Cooking Guide For Lower Power Levels - LG LSMC3086SS Owner's Manual

COOKING GUIDE FOR LOWER POWER LEVELS

The nine power levels in addition to HIGH provide a
choice of the best level for the food being cooked.
Below are listed all the power levels,
POWER LEVEL
100
HIGH
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
00
OPERATION
MICROWAVE OUTPUT
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
examples of foods best cooked at each level, and the
amount of microwave power being used.
• Quick heating many convenience foods and
foods with high water content, such as soups
and beverages.
• Cooking tender cuts of meat, ground meat
• Heating cream soups
• Heating rice, pasta, or casseroles
• 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
• Reheating a single serving of food
• Cooking requiring special care, such as cheese
and egg dishes, pudding, and custards
• Finishing cooking casseroles
• Cooking ham, whole poultry, and pot roasts
• Simmering stews
• Melting chocolate
• Heating pastries
• Manually defrosting foods, such as bread, fish,
meats, poultry, and precooked foods
• Softening butter, cheese, and ice cream
• Keeping food warm
• Taking the chill out of fruit
• Standing time in oven
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