Kenmore 721.63652, 721.63654, 721.63659 Defrosting Tips, Hold Warm, Example To usethe holdwarm

DEFROSTING TIPS

•When using Auto Defrost, the weight to be entered is the net weight in pounds and tenths of pounds (the weight of the food minus the container).

•Before starting, make sure you have removed any of the metal twist-ties which often come with frozen

food bags, and replace them with strings or elastic bands.

•Open containers such as cartons before they are placed in the oven.

•Always slit or pierce plastic pouchesor packaging.

•If food is foil wrapped, remove foil and place itin a suitable container.

•Slit the skins, if any, of frozen food such as sausage.

•Bend plastic pouchesof food to ensure even defrosting.

•Always underestimate defrosting time. If defrosted food is still icyin the center, return it to the microwave oven for more defrosting.

•The length of defrosting time varies according to how solidly the food is frozen.

•The shape of the package affects how quickly food will defrost. Shallow packages will defrost more quickly than a deep block.

•As food begins to defrost, separate the pieces. Separated pieces defrost more easily.

•For best results, remove fish, shellfish, meat, and poultry from its original closed paper or plastic package (wrapper). Otherwise, the wrap will hold steam and juice close to the foods, which can cause the outer surface of the foods to cook.

•For best results, shape your ground meat into the form of a doughnut before freezing. When defrosting, scrape off thawed meat when the beep sounds and continue defrosting.

•Place foods in a shallow container or on a microwave roasting rack to catch drippings.

•For better results, let food stand after defrosting. (For more informationon standing time, see the "Microwave Cooking Tips" section.)

•Turn over food dudng defrosting or standing time. Break apart and remove food as required.

•Use the DEFROST PLATE providedfor complete defrosting.

HOLD WARM

You can safely keep hot, cooked food warm in your microwave oven for up to 99 minL_es,99 seconds (about I hour, 40 minutes). You can use Hold Warm by itself,or to automatically follow a cooking cycle.

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At the end of the hold warm, "COOK END" will be displayed and four tones will sound.

To make Hold Warm

automatically follow another cycle:

•While you are touching in cooking instructions, touch Hold Warm before touching START.

•When the last cooking cycle is over, you will hear two tones. "Hold Warm" will come on while the oven continues to run.

•You can set Hold Warm to follow AL_ODefrost, Cook, or multi-cycle cooking.

NOTES:

•Hold Warm operates for upto 99 minutes, 99 seconds.

•Opening the oven door cancels Hold Warm. Close the door and touch Hold Warm, then touch START if additional Hold Warm time isdesired.

•Food cooked covered should be covered during Hold Warm.

•Pastry items (pies, turnovers, etc.) should be uncovered during Hold Warm.

•Complete meals keptwarm on a dinner plate should be covered dudng Hold Warm.

•Do not use more than one complete Hold Warm

cycle (about I hour, 40 minutes). The quality of some foods will suffer with extended time.

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