Example for 1 minute, 30 seconds:
Display scrolls the words “TOUCH START OR
POWER”
3. Touch START/ENTER.
4. At the end of the cooking time:
Display will show “END” and 4 tones will sound.
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COOKING AT HIGH COOK POWER
1. Put the food in the oven and close the
door.
2. Touch COOK TIME.
Display scrolls the words “ENTER COOKING TIME”
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN
This section gives you instructions for standard microwave cooking. Please read these instruc-
tions carefully.
1
TOUCH
3
0
COOKING AT DIFFERENT COOK POWERS
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.
NAME
High
Medium-High
Medium
Medium-Low,
Defrost
Low
COOK POWER
100% of full power
(automatic)
9=90% of full power
8=80% of full power
7=70% of full power
6=60% of full power
5=50% of full power
4=40% of full power
3=30% of full power
2=20% of full power
1=10% of full power
WHEN TO USE IT
•
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
•
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
•
Melting chocolate
•
Simmering stews
•
Heating pastries
•
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
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 cook-
book recipes tell you by number, percent, or name
which cook power to use.