Using Your Microwave Oven

Cooking at different cook powers

For best results, some recipes call for different cook powers. The lower the cook power, the slower the cooking. Each Number pad also stands for a different percentage of cook power. Many microwave cookbook recipes tell you by number, percent, or name which cook power to use.

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.

COOK POWER	NAME	WHEN TO USE IT
10=100% of full power	High	•	Quick heating many convenience foods and
(automatic)			foods with high water content, such as soups,
			beverages, and vegetables

9=90% of full power		•	Cooking small tender pieces of meat, ground
			meat, poultry pieces, and fish fillets
		•	Heating cream soups
8=80% of full power		•	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=70% of full power	Medium-High	•	Reheating a single serving of food

6=60% of full power		•	Cooking sensitive foods, such as cheese and
			egg dishes, pudding, and custards
		•	Cooking non-stirrable casseroles, such as
			lasagna

5=50% of full power	Medium	•	Cooking ham, whole poultry, and pot roasts
		•	Simmering stews

4=40% of full power		•	Melting chocolate
		•	Heating bread, rolls and pastries

3=30% of full power	Medium-Low,	•	Defrosting foods, such as bread, fish, meats,
	Defrost		poultry, and precooked foods

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

NOTE: Once cook time has been entered you can also use the COOK POWER pad as a second Timer by entering “0” for the cook power. The oven will count down the cooking time you set without cooking.

1.Put your food in the oven and close the door.

2. Touch COOK TIME.TOUCHYOU SEE

ENTER COOK TIME

POWER

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