COOKING GUIDE FOR LOWER POWER LEVELS
The 10 power levels in addition to HIGH allow you to choose the best power level for the food you are cooking. Below are listed all the power levels, examples of foods best cooked at each level, and the amount of microwave power you are using.
POWER LEVEL MICROWAVE OUTPUT
10 High | 100% |
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Boil water.
Cook ground beef. Make candy.
Cook fresh fruits and vegetables. Cook fish and poultry.
Preheat browning dish. Reheat beverages.
Bacon slices. Place utensil on metal oven rack.
9 | 90% | • | Reheat | meat | slices quickly. |
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8 | 80% | • | All reheating. |
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| • | Cook scrambled eggs. |
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7 | 70% | • | Cook breads and cereal products. | |||||||
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| • | Cook | cheese | dishes, | veal. |
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| • | Cook | cakes, | muffins, | brownies, cupcakes. | ||||
6 | 60% | • | Cook pasta. |
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5 | 50% | • | Cook | meats, | whole poultry. |
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| • | Cook | custard. |
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| • | Cook | whole | chicken, | turkey, | spare ribs, rib roast, sirloin roast. | |||
4 | 40% | • | Cook | less tender cuts of meat. | ||||||
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| • | Reheat | frozen | convenience | foods. | ||||
3 | 30% | • | Thawing | meat, | poultry, and seafood. | |||||
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| • | Cooking | small | quantities | of food. | ||||
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| • | Finish | cooking | casserole, | stew, and some sauces. | ||||
2 | 20% | • | Soften butter and cream cheese. | |||||||
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| • | Heating small amounts of food. | |||||||
1 | 10% | • | Soften | ice cream. |
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| • | Raise | yeast | dough. |
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