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Microwave Cooking Power
Many recipes for microwave cooking specify which cooking
power to use by percent, name, or number. For example,
70%=Medium-High=7.
Use the following chart as a general guide for the suggested
cooking power of specific foods.
MICROWAVE COOKING POWER CHART
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.
NOTE:
A percentage of 0% is also acceptable. This will not heat
up.
Doneness
Doneness is a function used for adjusting the cook time. This
feature is used on all sensor and non-sensor functions with the
exception of Manual Cooking, Popcorn, Convect, Custom Reheat
(beverage-manual), Defrost (manual), and Steam (manual).
The 3 Doneness levels are Normal (default), More, or Less and
will appear once activated on the lower text line of the upper oven
display. Doneness can be changed only before starting the cycle.
To Change Doneness Setting:
After setting a function, the Doneness setting can be changed if
desired. This can be done before or after the “START?” prompt
appears in the display. Touch COOK POWER repeatedly to toggle
through Doneness options of Normal, More, or Less.
Sensor Cook
The Sensor Cook function is used in Reheat (meal), Steam
Cooking, and Popcorn.
During the Sensor Cook function, a sensor automatically adjusts
for the cook time and power level.
The microwave oven display will show the “Maximum Time
Remaining” prompt and the time countdown once the sensor
identifies the cooking duration.
If the microwave oven door is opened during a sensor function,
the microwave oven will turn off, and any additional operations will
be canceled.
For best cooking performance:
Before using a sensor cook function, make sure power has been
supplied to the microwave oven for at least 2 minutes, the room
temperature is not above 95°F (35°C), and the outside of the
cooking container and the microwave oven cavity are dry.
