Changing Themicrowavepower Level - GE JKP85 Owner's Manual

Changing themicrowavepower level.
Thepower level may be entered or changed immediately aRer entering the feature time for 77meCook,
.time Defrost or Express Cook. Thepower level may also be changed during time countdown.
Tochange the power level...
[] Pressthe TIMECOOK pad or the TIME
DEFROST pad.
[] Enter cooldng or defrosting time.
[] Pressthe POWERLEVEL p ad.
[] Select desired power level 1-1 0.
[] Press the STARTpad.
Variablepower levels add flexibility to microwave
cooking, Thepower levels on the microwave oven
can be comparedto the surface units on a range.
Eachpower level gives you microwave energya
certain percent of the time.
Power level 7 is micrt )wax e en ergy 70 %
of the time.
Here are some examples of uses for
various power levels:
High l& Fish, bacon, vegetables,
boiling liquids,
Meal-High 7: Gentle cooldng of meat
and pollhlz' ba_ng casseroles and
reheating.
_, Medium £ Slow cooking and
tenderizing fi)r stews and less tender
(uts of meat.
Low 2 or 3: Deflosting;
simmering;
delicate sautes.
Warm 1: Keeping filed warm; softening
butter.
Power level 3 is energy 30% of the time.
:_ Most cooldng will be done on High
(powerlevel 10)which givesyou 100%
power. Power level 10 xdll cook thster
but food may need more flequent
stining, rotating or turning over.
A lower setting will cook more evenly and
need less stining or rotating of the tbod.
Some ibods may have better flavor,
texture or appearance if one of the lower
settings is used. Use a h)wer power level
when cooking ti)ods that have a tendenQ,
to boil over, such as scalloped potatoes.
Rest periods (when tile microwave
energy ()-cles off) give time tot the fi)od
to "equalize" or uanster heat to the inside
of tile fl)od. An example of this is shown
_dth power level3-the deflost (ycle.
If micr_)-waveenergy did not (3,cle off,
tile outside of the tbod would cook
belbre the inside was deflosted.
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