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Cooking Power
Many recipes for microwave cooking specify which cooking
power to use by percent, name or number. For example,
70%=7=Medium-High.
Use the following chart as a general guide for the suggested
cooking power of specific foods.
Cooking
To Use:
1. Touch COOK TIME.
Touch number pads to enter cooking time.
2. Touch COOK POWER.
Touch number pads to enter power level, if other than 100%.
3. Touch START.
The display will count down the cook time.
When the cycle ends. “END” will appear in the display, 4 end-
of-cycle tones will sound, and then reminder tones will sound
every minute.
4. Touch CANCEL•OFF or open the door to clear the display
and/or stop reminder tones.
The cook time and power may be changed after touching START
without interrupting cooking.
To Change Cook Time: Touch COOK TIME. The countdown will
freeze for a few seconds. Enter the new cook time and touch
START or wait a few seconds for the countdown to resume.
To Change Cook Power: Touch COOK POWER repeatedly to
scroll through the cook power levels. Touch START.
Cooking in Stages
The microwave oven can be set to cook at different cooking
powers for various lengths of time, up to 3 stages.
To Cook in Stages:
1. Touch COOK TIME.
2. Touch number pads to enter length of time to cook during the
first stage.
3. Touch COOK POWER.
4. Touch the number pad(s) using the Cooking Power chart to
set the cooking power for the 1st cycle.
5. Repeat steps 1-4 for the 2nd and 3rd cycles.
6. Touch START.
The display will count down each of the cook times. The
numbers “1,” “2” and “3” will appear on the display during
their respective stages.
When the cycle ends, “END” will appear in the display, 4 end-
of-cycle tones will sound, and then reminder tones will sound
every minute.
7. Touch CANCEL•OFF or open the door to clear the display
and/or stop reminder tones.
The cook time and cook power of the cycling stage can be
changed after touching START without interrupting cooking.
To Change Cook Time: Touch COOK TIME. The countdown will
freeze for a few seconds. Enter the new cook time and touch
START or wait a few seconds for the countdown to resume.
To Change Cook Power: Touch COOK POWER repeatedly to
scroll through the cook power levels. Touch START.
PERCENT/
NAME
NUMBER USE
100%, High
(default
setting)
10 Quick heating convenience
foods and foods with high
water content, such as soups,
beverages and most
vegetables.
90% 9 Cooking small tender pieces of
meat, ground meat, poultry
pieces and fish fillets.
Heating cream soups.
80% 8 Heating rice, pasta or
casseroles.
Cooking and heating foods
that need a cook power lower
than high. For example, whole
fish and meat loaf.
70%,
Medium-High
7 Reheating a single serving of
food.
60% 6 Cooking sensitive foods such
as cheese and egg dishes,
pudding and custards.
Cooking non-stirrable
casseroles, such as lasagna.
50%, Medium 5 Cooking ham, whole poultry
and pot roasts.
Simmering stews.
40% 4 Melting chocolate.
Heating bread, rolls and
pastries.
30%,
Medium-Low,
Defrost
3 Defrosting bread, fish, meats,
poultry and precooked foods.
20% 2 Softening butter, cheese, and
ice cream.
10%, Low 1 Taking chill out of fruit.