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MICROWAVE POWER LEVELS
For best results, some recipes call for different cook
powers. The lower the cook power, the slower the
cooking. Each number from 1 to 9 stands for a
different percentage of full cook power.
The following table gives the percentage of cook
power each number pad stands for, and the cook
power name usually used.
COOK POWER
100% of full power
9 = 90% of full power
8 = 80% of full power
7 = 70% of full power
6 = 60% of full power
5 = 50% of full power
4 = 40% of full power
3 = 30% of full power
2 = 20% of full power
1 = 10% of full power
0 = 0% of full power
LEVEL
High
Medium-High
Medium
Medium-Low, Defrost
Low
None
MANUAL COOKING
The table also tells you when to use each cook power.
Follow recipe or food package instructions if available.
NOTE:
Refer to a reliable cookbook for cooking times
based on the 1050 Watt cook power of your
microwave oven.
WHEN TO USE IT
Quickly heating convenience foods and foods
with high water content, such as soup and
beverages.
Cooking tender cuts of meat, ground meat or
chicken.
Heating cream soups.
Heating rice, pasta, or casseroles.
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.
Cooking that requires special care, such as
cheese and egg dishes, pudding, and custards.
Finishing cooking casseroles.
Cooking ham, whole poultry, and pot roasts.
immering stews.
Melting chocolate.
Heating pastries.
Manually defrosting pre-cooked and other foods,
such as bread, fish, meats and poultry.
oftening butter, cheese, and ice cream.
Keeping food warm.
Taking chill out of fruit.
Standing time in oven.
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