Many recipes formicrowave cooking s pecify w hich cooking
power tousebypercent, name o rnumber. Forexample,
70%=7=Medium-High.
Use thefollowing c hart a sageneral guide forthesuggested
cooking p ower o fspecific f oods.
PERCENT/
NUMBER
USE
NAME
100%, High
10
Quick heating convenience
(default
foods and foods with high
setting)
water content, such as soups,
beverages and most
vegetables.
90%
Cooking small tender pieces of
meat, ground meat, poultry
pieces and fish fillets.
Heating cream soups.
80%
Heating rice, pasta or
casseroles.
Cooking and heating foods
that need a cook power lower
than high. For example, whole
fish and meat loaf.
70%,
7
Reheating a single serving of
Medium-High
food.
60%
6
Cooking sensitive foods such
as cheese and egg dishes,
pudding and custards.
Cooking nonstirrable
casseroles, such as lasagna.
50%, Medium
5
Cooking ham, whole poultry
and pot roasts.
Simmering stews.
40%
4
Melting chocolate.
Heating bread, rolls and
pastries.
30%,
3
Defrosting bread, fish, meats,
Medium-Low,
poultry and precooked foods.
Defrost
20%
2
Softening butter, cheese, and
ice cream.
10%, Low
1
Taking chill out of fruit.
To Use:
1. Touch COOK TIME.
Touch number pads to enter cooking time.
2. Touch COOK POWER.
Touch number pads to enter power level, if other than 100%.
3. Touch START.
The display will count down the cook time.
When the cycle ends, "END" will appear in the display, 4 end-
of-cycle tones will sound, and then reminder tones will sound
every minute.
4. Touch CANCEL*OFF
or open the door to clear the display
and/or stop reminder tones.
The cook time and power may be changed after touching START
without interrupting cooking.
To Change Cook Time: Touch COOK TIME. The countdown
will
freeze for a few seconds. Enter the new cook time and touch
START or wait a few seconds for the countdown to resume.
To Change Cook Power: Touch COOK POWER repeatedly to
scroll through the cook power levels. Touch START.
A sensor in the microwave oven detects humidity released from
the food and automatically
sets a cooking time based on the food
being cooked.
Use the following chart as a guide for the Sensor pads.
FOOD
SERVING SIZE
INSTRUCTIONS
*Popcorn
3.5 oz (100 g)
Pop only one package at a
3 oz (85 g)
time.
1.75 oz (50 g)
Baked
1-4 medium,
Potato
10-13 oz (283-
369 g) each
Pierce each one several
times with a fork. Place on
turntable around edges, at
least 1 in. (2.5 cm) apart. At
the end of cooking, let
stand 5 minutes.
Fresh
1-4 cups
Vegetables
(250 mL-1 L)
Moisten and place in
microwavable
container.
Cover with plastic wrap and
vent. Stir and let stand 2-3
minutes.
Frozen
1-4 cups
Vegetables
(250 mL-1 L)
Remove from package.
Place in microwavable
container. Cover with
plastic wrap and vent. Stir
and let stand 2-3 minutes.
Frozen
10-20 oz
Entree
(283-567 g)
Remove from package.
Loosen cover on three
sides. If not in
microwavable
container,
place on plate, cover with
plastic wrap and vent.
10