Variable power levels add flexibility to your microwave rooking. The power levels on your microwave oven can be compared to the surface units on a range. High @ower ~vel 10) or full power is the fastest way to cook and gives you 100% power. Each power level gives you microwave energy a certain percent of the time. Power Uvel 7 is microwave energy 7070 of the time. Power bvel 3 is energy 30% of the time.
A high setting (10) will cook faster but may need additional attention such as frequent stirring, rotating or turning over. Most of your cooking will be done on High (Power bvel 10). A lower setting will cook more everdy and with less attention given to stirring or rotating the food. Some foods may have better flavor, texture or appearance if one of the lower settings is used. You may wish to 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 o~ give time for the food to “equaltie” or transfer heat to the inside of the food. An example of this is shown with Power ~vel >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:
POWR LEVEL I BEST USES
High 10Fish, baco~ vegetables, boiling liquids.
and reheating. -
Medium 5Slow cooking and tendefiing such as stew~ and less tender-
I cuts of meat.
hw 3Defrosting without cooking; simmering; delimte sauces.
Warml | Keeping food warm without |
| overcooking; softening butter. |
~is microwave oven has an automatic fan feature to protect it from too much heat rising from the cooktop or range beneath it. It automatidly turns on at a low speed if it senses too much heat.
If you have turned the fan on you may find that you cannot turn it off. This is because the automatic fan has come onto protect the internal parts of the microwave.
~e fan will automatidly turn off when the intemrd parts are cool. It may stay on for 30 minutes or more after the range and microwave controls have been turned off.
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