GE SpacemakerXL JVM1631 Owner's Manual page 14

\iiriable power levels add
tlexibilitv to microwave
cooking. The po_,,er levels
on
the
l//i( r()w_l_,e oven
can be coral)area to the
surtime units on a range.
ttigh (power level 10) or
full t)ower is tile/itstest wa_
to cook and gi_es you
100% 1)o_er. lqa(h po_,er
level gives you microwave
energ} _ (er[_ill t)er(ell[ ot
ttle time. Po_er level 7 is
mi(rowave energy 70% o/
ttle time. Power level .'4is
energ-y 30% of the time.
iiienlering the l_'ature
time tbr TIME COOK,
ii TIME DEFROST or
iiiEX PRESS CO()K: The
p0wer m> y as,, I ,e
iiict}anged during time
:
::I ProSS TtME C OOKer
:: setect Time Defrost.
i12 Enter cooking or
defrosting time,
A high setting (10) will
cook/itster bm/i)od ma_
llee(t lllore tl'e(t[lell|
stirring, rotating or turning
over. Most (ooking will be
done on t tigh (power level
10). A lower setting will
cook more evenly and need
less stirring or rotating of
the/i)o(I.
SOl//e t()()ds ill,iV
have
1)etter [laver textllre or
appearance if one of ttle
louver seuings is used. Use
a lower power level when
cooking/i)o(Is that have a
ten(tency to boil over, su(h
as s(allot)ed potatoes.
Rest periods
(when
[he
lIli(row_l_,e energ_ (y(les
of/) gixe time for the ti>od
lo "equalize" or lraHsl;:'r
heal to the inside of the
/i)od. An example of this is
showu with power level 3
the de/i'ost c+,cle. [[ micro-
wa_e eHergy did HOt cxcle
ott, the outside of the/i)od
woldd cook t)c|i)rc the
/lere _lre SOl|l('
exal/lples
ot [lses [_)r V_lrio[Is ])owor
h+xcls:
Power Level Best Uses
High 10
Fish. bacon.
vegetables.
boiling liquids.
Med-High 7 Gentle
cooki_:g oL
mcdl and
poultry;
b;Jking
ct_sseroh's
and reheming.
Medium 5
Slow cooking
>uld lellderiz-
lug such +,_,
SlC_ 's arid 1( _
tender
tills (t1
IIICD1,
Low 3 DctYosling
withoul
cooking;
simmcrittg;
(h'lic_lte s_luccs.
Warm I
K_,_ping tbod
_\'D rill Ivilhol
overcooking;
s_mcning
butten