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Cooking at different cook powers
For best results, some recipes call for differ-
ent 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.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN
NAME
High
Medium-High
Medium
Medium-Low,
Defrost
Low
NOTE: Once cook time has been entered you can also use the 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.
COOK POWER
10=100% of full power
(automatic)
9=90% of full power
8=80% of full power
7=70% of full power
6=60% of full power
5=50% of full power
4=40% of full power
3=30% of full power
2=20% of full power
1=10% of full power
meat, poultry pieces, fish fillets, and vegetables
WHEN TO USE IT
•Quick heating many convenience foods and
foods with high water content, such as
soups and beverages
•Cooking small tender pieces of meat, ground
•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 requiring special care, such as
cheese and egg dishes, pudding, and custards
•Finishing cooking casseroles
•Cooking ham, whole poultry, and pot roasts
•Melting chocolate
•Simmering stews
•Heating pastries
•Defrosting foods, such as bread, fish, meats,
poultry, and precooked foods
•Softening butter, cheese, and ice cream
•Keeping food warm
•Taking chill out of fruit
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