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 TM MICROWAVE HOOD COMBINATION WORKS
Microwave energy is not hot. Itcauses food to make its own heat, and it'sthis 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 magnelron inthe microwave oven produces microwaves. The microwaves move into the oven
where they contactfood as it tums on the tumtable.
Magnetron
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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.
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Metal floor Glass tray
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 TM Inverter Microwave System
ULTRA WAVETM Inverter Microwave System gives you better microwave cooking performance for defrosting, cooking and reheating foods quickly and uniformly.
The ULTRA WAVETM Inverter Microwave System is proven technology that delivers a constant stream of microwave power - true high, medium, and low power.
The ULTRAWAVETM InverterMicrowaveS 'stem deliverspowercontinuously,to defrostmoreevenlyand minimizeovercookingof food andmessyfoodspatters.
Sensor Cooking
The ULTRAWAVETM InverterMicrowaveSystemfea- turesSensorCookingfunctions.A humiditysensorin the oven cavitydetectsmoistureandhumidityemitted fromfood as it heats. The sensoradjustscookingtimes to varioustypesand amountsd food. Sensorcooking takesthe guessworkout d microwavecooking.
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
Radio interference
Usingyour microwaveoven may cause interference to your radio, TV, or similarequipment.When there is interference,you can reduce it or remove it by:
•Cleaning the doorand sealingsurfacesd the oven.
•Adjusting the receivingantennad the radio or television.
•Movingthe receiverawayfromthe microwaveoven.
•Plugging the microwaveoven into a differentoutlet so that the microwaveoven and receiverare on different branchcircuits.