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POWER LEVEL
MICROWAVE OUTPUT
USE
• Quick heating many convenience foods and
foods with high water content, such as soups
and beverages.
• Cooking tender cuts of meat, ground meat
• Heating cream soups
• Heating rice, pasta, or casseroles
• 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
• Cooking requiring special care, such as
cheese and egg dishes, pudding, and
custards
• Cooking ham, whole poultry, and pot roasts
• Simmering stews
• Melting chocolate
• Heating pastries
• Manually defrosting foods, such as bread,
fish, meats, poultry, and precooked foods
• Softening butter, cheese, and ice cream
• Keeping food warm
• Taking chill out of fruit
• Standing time in oven
10
HIGH
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
COOKING GUIDE FOR LOWER POWER LEVELS
The nine power levels in addition to HIGH allow you to
choose the best power level for the food you are
cooking. Below are listed all the power levels,
examples of foods best cooked at each level, and the
amount of microwave power you are using.
OPERATION