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MANUAL COOkING
MICROWAVE POWER LEVELS
There are eleven preset power levels. Using lower power levels increases the cooking time, which is recommended for foods
such as cheese, milk and long slow cooking of meats. Consult cookbook or recipes for specific recommendations.
PRESS POWER PAD
NUMBER OF TIMES
FOR DESIRED POWER
APPROXIMATE
PERCENTAGE
OF POWER
LEVEL
WHEN TO USE IT
POWER
100%
High
• Quickly heating convenience foods and foods with
high water content, such as soup and beverages.
• Cooking tender cuts of meat, ground meat or
chicken.
POWER x 2
90%
• Heating cream soups.
POWER x 3
80%
• Heating rice, pasta, or casseroles.
POWER x 4
70%
Medium-High
• 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.
POWER x 5
60%
• Cooking that requires special care, such as cheese
and egg dishes, pudding, and custards.
• Finishing cooking casseroles.
POWER x 6
50%
Medium
• Cooking ham, whole poultry, and pot roasts.
• Simmering stews�
POWER x 7
40%
• Melting chocolate.
• Heating pastries.
POWER x 8
30%
Medium-Low, Defrost
• Manually defrosting pre-cooked and other foods,
such as bread, fish, meats and poultry.
POWER x 9
20%
• Softening butter, cheese, and ice cream.
POWER x 10
10%
Low
• Keeping food warm.
• Taking chill out of fruit.
POWER x 11
0%
None
• Standing time in oven.
