Kenmore 665.61639 Use & Care Manual page 19

COOKING AT DIFFERENT COOK POWERS
For best results, some recipes call for different cook
powers. The lower the cook power, the slower the
cooking. Each Number pad also stands for a
different percentage of cook power. Many
microwave 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 • Quick heating many convenience foods and
(automatic) foods with high water content, such as soups
and beverages
9=90% of full power • Cooking small tender pieces of meat, ground
meat, poultry pieces, fish fillets, and most
vegetables
• Heating cream soups
8=89% of full power • Heating rice, pasta, or stirrable casseroles
• Cooking and heating foods that need a cook
power lower than high (for example, whole fish
and meat loaf)
7=79% of full power Medium-High • Reheating a single serving of food
6=69% of full power • Cooking sensitive foods, such as cheese and egg
dishes, pudding, and custards
• Cooking nonstirrable casseroles, such as lasagna
5=50% of full power Medium • Cooking ham, whole poultry, and pot roasts
• Simmering stews
4=40% of full power • Melting chocolate
• Heating pastries
3=30% of full power Medium-Low, • Defrosting foods, such as bread, fish, meats,
Defrost poultry, and precooked foods
2=20% of full power • Softening butter, cheese, and ice cream
1=19% of full power Low • Taking chill out of fruit
NOTE: Once cook time has been entered, you can also use the POWER pad as a second Kitchen Timer
by entering "0" for the cook power. The oven will count down the cooking time you set without cooking.
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