Kenmore 88762 - Manual (Page 10)

USE INSTRUCTIONS—COOKING GUIDE
“HI-POWER” COOKING
“HI” gives the highest power cooking possible with your
microwave oven. It is a recommended setting for cooking
foods with a high moisture content or for cooking foods
that need fast cooking to maintain their natural flavor
and texture. Your Kenmore Microwave Cooking cook­
book will tell you which foods are cooked best using the
highest microwave cooking power (“HI”). For detailed
directions on “HI” (maximum power) cooking, see
Page 13.
AUTOMATIC “HOLD WARM”
After reaching the set temperature, the oven switches
into “Hold Warm” to keep the food at the chosen
temperature. “Hold” will show in the display window and
will continue to show for up to sixty minutes or until the
door has been opened or STOP has been touched. See
Pages 19 and 20.
MULTI-STAGE COOKING
“MULTI-POWER” COOKING
Many foods need slower cooking (at less than full power)
in order to give the best results. In addition to “HI,” there
are ninety-nine “multi-power” settings. Detailed direct­
ions for “multi-power” cooking is on Page 15.
Some recipes need more than one cooking stage. Many
foods will cook better when cooked for a period of time at
one power setting and then cooked for another period of
time at a different power setting. With a cake, for
example, the cookbook may recommend cooking at the
“60 (Bake)” setting, followed by a period of cooking time
at the “HI” setting. “Bake” allows the cake to rise gently,
and then “HI” finishes the cooking cycle. You can preset
both stages at the beginning, start the oven, and then the
oven will change automatically into the second stage at
the preset time. “Multi-Stage Cooking” with both TIME
and TEMP CONTROL can also be set. For detailed
directions on “Multi-Stage Cooking,” see Pages 26
and 27.
TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED
“HI-POWER” COOKING
“Hl-Power” with TEMP CONTROL allows you to cook
food to a preset temperature using maximum speed.
Follow the directions on Page 19 and you will be able to
preset the temperature you desire with the aid of the
“Temperature Controlled” Cooking Guide.
PROGRAMMED DEFROST
The power level will automatically change to allow for
proper thawing of dense food items. See Pages 21 thru 25
for detailed directions.
TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED
“MULTI-POWER” COOKING
“Multi-Power” with TEMP CONTROL allows you to
cook more sensitive foods to a preset temperature by
using slower microwave cooking speeds. See Page 20 for
detailed directions.
WHOLE-MEAL COOKING
The Metal Rack increases the oven cooking space. To
cook two or more different foods at one time, choose
their proper places inside the oven by following the
cookbook directions. See Page 29 in this manual.
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