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Variable power levels add flexibility to your
microwave rooking. The power levels on your
microwave oven can be compared to the surface units
on a range. High
@ower
~vel
10) or full power is the
fastest way to cook and gives you 100% power. Each
power level gives you microwave energy a certain
percent of the time. Power
Uvel
7 is microwave
energy
7070
of the time. Power
bvel
3 is energy
30% of the time.
Rest periods (when the microwave energy cycles
o~
give time for the food to
“equaltie”
or transfer heat
to the inside of the food. An example of this is shown
with Power
~vel
>the
defrost cycle. If microwave
energy did not cycle off, the outside of the food would
cook before the inside was defrosted.
Here are some examples of uses for various
power levels:
A high setting (10) will cook faster but may need
additional attention such as frequent stirring, rotating
or turning over. Most of your cooking will be done
on High (Power
bvel
10). A lower setting will cook
more
everdy
and with less attention given to stirring
or rotating the food. Some foods may have better
flavor, texture or appearance if one of the lower
settings is used. You may wish to use a lower power
level when cooking foods that have a tendency to
boil over, such as scalloped potatoes.
POWR
LEVEL
I
BEST USES
High 10
Fish, baco~ vegetables,
boiling liquids.
I
Meal-High 7
Gende
cooking of meat and
poultry; baking casseroles
and reheating.
-
Medium 5
Slow cooking and
tendefiing
I
such as
stew~
and less
tender-
cuts of meat.
hw
3
Defrosting without cooking;
simmering;
delimte
sauces.
Warml
Keeping food warm without
overcooking; softening butter.
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microwave oven has an automatic fan feature to
protect it from too much heat rising from the
cooktop
or range beneath it. It
automatidly
turns on at a low
speed if it senses too much heat.
If you have turned the fan on you may find that you
cannot turn it off. This is because the automatic fan
has come onto protect the internal parts of the
microwave.
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fan will automatidly turn off when the
intemrd
parts are cool. It may stay on for 30 minutes or more
after the range and microwave controls have been
turned off.
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