Kenmore ELITE 790.488 - Manual (Page 13)

Microwave Manual Operation
TIME COOKING
Your Microwave Oven can be programmed up to 99
minutes 59 seconds (99.59). Always enter the seconds after
the minutes, even if they are both zeros.
• Suppose you want to cook for 5 minutes at 100%.
1. Press TIME COOK
2. Enter cooking time by pressing 5 0 0 on the numeric
pads.
3. Press START
TO SET POWER LEVEL
Using lower power levels increases the cooking time which is
recommended for foods such as cheese, milk and long slow
cooking of meats. Consult cookbook or recipes for specific
recommendations.
• Suppose you want to cook for 5 minutes at 70%.
1. Enter cooking time by pressing 5 0 0 on the numeric
pads.
2. Press POWER LEVEL
3. Enter power level by pressing 7 on the numeric pads.
4. Press START
Power level Common words for power levels
100 High
90
80
70 Medium High
60
50 Medium
40
30 Med Low/ Defrost
20
10 Low
MANUAL DEFROST
If the food that you wish to defrost is not listed on the
Defrost chart or is above or below the limits in the “Amount”
column on the Defrost chart, you need to defrost manually.
You can defrost any frozen food, either raw or previously
cooked, by using Power level 30. Follow the exact procedure
found under Time cooking. Estimate defrosting time and
lower your power level to 30%.
For either raw or previously cooked frozen food the rule of
thumb is approximately 5 minutes per pound. For example,
defrost 5 minutes for 1 pound of frozen spaghetti sauce.
Always stop the oven periodically to remove or separate the
portions that are defrosted. If food is not defrosted at the
end of the estimated defrosting time, program the oven in 1
minute increments on power level 30 until totally defrosted.
When using plastic containers from the freezer, defrost only
long enough to remove from the plastic in order to place in
a microwave-safe dish.
• Suppose you want to defrost for 5 minutes.
1. Enter cooking time by pressing 5 0 0 on the numeric
pads.
2. Press POWER LEVEL
3. Enter power level by pressing 3 on the numeric pads.
4. Press START
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