Getting To Know Your Microwave Oven; How Your Microwave; Radio Interference; Testing Your Microwave - Kenmore 665.61639 Use & Care Manual

Getting to Know Your
Microwave Oven
This section discusses the concepts behind microwave cooking. It also shows you the basics you need
to know to operate your microwave oven. Please read this information before you use your oven.
HOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN WORKS
Microwave energy is not hot. It causes food to make
its own heat, and it's this heat that cooks the food.
Microwaves are like TV waves, radio waves, or
light waves. You cannot see them, but you can see
what they do.
A magnetron in the microwave oven produces
microwaves. The microwaves move into the oven
where they contact food as it turns on the
turntable.
Magnetron
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' Oven cavity
Metal floor Glass turntable
The glass turntable of your microwave oven lets
microwaves pass through. Then they bounce off a
metal floor, back through the glass turntable, and
are absorbed by the food.
Microwaves pass through most glass, paper, and
plastics without heating them so food absorbs the
energy. Microwaves bounce off metal containers so
food does not absorb the energy.
• Always cook food for the shortest cooking time
recommended. Check to see how the food is
cooking.
• To help make sure the food is evenly cooked, stir,
turn over, or rearrange the food about halfway
through the cooking time.
• If you do not have a cover for a dish, use wax
paper, or microwave-approved paper towels or
plastic wrap. Remember to turn back a corner of the
plastic wrap ¼ to _ in. (6.35 to 12.7 mm) to vent
steam during heating or cooking.
RADIO INTERFERENCE
Using your mtcrowave oven may cause mterfer- Adjusting the recetvtng antenna of the radto or
ence to your radio, TV, or similar equipment.
When television.
there is interference, you can reduce it or remove it • Moving the recewer away from the mtcrowave oven.
uy: • Plugging the microwave oven into a different outlet
• Cleaning the door and sealing surfaces of the so that the microwave oven and receiver are on
oven. different branch circuits.
TESTING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN
To test the oven, put 1 cup (250 mL) of cold water 2 minutes. When the time is up, the water should be
in a glass container in the oven. Close the door. heated.
Make sure it latches. Cook at 100% power for
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