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Cooking at different cook powers
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 microwave cookbook recipes
tell you by number, percent, or name which
cook power to use.
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.
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
foods with high water content, such as soups
and beverages
Cooking small tender pieces of meat, ground
meat, poultry pieces, fish fillets, and vegetables
9=90% of full power Heating cream soups
8=80% of full power
Heating rice, pasta, or 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 requiring special care, such as
cheese and egg dishes, pudding, and custards
Finishing cooking casseroles
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,
Defrost
Defrosting foods, such as bread, fish, meats,
poultry, and precooked foods
2=20% of full power Softening butter, cheese, and ice cream
1=l0% of full power
Low Keeping food warm
Taking chill out of fruit
20
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