Pre-Set Cooking; Add One Minute; Popcorn; Cooking In Stages - Kenmore 665.63792 Use & Care Manual

Times and cooking power have been preset for many common
microwavable foods. Use the following chart as a guide.
CATEGORY FOOD
Cereal Instant (All Cereals), Oatmeal (Quick), *Grits
(Regular), *Grits (Quick), Hot Wheat
Eggs **Fried, **Omelet, Poached, Scrambled
Frozen Food *Entrees, *Entrees (Family Size), Casserole,
**Pizza (rising or thin crust), **Chicken Nuggets
Vegetable Canned
*Fresh: Potato (Baked, Sweet), Corn-on-the-
Cob, Green Beans, Broccoli, Asparagus,
Carrots, Spinach, Squash (Summer, Zucchini),
Squash (Winter)
*Frozen
*Grains
Rice: White (Long Grain, Short Grain,
Instant), Brown (Long Grain, Instant)
Pasta: Fresh (Tortellini, Linguine, Ravioli),
Dried (Spaghetti, Macaroni, Rotini, Penne,
Fettuccine)
Couscous, Grits (Regular), Grits (Quick)
Meat **Bacon, Ground, **Meat Balls, **Ham Slices,
**Sausages
Poultry Breast (Boneless - Poached), **Breast (Boneless
- Pan Brown), Pieces (Bone-in), **Chicken
Tenders, Ground
Fish *Fillet, **Steak, **Stick
* Sensor function.
** Use Skillette pan.
To Use Pre-Set Cooking:
1. On the "Home" screen, touch "Cook."
2. Touch desired food category or "More Choices."
3. Follow the menu screens to select the specific food item and
quantity to be cooked.
The sensor will determine cook times for Fresh Vegetables,
Frozen Vegetables, Grains, Fish Fillets and Frozen Entrees.
Doneness may be adjusted at this time by touching
"Doneness," and then touching "+" or "-" or turning dial.
Preparation instructions can be viewed for the specific food
by touching "Prepare."
4. Touch "Start" or the START pad.
The display will count down the cook time.
When the cycle ends, the "End" screen will appear in the
display, 4 end-of-cycle tones will sound, and then reminder
tones will sound every minute.
5. Touch STOP/CLEAR or open the door to clear the display
and/or stop reminder tones.
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Cook time may be added in 1-minute increments, up to 90
minutes, by touching the Add One Minute pad. The Add One
Minute pad only works during manual cook functions.
Touching ADD ONE MINUTE during a manual cook cycle will add
1 minute of cook time at the current cook power.
Touching ADD ONE MINUTE when the oven is not in use, or after
a cook cycle has ended, will start the oven for I minute of cook
time at 100% cook power.
Popcorn is a sensor function. The sensor determines the
appropriate popping time of commercially packaged
microwavable popcorn.
• Remove rectangular cooking rack before use.
• Do not use regular paper bags or glassware.
• Pop only I package of popcorn at a time.
• Follow manufacturer's instructions when using a microwave
popcorn popper.
• Listen for popping to slow to 1 pop every 1 to 2 seconds,
then stop the cycle. Do not repop unpopped kernels.
• Use fresh bags of popcorn for optimal results.
• Cooking results may vary by brand and fat content.
To Use Popcorn: Place popcorn bag on turntable. Touch
POPCORN. The oven starts the popping cycle automatically.
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The oven can be set to cook at different cooking powers for
various lengths of time, up to 4 stages. Stage cooking can only
be programmed in manual cook settings. Manual Defrost,
Custom Grill or Manual Skillette may be used as the first stage,
and then additional stages may be added as prompted.
• Oven cavity and door will become very hot during grill
element use. The use of oven mitts is recommended.
• Make sure cookware fits on turntable, allowing it to rotate
freely.
To Cook in Stages:
1. Touch COOK TIME/POWER.
2. Turn dial to enter cook time in minutes and seconds for first
stage.
3. Touch "Power," then enter the power level from the Cooking
Power chart.
4. Touch "Add a Stage."
5. Select what type of cooking will be done in the next stage by
touching "Microwaves," "Grill," "Combi" (uses both
microwaves and the grill element) or "Hold Warm."
6. Adjust cook time and power.
7. Touch"Enter."
8. Touch "Enter" to add another stage
or
Touch "Add a Stage" to program another stage, then repeat
from step 5.
The cook time and power of the cycling stage may be changed
without interrupting cooking by touching "Adjust Stage,"
changing the cook time and/or power and then touching "Okay."
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