MICROWAVE POWER LEVELS
For best results, some recipes call for different cook powers. The lower the cook power, the slower the cooking. Each number from 1 to 9 stands for a different percentage of futt cook power.
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.
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| • Boiling | water. |
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| • Making | candy. |
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100% of futt power | High | • Cooking |
| poultry | pieces, | fish | and vegetables. | |||||||
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| • Whole | poultry. |
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9 | : | 90% | of | full | power |
| * Reheating | rice, | pasta | and vegetables. | ||||
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| • Reheating prepared foods quickly. | |||||||
8 | : | 80% | of | futt power |
| * Reheating | sandwiches. |
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7 : | 70% | of futt power | "Cooking |
| cakes | and | breads. |
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| • Melting | chocolate. |
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| • Cooking |
| veal. |
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6 | : | 60% | of | fult | power |
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| whole | fish. |
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| • Cooking |
| puddings | and | custard. | |||
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| • Cooking ham, whole poultry and lamb. | |||||||
5 | : | 50% | of full | power | Medium | *Cooking |
| rib roast and sirloin tip. | ||||||
4 | : | 40% | of | futt power |
| *Thawing |
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| *Cooking |
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3 | : | 30% | of futt | power | Defrost | *Cooking |
| pork chops, | roast. |
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| • Taking chili out of fruit. |
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2 | : | 20% | of full | power |
| *Softening | butter. |
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1 : | 10% of futt power | Low | * Keeping |
| casseroles | and | main dishes warm. | |||||||
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| • Softening butter and cream cheese. | |||||||
0 | : | 0% | of futt power | None | *Standing |
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NOTE: Once the cook time has been entered, you can Timer by entering "0" for the Cook Power. The oven will without cooking.
atso use the Cook Power pad as a second Kitchen count down the cooking time you set
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