Kenmore 721.80869 - Manual (Page 7)

Getting to Know Your
Microwave Oven
This section discusses the concepts behind microwave cooking. It also shows you the basics you need to know
to operate your microwave oven. Please read this information before you use your oven.
HOW YOUR KENMORE ULTRA WAVE™ MICROWAVE
HOOD COMBINATION WORKS
Microwave energy is not hot. It causes food to make
its own heat, and it’s this heat that cooks the food.
Microwaves are like TV waves, radio waves, or
lightwaves. 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 food as it turns on the turntable.
Magnetron
Conventional microwave ovens operate on HIGH
power only. To achieve a 70% power level in a
conventional microwave oven, the oven operates
70% of the time at HIGH power and 30% of the
time OFF.
100 % 100% 0% 100%;
100
%
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.
ULTRA WAVE™ Inverter Microwave System
ULTRA WAVE™ Inverter Microwave System gives
you better microwave cooking performance for
defrosting, cooking and reheating foods quickly
and uniformly.
The ULTRA WAVE™ Inverter Microwave System
is proven technology that delivers a constant
stream of microwave power - true high, medium,
and low power.
The ULTRA WAVE™ Inverter Microwave System
delivers power continuously, to defrost more evenly and
minimize overcooking of food and messy food spatters.
70%
Sensor Cooking
The ULTRA WAVE™ Inverter Microwave System fea­
tures 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.
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.