CookingPower

Many recipes for microwave cooking specify which cooking power to use by percent, name or number. For example, 70%=7=Medium-High.

Use the following chart as a general guide for the suggested cooking power of specific foods.

PERCENT/

COOK

USE

NAME

POWER

 

 

PAD

 

 

TOUCH

 

 

 

 

100%, High

Once

Quick heating convenience foods

(default setting)

 

and foods with high water

 

 

content, such as soups,

 

 

beverages and most vegetables.

 

 

 

90%

Twice

Cooking small tender pieces of

 

 

meat, ground meat, poultry

 

 

pieces and fish fillets.

 

 

Heating cream soups.

 

 

 

80%

3 times

Heating rice, pasta or casseroles.

 

 

Cooking and heating foods that

 

 

need a cook power lower than

 

 

high. For example, whole fish and

 

 

meat loaf.

 

 

 

70%,

4 times

Reheating a single serving of

Medium-High

 

food.

 

 

 

60%

5 times

Cooking sensitive foods such as

 

 

cheese and egg dishes, pudding

 

 

and custards.

 

 

Cooking non-stirrable casseroles,

 

 

such as lasagna.

 

 

 

50%, Medium

6 times

Cooking ham, whole poultry and

 

 

pot roasts.

 

 

Simmering stews.

 

 

 

40%

7 times

Melting chocolate.

 

 

Heating bread, rolls and pastries.

 

 

 

30%, Medium-

8 times

Defrosting bread, fish, meats,

Low, Defrost

 

poultry and precooked foods.

 

 

 

20%

9 times

Softening butter, cheese, and ice

 

 

cream.

 

 

 

10%, Low

10 times

Taking chill out of fruit.

 

 

 

0%

11 times

Sensor operation; no cook power

 

 

 

Cooking

To Use:

1.Touch the number pads to set a length of time to cook.

2.Touch COOK POWER repeatedly to scroll through the power levels and set a cooking power other than 100%. Refer to the Cooking Power chart.

3.Touch START.

The display will count down the cook time.

When the cycle ends, “END” will appear in the display, and 1 long end-of-cycle tone will sound.

4.Touch OFF or open the door to clear the display.

The cook time and cooking power cannot be changed after touching START without interrupting cooking.

Cooking in Stages

The oven can be set to cook at different cooking powers for various lengths of time, up to 4 stages, plus Keep Warm. Stage cooking can only be programmed in manual cook settings.

To Cook in Stages:

1.Enter cook time in minutes and seconds for 1st stage.

2.Touch COOK POWER repeatedly to select the cooking power for the 1st stage.

3.Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each additional stage.

Keep Warm may be programmed as the final stage, if desired. See “Keep Warm” section.

4.Touch START.

The display will count down the time of each stage.

When the cycles have completed, “END” will appear in the display and 1 long end-of-cycle tone will sound. If Keep Warm has been added as the final stage, 1 long tone will sound between the last cook cycle and the Keep Warm cycle.

5.Touch OFF or open the door to clear the display.

The cook times and cooking powers cannot be changed after touching START without interrupting cooking.

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