Multi-Stage Cooking; Microwave Power Levels - Kenmore Brew' N Wave MD-1243KC Use And Care Manual

USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN

MULTI-STAGE COOKING

For best results, some recipes call for different cook
powers during different stages of a cook cycle. You
can program your oven to switch from one power
level to another for up to 2 stages.
Example: To set a 2-stage cook cycle.
Touch:
1.
2.
to set a 3 minute cook
time for first stage.
3.
to set an 80%
4.
cook power for
the first stage.
5.
6.
to set a 7 minute cook
time for second stage.
7.
to set a 50%
8.
cook power for
the second
stage.
9.
10.
When the first stage is over, you will hear two
short tones as the oven begins the second
cook stage.
Display Shows:
: : ENTER COOKING TIME
3 : : 00 TOUCH START
OR POWER
3 : : 00 ENTER POWER
LEVEL 1 TO 10
3 : : 00 POWER 80
TOUCH START
: : ENTER COOKING TIME
7 : : 00 TOUCH START
OR POWER
7 : : 00 ENTER POWER
LEVEL 1 TO 10
7 : : 00 POWER 50
TOUCH START
Time counting down
and POWER 80.

MICROWAVE POWER LEVELS

Your microwave oven has 10 cook power levels to let
you cook or heat a wide variety of foods. Refer to the
table below for suggestions:
Microwave Power Level Table
Power
Level
• Boiling water.
• Making candy.
10
• Cooking poultry pieces, fish, and
(High)
vegetables.
• Cooking tender cuts of meat.
• Whole poultry.
• Reheating rice, pasta, and vegetables.
9
• Reheating prepared foods quickly.
8
• Reheating sandwiches.
• Cooking egg, milk, and cheese dishes.
• Cooking cakes, breads.
7
• Melting chocolate.
• Cooking veal.
• Cooking whole fish.
6
• Cooking puddings and custard.
• Cooking ham, whole poultry, and lamb.
5
• Cooking rib roast, sirloin tip.
• Thawing meat, poultry, and seafood.
4
• Cooking less tender cuts of meat.
3
• Cooking pork chops, roast.
• Taking chill out of fruit.
2
• Softening butter.
• Keeping casseroles and main dishes warm.
1
• Softening butter and cream cheese.
• Standing time.
0
NOTE: You may program standing time as the second
stage in multi-stage cooking.
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