Kenmore SEARS 88963 manual

USE & CARE MANUAL STOCK NO. 88963 KNOW YOUR UNIT Read this booklet so you will be able to enjoy all the features in your Kenmore Micro!Convection Oven. Record in space provided below the Model Noo and the Serial No. found on the labels on the inner left side of control panel Model No, Serial No, Retain this information for future reference_ Ken[...]

YOUR SAFETY FIRST The Sears Kenmore Microwave/Convection Oven, though simple to use, is not a toy° Respect it as an electric cooking appliance, Become familiar with microwave energy, its uses, and limitations, PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY (a) DO NOT ATTEMPT to operate this oven with the door open since open-[...]

b IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When using electrical appliances basic safety precautions should be followed, includin.q the following: WARNING-To reduce the risk of 5_, Install or locate this appliance only in ' burns, electric shock, fire, injury to persons or accordance with the provided installation exposure to excessive microwave energy: [...]

TABLE OF CONTENTS General Inst_ctionso m Location of Model Number Label .................................................................................................................. 5 m IMPORTANT--Electrical Grounding Instructions .......................................................................................... 6 N Installation ......[...]

SEARS KENMORE MICROWAVE/CONVECTION OVEN USE AND CARE MANUAL-- MICROWAVE/CONVECTION OVEN USE INSTRUCTIONS Enjoy a new cooking experience from Sears_ Please read this booklet. It takes only a few minutes -- time well spent to learn how to use all of the features. Advice on the use and care of Sears appliances is always available at your nearest Sears[...]

IMPORTANT-- ELECTRICAL GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS This appliance must be grounded. In the event of an electrical short circuit, grounding reduces the i'isk of electric shock by providing and escape wire for the electric current. This appliance is e_tuipped with a cord having a grounding wire with a grounding plug. The plug must be plugged into an [...]

INSTALLATION Install your oven by following these four simple steps: Step I: Remove all packing material and accessor_es_ Then remove the protection sheet on wrapper. Step 2: Place the oven in the level location of your choice, but make sure there is at least one inch of space on the top and at the rear for proper ventilation, Top ot the oven shoul[...]

NAMES OF OVEN PARTS See-through door ,, Exhaust Easy-clean vents stainless steel cavity interlock system Oven control panel -- Metal rack Remove your Sears Kenmore Microwave/Convectipn Oven arid all items from the shippin9 carton,. Your oven will be packed with the following items: Ceramic Tray ......................................................[...]

OVEN CONTROL PANEL Indicator Lig Micro. Convec. Delay Start Auto Defrost lights indicate which cooking operation is being used., Recipe #--Used in preset cooking.. Auto-Defrost Selectlon--Used in settin_ auto defrost Micro Power Guide--Lists the Types of Cooking that most often occur at these Microwave Cooking Power Levels cookang stages are set, l[...]

OVEN CONTROl. PANEL Convec Time--Used in setting Convection Cooking T_e._ O_)en Temp/Preheat--Used in x setting the desired Oven , Temperature or Prehea_ x Temperature. Stop Time--Used in semng a Delay Start Cooking.. Cooking can be finished at a preset stop time.. Time of Day--Used in :-.el Time of Day and Child Lock-Out_ Micro Time--Used in set[...]

HOW THE WORKS MICROWAVE/CONVECTION OVEN Microwave Cooking Using the energy of microwaves only, food is cooked quickly without altering the color or shape. Microwaves generated by a magnetron are / uniformly distributed by the fan so that the food in the oven heats and ! is cooked, Microwave power in 99 steps implies it takes 99 steps, ena- bling th[...]

MICROWAVE EASY USE CHART--MICROWAVE COOKING Your new Solid Stare Control allows you to use your microwave/c0nvectton oven in many ways, TIME OF DAY " : TIMER "Ht,POWER"/"MULTI,POWER" : COOKING : i l t I t t To Set L Touch CLEAR. 2. Touch TIME OF DAY., 3_ Touch numbers for correct time of day, 4. Touch T/ME OF DAY," &qu[...]

EASY USE CHAtTr--CONVECTION COOKING CONVECTION COOKING To Set L Touch CLEAR. 2 Touch OVEN TEMP/PREHEAT 3., Touch numbers for desired oven Iemperatme. 4, Touch PAUSE. 5 Touch CONVEC TIME 6. Touch numbers for desired cook- ing lime. 7, Touch START_ l AUTOMATIC PREHEAT To Set I Touch CLEAR, 2 Touch OVF.aN TEMP/PREHEATo 3, Touch numbers for desired ove[...]

DELAY START COOKING For those times when you must be a@_y from the kitchen,,but want dinner ready when you return, cooking can be started and finished at the time of day selecte& The directions belowshow Microwave Cook- ing only. Also Convection and Micro/Convec Cooking can be set in Delay Start Cooking. See page 39 for detailed directions. EAS[...]

RECALL AND CHANGE OF SETTINGS To Recall aSett!ng To recall (check) a setting befori_ you start the oven, follow the directions below° o To check the Setting for a g_ven stage, touch MEMORY/RECALL once or more until the correct Stage Light and Indicator Light lure on° The set T_e, Temperature or Ov,,_n Temperature for that stage will show in the d[...]

REGULAR TIMER Your Oven also has a timer that can be used for non,cooking functions,_ When used as a regular timer, the Oven is not running. The timer is simply counting down in seconds. For detailed instructions on using this timer, see below,, To use the Regular Timer feature: L Touch CLF__. 2. Touch MICRO "lIME. 3. Touch numbers for the tim[...]

QUICK-START COOKING (HI-power only) This feature was designed for simple setting of the oven with convenience cooking and/or reheating in mind To set, simply touch the "QUICK-ON" pad. and touch a number pad from 1 to 9o The oven starts instantly 1. Touch CLEAR, and a beep tone will sound° The CLEAR erases all previous settings. Place foo[...]

18 QUICK-STAKr REHEATING GUIDE This guide shows the food items and some special notes for reheating with "Quick-start" feature., Touch CLEAR, touch QUICK-ON, touch numbers from I to 9 for minutes of heating.. Food BEVERAGES Water Based Milk Based Broth-based soups Cream-based soups Sandwich Cooked pizza, !0 inches, cut in 8 portions Casse[...]

COOKING GUIDE FOR "MULTI-POWER" SE:FI'INGS The "Multi-Power" feature lets you cook at the best power level for the food being cooked Cooking directions can be found in the'cookbooko POWER POWER ! MICROWAVE LEVEL SETTINGS EXAMPLES ; OUTPUT POWER" 10 WARM 165 20 LOW 230 295 3O DEFROST MED LOW • €, Softening crea[...]

"HI-POWER"/"MULTI-POWER" COOKING 20 "HI" gives the highest cooking power possible with your oven,+ It is the recommended setting for cooking foods with high mols tqre content or for cooking foods that need fast cooking to maintain their natural flavor and texture+ Many foods need slower cooking (at less than full power[...]

"TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED" COOKING The temperature probeis used to judge doneness when cooking or reheating food. Set the desired food temperature with the MICRO TEMP, and the desired power level with the MICRO POWER. When "Hold Warm" is set, after completing the cooking cycle the oven unl] hold the food warm up to 100 minutes,, T[...]

"TEMPERATURE CON-FROL" POINTS TO REMEMBER DO = Place the temperature probe sensor into the thickest part of the meat or in the center of the food to be reheated. Avoid touching bone or fat. o Check that the first inch of the sensor is in the densest part of the food to be cooked, =, Remove the temperature probe from the oven after use° &[...]

REHEATING FOODS o Place the temperature probe sensor into the food to be reheated with the first inch of the sensor in the center of the food° o Plug the temperature probe into the socket on the side of the oven v_IL o Cover the food if desired° = Set the temperature of the desired doneness. (See chart below..) o Select "mu!ti-power" se[...]

TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED "HI-POWER'y"MULTI-POWER" COOKING Tl_e "Temperature.Controlled Meat Cooking Guide" and ""Reheating Guide" on Pages 22 and 23 will show you which multi.power setting and temperature setting are recommended for the food you are cooking. When cooking with the temperature control settin[...]

AUTOMATIC DEFROST Three defrosting sequences are preset in the oven. The ""Auto Defrost" feature provides you with the best defrosting method for most frozeff foods, The cookbook will show you which defrost sequence is recommended for the food you are defrosting AUTO DEFROST SEQUENCE LIST SEQUENCE # DEFROST 1 (DEF l) MEAT DEFROST 2 ([...]

AUTOMATIC DEFROST (Cont'd) EXAMPLE: To defrost 2 pounds of Ground Beef 1. Touch CLEAR, Place beef in oven, then close the door. 2. Touch "DEF 1". The lights below AUTO DEFROST and above MICRO will 90 on and "dEFI" will show in the display window° 3. Enter the weight of the ground beef by touching "2" and then &qu[...]

MULTI-STAGE COOKING Multi-Stage cooking allows you to set the oven to cook in one stage at a certain power level for a chosen time or temperature and then in a second and a third stageat a different power level for a chosen time or temperature_ The cooking process can b'e set for four memory stages when Auto Defrost is included as the first st[...]

MULTI-STAGE COOKING (Cont'd) 5_ T._uch MICRO T1MEo ------ 6. S_: 60 minmes by touching "°i" then "0 '_ then "0" twice° "_-'_30" Mll show in the display aLndowo _ _ _ 7. Touch MICRO POWER. "I-3" will show in the display w_dow to remind you that tee. oven will operate at hi_aest power unle[...]

WHOLE MEAL COOKING (See Cookhook for detailed explanation) Whole Meal cooking lets you cook two or more different foods at the same time. Foods need not be placed in the oven at the same time° riot be removed at the same time., unless needed° By using PAUSE rather than MEMORY/RECAI.J., the oven wh_l stop between stages for time to add or remove f[...]

CONVECTION COOKING The convection cooking will be best used for items like souffles, breads, angel food cakes, pizza; and also for meat and fish. No special techniques _ze required to adapt your favorite oven recipes to convection cooking. You may need to use lower teml:_ratures by 25°F-35°F than in a conventional oven, because the convection coo[...]

CONVECTION COOKING WITH AUTOMATIC PREHEAT An Aulomatic preheating temperature of 350 ° F for convection cooking has be_n factory set into the oven, (See step 3 below_) 1o Remove ceramic tray from oven, Set the metal rack in the desired cooking position; upper or lower. 2, Touch CLEAR then touch OVEN TEMPiPREHEAT. The tight below COOK 1 w_l go on a[...]

d TEMPERATURE PROBE CONVECTION COOKING _.;ore starting Temperatu:'e Probe Convection Cooking, choose the correct temperature by consulting with tl{_ "Coo'.._ng Guide" on page 33 in thL_ manual or in the Coc_kbook The following direc,- tions show "One-Stage Cooking" only,, . Remove ceramic tray. Set the metal rack in tk[...]

COOKING GUIDE FOR CONVECTION COOKING FOOD BEEF Ground beef patties, 1--4, 4 oz,, each Tenderloin roast, 2--3 Ibs, Rib eye or strip steak 1 in thick tAMB Lamb chops, 3/4" thick VEAL Veal chops 1/2 in. thick PORK Pork chops 1/2--3/4 in. thick BAKERY Angel food cake Cake Mix 18 oz. Refrigerated , crescent, Butterflake rolls 8 oz 450°F 450°F 450[...]

MICRO/CONVEC COOKING Cooking is done by both microwave and hot air° Micro/Convec cooking is fast and efficient. The following directions show "One-Stage Cooking" only. (Place ceramic tray in ovem) 1. Touch CLEAR. Place food in oven, then close the door. 2_ Touch OVEN T'£MP/ PREHEAT. The light below COOK 1 will 90 on and "F&quo[...]

TEMPERATURE PROBE MICRO/CONVEC COOKING Consult the"Temperature controlled Cooking Guide" on page 36 before you start Temperature ProbeMicro/Convec Cooking° The following directions show "One-Stage Cooking" only, 1o Put the Temperature Probe in _m-_'=_ food, with the first inch of the Sensor in center of food, "_'[...]

TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED MICRO/CONVEC COOKING COOKING GUIDE FOR FOOD BEEF Meat 1-1/2--1-3/4 lbso Beef fib mast, boneless Beef rib mast, bone in. 5 lbs_ Beef round, vamp, or chuck. boneless, 3 Ibs. ' LAMB Lamp le_ or shoulder, roast, ' bone ino 6-1/2 1_. Lamb roast, boneless., 3--4 Ibs. VEAL Shoutd_ or rump roast, boneless, 3--3-1/2 lbs, POR[...]

MULTI-STAGE COOKING in three-stage cooking, different modes of cooking can be combined for sequential cooking_ To make Party Cake, for example, Preheating is the Ist stage, Convection Cooking is the 2nd stage and Micro/Convec Cooking is the 3rd stage° First Stage I. Touch CLEAR. 2. Touch OVEN TF2,ff'/ PREHEAT. Light below COOK I wilt 9o on an[...]

MULTI-STAGE COOKING (Cont'd) , 10. 11o 12o Remove ceramic tray from oven,, Place the metal rack in the desired cooking position; upper or lower. Touch START, The oven is working when the oven light is om Lights below COOK I, above PAUSE and CONVEC will go on and the oven temperature is shown in the display window. As the oven temperature rises[...]

DELAY START COOKING Delay Start cooking can be programmed to start the cooking automatically and finish at a preset delay time. Choose cooking time for Microwave, Convec- tion and Micro/Convec or any combination cooking 1. Touch CLEAR. CEE_ 2. Touch STOP TIME The light below DELAY START goes on. A display window will read "0:00"° 3. Touc[...]

PRESET RECIPE COOKING You can set theoven for cooking 80 recipes by simply touching RECIPE #, the numbers corresponding with the desired preset recipe, then START, The preset control system in the oven contains25 recipes that have been preset. The Times or Temperatures and Power Levels for these recipes cannot be changed. However the amount of food[...]

PRESET RECIPES LIST (RECIPES #1--#25) 25 recipes have been stored in this oven. To cook one of the-2S preset recipes, touch the recipe number correspondingto preset recipe,, These 25 recipes have been preset, so you cari not erase or substitute them_ Refer to the cookbook for detailed instructioris on the 25 preset reeipes,_ Recipe# Ingredients Bas[...]

PROGRAMMING NEW RECIPES In addition t0_the 25 preset recipes, you can program 55 more favorite recipes. To store the desired recipes in the oven, follow these steps: I. Touch CLEAR, 2. 'Touch NEW RECIPE. The display window reads "0", 3. Touch RECIPE #. 4. Touch suitable number from 26 to 80 according to the number of cooking stages o[...]

NEW RECIPES Recipe g Name 26 27 28 29 3O 31 32 33 34 35 Directions Recipe 36 37 38 39 4O 41 42 43 44 45 Name Directions 43[...]

NEW RECIPES Recipe g Name Directions 46 4? 48 49 50 5! 52 53 54 55 44 Recipe 56 Name Directions 57 , o 58 59 6O 61 62 63 64 65[...]

NEW RECIPES Recipe # Name- Directions 66 67 68 69 7O 71 72 73 74 75 Recipe # 76 Name Directions 77 78 79 8O 45[...]

OVEN UTENSILS GUIDE A variety of Utensils and Materials may be used lot cooking in your microwave/convection oven. For your safety and to prevent damaging utensils and pour oven, choose appropriate utensils and materia!s for each cooking method+ The list below is a general guide for you to select utensils and materials. Material Ceramic & Glass[...]

CARE AND CLEANING The oven cavity is made of stainless steel and should be cleaned with a detergent specialJy formulated for stainless steel.. After convection cooking in particular, the interior of the oven tends to be stained with spauered oil It is recommended that the oven be cleaned each time after use before the oil spatters harden and become[...]

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS OPERATION QoWhat is W_ong when the oven light will not glow'during cooking or when the oven door is open? A_ There mm_ be several reasons why the oven light wilt not glow,, Perhaps: a Door is not dosed and locked. Push doorfirrnly to be sure that door is locked properly. a The light bulb has burned out° Q.Why does steam [...]

QUESTIONS FOODS AND ANSWERS (Cont;d) QoWhat is wrong when baked"foods have a hard, dry, brown spot? A. A hard, dr?, broum spot shows ouercooking, Shorten the cooking or reheating time.. Q_Why do eggs sometimes pop? A. When baking,,fr!_ng or poaching eggs, the yolk may pop due to steam build.up inside the yolk membrane° To prevent this, simply[...]

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USE & CARE MANUAL STOCK NO. 88963 14846 Kenmor MICRO/CO NVECTI O N OVEN WARRANTY t FULL ONE YEAR WARRANTY ON MICROWAVE/CONVECTION OVEN FOR ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE, IF THIS KENMORE MICROWAVE/CONVECTION OVEN FAILS DUE TO A DEFECT IN MATERIAL OR WORKMANSHIP, SEARS WILL REPAIR IT, FREE OF CH_GE. FULL FIVE YEAR WARRANTY ON THE IVIAGNETRON[...]