Kenmore Sears 89247 Use And Care Manual And Cooking Manual page 13

This basic microwave cooking
method allows you to cook food
for a desired time., in addition to
the HI (maximum) power level,
you can select different
microwave power from 9 levels,
1 ( 10% of total power) to 9 (90%
power) for the foods that require
slower cooking. The oven also
provides power level 0 (no
power)
Foods with high moisture
content should be cooked on
maximum power, as this is the
fastest cooking method and best
maintains the natural flavor and
texture of the foods.
To check the power level during
cooking, touch POWER LEVEL
The power level appears in the
display window.
Manual Defrosting
For manual defrosting (without
using Auto Defrost features), use
power level 3. To speed up the
defrosting of dense foods over
1 Ib (450 g), you may start on HI for
3 minutes, then reduce to the
level 3.
To coot{ at power level 8 for 40 seconds:
Touch TIME.
Enter 40 seconds by touching 4
and then 0.
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Touch POWER LEVEL,
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4o @ Touch 8 to select power level 8,
The display shows 8,
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• Cooking time can be set up to 99 minutes 99 seconds
• When you cook on HI power, skip steps 3 and 4
MULTIPOWER SETTING GUIDE
Power Cooking
Level Examples
1 • Softening cream cheese
• Keeping casseroles and main dishes warm.
2 • Softening chocolate and clarifying butter
• Heating breads, rolls, pancakes, tacos tortillas and French toast
- Taking the chill out of fruit. Heating small amounts of food.
3 * Completing the cooking cycle of casseroles, stews and sauces
• Manuat defrosting
,, Thawing meat, poultry and seafood.
4 • Cooking less tender cuts of mea_ in liquid or slow-cooking
dishes
• Completing the cooking cycte of less tender roasts.
5 _,Cooking stews and soups after bringing to a boil
• Cooking custards and pasta
o Cooking rump roast, ham, veal and lamb.
6 • Cooking scrambled eggs. Baking cakes.
7 - Cooking cheese dishes, eggs and milk.
8 • Reheating precooked or prepared food quickly.
9 o Cooking onions, celery and green peppers quickly
,_ Reheating meat slices quickly.
HI - Cooking poultry, fish, vegetables and most casseroles
° Preheating a browning dish. Boiling water.
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