Kenmore 88329 - Manual (Page 15)

COOKING GUIDE FOR “MULTI-POWER” SETTINGS
The "Multi-Power" feature lets you cook at the best power level for the food being cooked. Cooking directions can
be found in the cookbook
POWER
LEVEL
POWER
SETTINGS
EXAMPLES
MICROWAVE
OUTPUT POWER *
10 WARM • Softening cream cheese.
» Keeping casseroles and main dishes warm. 145
20 LOW • Softening chocolate.
» Heating breads, rolls, pancakes, tacos, tortillas
and french toast.
® Clarifying butter.
• Taking the chill out of fruit.
• Heating small amounts of food.
200
30 DEFROST
MED LOW • Thawing meat, poultry and seafood.
• Completing the cooking cycle of casseroles,
stews and some sauces.
• Cooking small quantities of most food.
255
40 BRAISE • Cooking less tender cuts of meat in liquid or
slow cooking dishes.
• Completing the cooking cycle of less tender roasts.
315
50 SIMMER • Cooking stews and soups after bringing to a boil.
• Cooking baked custards and pasta. 370
60 BAKE • Cooking scrambled eggs.
• Cooking cakes. 425
70 ROAST
MED HIGH • Cooking rump roast, ham, veal and lamb.
• Cooking cheese dishes.
* Cooking eggs and milk.
* Cooking quick breads and cereal products. 480
80 REHEAT • Reheating precooked or prepared food quickly,
® Heating sandwiches. 540
90 SAUTÉ • Cooking onions, celery and green peppers quickly.
* Reheating meat slices quickly. 595
too
(HI)
MAX
POWER
HIGH • Cooking tender cuts of meat.
• Cooking poultry, fish, vegetables and most
casseroles.
• Preheating the browning dish.
• Boiling water.
• Thickening some sauces.
650
* Approximate watts as measured by 2-liter method.
As you get to know your microwave oven. you may find that a particular setting is too low or too high for the results
you desire.
Multiple-power control gives you the means to obtain greater precision in setting power levels. For instance, if
you want a power level between ROAST and REHEAT, you would set the time as usual: touch POWER
CONTROL, and then touch “7” and “5’’. The display window will show “75”, indicating that your oven is set to
run at power level 75—halfway between ROAST and REHEAT,
FAST DEFROST
Your oven is equipped with a Programmed Defrost system which is the best defrost method for this oven.
FAST DEFROST is explained in order to show other defrosting possibilities.
To speed up the defrosting of dense food items over 1 lb., start on “HI”, then reduce to the 30 (DEFROST)
setting.
1. Microwave on “HI” for T2 minutes per pound of dense food items.
2. Then Microwave on 30 (DEFROST) for 3 minutes per pound or until food is thawed. Defrosting time will be
greatly reduced.
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