Getting To Know Your Microwave Oven; How Your Kenmore Microwave Hood Combination Works; Radio Interference; Testing Your Microwave Oven - Kenmore 85073 Use And 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 KENMORE MICROWAVE HOOD
COMBINATION 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.
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.

Testing your microwave oven

To test the oven put about 1 cup of cold water in a
glass container in the oven. Close the door.
Make sure it latches. Cook at 100% power for 1
6
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.
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.
• 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.
minute. When the time is up, the water should be
heated.