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Vm~able power levels add
flexibility to microwave
cooking. The power levels
on the microwave oven can
be compared to the surface
units on a range. High
(power level 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 level 7 is
microwave energy 70% of
the time. Power level B is
energy 30% of the time.
A high setting (!0) will
cook faster but food may
need more frequent
stirring, rotadng or turning
over. Most cooking will be
done on High (power level
10). A lower setting will
cook more evenly and need
less stirring or rotating of
the food.
Some foods may have better
~]avor, texture or
appearance if one of the
lower settings is used. Use
a lower power level when
cooking foods that have
a tenden~ to boil over,
such as scalloped potatoes.
Rest periods (when the
microwave energy cycles
off) give time for the food
to "equalize" oz’ tl~msfer
heat to the inside of the
food. An example of
this is shown with power
level 3--the defrost
cycle.
If micro~cave 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: