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icrowave cooking
Cooking at different cook powers
For best results, some recipes call for differ-
ent cook powers. The lower the cook power,
the slower the cooking. Each Number pad
also stands for a different percentage of
cook power. Many microwave cookbook
recipes tell you by number, percent, or
name which cook power to use.
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.
COOK POWER
10=100% of full power
9=90% of full power
8=80% of full power
7=70% of full power
6=60% of full power
5=50% of full power
4=40% of full power
3=30% of full power
2=20% of full power
1=10% of full power
NAME
High
Medium-High
Medium
Medium-Low,
Defrost
Low
NOTE: Once cook time has been entered you can also use the cook power pad as a
second Minute Timer by entering “0” for the cook power. The oven will count down the
cooking time you set without cooking.
WHEN TO USE IT
•Quick heating many convenience foods
and foods with high water content, such as
soups and beverages
•Cooking small tender pieces of meat,
ground meat, poultry pieces, fish fillets,
and vegetables
•Heating cream 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
•Reheating a single serving of food
•Cooking delicate foods, such as cheese and
egg dishes, pudding, and custards
•Cooking non-stirrable casseroles, such as
lasagna
•Cooking ham, whole poultry, and pot roasts
•Melting chocolate
•Simmering stews
•Heating pastries
•Defrosting foods, such as bread, fish, meats,
poultry, and precooked foods
•Softening butter, cheese, and ice cream
•Keeping food warm
•Taking chill out of fruit
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