Cooking At Different Cook Powers - Whirlpool GH7155XKQ Use And Care Manual

MICROWAVE OVEN USE

Cooking at different cook powers

For best results, some recipes call for
different cook powers. The lower the cook
power, the slower the cooking. Each number
from 1 to 10 stands for a different percentage
of cook power.
The following chart gives the percentage
of cook power each number pad stands for,
and the cook power name usually used.
COOK POWER
100% of full power
(automatic)
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
NOTE: Once cook time has been entered, you can also use the Cook Power pad as a
second Minute Timer by entering "0" for the Cook Power. The oven will count down the
cooking time you set without cooking.
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NAME
•
High
Quick heating many convenience foods and
foods with high water content, such as soups
and beverages
•
Cooking small tender pieces of meat, ground
meat, poultry pieces, and fish fillets and most
vegetables
•
Heating cream soups
•
Heating rice, pasta, or stirrable casseroles
•
Cooking and heating foods that need a cook
power lower than high (for example, whole fish
and meat loaf)
•
Medium-High Reheating a single serving of food
•
Cooking sensitive foods such as cheese and
egg dishes, pudding, and custards
•
Cooking non-stirrable casseroles, such as
lasagna
•
Medium
Cooking ham, whole poultry, and pot roasts
•
Simmering stews
•
Melting chocolate
•
Heating pastries
•
Medium-Low, Defrosting foods, such as bread, fish, meats,
Defrost poultry, and precooked foods
•
Softening butter, cheese, and ice cream
•
Low Keeping food warm
•
Taking chill out of fruit
It 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 1000 Watt cook
power of your microwave oven.
WHEN TO USE IT