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using your microwave oven
Cooking with more than one cook cycle
For best results, some recipes call for one Power Level for a certain length of time, and another
Power Level for another length of time. Your oven can be set to change from one to another
automatically, if the first cycle is the defrost cycle.
1.
Use the number buttons to enter the cook time.
2.
Press the
power level
button.
3.
Use the number buttons to enter the power level.
4.
Use the number buttons to enter the second cook time.
5.
Press the
power level
button.
6.
Use the number buttons to enter the power level.
7.
Press the
stArt
button.
8.
When the cook time is over, four beeps will sound and
End
is displayed.
Power Levels
The 10 power levels allow you to choose the best power level for any food you may be cooking.
The power levels are listed below with examples of foods and liquids best cooked at each level,
and the amount of microwave power being used.
power level
miCrowAve
output
use
10 (high)
100 %
Boiling water.
Cooking ground beef.
Making candy.
Cooking fresh fruit and vegetables.
Cooking fish and poultry.
Preheating browning dish.
Reheating beverages.
Bacon slices.
9
90 %
Reheating meat slices quickly.
Sautéing onions, celery, and green pepper
8
80 %
Reheating all types of items(Dinner plate, pasta, meat,
soup or sauce, etc,).
Cooking scrambled eggs.
7
70 %
Cooking breads and cereal products.
Cooking cheese dishes, veal.
Cooking cakes, muffins, brownies, cupcakes.
6
60 %
Cooking pasta.
5
50 %
Cooking meats, whole poultry.
Heating custard
Cooking whole chickens, turkey, spare ribs, rib roasts,
sirloin roasts.
4
40 %
Cooking less tender cuts of meat.
Reheating frozen convenience foods.
3
30 %
Thawing meat, poultry, and seafood.
Cooking small quantities of food.
Finishing cooking casserole, stew, and some sauces.
2
20 %
Softening butter and cream cheese.
Heating small amounts of food.
1
10 %
Softening ice cream.
Raising yeast dough.
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