Kenmore 68610/1 Owner's Manual page 22

Cooking at different cook powers
For best re_JitS,some recipes call for differentcook
powers. The lower the cook power, the slower the
cooking. Each Number pad also stands for a
different percentage of cook power. Many micro-
wave 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.
NOTE: Refer to a reliable cookbook for cooking times.
COOK POWER NAME WHEN TO USE IT
10=100% of full power High
(automatic)
9=90% of full power
8=80% of full power
7=70% of full power
6--60°1oof full power
Medium-High
Medium
• Quick heating many conveniencefoods and
foods with high water content, such as soups
and beverages
• Cooking smalltender pieces of meat, ground
meat, poultry pieces,fish fillets, and most
vegetables
• Heating cream soups
• Heating rice, pasta, or stirrablecasseroles
• Cooking and heatingfoods that need a cook
power lowerthan high (for example, whole fish
and meat loaf) or when food is cooking too fast
• Reheating a single servingof food
• Cooking sensitivefoods, such as cheese and egg
dishes, pudding, and custards
• Cooking nonstirrablecasseroles, such as lasagna
• Cooking ham, whole poultry,and pot roasts
• Melting chocolate
5=50% of full power
4=40% of full power
3=30% of full power Medium-Low, ° Defrostingfoods, such as bread, fish, meats,
Defrost poultry, and precooked foods
2=20% of fullpower • Softening butter, cheese, and ice cream
1=10% of full power Low * Keepingfood warm
• Taking chill out of fruit
NOTE:Once cook time has been entered you can also use the POWER pad as a second KitchenTimer
by entering "0" for the cook power. The oven will count down the cookingtime you set without cooking.
1. put your food in the oven and close the door.
2. Touch COOK TIME. TOUCH YOU SEE
• Simmeringstews
• Heatin9 pastdea
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