MICROWAVE POWER LEVELS
For best results, some recipes call for different cook
powers. The lower the cook power, the slower the
cooking. Each number from 1 to 9 stands for a
different percentage of 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 reliable cookbook for cooking
times based on the 1,000 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
WHEN TO USE iT
*Quickly heating convenience foods and foods
with high water content, such as soups
and beverages.
*Cooking tender cuts of meat, ground meat
or chicken.
*Heating cream soups.
*Heating rice, pasta, or casseroles.
*Cooking and heating foods that need a Cook
Power lower than High (for example, whole fish and
meat loaf) or when food is cooking too fast.
* Reheating a single serving of food.
*Cooking that requires special care, such as
6 = 60% of full power cheese and egg dishes, pudding, and custards.
*Finishing cooking casseroles.
5 : 50% of full power Medium *Cooking ham, whole poultry, and pot roasts.
*Simmering stews.
4 : 40% of full power *Melting chocolate.
*Heating pastries.
Medium-Low, *Manually defrosting precooked and other foods,
3 : 30% of full power Defrost such as bread, fish, meats and poultry.
2 : 20% of full power *Softening butter, cheese, and ice cream.
1 : 10% of full power Low • Keeping food warm.
*Taking chill out of fruit.
0 : 0% of full power None *Standing time in oven.
NOTE: Once the cook time has been entered, you can also use the Cook Power pad as a second Kitchen
Timer by entering "0" for the Cook Power. The oven will count down the cooking time you set
without cooking.
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