Operation
Cooking with more than one cook cycle
For best results, some recipes call for one Power Level for a certain length of time, and another Power Level for another length of time.Your oven can be set to change from one to another automatically, for up to three cycles at the first cycle is defrost.
Example: To cook food for 3 minutes at 90% power and then 70% power for 7 minutes 30 seconds..
1Enter the first cook time.
2Touch Power Level pad.
3Enter the power level.
4Enter the second cook time.
5Touch Power Level pad.
6Enter the power level.
7Touch ENTER/ START pad.
When the cook time is over, you will hear four beeps and End will display.
Cooking guide for power levels
The 9 power levels in addition to HIGH allow you to choose the best power level for the food you are cooking. Below are listed all the power levels, examples of foods best cooked at each level, and the amount of microwave power you are using.
POWER LEVEL | MICROWAVE |
| USE |
| OUTPUT |
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10 High | 100% | • | Boil water. |
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| • | Cook ground beef. |
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| • | Make candy. |
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| • | Cook fresh fruits and vegetables. |
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| • | Cook fish and poultry. |
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| • | Preheat browning dish. |
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| • | Reheat beverages. |
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| • | Bacon slices. |
9 | 90% | • | Reheat meat slices quickly. |
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| • | Saute onions, celery, and green |
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| pepper. |
8 | 80% | • | All reheating. |
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| • | Cook scrambled eggs. |
7 | 70% | • | Cook breads and cereal products. |
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| • | Cook cheese dishes, veal. |
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| • | Cook cakes, muffins, brownies, |
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| cupcakes. |
6 | 60% | • | Cook pasta. |
5 | 50% | • | Cook meats, whole poultry. |
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| • | Cook custard. |
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| • | Cook whole chicken, turkey, spare |
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| ribs, rib roast, sirloin roast. |
4 | 40% | • | Cook less tender cuts of meat. |
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| • | Reheat frozen convenience foods. |
3 | 30% | • | Thaw meat, poultry, and seafood. |
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| • | Cook small quantities of food. |
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| • | Finish cooking casserole, stew, |
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| and some sauces. |
2 | 20% | • | Soften butter and cream cheese. |
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| • | Heat small amounts of food. |
1 | 10% | • | Soften ice cream. |
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| • | Raise yeast dough. |
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