Overview; How Your Microwave Hood Combination Works; Radio Interference; Testing Your Microwave Oven - Kenmore 721.86012 Use & Care Manual

This section discusses the concepts behind microwave cooking. It also discusses the basic information you
need to know to operate your microwave oven. Please read this information before you use your oven.

HOW YOUR MICROWAVE HOOD COMBINATION WORKS

Microwave energy is not hot. It causes food to
make its own heat, and it is 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.
Metal floor
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.

RADIO INTERFERENCE

Using your microwave oven may cause interference to your radio, TV, or similar equipment. When there is
interference, you can reduce it or remove it by:
• Cleaning the door and sealing surfaces of the oven.
• Adjusting the receiving antenna of the radio or television.
• Moving the receiver away from the microwave oven.
• Plugging the microwave oven into a different outlet so that the microwave oven and receiver are on
different branch circuits.

TESTING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN

To test the oven, put approximately 1 cup of cold
water in a glass container in the oven. Close the
door.
Cook at 100% power for 1 minute. When the time
is up, the water should be heated.
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Magnetron
Oven cavity
Glass tray
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.
Sensor Cooking
The Microwave System features Sensor Cooking
functions. A humidity sensor in the oven cavity
detects moisture and humidity emitted from food
as it heats. The sensor adjusts cooking times to
various types and amounts of food. Sensor cooking
takes the guess work out of microwave cooking.
For the best cooking results
• Always cook food for the shortest cooking time
recommended. Check to see how the food is
cooking.
• Stir, turn over, or rearrange the food being
cooked about halfway through the cooking time
for all recipes. This will help make sure the food
is evenly cooked.
• 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 to vent steam during cooking
• Always remove the cooking rack from the oven
when the rack is not in use.