. -
Page 4: Important Safety Instructions
SAFETY IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The safety instructions below will tell you how to use your microwave oven to avoid harm to yourself or damage to your oven. WARNING – To reduce the risk of burns, electric shock, fire, injury to persons, or exposure to excessive microwave energy: 1. -
Page 5: Understanding Your Microwave Oven
UNDERSTANDING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN SPECIFICATIONS Power Supply 120 V AC, 60 Hz Rated Power Microwave 1,400 W Consumption Convection 1,350 W Microwave 1,000W* Power Output Convection 1,350W Frequency 2,450 MHz Microwave 12.5 A Rated Current Convection 11 A ” x 12 ”... -
Page 6: Parts And Accessories
UNDERSTANDING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN PARTS AND ACCESSORIES Your oven comes with the following accessories: Easy-Clean See-Through Door 1 Use and Care Guide Oven Cavity 1 Glass Turntable 1 Turntable Roller Rest 1 Metal Tray 1 Metal Rack Metal Tray Oven Control Glass Turntable Panel Turntable Roller Rest... -
Page 7: Cooking Comparison Guide
UNDERSTANDING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN COOKING COMPARISON GUIDE Cooking with your new oven offers a wide variety of food Combination cooking combines microwave energy preparation options: microwave cooking, convection with convection to cook with speed and accuracy, while cooking, and combination cooking. browning and crisping to perfection. -
Page 8: Cookware Guide
UNDERSTANDING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN COOKWARE GUIDE Microwave Cooking Combination Cooking Most heat-resistant, non-metallic cookware is safe for • Glass or glass-ceramic baking containers are use in your microwave oven. recommended. Be sure not to use items with metal trim However, to test cookware before using, follow these as it may cause arcing (sparking) with oven wall or steps: oven shelf, damaging the cookware, the shelf or the... -
Page 9: How To Use Accessories
UNDERSTANDING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN HOW TO USE ACCESSORIES : Possible to use : Recommended method : Do not use Glass Turntable Metal Tray Metal Rack MICROWAVE CONVECTION COMBINATION Notes : • Do not operate the oven when it is empty except preheating. -
Page 10: Tips For Microwave Cooking
UNDERSTANDING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN TIPS FOR MICROWAVE COOKING BROWNING ARRANGEMENT Meat and poultry with high fat content that are cooked Do not stack food. Arrange in a single layer in the dish for 10 or 15 minutes or longer will brown lightly. Foods for more even cooking. -
Page 11: Using Your Convection Oven
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN OPTIONS CHILD LOCK Use this safety feature to lock the control panel Example: To set the clock for 10:30(AM) when you are cleaning the oven, or so that children Touch: Display Shows: cannot use the oven unsupervised. Example: To set Child Lock Touch: Display Shows:... -
Page 12: Multi-Stage Cooking
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN MULTI-STAGE COOKING MICROWAVE POWER LEVELS Your microwave oven has 10 cook power levels to let For best results, some recipes call for different cooking you cook or heat a wide variety of foods. Refer to the powers during different stages of a cook cycle. -
Page 13: Sensor Touch Operation Instruction
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN SENSOR COOKING OPERATION SENSOR REHEAT INSTRUCTION This feature allows you to reheat precooked room- temperature or refrigerated foods without selecting A sensor detects steam from the food and automatically cooking times and power levels. This feature has 3 adjusts cook time for the best cooking results. -
Page 14: Sensor Cook
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN SENSOR POPCORN SENSOR COOK SENSOR POPCORN lets you pop commercially SENSOR COOK allows you to cook most of your packaged microwave popcorn (3.0 or 3.5 oz.). favorite foods without having to select cooking times For best results: and power levels. -
Page 15: Auto Defrost
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN AUTO DEFROST For best results: • Remove fish, shellfish, meat, and poultry from its Four defrost choices are preset in the oven. The defrost original closed paper or plastic package (wrapper). feature provides you with the best defrosting method for Otherwise, the wrap will hold steam and juice close to frozen foods because the oven automatically sets the the foods, which can cause the outer surface of the... -
Page 16: Tips For Convection Cooking
USING YOUR CONVECTION OVEN TIPS FOR CONVECTION 7. When baking cakes, cookies, breads, rolls, or other baked foods, most recipes call for preheating. Preheat COOKING the empty oven just as you do a regular oven. You can start heavier dense foods such as meats, casseroles, This section gives you cooking instructions and and poultry without preheating. -
Page 17: Convection
USING YOUR CONVECTION OVEN CONVECTION During convection cooking, a heating element is used to Example: To set the convection cooking at 375°F raise the temperature of the air inside the oven. for 30 minutes without preheating. Convection cooking temperature range from 225°F to 450°F and 100°F may be programmed. -
Page 18: Convection Cooking Guide
USING YOUR CONVECTION OVEN CONVECTION COOKING GUIDE 3. Dark or non-shiny finishes, glass, and pyroceram 1. Always use the metal rack when convection baking. absorb heat which may result in dry, crisp crusts. Place food directly on rack or place in metal tray and 4. -
Page 19: Convection Baking Table
USING YOUR CONVECTION OVEN CONVECTION BAKING TABLE Comments FOOD Oven Temp. Time, Min. Fruits, Baked Apples or Pears 350°F 30 to 40 Bake in cookware with shallow sides. Other Bread Pudding 300°F 35 to 40 Pudding is done when knife inserted Desserts near center comes out clean. -
Page 20: Meat Roasting Table For Convection Cooking
USING YOUR CONVECTION OVEN MEAT ROASTING TABLE FOR CONVECTION COOKING MEATS OVEN TEMPERATURE MINUTES/POUND Beef Rib (2 to 4 lbs.) Rare 325°F 21 to 26 Medium 325°F 26 to 31 Well 325°F 31 to 36 Boneless Rib, Top Sirloin Rare 325°F 25 to 30 Medium... -
Page 21: Using Your Combination Oven
USING YOUR COMBINATION OVEN TIPS FOR COMBINATION COOKING COMBINATION ROAST & BAKE Oven Microwave This section gives you instructions to operate each Temperature Power combination cooking function. Please read these instructions carefully. Sometimes combination Combination Roast 375°F microwave-convection cooking is suggested to get the Combination Bake 325°F best cooking results since it shortens the cooking time... -
Page 22: Combination Cooking Guide
USING YOUR COMBINATION OVEN COMBINATION COOKING GUIDE COMBINATION MEATS MINUTES/POUND TEMPERATURE Beef Rib (2 to 4 lbs.) Rare 300°F 11 to 14 Medium 300°F 14 to 17 Well 300°F 17 to 20 Boneless Rib, Top Sirloin Rare 300°F 11 to 14 Medium 300°F 14 to 17... -
Page 23: Combination Auto Cook
USING YOUR COMBINATION OVEN COMBINATION AUTO COOK COMBINATION AUTO COOK GUIDE Use this function to cook food without entering cooking time or power level on combination mode. Category Direction Amount AUTO COOK has 4 food categories. Refer to the following auto cook guide for more information. Thoroughly wash inside and Example: To cook 3.5 lbs whole chicken. -
Page 24: Heating/Reheating Guide
HEATING / REHEATING GUIDE To heat or reheat successfully in a microwave oven, it is important to follow several guidelines. Measure the amount of food in order to determine the time needed to reheat. Arrange the food in a circular pattern for best results. Room temperature food will heat faster than refrigerated food. -
Page 25: Fresh Vegetable Guide
FRESH VEGETABLE GUIDE Cook Time Standing Vegetable Amount Instructions at High Time (Minute) Artichokes 2 medium Trim. Add 2 tsp water and 2 tsp juice. Cover. 2-3 minutes (8 oz. each) 4 medium 10-13 Asparagus, 1 Ib. cup water. Cover. 2-3 minutes Fresh, Spears Beans, Green &... -
Page 26: Troubleshooting
TROUBLESHOOTING Questions and Answers Operation Answer Question Why is the oven light not on during There may be several reasons why the oven light is not on. cooking? Have you: • Set a cook time? • Touched START? Steam is normally produced during cooking. The microwave oven Why does steam come out of the air has been designed to vent this steam. - Page 27 TROUBLESHOOTING Questions and Answers (continued) Food Question Answer What is wrong when baked foods have a A hard, dry, brown spot indicates overcooking. Shorten the cooking hard, dry, brown spot? or reheating time. Why do eggs sometimes pop? When baking, frying, or poaching eggs, the yolk may pop due to steam buildup inside the yolk membrane.
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Page 28: Before Calling For Service
TROUBLESHOOTING BEFORE CALLING FOR SERVICE You can often correct operating problems yourself. If your microwave oven fails to work properly, locate the operating problem in the list below and try the solutions listed for each problem. If the microwave oven still does not work properly, contact the nearest Sears Parts & Repair Center, which is fully equipped to handle your service requirements. -
Page 29: Master Protection Agreements
Congratulations on making a smart purchase. Felicitaciones por haber hecho una compra inteligente Your new Kenmore ® product is designed and Su nuevo producto Kenmore ® está diseñado y fabricado para años de operación segura. manufactured for years of dependable operation. - Page 30 Get it fixed, at your home or ours! Your Home in your home For repair - - of major brand appliances, lawn and garden equipment, or heating and cooling systems, no matter who made it, no matter who sold it! For the replacement parts, accessories and owner's manuals that you need to do-it-yourself .
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