Whirlpool YKHMS147H Manual Cooking at variable powers, Using Your Microwave Oven, Cook Power

Using Your Microwave Oven

Manual Cooking at variable powers

For best results, some recipes call for different cook powers. Each percentage stands for a different level of cook power; i.e., 100% equals full power. The lower the cook power, the slower the cooking.

1.TOUCH COOK TIME pad.

2.TURN to time and PRESS. TURN to set cook time and PRESS.

3.TURN to power and PRESS. TURN to cook power and PRESS.

4.TURN to Start and PRESS.

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 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.

NOTE: Refer to a reliable cookbook for cook times. The maximum power for this oven is 1000 watts.

COOK POWER	NAME	WHEN TO USE IT
100% of full power	High	• Quick heating many convenience foods and
		foods with high water content, such as soups,
		beverages and most vegetables
90% of full power		• Cooking small tender pieces of meat, ground
		meat, poultry pieces and fish fillets
		• Heating cream soups
80% of full power		• Heating rice, pasta, or stirrable casseroles
		• Cooking and heating foods that need a cook
		power lower than high (for example, whole fish
		and meat loaf)
70% of full power	Medium-High	• Reheating a single serving of food
60% of full power		• Cooking sensitive foods, such as cheese and egg
		dishes, pudding, and custards
		• Cooking nonstirrable casseroles, such as lasagna
50% of full power	Medium	• Cooking ham, whole poultry, and pot roasts
		• Simmering stews
40% of full power		• Melting chocolate
30% of full power		• Heating bread, rolls and pastries
	Medium-Low,	• Defrosting foods, such as bread, fish, meats,
	Defrost	poultry, and precooked foods
20% of full power		• Softening butter, cheese, and ice cream
10% of full power	Low	• Keeping food warm
		• Taking chill out of fruit

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