Using Reheat; Manual Cooking At Variable - Sears Kenmore ELITE 65.69642 Use And Care Manual

USING REHEAT
You can reheat microwavable foods just by choosing
a category and quantity Reheat has preset times and
cook powers for 9 categories, plus Manual.
1. TURN dial to select Reheat and PRESS for next
screen
2. TURN to select one of 9 Reheat categories, or
Manual and PRESS for next screen.
PRESS. TURN to set or reset "Doneness" and
PRESS.
4. TURN to select Start and PRESS to activate
Reheat pr0gram.
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NOTE: If you need more or !ess cooking time, select
and adjust '!Doneness'_ before choosing Start.
MANUAL COOKING AT VARIABLE POWERS
For best results, some recipes call for different cook
powers. Each percentage stands for a different
level of cook power; i.e., 100% equals full power.
The lower the cook power, the slower the cooking.
1. TOUCH COOK TIME.
2. TURN to set cook time and PRESS. Adjust time
and PRESS.
3. TURN to set cook power and PRESS. Adjust
power and PRESS.
Many microwave cookbook recipes tell you by
number, percent or name which cook power to use.
The following chart gives the percentage of cook
power each number stands for, and the cook power
name usually used. It also tells you when to use
each cook power. Follow recipe or food package
instructions if available.
NOTE: Refer to a reliable cookbook for cook times.
The maximum power for this oven is 1000 watts.
4. TURN to Start and PRESS.
COOKPOWER WHEN TO USE IT
100% of full power
90% of full power
• Quick heating many convenience foods and
foods with high water content, such as soups,
beverages, and vegetables
• Cooking small tender pieces of meat, ground
meat, poultry pieces, and fish fillets
80% of full power
• Heating cream soups
• Heating rice, pasta, or stirrable casseroles
70% of full power
60% of full power
50% of full power
• Cooking and heating foods that need a cook
power lower than high (for example, whole fish
and meat loaf)
• Reheating a single serving of food
• Cooking sensitive foods, such as cheese and egg
dishes, pudding, and custards
• Cooking nonstirrable casseroles, such as lasagna
• Cooking ham, whole poultry, and pot roasts
• Simmering stews
40% of full power
30% of full power
20% of full power
• Melting chocolate
• Heating bread rolls and pastries
• Defrosting foods, such as bread, fish, meats,
poultry, and precooked foods
10% of full power
• Softening butter, cheese, and ice cream
• Keeping food warm
• Taking chill out of fruit
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