Defrosting And Cooking - Whirlpool MW3500XM Use And Care Manual

Defrosting and cooking at lower cook powers
For best results, some recipes call for lower Cook Powers, Lowering the Cook Power slows
the cooking. The lower the Cook Power, the slower the cooking. Each Number pad on
your microwave oven stands for a different percentage of Cook Power (IO%, 50%. 80%, etc.).
Many recipes in your Cooking Guide tell you, by name, which Cook Power to use.
Recipes in other books and magazines may tell you by number (5,6,7, etc.).
The following chart gives you the percentage of Cook Power each Number Pad stands
for, and Cook Power name usually used.
automatic 100% of full power HIGH
4 40% of full power
9 90% of full power
3 = 30% of full power MEDIUM-LOW
8 80% of full power
2 = 20% of full power
7 70% of full power MEDIUM
1 10% of full power LOW
6 60% of full power
0 ~ no power [fan and light will be off]
5 50% of full power DEFROST
Use Cook Power 5 to DEFROST frozen food before cooking. For suggested
defrost times, see the chart in your Cooking Guide.
DO THIS...
1.
Put food in the oven and
close the door.
2. Touch COOK I& 2 once.
3. Touch Number Pads for
the cooking time you
want.
4.
Touch COOK POWER.
5. Touch a Number Pad for
the Cook Power you want.
THIS HAPPENS...
The COOK1 Signal Light will come
on and the Display will show a
colon.
The Display will show the numbers
you touched in the order you
touched them. This example shows
7 minutes, 30 seconds.
The COOK POWER Signal Light
will come on and the Display will
show "HI:'
The Display will show what you
touched. This example shows 50%
of full power.