Manual Cooking; Using Defrost; Defrosting Tips - Sears Kenmore ELITE 65.69642 Use And Care Manual

MANUAL COOKING IN STAGES
For best results, some recipes call for one cook
power for a certain length of time and another cook
power for another length of time. Your oven can be
set to change from one to another automatically for
up to 4 stages.
4. Set first-stage cook power.
TURN dial to Power and PRESS.
TURN dial to set Power, PRESS to enter Power.
5. Complete first-stage program.
You can set your chosen cook functions in any
order. However. if you use Defrost. it must be the
first stage. Top Brown can be selected as a stage by
choosing power below 0% and selecting a time.
To set cooking stages:
1. Put your food in the oven and close the door.
2. TOUCH COOK TIME pad.
3. Enter first-stage cooking time.
TURN dial to Time and PRESS.
TURN dial to set Time. PRESS to enter Time.
TURN dial to Add Stage and PRESS to set.
6. Repeat Steps 3-5 for next stage(s).
7. Start the oven
TURN dial to select Start and PRESS to enter.
Changing instructions
You can change cooking times for a stage any time
after that stage starts by turning the TouchSmart
DIAL
TM
control.
USING DEFROST
You can defrost meats, poultry and fish by entering
the weight. If the weight is not known, the oven wilt
he!p you; You can a!so defrost using manual setting_
Defrosting by weight:
1. PRESS HOME button. TURN dial to select
Defrost and PRESS,
2. TURN dia! to select food and PRESS.
Defrosting unknown weight:
1. PRESS HOME button. TURN dial to select Defrost
and PRESS.
2. TURN dial to select food and PRESS.
3. Select 'No.Help me' to 'Do You Know the Weight'
and PRESS.
4. Select type and PRESS.
3. Select 'Yes' to 'Do You Know the Weight' and 5. TURN dial to enter approximate amount and
PRESS. PRESS.
4. TURN dial to select weight and PRESS. 6. TURN dial to Start and PRESS.
5. ]-URN dial to Start and PRESS. NOTE: The oven will pause during defrosting
unknown weights as a reminder to check and/or turn
the food. PRESS dial to continue.
DEFROSTING TIPS
• When using DEFROST, the weight to be entered is
the net weight in pounds and tenths of pounds (the
weight of the food minus the container).
• Before star_ng, make sure you have removed any of
the metal twist-ties which often come with frozen food
bags, and replace them with strings or elastic bands.
• Open containers such as cartons before they are
placed in the oven.
• Always slit or pierce plastic pouches or packaging.
• If food is foil wrapped, remove foil and place it in a
suitable container.
• Slit the skins, if any, of frozen food such as sausage.
• Bend plastic pouches of food to ensure even
defrosting.
• Always underestimate defrosting time. If
defrosted food is still icy in the center, return it to
the microwave oven for more defrosting.
• The length of defrosting time varies according to
how solidly the food is frozen.
• The shape of the package affects how quickly food
will defrost. Shallow packages will defrost more
quickly than a deep block.
• As food begins to defrost, separate the pieces.
Separated pieces defrost more easily.
• Use small pieces of aluminum foil to shield parts
of food such as chicken wings, leg tips, fish tails, or
areas that start to get warm. Make sure the foil does
not touch the sides, top, or bottom of the oven. The
foil can damage the oven lining.
• For better results, let food stand after defrosting.
• Turn over food during defrosting or standing time.
Break apart and remove food as required.