Cooking At Lower Cook Powers - Roper MHEI IRD Use And Care Manual

Cooking at lower cook powers
For best results, some recipes call for lower
Cook Powers. The lower the Cook Power,
the slower the cooking. Each Number Pad
also stands for a different percentage of
Cook Power. Many microwave cookbook
recipes tell you by number, percent, or
name which Cook Power to use.
The following chart gives the percentage of
Cook Power each Number Pad stands for,
and the Cook Power name usually used. It
also tells you when to use each Cook
Power. Follow recipe or food package
instructions if available.
COOK POWER
Automatic 100% of
full power
NAME
High
WHEN TO USE IT
l
Quick heating many convenience foods and
foods with high water content, such as
soups and beverages
l
Cooking tender cuts of meat, ground meat,
poultry pieces, fish fillets, and vegetables
9=90% of full power
8=80% of full power
7=70% of full power
l
Heating cream soups
l
Heating rice, pasta, or casseroles
Medium-High
l
Cooking and heating foods that need a
Cook Power lower than high (for example,
whole fish and meat loaf) or when food is
cooking too fast
l
Reheating a single serving of food
6=60% of full power
l
Cooking requiring special care, such as
cheese and egg dishes, pudding, and
custards
l
Finishing cooking casseroles
5=50% of full power Medium
l
Cooking ham, whole poultry, and pot roasts
l
Melting chocolate
4=40% of full power
l
Simmering stews
l
Heating pastries
3=30% of full power
2=20% of full power
1 =lO% of full power
Medium-Low,
l
Defrosting foods, such as bread, fish, meats,
Defrost poultry, and precooked foods
l
Softening butter, cheese, and ice cream
Low
l
Keeping food warm
l
Taking chill out of fruit
NOTE:
Once cook time has been entered you can also use the Cook Power pad as a
second Minute Timer by entering "0" for the Cook Power. The oven will count down the
cooking time you set without cooking.
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