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1:30 will appear in the Time Read- out Display.
The oven can be set for up to 99 minutes and 99 seconds oi cooking.
3.Touch the start/stop pad and cook- ing begins.
When the start/stop pad is touched you can hear a sound from the fan while the oven is operating.
When the Time Readout Display counts down to “0” an electronic
beep will sound for 3 seconds to signal the end of cooking. The
Now, open the oven door and remove your steaming hot water for tea or coffee.
Variable Power Feature
The Variabie Power Feature offers you a choice of settings from #l (warm) to Full Power or high just as the surface unit on your conventional range offers you a choice of heat set- tings. In fact, since the two are so similar, we suggest you keep the sur-
face unit control in mind as you learn about Variable Power Cooking.
Variable Power means exactly what it says - microwave energy (power) is varied at 10 different settings to offer you a choice of cooking speeds. The power level is controlled by cycling microwave energy on and off at dif- ferent rates for each of the 10 set- tings. At Full Power or high, micro- wave energy is on 100% of the time. As the setting is reduced from #9 (medium high) to #l (warm), power or “on time” is automatically reduced and the speed of cooking slows down.
As you have learned in conventional cooking, the type of food and method of cooking determine the heat setting. For example, when you bring water to a boil for cooking rice or macaroni, you select a high heat setting. How- ever, once the water comes to a boil and you have added the rice or.mac- aroni. you then reduce the heat to a lower setting and continue the cook- ing operation. This same principle also applies in microwave cooking.
As you look through the recipes in the Microwave Cookbook. you will find that we have labeled the 10 power settings with a combination of conven- tional heat settings (full power or high, medium high, medium, low and warm) as well as conventional cook- ing terms (roast, bake, reheat, simmer and slow cook). These labels, plus the chart on page 10, will give you a general idea as to which setting to select for the various types of foods and cooking operations. This informa- tion will be especially helpful when adapting conventional recipes to the microwave oven.
Many recipes and charts in the Micro- wave Cookbook give Variable Power settings which offer the best cooking
results. Variable Power settings are printed in italics to distinguish them
from Full Power or high settings. Cook at Full Power or high unless a Var- iable Power setting is given.
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