Cooking At Different Cook Powers - Whirlpool MT8116XE Use And Care Manual

Cooking at different cook powers
For best results, some recipes call for different The following chart gives the percentage of
cook powers. The lower the cook power, the
cook power each Number pad stands for,
slower the cooking. Each Number pad also and the cook power name usually used. It
stands for a different percentage of cook
also tells you when to use each cook power.
power. Many microwave cookbook recipes Follow recipe or food package instructions if
tell you by number, percent, or name which
available.
cook power to use.
NOTE: Refer to a reliable cookbook for
cooking times.
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COOK POWER
NAME WHEN TO USE IT
1 O=l 00% of full power High
l
Quick heating many convenience foods and
foods with high water content, such as soups
and beverages
9=90% of full power
l
Cooking small tender pieces of meat, ground
meat, poultry pieces, fish fillets, and vegetables
l
Heating cream soups
8=80% of full power
l
Heating rice, pasta, or casseroles
7=70% of full power
6=60% of full power
5=50% of full power
4=40% of full power
Medium-High
l
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
l
Cooking requiring special care, such as
cheese and egg dishes, pudding, and custards
l
Finishing cooking casseroles
Medium
l
Cooking ham, whole poultry, and pot roasts
l
Melting chocolate
l
Simmering stews
l
Heatina oastries
Medium-Low,
l
Defrosting foods, such as bread, fish, meats,
Defrost ooultrv. and orecooked foods
2=20% of full power
l=lO% of full power
l
Softening butter, cheese, and ice cream
Low
l
Keeping food warm
l
Taking chill out of fruit
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