About Changing The Power Level - GE Profile Spacemaker JVM1490 Owner's Manual

About changing the power level.
POWER
TURNTOSELECTI |
PUSHTOENIER
The power level may be entered or
changed immediately after entering the
tilne fi:,r Time Cook, Time Defrost or Express
Cook. The power level may also be changed
during time countdown.
[] Filet, follow directions for
Time Cook,
Time Defrost (>r Express Cook.
_'_ Press the
POWERbutton.
_'] Turn the dial clockwise to increase and
com_terclockwise to decrease the power
level. Press the dial t() entei:
_ Press the
START/PAUSEbutton
to start
c(>oking
\_riable power levels add fle_bilitv to
illicrowa\'e cooking,
Tile }lower levels
on
tile IIlicI'o_lve oven can
be
COl//[)aI'ed to
tile surfilce units on a range. Each power
level gives you microwave energy a certain
l)ercent ot tile tim e. Power level 7 is
microwave energy 70% ot the time. Power
level 3 is energy 30% el the time. Most
cooking will be done on High (power level
10) which gives you ] 00% powei: Power level
10 will cook fi_ster but food may need more
fl'equent sfiMng, rotating or turning over
A lower setting will cook more evenly and
need less stirring or rotating (ff the filed.
Some fi)ods may have better fla\'oi; texture
or appeaiance if one (ff tile lower settings is
used. Use a lower power level when cooking
fi)ods that have a tendency to boil o\'el;
such as scalloped potatoes.
Rest periods (when the microwave
eneigy cycles off) give time fi)r the fi)od
t() "equalize" or transter heat t() the inside
ot the food. An example of this is shown
with pewerlevel3_the deti'ost cycle. If
microwave ener_' did not cycle off; the
outside of the t0od would cook heft)re
the inside was deti'osted.
Hero am some examples of uses for various
power levels:
High 10: Fish, bacon, vegetables, boiling
liquids.
Med-High7:
Gentle cooking of meat and
poultIy; baking casseroles and reheating.
Medium
5: Sh>w
c(>oking
and tenderizing
for stews and less tender CtltS of meat.
Low2or3:
Defl'ostin ," simmering; delicate
Satlces.
Warm I: Keel)ing, filed
wmm; softening
buttei:
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