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MICROWAVE POWER LEVELS
For best results, some recipes call for different cook
powers. The lower the cook power, the slower the
cooking. Each number from 1 to 9 stands for a
different percentage of full cook power.
The following table 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.
COOK POWER NAME
100% of full power High
9 = 90% of full power
8 = 80% of full power
7 = 70% of full power
Medium-High
6 = 60% of full power
5 = 50% of full power Medium
4 = 40% of full power
3 = 30% of full power Medium-Low,
Defrost
2 = 20% of full power
1 = 10% of full power Low
WHEN TO USE IT
• 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
• Finishing cooking casseroles
• 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
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