Kenmore 565.661, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ... oven will provide you with many years of good service Precaucion Lea atentamente estas instrucciones antes de la utilizacidn MICROWAVE OVEN Safety Instructions English Spanish Installation English Spanish Operation English Spanish Care and Service SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS GUARDE ESTAS INSTRUCCIONES Sears Roebuck and Co Hoffman Estates IL 60179 U S A ...

Page 2: ... of the turntable may cause it to break Do not heat baby bottles or baby food in the microwave oven Uneven heating may occur and could cause physical injury Do not heat narrow necked containers such as syrup bottles Do not attempt to deep fry in your microwave oven Do not do home canning in this microwave oven as it is impossible to be sure all contents of the jar have reached boiling temperature ...

Page 3: ...s whole eggs and sealed containers for example water with oil or fat and closed glass jars may explode and therefore should not be heated in this oven 7 Use this appliance only for its intended use as described in the manual Do not use corrosive chemicals or vapors in this appliance This type of oven is specifically designed to heat cook or dry food It is not designed for industrial or laboratory ...

Page 4: ... A longer cord should be arranged so that it will not drape over the countertop or tabletop where it can be pulled on by children or tripped over accidentally The electrical power cord must be kept dry and must not be pinched or crushed in any way _L WARNING Electric Shock Hazard Improper use of the grounding plug can result in electric shock Do not plug into an outlet until appliance is properly ...

Page 5: ...eguridad PRECAUCIONES PARA EVITAR LA POSIBLE ESPOSICION A EXCESIVA ENERGIA DE MICROONDAS 19 Instrucciones importantes de seguridad 20 Instrucciones de toma de tierra electrica 21 Para preparar y conocer su homo Garantia Instalacion Panel de controles y funciones Ajustando el reloj Seguro contra niSos 21 22 23 24 24 Instrucciones de operacion Palomitas de maiz automaticamente 25 Cocinando rapidamen...

Page 6: ...able Hub Roller rest underside Receptacle at cavity bottom _ center 1 Place the roller rest on the cavity bottom 2 Place the turntable on top of the roller rest as shown in the diagram Make sure the turntable hub is securely locked in the receptacle Never place the turntable upside down The turntable rotation should never be restricted Both turntable and roller rest must always be used during cook...

Page 7: ...utlet Be sure the electrical circuit is at least 15 amperes and that your microwave oven is the only appliance on the circuit To install the oven under the cabinet optional mounting kit Stock No 20 84339 White or 20 66900 Black is available Contact your Sears store On installation of mounting kit 1 inch 2 5 cm must be allowed on both sides of oven and 4 inches 10 cm must be allowed under bottom of...

Page 8: ...g indicator prompts you to enter desired cooking time power setting number of servings or food weight Quick Touch menu keypads page 11 3 FROZEN VEGETABLE 4 POTATO 5 SOUP BEVERAGE Auto menu keypads 6 POPCORN page 9 7 AUTO DEFROST page 10 8 QUICK ON page 9 9 POWER LEVEL keypad page 12 10 TIME keypad page 12 11 Number keypad 12 TIME OF DAY keypad page 7 13 START keypad 14 STOP CLEAR keypad Clears all...

Page 9: ... unplug the oven from the AC outlet Plug it in again and then reset the clock Your oven has a safety feature which prevents children from accidentally turning it on Even if the oven is accidentally programmed to cook no cooking takes place when this feature is set To set 1 To cancel 1 o TIME _ 4 times START I TIME OF DAY 4 times START Touch TIME OF DAY Touch 9 four times Touch START Indicator L li...

Page 10: ... cooking only Use as a cover to prevent spattering or a wrap for steamin_l Microwave safe only Follow the manufacturer s instructions Should be labeled Microwave Safe Some plastic containers soften as the food inside gets hot Microwave safe only Use to cover food during cooking to retain moisture Do not allow plastic wrap to touch food Microwave safe only Imeat and candy thermometers Use as a cove...

Page 11: ...nded while the corn is being popped Remember to supervise children closely _JL CAUTION Personal Injury Hazard After popping open beg carefully Popcorn and steam are extremely hot Do not reheat unpopped kernels or reuse bag Overcooking can result in an oven fire Never use a brown paper bag for popping corn A time saving feature this simplified control lets you quickly set and start microwave cookin...

Page 12: ...the pause remove the wrap Place foods in a flat microwave safe baking dish or roasting rack to catch drippings Food should still be somewhat icy in the center when removed from the oven The Auto Defrost menu includes standing time Food can be defrosted in a styrofoam package To defrost 1 2 Ib of chicken pieces 1 Touch AUTO DEFROST _ Enter the weight by touching 1 2 and then 2 I C 3 Touch START Ind...

Page 13: ...ds must be room or refrigeration temperature Stir after reheating Follow the directions included in the chart To reheat 2 servings of soup Touch SOUP BEVERAGE twice AUTO Enter the food weight the number of potatoes or the number of servings by touching a desired menu keypad as shown in the chart below Touch menu keypad once twice 3 times FROZEN VEGETABLE 5 oz 10 oz 20 oz POTATO 1 potato 2 potatoes...

Page 14: ...4 and then 0 POWER _ Touch POWER LEVEL _ POWER _ Touch 8 to select power level 8 The display shows 8 STEP I n Touch START _ _ J Cooking time can be set up to 99 minutes 99 seconds When you cook on HI power skip steps 3 and 4 POWER LEVEL SETTING GUIDE Power Cooking Level Examples 1 Softening cream cheese and butter Keeping casseroles and main dishes warm 2 Softening chocolate and clarifying butter ...

Page 15: ... can program up to 3 stages of cooking in sequence To program 2 stage or 3 stage cooking repeat the Time Cooking steps 1 to 4 on the previous page and touch START Using the Minute Timer feature for the first stage you can delay cooking start time by up to 99 minutes and 99 seconds Using the Auto Defrost by Weight feature for the first stage you can defrost first and can program up to 3 stages of c...

Page 16: ...ith wax paper Seafood Shrimp crab or scallops 61 2 oz 185 g in sauce frozen 4 6 min Pierce pouch and place on microwave safe plate Flex pouch to mix halfway through cooking time Seafood or fish casserole 16 oz 450 g frozen 5 7 min Remove from package to a microwave safe casserole Cover Stir once during cooking Cooked rice pasta Vegetable frozen in pouch Canned vegetable 3 4 cup 175 mL 1 2 min 1 2c...

Page 17: ...t at pause Pork Bacon Defrost in original wrapper Turn over at pause Center should be slightly icy Chops Separate and turn over at pause Ribs Turn over at pause Roasts Turn over at pause Cover ends with foil Lamb Chops Separate and turn over at pause Ribs Turn over at pause Roasts Turn over at pause Cover ends with foil Poultry Chicken whole Check for and remove any metal damps or wires before def...

Page 18: ...Use small flat pieces of foil for shielding Refer to page 8 FOODS Q What is wrong when baked foods have a hard dry brown spot A This is caused by overcooking Shorten cooking or reheating time Q A Why do eggs sometimes pop The egg yolk may pop because of steam build up inside the membrane To prevent this simply pierce the membrane with a toothpick before cooking it CAUTION Never microwave eggs in t...

Page 19: ...avity will cause fire burn or sparking Clean your oven with wet towel WE SERVICE WHAT WE SELL We Service What We Sell is our assurance to you that you can depend on Sears for service because Sears Service is nationwide Your Sears Kenmore Microwave Oven has added value when you consider that Sears has a service unit near you staffed by Sears Trained Technicians professional technicians specifically...

Page 20: ...ed completely 3 Cooking time Cooking power level is not suitable 4 Food is not turned or stirred 1 Use microwave safe cookware only page 8 2 Do not operate with oven empty 3 Clean cavity with wet towel 1 Use microwave safe cookware only page 8 2 Completely defrost food 3 Use correct time cooking power level 4 Turn or stir food Overcooked foods 1 Cooking time Cooking 1 Use correct time cooking powe...

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