Kenmore 87043 User Manual
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Weight must be in pounds and ounces. Ounce
weights less than 10 must be preceded by a 0. If 
label gives weight in pounds only, change the 
fraction of a pound to ounces using the chart 
given above. 
·
Turn food over when oven signals twice. Touch
START/STOP pad to resume defrosting. 
·
After total defrosting time, 4 signals sound and
END appears in display. Touch RESET or open 
oven door to clear END before starting another 
cooking function. 
S
ETTING CHILD LOCK
The safety lock prevents unsupervised operation 
by children. 
To set, press and hold RESET for 3 seconds. 
LOCK is indicated on the display. 
To cancel, press and hold RESET for 3 seconds. 
LOCK indication disappears. 
 
 
The QUICK COOK settings allow you to cook or 
reheat food automatically without entering power 
level or time. 
For smaller portions, simply touch the applicable 
pad and start. For larger portions, push the pad 
twice. 
FROZEN DINNER, BAKED POTATO and 
BEVERAGE allow you to cook multiple amounts 
of the same food. Simply touch pad once, and 
ENTER AMT appears In the display. Enter the 
amount of servings and start. 
POPCORN
1.
Touch POPCORN.
POPCORN automatically sets the cooking 
time for a 3 to 3 1/2 oz. bag of microwave 
popcorn. 
2.
Touch START/STOP.
NOTE: 
·
To change the preset POPCORN time: Touch
POPCORN twice. ENTER TIME appears in 
display. Touch number pads to enter minutes and 
seconds. Touch START/STOP. This new cooking 
time will remain whenever you use the POPCORN 
setting. 
BAKED
POTATO
For 3.5 to 5 oz. potatoes: 
1. 
Touch POTATO once.
2.
Enter number of potatoes by touching 
number pads from 1 to 4. 
3.
Touch START/STOP.
 
For the large 6 to 8 oz. potatoes: 
1. 
Touch POTATO twice.
2.
Enter number of potatoes by touching 
number pads from 1 to 4. 
3.
Touch START/STOP.
 
 
PIZZA
Reheating a slice of pizza: 
1. 
Touch PIZZA once.
2.
Touch START/STOP.
Heating a whole frozen pizza: 
1. 
Touch PIZZA twice..
2.
Touch START/STOP.
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