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Cooking at lower cook powers
For best results, some recipes call for lower
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.
COOK POWER
Automatic 100% of
full power
NAME
High
WHEN TO USE IT
l
Quick heating many convenience foods and
foods with high water content, such as soup:
and beverages
l
Cooking tender cuts of meat, ground meat,
poultry pieces, fish fillets, and vegetables
9=90% of full power
8=80% of full power
7=70% of full power
l
Heating cream soups
l
Heating rice, pasta, or casseroles
Medium-High
l
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
6=60% of full power
l
Reheating a single serving of food
l
Cooking requiring special care, such as
cheese and egg dishes, pudding, and
custards
l
Finishing cooking casseroles
5=60% of full power Medium
l
Cooking ham, whole poultry, and pot roasts
l
Melting chocolate
4=40% of full power
l
Simmering stews
l
Heating pastries
3=30% of full power
2=20% of full power
1 =lO% of full power
Medium-Low,
l
Defrosting foods, such as bread, fish, meats,
Defrost poultry, and precooked foods
l
Softening butter, cheese, and ice cream
Low
l
Keeping food warm
l
Taking chill out of fruit
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