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MICROWAVE / CONVECTION OVEN Use and Care Guide HORNO DE MICROONDAS/CONVECCIÓN Manual de uso y cuidado Models/Modelos 721. 67902 721. 67903 721. 67909 Sears, Roebuck and Co., Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 U.S.A. www.sears.com MFL31663701...
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY • DO NOT attempt to operate this oven with • DO NOT place any object between the oven the door open, since open-door operation front face and the door or allow soil or can result in harmful exposure to microwave cleaner residue to accumulate on sealing energy.
SAFETY IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The safety instructions below will tell you how to use your microwave oven to avoid harm to yourself or damage to your oven. WARNING – To reduce the risk of burns, electric shock, fire, injury to persons, or exposure to excessive microwave energy: 1.
UNDERSTANDING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN SPECIFICATIONS Power Supply 120 VAC, 60 Hz Rated Power Microwave 1,500 W Consumption Convection 1,500 W Microwave 1,000 W* Power Output Convection 1,500 W Frequency 2,450 MHz Microwave 13 A Rated Current Convection 13 A " x 14 "...
UNDERSTANDING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN PARTS AND ACCESSORIES Easy-Clean See-Through Door Oven Cavity Oven Control Panel Safety Interlock System Your oven comes with the following accessories: 1 Use and Care Guide 1 Glass Turntable 1 Turntable Roller Rest 1 Metal Rack Glass Turntable Turntable Roller Rest Metal Rack...
UNDERSTANDING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN CONTROL PANEL FEATURES 7. SENSOR COOK. Touch this pad to cook 10 types of foods. The oven sensor will tell the oven how long to cook depending on the amount of steam coming from the food. 8.
UNDERSTANDING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN COOKING COMPARISON GUIDE Cooking with your new oven offers a wide variety Combination cooking combines microwave energy of food preparation options: microwave cooking, with convection to cook with speed and accuracy, while convection cooking, and combination cooking. browning and crisping to perfection.
UNDERSTANDING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN COOKWARE GUIDE • Shiny aluminum pans are better for cakes, cookies, Microwave Cooking Most heat-resistant, nonmetallic cookware is safe for or muffins because these pans reflect heat and help use in your microwave oven. produce a light, tender crust. However, to test cookware before using, follow these •...
UNDERSTANDING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN TIPS FOR MICROWAVE COOKING BROWNING ARRANGEMENT Meat and poultry with high fat content that are cooked Do not stack food. Arrange in a single layer in the dish for 10 or 15 minutes or longer will brown lightly. Foods for more even cooking.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN CLOCK KITCHEN TIMER Your microwave oven can be used as a kitchen When the oven is first plugged into a power outlet, timer. You can set up to 99 minutes, 99 seconds. the “Please set clock” prompt will flash several times until the clock is set.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN OPTION TIMED COOKING This feature lets you program a specific cook time Example: To change defrost weight mode (from and power. For best results, there are 10 power lbs. to kg). level settings in addition to HIGH (100%) power. Touch: Display Shows: Refer to the “Microwave Power Levels Table”...
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN WARM HOLD MORE and LESS You can safely keep hot, cooked food warm in your The MORE and LESS functions of this microwave oven for up to 99 minutes. You can use oven adjust the cooking cycleʼs cook WARM HOLD by itself or to automatically follow a time while the microwave is running.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN MULTISTAGE COOKING MICROWAVE POWER LEVELS Your microwave oven has 10 cook power levels to let For best results, some recipes call for different cook you cook or heat a wide variety of foods. Refer to the powers during different stages of a cook cycle.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN SENSOR COOKING OPERATION SENSOR REHEAT INSTRUCTION This feature allows you to reheat precooked room- temperature or refrigerated foods without selecting A sensor detects steam from the food and cooking times and power levels. This feature has 3 automatically adjusts cook time for the best cooking categories: Dinner Plate, Soup/Sauce, and Casserole.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN SENSOR POPCORN SENSOR COOK SENSOR POPCORN lets you pop commercially SENSOR COOK allows you to cook most of your packaged microwave popcorn (1.75 or 3.5 oz. favorite foods without having to select cooking times [50 or 99 g]). and power levels.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN SENSOR COOK TABLE Food Serving Amount and Recommendations Potato Serving size is 1 to 4 medium sized potatoes, about 8 to 10 oz. (225 to 280 g) each. Pierce each potato several times with a fork and place around the edge of the oven tray, at least 1 in.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN AUTO DEFROST Four defrost choices are preset in the oven. The defrost For best results: feature provides you with the best defrosting method • Remove fish, shellfish, meat, and poultry from its for frozen foods, because the oven automatically sets original closed paper or plastic package (wrapper).
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN TIME DEFROST EXPRESS DEFROST Example: To defrost for 3 minutes. Example: 1 lb. (0.5 kg) of meat. Touch: Display Shows: Touch: Display Shows: MEAT TOUCH 1 twice ENTER DEFROST TIME POULTRY TOUCH 2 FISH TOUCH 3 3:00 TOUCH START TOUCH START...
USING YOUR CONVECTION OVEN TIPS FOR CONVECTION PRECAUTIONS • The oven cavity, door, turntable, roller rest, metal COOKING tray, metal rack, and cooking utensils will become This section gives you cooking instructions and very hot. procedures for operating each convection function. Please read these instructions carefully.
USING YOUR CONVECTION OVEN AUTO BAKE AUTO BAKE TABLE Serving Amount and To automatically bake frozen pizza, muffins, biscuits Food Recommendations and frozen French fries using both microwave and convection energy alternately: For best results, a pizza 1. FROZEN PIZZA pan is not required.
USING YOUR CONVECTION OVEN AUTO ROAST AUTO ROAST TABLE Food Serving Amount and Recommendations Auto roast will automatically roast beef, whole chicken, turkey breasts, and pork using both microwave and Weigh roast and pat dry with paper 1. BEEF convection energy alternately. towels.
USING YOUR CONVECTION OVEN CONVECTION During convection cooking, a heating element is used to raise the temperature of the air inside the oven. Convection cooking temperature ranges from 225°F (107°C) to 450°F (230°C); and 100°F (38°C) may be programmed. It is best to preheat the oven when convection cooking. Example: To set the convection cooking at 325°F Example: To set the convection cooking at 375°F (160°C) for 45 minutes with preheating.
USING YOUR CONVECTION OVEN CONVECTION COOKING Guide 1. Always use the metal rack when convection 3. Dark or nonshiny finishes, glass, and pyroceram absorb heat which may result in dry, crisp crusts. baking. 2. Aluminum pans conduct heat quickly. For most 4.
USING YOUR CONVECTION OVEN CONVECTION BAKING TABLE Comments Time, Min. FOOD Oven Temp. Baked Apples or Pears 350°F (180°C) 30 to 30 Bake in cookware with shallow sides. Fruits, Other Bread Pudding 300°F (150°C) 35 to 40 Pudding is done when knife inserted near Desserts center comes out clean.
USING YOUR CONVECTION OVEN MEAT ROASTING TABLE FOR CONVECTION COOKING MEATS Oven Temp. Time, Min./lb. Rib (2 to 4 lbs. [1 to 2 kg]) Beef Rare 325°F (160°C) 21 to 26 Medium 325°F (160°C) 26 to 31 Well 325°F (160°C) 31 to 36 Boneless Rib, Top Sirloin Rare...
USING YOUR COMBINATION OVEN TIPS FOR COMBINATION COOKING COMBINATION This section gives you instructions to operate each Oven Microwave combination cooking function. Please read these Temperature Power instructions carefully. Sometimes combination Combination Roast 350°F (180°C) microwave-convection cooking is suggested to get the best cooking results since it shortens the cooking time for foods that normally need a long time to cook.
USING YOUR COMBINATION OVEN COMBINATION COOKING GUIDE Time, Min./lb. MEATS Oven Temp. Rib (2 to 4 lbs. [1 to 2 kg]) Beef Rare 300°F (150°C) 11 to 14 Medium 300°F (150°C) 14 to 17 Well 300°F (150°C) 17 to 20 Boneless Rib, Top Sirloin Rare 300°F (150°C)
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HEATING/REHEATING GUIDE To heat or reheat successfully in a microwave oven, it is important to follow several guidelines. Measure the amount of food in order to determine the time needed to reheat. Arrange the food in a circular pattern for best results.
FRESH VEGETABLE GUIDE Cook Time Standing VEGETABLE AMOUNT Instructions (at High) Time Artichokes 2 medium 5-8 min. Trim. Add 2 tsp (10 ml) water and 2 tsp (10 ml) 2-3 min. (8 oz. (225 g) each) 4 medium 10-13 min. juice.
TROUBLESHOOTING Questions and Answers Operation Answer Question Why is the oven light not on during Bulb may be burned out, requiring replacement. cooking? Is there a clock display? Set a cook time. Touch START. Is there no clock display? Check the house circuit safety device. Why does steam come out of the air Steam is normally produced during cooking.
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TROUBLESHOOTING Questions and Answers (continued) Food Answer Question What is wrong when baked foods have a A hard, dry, brown spot indicates overcooking. Shorten the hard, dry, brown spot? cooking or reheating time. Why do eggs sometimes pop? When baking, frying, or poaching eggs, the yolk may pop due to steam buildup inside the yolk membrane.
TROUBLESHOOTING BEFORE CALLING FOR SERVICE You can often correct operating problems yourself. If your microwave oven fails to work properly, locate the operating problem in the list below and try the solutions listed for each problem. If the microwave oven still does not work properly, contact the nearest Sears Parts & Repair Center, which is fully equipped to handle your service requirements.
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