KitchenAid 30" Combination Wall Oven with Even-Heat™ True Convection (Lower Oven) Use & Care Manual

Microwave Cooking Power

Many recipes for microwave cooking specify which cooking 

power to use by percent, name, or number. For example,

70%=7=Medium-High.
Use the following chart as a general guide for the suggested

cooking power of specific foods.

10

Quick heating convenience 

foods and foods with high 

water content, such as 

soups, beverages, and most 

vegetables.

9

Cooking small, tender pieces 

of meat, ground meat, 

poultry pieces, and fish 

fillets.

Heating cream soups.

8

Heating rice, pasta, or 

casseroles.

Cooking and heating 

foods that need a cook 

power lower than high. For 

example, whole fish and 

meat loaf.

7

Reheating a single serving 

of food.

6

Cooking sensitive foods 

such as cheese and egg 

dishes, pudding, and 

custards.

Cooking non-stirrable 

casseroles, such as lasagna.

5

Cooking ham, whole poultry, 

and pot roasts.

Simmering stews.

4

Melting chocolate.
Heating bread, rolls,  

and pastries.

3

Defrosting bread, fish, 

meats, poultry, and 

precooked foods.

2

Softening butter, cheese, 

and ice cream.

1

Taking chill out of fruit.

NOTE: A percentage of 0% is also acceptable. This will not 

heat up.

To Set a Cooking Power other than 100%:

1.   Touch the number keypads to set a length of time to cook.
2.   Touch COOK POWER.
3.   Using the Microwave Cooking Power chart above, enter  

the corresponding number for the desired power level.

4.   Touch  START.

The display will count down the cook time.
When the stop time is reached, the oven will shut off  

automatically and the end screen will appear on the display.
If enabled, end-of-cycle tones will sound, then reminder 

tones will sound every minute.

5.   Touch CANCEL or open the door to clear the display and/or 

stop reminder tones.

Doneness

Doneness is a function used for adjusting the cook time.  

This feature is used on all sensor and non-sensor functions with 

the exception of Manual Cooking, Popcorn, EasyConvect™, 

Custom Reheat (beverage-manual), Defrost (manual), and 

Steam (manual).
The 3 Doneness levels are Normal (default), More, or Less and 

will appear once activated on the lower text line of the upper 

oven display. Doneness can be changed only before starting 

the cycle.

To Change Doneness Setting:

After setting a function, the Doneness setting can be changed  

if desired. This can be done before or after the “Start?” prompt 

appears in the display. Touch the COOK POWER keypad  

repeatedly to toggle through Doneness options of Normal, 

More, or Less.

Sensor Cook

The Sensor Cook function is used in Reheat (meal), Steam 

Cooking, and Popcorn.

During the Sensor Cook function a sensor automatically adjusts 

for the cook time and power level.

The microwave oven display will show the “Maximum Time 

Remaining” prompt and the time countdown once the sensor 

identifies the cooking duration.

If the microwave oven door is opened during a sensor function, 

the microwave oven will turn off, and any additional operations 

will be canceled.

For best cooking performance:
Before using a sensor cook function, make sure power has 

been supplied to the microwave oven for at least 2 minutes, the 

room temperature is not above 95°F (35°C), and the outside of 

the cooking container and the microwave oven cavity are dry.

Manual Cooking

To Use:

1.   Touch COOK TIME and then number keypads to set a length 

of time to cook.

Touch the number keypads to set a length of time to cook. 

To use this feature, the display must be in the time of day 

visualization. Time can be set up to 99 minutes and 99 

seconds.

If using 100% cook power, skip to Step 3.

2.   Touch COOK POWER, and then enter the desired power 

level. See the Microwave Cooking Power Chart in the  

“Microwave Cooking Power” section.

NOTE: Doneness function is not active for manual cooking.

3.   Touch START/ADD 1 MINUTE.

The display will count down the cook time.
Touching Start/Add 1 Minute while the microwave oven is 

operating will add cook time to the current cycle by 1 minute. 

Multiple minutes can be added by repeatedly touching Start/

Add 1 Minute.
When the stop time is reached, the oven will shut off  

automatically and “Cooking Complete” will appear on the 

oven display.
If enabled, end-of-cycle tones will sound, and then reminder 

tones will sound every minute.

4.   Touch CANCEL or open the door to clear the display and/or 

stop reminder tones.