GE JVM2070 Changing the Power Level, Variable Power, Levels, Higher, DEFROST or REHEAT, Lower

		Changing the Power Level
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Variable Power	The power level may be entered or changed	POWER LEVEL
Levels 1–10	immediately after entering the feature time for:
	• Time Cook
	• Time Defrost
	• Express Cook	HIGHER
	• Reheating Pizza, Casserole or Rice			10
	The power level may also be changed during
	time countdown.
	1 From the Home Screen, select COOK,
	DEFROST or REHEAT.	LOWER
	2 From the Cook Screen, select TIME COOK
	or EXPRESS. From the Defrost Screen,
	select BY TIME. From the Reheat Screen,
	select PIZZA, CASSEROLE or RICE.	CANCEL		ENTER
	3 Enter the cooking or defrosting time and

press ENTER, or select a reheat food type.

4On the Summary Screen, press POWER LEVEL.

5Using the arrow pads, select desired power level 1–10.

6Press ENTER to enter the new power level or CANCEL to cancel your selection.

Variable power levels add flexibility to your microwave cooking. The power levels on your microwave oven can be compared to the surface units on a range. Each power level gives you microwave energy a certain percent of the time. Power level 7 is microwave energy 70% of the time. Power level 3 is microwave energy 30% of the time. Most cooking will be done on High (power level 10) which gives you 100% power.

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.

Some foods may have better flavor, texture 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 of the food. An example of this is shown with power level 3— the defrost cycle. 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:

POWER LEVEL	BEST USES
High 10	Fish, bacon,
	vegetables,
	boiling liquids.
Med-High 7	Gentle cooking of
	meat and poultry;
	baking casseroles
	and reheating.
Medium 5	Slow cooking and
	tenderizing such as
	stews and less tender
	cuts of meat.
Low 3	Defrosting without
	cooking; simmering;
	delicate sauces.
Warm 1	Keeping food warm
	without overcooking;
	softening butter.

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