Microwave Power Levels - Kenmore 85073 Use And Care Manual

MICROWAVE POWER LEVELS

For best results, some recipes call for different cook
powers. The lower the cook power, the slower the
cooking. Each number from 10 to 0 stands for a
different percentage of full cook power.
The following chart gives the percentage of cook
power each number pad stands for, and the cook
power name usually used.
POWER LEVEL
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
It also tells you when to use each cook power. Follow
recipe or food package instructions if available.
WHEN TO USE IT
• Quick heating many convenience foods and foods with high
water content, such as soups and beverages.
• Cooking tender cuts of meat, ground meat
• Heating cream soups
• Heating rice, pasta, or casseroles
• Cooking and heating foods that need a
Cook Power lower than high (for example,
whole fish and meat loaf) or when food is
cooking too fast
• Reheating a single serving of food
• Cooking requiring special care, such as cheese and egg dishes,
pudding, and custards
• Cooking ham, whole poultry, and pot roasts
• Simmering stews
• Melting chocolate
• Heating pastries
• Manually defrosting foods, such as bread, fish, meats, poultry,
and precooked foods
• Softening butter, cheese, and ice cream
• Keeping food warm
• Taking chill out of fruit
• Standing time
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN
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