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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 micro-
wave 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
1 O=l 00% of
full power
NAME
High
WHEN TO USE IT
l Quick heating many convenience foods and
foods with high water content, such as soups
and beverages
l Cooking small tender pieces of meat, ground
meat, poultry pieces, fish fillets, and vegetables
9=90% of full power
l Heating cream soups
8=80% of full power l Heating rice, pasta, or casseroles
7=70% of full power
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
l Reheating a single serving of food
6=60% of full power l Cooking requiring special care, such as cheese
and egg dishes, pudding, and custards
l Finishing cooking casseroles
5=50% 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
NOTE:
Once cook time has been entered you can also use the Cook Power pad as a second
Minute Timer by entering “0” for the Cook Power. The oven will count down the cooking time
you set without cooking.
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