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22_ using your microwave oven
Power Levels
The 10 power levels allow you to choose the best power level for any food you may be cooking. The power
levels are listed below with examples of foods and liquids best cooked at each level, and the amount of
microwave power being used.
POWER LEVEL
MICROWAVE
OUTPUT
USE
10 (High) 100 %
Boiling water.
Cooking ground beef.
Making candy.
Cooking fresh fruit and vegetables.
Cooking fish and poultry.
Preheating browning dish.
Reheating beverages.
Bacon slices.
9 90 %
Reheating meat slices quickly.
Sautéing onions, celery, and green pepper
8 80 %
Reheating all types of items(Dinner plate, pasta, meat, soup or
sauce, etc,).
Cooking scrambled eggs.
7 70 %
Cooking breads and cereal products.
Cooking cheese dishes, veal.
Cooking cakes, muffins, brownies, cupcakes.
6 60 % Cooking pasta.
5 50 %
Cooking meats, whole poultry.
Heating custard
Cooking whole chickens, turkey, spare ribs, rib roasts, sirloin roasts.
4 40 %
Cooking less tender cuts of meat.
Reheating frozen convenience foods.
3 30 %
Thawing meat, poultry, and seafood.
Cooking small quantities of food.
Finishing cooking casserole, stew, and some sauces.
2 20 %
Softening butter and cream cheese.
Heating small amounts of food.
1 10 %
Softening ice cream.
Raising yeast dough.
SMH8165_XAA_00355C_08-EN.indd 22 2011-05-31 4:08:23
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