ChMng 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 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:

I- -I---~----~

COOK POWER

-

WHEN TO USE IT

Automatic 100% of full power HIGH

Quick reheating

of foods

with high water

 

 

 

 

content, such as beverages. If food contains

 

 

 

 

eggs or cream, choose a lower power.

 

9=90%

of full

power

 

Heating

large

quantities of liquids, such as

 

 

 

 

water or soup

stock.

 

 

 

 

8=80%

of full

power

 

Reheating

soups

or casseroles.

 

 

7=70%

of full

power

MED-HIGH

Cooking

 

and heating vegetables,

fish,

meat,

 

 

 

 

etc. when you need a Cook Power lower than

 

 

 

 

HIGH or when food is cooking too fast.

 

6=60%

of full

power

 

Cooking

 

requiring

special

care,

such as for

 

 

 

 

high protein sauces, cheese and egg dishes,

 

 

 

 

and casseroles that need to finish cooking.

5=50%

of full

power

MED

Starting

cakes

 

which must

be finished

on

 

 

 

 

HIGH power or finishing cooking of a large

 

 

 

 

roast.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4=40%

of full

power

 

Simmering stews,

reheating

pastry.

 

3=30%

of full

power

MED-LOW,

Defrosting

of foods such

as bread, shellfish,

 

 

 

DEFROST

and precooked

 

foods.

 

 

 

 

2=20%

of full

power

 

Defrosting

and

softening

butter,

cheese

and

 

 

 

 

ice cream.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

l=lO%

of full

power

LOW

Keeping

 

one food

serving

warm.

 

 

NOTE: To check the Cook Power you set after cooking has started, touch COOK POWER. When you lift up on COOK POWER, the remainder of the cooking time will reappear on the Display.

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