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About changing the power level
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The
power
level
may be entered
or
changed
immediately
after
entering
the
time
tor
Time Cook, Time Defrost
or Express
Cook. The
power
level
may also be changed
during
time
COEmtdown.
_r_
Filet,
follow
directions
for
Time Cook,
Time Defrost or Express Cook.
_'_
Press
the
POWERbEKton.
W]Tm'n
the
dial
clockwise
to increase
and
coEmterch)ckwise
to decrease
the
power
level.
Press
the
dial
to entei:
D
Press
the
START/PAUSEbutton
to start
cooking
Variable
power
levels
add fle_bili
U to
micro_z_\'e
cooking.
The
power
levels
on
tile
IllicI'o_lve
oven
C[lIl
be
coill[)ared
to the surfi_ce
units
on a range.
Each
power
level
gives yOt! InicI'o_lve
energy
a certain
percent of the time. Power level 7is
inicro_lve
energy
70%
of the
time.
Power level 3 is energy
30%
ot tile time.
Most
cooking
will be done
on High (power
level
10) which
gives you
100%
powei:
Power
level
10 will cook
fiaster
bElt fi_od may
need
more
fl'eEluent
stirring,
rotnfing
or
turning
ovei: A lower
setting
will cook
more
evenly
and
need
less stirring
or rotating
_ff
the tood.
Some
foods
may have
better
fla\'m;
texture
or appearance
if one
_ff the
lower
settings
is used.
Use a lower
power
level
when
cooking
toods
that
have
a tendency
to boil o\'ei; such
as scalloped
potatoes.
Rest
periods
(when
the microwave
energy/
cycles
off) give time
fill" the
tood
to
"eElualize"
or transfer
heat
to the
inside
of the
fi)od.
An
example
of this
is shown
with powerlevel
3_tlEe
defl'ost
cycle.
If microwave
energy'
did not
cycle off,
the
outside
of the food
would
cook
before
the
inside
was deti'osted.
Hero am some examples of uses for various
power levels:
High
10: Fish, bacon,
vegetables,
boiling
liEluids.
Med-High 7."
Gentle
cooking
of meat
and
poultry;
baking
casseroles
and
reheating.
Medium5:
Slow cooking
and
tenderizing
fi)r stews
and
less tender
CEltS of nleat.
Low 2 or3:
Defl'osfing;
simmering;
delicate
S_IIICeS.
Warm I: Keeping
fl_od warn/; softening
buttei:
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