Power Levels - GE JES82TW Use & Care & Cooking Manual

Cooking by Time
Time Cook allows you to
microwave for a selected
amount of time.
Power level 10 (High) is
recommended for most cooking,
but you can program up to 3
cooking stages, varying the power
level for each stage if desired. See
the Cooking Guide.
To become better acquainted with
time cooking, make a cup of coffee
by following the steps below.
Step 1: Fill a cup 2/3 full of water,
add 1 teaspoon of instant coffee
and stir to dissolve. Use a cup that
has no metal decoration and is
microwave-safe (refer to
Microwaving Tips in the Safety
Instructions section). Place cup in
oven and close door.
Step 2: Touch TIME
Step 3: Select your time. Touch 1,
0 and O pads for one minute.
Because automatic power level 10
is recommended for this cup of
coffee, there is no need to change
the power level. (If power level 10
is not appropriate, see "How to
Change Power Level" at right.)
Step 4: Touch START.
Step 5: When time is up, the oven
signals and flashes "End." Oven,
light and fan shut off.
Step 6: Open the door.
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Using the 2 & 3 Stage
Cooking Feature
The Time Cook feature lets you set
up to three time cooking functions
within one program. This is ideal
if you want to change power levels
during your cooking operations.
Here's how to do it:
Step 1: Place food in oven in
microwave-safe container and
close the door.
TIME COOK
Step 2: Touch TIME
Step 3: Select your first cook time.
For example, touch 2, 1 and 5 for
two minutes and 15 seconds.
Step 4: Touch TIME
Step 5: Set your second cook time.
After setting cooking time,
touch POWER LEVEL pad,
then touch desired number for
new power level.
Step 6: Touch START.
Step 7: "POWER 10" is displayed
and "COOK TIME 1" counts down.
Step 8: At the end of "COOK
TIME l," the second power level
is displayed and "COOK TIME 2"
is shown counting down.
Step 9: When time is up, the oven
signals and flashes "End." The
oven, light and fan shut off.
Step 10: Open the door.
To program cooking stage 3,
simply repeat the steps for
programming stage 2.
Questions and Answers
Q. I set my oven for the time
called for in the recipe, but at the
end of the time allowed, my food
wasn't done. What happened?
A. Since house power varies due to
time or location, many Time Cook
recipes give you a time range to
prevent overcooking. Set the oven
for minimum time, test the food
for doneness, and cook your food a
little longer, if necessary.
Q. I touched the number pads
and selected my power level.
When I touch START however,
I
my oven didn't come on. Why
not?
A. The TIME COOWTEMP
COOK pad must be touched before
setting the number pads or else
your oven will not begin cooking.
Q. Can I interrupt my Time
Cook function to check the food?
A. Yes. To resume cooking, simply
close the door and press the
START pad. The timer must be
reset for cooking to resume unless
time is remaining on timer.