Cooking At Lower Cook Powers - Whirlpool MT9160XY Use And Care Manual

Cooking at lower cook powers
For best results, some recipes call for lower Cook
Powers. The lower the Cook Power, the slower
the cooking. Each Number Pad also stands for a
different percentage of Cook Power. Many
microwave cookbook recipes tell you by number,
percent or name which Cook Power to
use.
The following chart gives the percentage of
Cook Power each Number Pad stands for, and
Cook Power name usually used:
Automatic 100% of full power HIGH
9 = 90% of full power
8 = 80% of full power
7 = 70% of full power MED-HIGH
6 = 60% of full power
5 = 50% of full power MED
4 = 40% of full power
3 = 30% of full power MED-LOW
2 = 20% of full power
1 = 10% of full power LOW
0 = 0% of full power (fan and light will be on)
1. Put food in the oven and close the door.
2. Touch Number Pads for the cooking time you
want. The Display will show the numbers you
touched in the order you touched them. This
example shows 7 minutes, 30 seconds.
3. Touch POWER LEVEL. The Display will
show "P-".
4. Touch a Number Pad for the Cook Power you
want. The Display will show what you touched.
This example shows you touched Number Pad
5 for 50% of full power.
the cooking time ends, a long tone will sound.
"END" will flash on the Display. Touch STOP/
CLEAR or open the oven door to clear the
Display. The Display will then show the time
of day.
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