9
Micro Power
Level
Your microwave oven is equipped with 5 power levels to give you maximum flexibility and control over cooking.
The table below shows the examples of food and their recommended cooking power levels for use with this
microwave oven.
POWER LEVEL
POWER LEVEL
(%)
HIGH
MEDIUM HIGH
MEDIUM
DEFROST/
MEDIUM LOW
LOW
USE
POWER OUTPUT
* Boil Water
100%
700W
* Brown minced beef
* Cook poultry pieces, fish, vegetables
* Cook tender cuts of meat
* All reheating
80%
560W
* Roast meat and poultry
* Cook mushrooms and shellfish
* Cook foods containing cheese and eggs
* Bake cakes and scones
60%
420W
* Prepare eggs
* Cook custard
* Prepare rice, soup
* All thawing
40%
280W
* Melt butter and chocolate
* Cook less tender cuts of meat
* Soften butter & cheese
20%
140W
* Soften ice cream
* Raise yeast dough
