Kenmore ELITE 721.86003 - Manual (Page 7)

Overview
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
Magnetron Microwave ovens are safe. 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 the food as it
turns on the turntable.
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.
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
This 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 guesswork 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.
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 1 00% power for 1 minute. When the time is up, the water should be heated.