Cooking at lower cook powers
For best results, some recipes call for lower 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. lt also tells you when to use each Cook Power.
COOK POWER
7=70% of full power
‘6=60% of full power
5=50% of full power
I 1=l 0% of full power
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HIGH | Quick reheating | of foods | with | high | water | |||||
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| eggs or cream, choose a lower power. |
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| Heating large quantities of liquids, such as | |||||||||
| water or soup stock. |
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| Reheating | soups or casseroles. |
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Cooking | and heating | vegetables, | fish, | meat, | ||||||
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| HIGH or when food is cooking too fast. |
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| Cooking requiring special care, such as for | |||||||||
| high protein sauces, cheese and egg dishes, | |||||||||
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MED | Starting | cakes | which | must be finished | on | |||||
| HIGH power or finishing cooking of a large | |||||||||
| roast. |
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| Simmering | stews, | reheating | pastries. |
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Defrosting | of foods | such | as bread, shellfish, | |||||||
DEFROST | and precooked | foods. |
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| Defrosting and softening butter, cheese, and | |||||||||
| ice cream. |
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LOW | Keeping | one food | serving | warm. |
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NOTE: You can also use the Cook Power pad as a second Minute Timer by entering “0”for the Cook Power. The oven will count down the cooking time you set without cooking.
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