POWER LEVELS
SETTING SUGGESTED USES
FOOD
AMOUNT
COOK TIME
1
Melting
ingredients
Chocolate chips
1 cup
2 minutes
Butter
¼ cup
1 minute
Gelatine
1 pkg in ½ cup water
1 minute
2
Gentle simmer
Soup
2 quarts
8 to 10 minutes
Stew
3 quarts
45 minutes to 1 ½ hours
Pudding
2 cups
3 to 4 minutes
Hot cereal
1 cup oats
3 to 4 minutes
Eggs, sunny side up, omelet
or scrambled
1 to 2
2 to 3 minutes
3
Low sauté/simmer
French Toast
2
3 to 4 minutes
Grilled Cheese Sandwich
1
3 to 4 minutes
Wrap sandwich
2
3 to 4 minutes
Mixed vegetables/
mushrooms, onions and garlic
3 cups
4 to 5 minutes
Risotto
½ cup Arborio rice
15 to 18 minutes
4
High sauté
Hash Browns
2 to 3 cup
s
15 to 18 minutes
Potato Pancakes
3 to 4
6 to 8 minutes
Thicken cream sauce
1 ½ to 2 cups
3 to 4 minutes
Breakfast Sausage Links or
Patties
4 to 6
7 to 8 minutes
5
Brown/
Quick Grill
Fresh hamburgers
1 (4 oz.)
5 to 7 minutes
Frozen hamburgers
1 (4 oz.)
6 to 8 minutes
Fresh Turkey burgers
1 (4 oz.)
5 to 7 minutes
Frozen Veggie Burger
1 (4 oz.)
5 to 7 minutes
Brown Boneless Chicken
breasts or thighs
1 breast / 2 thighs
3 to 4 minutes each
side
Garlic Shrimp
¾ lb peeled and deveined
2 to 3 minutes
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SETTING SUGGESTED USES
FOOD
AMOUNT
COOK TIME
6
Brown/
High Grill
Brown boneless pork chops
1 to 2
5 to 7 minutes
Grill hot dogs
2 to 3
2 to 4 minutes
Cook Ham steak
1 (6 - 8 oz.)
5 to 7 minutes
Brown pineapple slices,
peach and bananas halves
2
2 to 3 minutes
7
Griddle/
Grill Steak
Mini Pancakes
3
1 ½ minutes per side
Crepes
1
2 to 3 minutes
Grill strip steak
1
7 minutes to medium rare
Brown thinly sliced round steak
1
4 to 6 minutes
8
Stir Fry/ Steam
Stir Fry
2 cups
4 to 6 minutes
Steam vegetables
2 to 3 cups
4 to 6 minutes
Steam fin fish
1 fillet (6 - 8 oz.)
3 to 6 minutes
Steam shell fish
1 lb
4 to 6 minutes
9
Boil
Water for Pasta
1 cup
1 to 2 minutes
2 quarts
8 to 10 minutes
Pasta Sauce
2 cups
2 to 4 minute
s
Soup
3 cups
3 to 5 minutes
Stew
1 ½ quarts
7 to 9 minutes
Tips & Recommendations
• Do not heat an empty pan.
• Do NOT slide cookware across cooktop surface. This can permanently
damage the appearance of the cooktop.
• Do NOT place anything other than induction-ready cookware on cooking area.
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