Kenmore 721.80402, Use & Care Manual

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USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN
For best results, some recipes call for different cook
powers. The lower the cook power, the slower the
cooking. Each number from 10 to 0 stands for a
different percentage of full cook power.
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
based on the 1000 Watt cook power of your microwave
oven.
MICROWAVE POWER LEVELS
COOK Power LEVEL WHEN TO USE IT
100% of full power
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
0 = 0% of full power
High
Medium-High
Medium
Medium-Low,
Defrost
Low
None
• Quick heating many convenience foods and
foods with high water content, such as soups and
beverages.
• Cooking tender cuts of meat, ground meat,
• 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
• Simmering stews
• Melting chocolate
• Heating pastries
• Manually 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
• Standing time in oven