Cooking
at different
cook powers
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. Follow recipe or food package
instructions
if available.
For best results, some recipes call for different cook
powers. The lower the cook power, the slower the
cooking.
Each Number pad also stands for a
different percentage
of cook power. Many micro-
wave cookbook
recipes tell you by number,
percent, or name which cook power to use.
NOTE:
Refer to a reliable cookbook
for cooking times.
COOK POWER
NAME
WHEN TO USE IT
10=100% of full power
High
• Quick heating many convenience foods and
(automatic)
foods with high water content,
such as soups
and beverages
• Cooking
small tender pieces of meat, ground
meat, poultry pieces, fish fillets, and most
vegetables
9=90% of full power
• Heating cream soups
8=80% of full power
• Heating rice, pasta, or stirrable casseroles
7=70% of full power
Medium-High
• Cooking
and heating foods that need a cook
power lower than high (for example,
whole fish
and meat loaf) or when food is cooking too fast
• Reheating
a single serving of food
6=60% of full power
• Cooking
sensitive foods, such as cheese and egg
dishes, pudding, and custards
• Cooking
nonstirrable
casseroles,
such as lasagna
5=50% of full power
Medium
• Cooking
ham, whole poultry, and pot roasts
• Melting chocolate
4=40% of full power
• Simmering
stews
• Heating pastries
3=30% of full power
Medium-Low,
• Defrosting
foods, such as bread, fish, meats,
Defrost
poultry, and precooked
foods
2=20% of full power
• Softening
butter, cheese, and ice cream
1=10% of full power
Low
• Keeping food warm
• Taking chill out of fruit
NOTE: Once cook time has been entered you can also use the POWER pad as a second Kitchen Timer
by entering "0" for the cook power. The oven wilt count down the cooking
time you set without cooking.
1. Put your food in the oven and close the door.
2. Touch COOK TIME.
TOUCH
YOU SEE
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