Cooking At Different Cook Powers - Whirlpool MT1071SG Use And Care Manual

USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN
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OOKING AT DIFFERENT COOK POWERS
For best results, some recipes call for different 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 cook-
book recipes tell you by number, percent, or name
which cook power to use.
COOK POWER
100% of full power
(automatic)
9=90% of full power
8=80% of full power
7=70% of full power
6=60% of full power
5=50% of full power
4=40% of full power
3=30% of full power
2=20% of full power
1=10% of full power
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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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.
NOTE: Refer to a reliable cookbook for cooking times.
NAME
•
High
Quick heating many convenience foods and foods
with high water content, such as soups
and beverages
•
Cooking small tender pieces of meat, ground meat,
poultry pieces, fish fillets, and most vegetables
•
Heating cream soups
•
Heating rice, pasta, or stirrable casseroles
•
Cooking and heating foods that need a cook
Medium-High
power lower than high (for example, whole fish
and meat loaf) or when food is cooking too fast
•
Reheating a single serving of food
•
Cooking sensitive foods such as cheese and egg
dishes, pudding, and custards
•
Cooking non-stirrable casseroles, such as lasagna
•
Medium Cooking ham, whole poultry, and pot roasts
•
Melting chocolate
•
Simmering stews
•
Heating pastries
Medium-Low, •
Defrosting foods, such as bread, fish, meats,
Defrost
poultry, and precooked foods
•
Softening butter, cheese, and ice cream
•
Low Keeping food warm
•
Taking chill out of fruit
WHEN TO USE IT