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MICROWAVE POWER LEVELS
For best results, some recipes callfor differentcook
powers,The lowerthe cook power, the slower the
cooking, Each numberfrom 1to 9 stands for a
differentpercentage offull cook power.
The following chart gives the percentage of cook
power each number pad stands for, and the cook
power name usually used,
Italso tells you when to use each cook power. Follow
recipeor food package instructionsifavailable,
NOTE: Refer to a reliablecookbook for cooking times
basedon the 1000 Watt cook power of your microwave
oven.
COOK Power NAME
100% of full power High
9 = 90% of full power
8 = 80% of full power
7 = 70% of full power Medium-High
6 = 60% of full power
5 = 50% of full power Medium
4 = 40% of full power
3 = 30% of full power Medium-Low,
Defrost
2 = 20% of full power
1 = 10% of full power Low
WHEN TO USE IT
• Quick heating many convenience foods and
foods with high water content, such as soups and
beverages,
• Cooking tender cuts of meat,ground meat,
• Heating cream soups
• Heating rice, pasta, or casseroles
• Cooking and heatingfoods thatneed a
Cook Powerlower than high (forexample,
whole fish and meat loaf)or when food is
cooking too fast
• Reheating a single serving of food
• Cooking requiring special care, such as cheese
and egg dishes, pudding, and custards
• Finishing cooking casseroles
• Cooking ham, whole poultry,and potroasts
• Simmering stews
• Melting chocolate
• Heating pastries
• Manually defrosting foods,such as bread,fish,
meats, poultry,and precooked foods
• Softening butter,cheese, and icecream
• Keeping foodwarm
• Taking chillout of fruit
NOTE: Once cook time has been entered, youcan also use the Cook Power pad as a second Kitchen
Timer by entering "0"forthe Cook Power, The oven will count down the cooking time you set without
cooking.
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