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Use & Care Guide
Manual de Uso y Cuidado
English / Español
Models/Modelos: 721.86012, 86013, 86019
Kenmore Elite®
Microwave Hood Combination
Combinación Microondas Campana
P/No.: MFL57601504
Sears Brands Management Corporation
Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 U.S.A.
www.kenmore.com
www.sears.com
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Table Of Contents Microwave Hood Warranty .....................................................................2 Combination Warranty Protection Agreements ................................................3 Safety .........................................................................4 One-Year Limited Warranty When installed, operated, and maintained according to Overview .....................................................................7 all instructions supplied with the product, if th
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PROTECTION AGREEMENTS Master Protection Agreements ® Congratulations on making a smart purchase. Your new Kenmore product is designed and manufactured for years of dependable operation. But like all products, it may require preventive maintenance or repair from time to time. That’s when having a Master Protection Agreement can save you money and aggravation. The Master Protection Agreement also helps extend the life of your new product. Here’s what the Agreement* includes: • P arts and la
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Product Record In the space at right, record the date of purchase, model, Model No. and serial number of your product. You will find the Date of Purchase model and serial number printed on an identification Serial No. plate located inside the oven door. Have these items of information available whenever you contact Sears Save these instructions and your sales receipt for future concerning your product. reference. Microwave Oven Safety Your safety and the safety of others is very important
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MICROWAVE OVEN SAFETY IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • The microwave oven should be serviced only by • Do not clean with metal scouring pads. Pieces qualified service personnel. Call an authorized can break off the pad and touch electrical service company for examination, repair, or parts causing a risk of electric shock. adjustment. • D o not store anything directly on top of the • See door surface cleaning instructions in the microwave oven when the microwave oven is in “Care and
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MICROWAVE OVEN SAFETY PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY (a) Do not attempt to operate this oven with (c) Do not operate the oven if it is damaged. It is the door open. Doing so can result in harmful particularly important that the oven door closes exposure to microwave energy. It is important not properly and that there is no damage to the: to defeat or tamper with the safety interlocks. (1) Door (bent) (2) Hinges and latches (broken or loosened) (b) Do no
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ew Overvi This section discusses the concepts behind microwave cooking. It also discusses the basic information you need to know to operate your microwave oven. Please read this information before you use your oven. HOW YOUR MICROWAVE HOOD COMBINATION WORKS Microwave energy is not hot. It causes food to Microwaves pass through most glass, paper, and make its own heat, and it is this heat that cooks the plastics without heating them so food absorbs the food. Microwaves are like TV waves, radio
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OVERVIEW TESTING YOUR DINNERWARE OR COOKWARE Test dinnerware or cookware before using. To microwave energy, becoming too hot to handle test a dish for safe use, put it into the oven with and slowing cooking time. Cooking in metal a cup of water beside it. Cook at 100% cook containers not designed for microwave use could power for one minute. damage the oven, as could containers with hidden If the dish gets hot, do not use it. Some dishes metal (twist-ties, foil lining, staples, metallic glaz
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OVERVIEW MICROWAVE OVEN FEATURES A B C E F G D H I Your microwave oven is designed to make your D. Cooking Guide Label cooking experience as enjoyable and productive E. Vent Grille as possible. To get you up and running quickly, the F. Glass tray. The glass tray moves food as it cooks following is a list of the oven’s basic features: for more even cooking. It must be in the oven A. Metal Shielded W indow. The shield prevents during operation for best cooking results. microwaves from escapi
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OVERVIEW CONTROL PANEL FEATURES Your microwave oven control panel lets you select the desired cooking function quickly and easily. If Micro, Conv, Combi pad is not selected, it automatically defaults to micro. All you have to do is touch the necessary Command Pad. The following is a list of all the Command and Number Pads located on the control panel. For more information on these features, see the “How to Use” section. 1 2 4 3 5 7 6 8 9 11 10 12 100°F 250°F 275°F 300°F 325°F 350°F 375°F 40
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OVERVIEW 1. Display. The Display includes a clock and 13. Power Level. Touch this pad to select a cooking indicators to tell you time of day, cooking time power level. settings and cooking functions selected. 14. Add 30 Sec. Touch this pad to set and start 2. Sensor Cook. Touch this pad to cook baked quickly at 100% power level. potato, frozen vegetable, fresh vegetable, 15. Favorites. Touch this pad to recall a cooking canned vegetable, frozen entree and rice. The instruction previously pr
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How To Use This section gives you instructions for operating each INTERRUPTING COOKING function. Please read these instructions carefully. You can stop the oven during a cycle by opening the door. The oven stops heating and the fan AUDIBLE SIGNALS stops, but the light stays on. To restart cooking, close the door and Touch START. Audible signals are available to guide you when If you do not want to continue cooking, open setting and using your oven: the door and touch STOP. • A programmi
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HOW TO USE VENT LIGHT TIMER The bottom of the control panel controls the 5- You can set the LIGHT to automatically turn on speed exhaust fan. and off at specified times. The light comes on at the same time every day until reset. Example: To set Level 4. Example: Turn on 2:00 AM, turn off 7:00 AM Touch: Display Shows: Touch: Display Shows: This shows the last enter light on time level until you select 1. 1. or touch clear to the fan speed level. reset light timer 2. : 2 00 touch start leve
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HOW TO USE ADD 30 SEC TWO-STAGE COOKING A time-saving pad, this simplified control lets For best results, some recipes call for different you quickly set and start microwave cooking at power levels during a cook cycle. You can 100% power without the need to touch START. program your oven for 2 power level stages during the cook cycle. Example: To cook for 1 minutes. Example: To set a 2-stage cook cycle. Touch: Display Shows: Touch: Display Shows: 1. Time of day 1. enter cooking time Time coun
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HOW TO USE MICROWAVE POWER LEVELS For best results, some recipes call for different cook It also tells you when to use each cook power. Follow powers. The lower the cook power, the slower the recipe or food package instructions if available. cooking. Each number from 10 to 0 stands for a different percentage of full cook power. NOTE: Refer to a reliable cookbook for cooking The following chart gives the percentage of cook times based on the 950 Watt cook power of your power each number p
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HOW TO USE TURNTABLE ON/OFF FAVORITE For best cooking results, leave the turntable on. It FAVORITE RECIPE lets you recall one cooking can be turned off for large dishes. instruction previously placed in memory and begin cooking quickly. Touch: Display Shows: Example: To cook for 2 minutes. 1. off t/table Touch: Display Shows: : 1 00 power 100 1. touch start or 2. on t/table manual key Press TURNTABLE ON/OFF to turn the 2. enter cooking time turntable on or off. NOTE: • This option i
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HOW TO USE MELT SOFTEN The oven uses low power to melt foods (butter or The oven uses low power to soften foods (butter, margarine, chocolate, or processed cheese food). ice cream, cream cheese, and frozen juice). See See the following table. the following table. Example for 8 oz. Chocolate: Example for quart of ice cream: Touch: Display Shows: Touch: Display Shows: 1. 1. Time of day Time of day 2. 2. select menu 1 to 4 select menu 1 to 4 chocolate ice cream 3. 3. touch 1 to 2 touch 1 to 3
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HOW TO USE AUTO DEFROST OPERATING TIPS Three defrost sequences are preset in the oven. • For best results, remove fish, shellfish, meat, and The auto defrost feature provides you with the poultry from its original closed paper or plastic best defrosting method for frozen foods. The Auto package (wrapper). Otherwise, the wrap will Defrost Table will show you which defrost sequence hold steam and juice close to the foods, which is recommended for the food you are defrosting. can cause the
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HOW TO USE AUTO DEFROST TABLE NOTE: Meat of irregular shape and large, fatty cuts of meat should have the narrow or fatty areas shielded with foil at the beginning of the defrost sequence. Meat settings FOOD SETTING AT BEEP SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS BEEF Ground Beef, MEAT Remove thawed portions with fork. Do not defrost less than 1/4 lb. Bulk Turn over. Return remainder to oven. Freeze in ball shape. Ground Beef, MEAT Separate and rearrange. Do not defrost less than 2 oz. patties. Patties Depress ce
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HOW TO USE AUTO DEFROST TABLE (CONT.) Poultry setting FOOD SETTING SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS AT BEEP CHICKEN POULTRY Turn over (finish defrosting Place chicken breast-side up on a Whole breast-side down). Cover warm microwavable roast rack. Finish defrosting (up to 6 lbs) areas with aluminum foil. by immersing in cold water. Remove giblets when chicken is partially defrosted. Cut-up Separate pieces and rearrange. Place on a microwavable roasting rack. Turn over. Cover warm areas Finish defrost
