GE JES1140, JES1142 owner manual Changing the Power Level, Warm Power Level 1 Keeping food warm

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	Power		Changing the Power Level
	Level		The power level may be entered or
			changed before entering the time for
	Express Cook		Time Cook.
1	2	3		1		Presstime. TIME COOK and enter cooking
4	5	6		2	Press POWER LEVEL and select power
7	8	9				level 1 to 10.
					Press START.
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			microwave cooking. The power levels on
			the microwave oven can be compared to
	Start		the surface units on a range. Each power
			level gives you microwave energy a certain
	Pause		percent of the time. Power level 7 is
			microwave energy 70% of the time. Power
			level 3 is energy 30% of the time. Most
			cooking will be done on HI which gives you
			100% power. HI power level (Power Level

10)will cook faster but food may need more frequent stirring, rotating or turning over.

A lower setting will cook more evenly and need less stirring or rotating of the food.

6RPHIRRGVPD\KDYHEHWWHUIODYRUWH[WXUH or appearance if one of the lower settings is used. Use a lower power level when cooking foods that have a tendency to boil over, such as scalloped potatoes.

Rest periods (when the microwave energy cycles off) give time for the food to “equalize” or transfer heat to the inside RIWKHIRRG$QH[DPSOHRIWKLVLVVKRZQZLWK power level 3³WKHGHIURVWF\FOH

If microwave energy did not cycle off, the outside of the food would cook before the inside was defrosted.

Here are some examples of uses for various power levels:

HI - Power Level 10: Fish, bacon, vegetables, boiling liquids.

Med-High - Power Level 7: Gentle cooking of meat and poultry; baking casseroles and reheating.

Medium - Power Level 5: Slow cooking and tenderizing for stews and less tender cuts of meat.

Low - Power Level 2 or 3: Defrosting; simmering; delicate sauces.

Warm - Power Level 1: Keeping food warm;

softening butter.

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