Sears Kenmore 87561 Use & Care Manual page 14

COOKING GUIDE FOR "MULTI-POWER" SETTINGS
The "Multi-Power" feature lets you cook at the best power level for the food being cooked. Cooking
directions can be found in the cookbook.
POWER POWER EXAMPLES _ MICROWAVE
LEVEL SETTINGS OUTPUT POWER*
I0 WARM ® Softening cream cheese. 140
• Keeping casseroles and main dishes warm.
20 LOW 200
3O DEFROST
MED LOW
100
(HI)
® Softening chocolate.
o Heating breads, rolls, pancakes, tacos, tortillas and
French toast.
• Clarifying butter.
o Taking the chill out of fruit.
e Heating small amounts of food.
Thawing meat, poultry and seafood.
Completing the cooking cycle of casseroles, stews and
some sauces.
Cooking small quantities of most food.
255
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40 BRAISE • Cooking less tender cuts of meat in liquid or slow cooking 315
dishes.
® Completing the cooking cycle of less tender roasts.
50 SIMMER o Cooking stews and soups after bringing to a boil. 875
® Cooking baked custards and pasta.
60 BAKE e Cooking scrambled eggs. 430
® Cooking cakes.
70 ROAST ® Cooking rump roast, ham, veal, and lamb. 485
MED HIGH ® Cooking cheese dishes.
® Cooking eggs and milk.
o Cooking quick breads and cereal products.
80 REHEAT • Reheating precooked or prepared food quickly. 540
• Heating sandwiches.
90 SAUTI_ o Cooking onions, celery and green peppers quickly. 595
® Reheating meat slices quickly.
MAX POWER 650
HIGH
o Cooking tender cuts of meat.
e Cooking poultry, fish, vegetables and most casseroles.
o Preheating the browning dish.
® Boiling water.
, ® Thickening some sauces.
by 2-1iter method.
Approximate watts as measured
As you get to know your microwave oven, you may find that a particular setting is too low or too high for
the results you desire.
Multi-power control gives you the means to obtain greater precision in setting power levels. For instance, if
you want a power level between ROAST and REHEAT, you would set the time as usual: touch MICRO
POWER, and then touch "7" and "5". The display window will show "75", indicating that your oven is set to
run at power level 75 -- halfway between ROAST and REHEAT.
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