Heating With High Power Level; Suggested Power Levels For Cooking; Heating With Lower Power Levels - Frigidaire Microwave Oven Use & Care Manual

MANUAL COOKING

Heating with high power level

Example: to heat for 5 minutes at 100% power:
Micro Cooktime
1. Press
2. Use the number pads to enter
desired heating time (cook time may
be set up to 99 minutes and 99
seconds).
3. Touch START pad.
When heating has finished you will hear beeps .

Heating with lower power levels

Using the highest power level to heat foods with does not
always give the best results when some types of food need
slower cooking, such as roasts, baked goods or custards.
Your oven has nine other power levels you may choose.
Example: to heat for 4 minutes at 70% power:
Micro Cooktime
1. Press
2. Use the number pads to enter desired
heating time (cook time may be set
up to 99 minutes and 99 seconds).
3. Press Power Level pad once for
power level 10 (100% power).
4. Use the number key to change the
power level to 7. PL7 appears in the
display (70 % power).
5. Press START pad.
When heating has finished you will hear beeps .
12
pad.
start
+ 30 sec
pad
.
power
level
start
+ 30 sec

Suggested power levels for cooking

The 10 power levels available with this microwave will help
you to adjust to the power output best suited for the food
type you are preparing. As with any food prepartion in the
microwave, it is best to follow the microwave instructions
that are printed on food packaging.
The table below provides suggested power levels for various
types of food that you can be prepare in the microwave.
Power Microwave
level output
10 100 % •
High •
•
•
•
•
•
•
9 90 % •
•
8 80 % •
•
7 70 % •
•
•
6 60 % •
5 50 % •
•
•
4 40 % •
•
3 30 % •
•
•
2 •
20 %
•
1 10 % •
•
Use to prepare when:
Boiling water.
Cooking ground beef.
Making candy.
Cooking fresh fruits & vegetables
Cooking fish & poultry.
Preheating browning dish.
Reheating beverages.
Cooking bacon slices.
Reheating meat slices quickly.
Saute onions, celery & green
peppers.
All reheating.
Cooking scrambled eggs.
Cooking breads & cereal
products.
Cooking cheese dishes & veal.
Cakes, muffins, brownies &
cupcakes.
Cooking pasta.
Cooking meats & whole poultry.
Cooking custard.
Cooking spare ribs, rib roast &
sirloin roast.
Cooking less tender cuts of meat.
Reheating frozen packaged foods.
Thawing meat, poultry & seafood.
Cooking small quantities of food.
Finish cooking casseroles, stew &
some sauces.
Softening butter & cream cheese.
Heating small amounts of food.
Softening ice cream.
Raise yeast dough.