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MICROWAVE POWER LEVELS
Forbest results, some recipes callfor different cook
powers. The lowerthe cook power, the slower the
cooking. Each number from 10to 0 stands for a
different percentageof full cook power.
The following chart gives the percentage of cook
power each number pad stands for, and the cook
power name usually used.
It also tells you when to use each cook power. Follow
recipe or food package instructions if available.
NOTE: Refer to a reliablecookbook for cooking times
basedon the 950 Watt cook power of your microwave
oven.
COOK Power LEVEL
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 that need a
Cook Power lower 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
• Finishingcooking casseroles
• Cooking ham, whole poultry, and pot roasts
• 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
0 = 0% of full power None • Standingtime in oven
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