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COOKING GUIDE FOR LOWER POWER LEVELS
POWER LEVEL
MICROWAVE OUTPUT
USE
100
HIGH
100%
• Quick heating many convenience foods and
foods with high water content, such as soups
and beverages.
• Cooking tender cuts of meat, ground meat
90
90%
• Heating cream soups
80
80%
• Heating rice, pasta, or casseroles
70
70%
• 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
60
60%
• Cooking requiring special care, such as cheese
and egg dishes, pudding, and custards
• Finishing cooking casseroles
50
50%
• Cooking ham, whole poultry, and pot roasts
• Simmering stews
40
40%
• Melting chocolate
• Heating pastries
30
30%
• Manually defrosting foods, such as bread, fish,
meats, poultry, and precooked foods
20
20%
• Softening butter, cheese, and ice cream
10
10%
• Keeping food warm
• Taking the chill out of fruit
00
0%
• Standing time in oven
OPERATION
The nine power levels in addition to HIGH provide a
choice of the best level for the food being cooked.
Below are listed all the power levels,
examples of foods best cooked at each level, and the
amount of microwave power being used.
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