Whirlpool MW3500XM manual Defrosting and cooking at lower cook powers

Defrosting and cooking at lower cook powers

For best results, some recipes call for lower Cook Powers, Lowering the Cook Power slows the cooking. The lower the Cook Power, the slower the cooking. Each Number pad on

your microwave oven stands for a different percentage of Cook Power (IO%, 50%. 80%, etc.). Many recipes in your Cooking Guide tell you, by name, which Cook Power to use.

Recipes in other books and magazines may tell you by number (5,6,7, etc.).

The following chart gives you 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	MEDIUM-LOW
8	80%	of full	power		2	=	20%	of full	power
7	70%	of full	power	MEDIUM	1		10% of full power			LOW
6	60%	of full	power		0	~	no power		[fan and light will be off]
5	50%	of full power		DEFROST
Use	Cook	Power	5 to	DEFROST frozen food	before		cooking.		For suggested
defrost times, see the chart in your Cooking Guide.
DO THIS...				THIS HAPPENS...

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

The COOK1 Signal Light will come on and the Display will show a colon.

2. Touch COOK I& 2 once.

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

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

The COOK POWER Signal Light will come on and the Display will show “HI:’

4.Touch COOK POWER.

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

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