MICROWAVE POWER LEVELS

For best results,some recipes cell for different cook powers. The lower the cook power,the slower the cooking. Each number from I to 9 stands for a different percentage of full cook power.

The following chart gives the percentage of cook power each number pad stands for, and the cook power name usuallyused.

COOK Power

NAME

100% of full power

High

9= 90% of full power

8= 80% of full power

7 = 70% of full power

Medium-High

6

= 60% of full power

 

5

= 50% of full power

Medium

4

= 40% of full power

 

3

= 30% of full power

Medium-Low,

 

 

Defrost

2

= 20% of full power

 

1

= 10% of full power

Low

0

= 0% of full power

No power

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 based on the 1000Watt cook powerof your microwave

oven,

WHEN TO USE IT

•Quick heating many convenience foods and foods with highwater content, such as soups and beverages

•Cooking tender cuts of meat, ground meat

•Heatingcream 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

•Reheatinga single serving of food

•Cooking requiring specialcare, such as cheese and egg dishes, pudding, and custards

•Finishingcooking casseroles

•Cooking ham, whole poultry, and pot roasts

•Simmering stews

•Meltingchocolate

•Heating pastries

•Manuallydefrosting foods, such as bread, fish, meats, poultry, and precooked foods

•Softening butter, cheese, and ice cream

•Keepingfood warm

•Taking chill out of fruit

•Power level 0 allows the temperature to evenly spread throught the food, improving the cooking results.

NOTE: Once cook time has been entered, you can also use the Cook 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.

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Kenmore 721.63652, 721.63654, 721.63659 Microwave Power Levels, Cook Power, Name, 100% of full power High, When to USE IT
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721.63652, 721.63653, 721.63659, 721.63654 specifications

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