Microwave cooking at lower cook powers

For best results, some recipes call for lower Cook Powers. The lower the Cook Power, the slower the cooking. Each Number Pad also stands for a different percentage of Cook Power. Many recipes in your CONVECTION MICRO MENUS” Cookbook tell you, by number, which Cook Power to use. Recipes in other books and magazines may tell you by name (HI, MED, LO, etc.) or percentage (IO%, 50%, 80%, etc.).

The following chart gives the percentage of Cook Power each Number Pad stands for, and Cook Power name usually used.

automatic

100%

of full

power

HIGH

4

40%

of full

power

 

9

90%

of full power

 

3

30%

of full

power

MED-LOW/DEFROST

8

80%

of full

power

 

2

20%

of full

power

 

7

70%

of full

power

MED-HIGH

1

10% of full

power

LOW

6

60%

of full

power

 

0

timer

(fan

and light

will be off]

5

50%

of full

power MED

 

 

 

 

 

DO THIS...

 

 

THIS HAPPENS...

 

 

1.Put food in the oven and close the door.

2.Touch COOK.

3.Touch Number Pads for the cooking times you want.

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4.Touch COOK POWER.

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5.Touch a Number Pad for the Cook Power you want.

The COOK Indicator Light will come on and the Display will show four O’s

The Display will show the numbers you touched in the order you touched them. This example shows 7 minutes, 30 seconds.

The COOK POWER Indicator Light will come on and the Display will show “P-HI:’This shows the oven is pre-

programmed to cook at full (HIGH] power.

The Display will show what you touched. This example shows you touched Number Pad 5 for 50% of full power.

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Whirlpool MC8991XT, MC8990XT manual Microwave cooking at lower cook powers, Med-High, Low
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MC8990XT, MC8991XT specifications

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