GE SpacemakerXL JVM1320 Owner's Manual page 14

Some foods may have better flavor,
How taChange the Powerteve! texture or appearance if one of din
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The power level may be entered
or changed immediately after
entermg the feature time for
MICRO COOKi TIME DEFROST
lower settings is used. You may v_dsh
to use a lower power level when cook-
ing foods that have a tendency to boil
over, such as scalloped potatoes.
0_;EXPRESS COOK_ The power
level may als0 be Changed Rest periods (when die microwave
during
time
C0untd0wnl
ener> _cycles off) give time for the
I Press MICRO COOKI food to "equalize" or transfer heat
to tlle inside of tlle food. An example
or Select Time Defrost.
2 Enter Cooking Or defrosting
timel
3 Press POWER LEVEL.
a/select desired __
5 PreSS START:
Variable power levels add flexibiliey
to your microwave cooking. The pow-
er levels on your microwave oven can
be compared to tlle surface units on
a range. High (Power Level 10) or
full power is the fastest way to cook
and gives you 100% power. Each
power level gives you microwave
energ T a certain percent of din time.
Power Level 7 is microwave energ T
70% of the time. Power Level 3 is
energ T 30% of the time.
A high setting (10) xdll cook faster
but food may need additional atten-
tion such as frequent stirring, rotat-
ing or turning over. Most of your
cooking _,dll be clone on High (Power
Level 10). A lower setting x, d ll cook
more evenly and _dth less attention
_ven to stirring or rotating the food.
of this is sh(n.m xdth Power Level 3-
the defrost cycle. If microwave ener-
D rdid not cycle off, the outside of the
food would cook before the inside
was defl'osted.
Here are some examples of uses %r
various power levels:
Power Level Best Uses
HighlO FiShl bac0m
vegetables, b0iling
iiquidsl
lg led,High 7 Gentle cOoking. 0f
meat and poultu;
baking casseroles
and reheating:
Medium 5 Slow"
Cooking and
tenderizing such as
stews and less tender
cuts of meat.
tew2or3 Defl'osting withou t
C0oldng; Sirnmerin_';_,
delicate sauces.
Warm l
Keeping food Warm
without 0verc0oking;
softening bniteri