Owner's Manual

13
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN
MICROWAVE POWER LEVELS
Your microwave oven has 10 cook
power
levels to let
you
cook or heat a wide
variety
of foods. Refer to the
chart below for
suggestions:
Microwave Power Level Chart
?
Boiling
water.
?
Making candy.
?
Cooking poultry pieces,
fish,
&
vegetables.
?
Cooking
tender cuts of meat.
?
Whole
poultry.
?
Reheating
rice,
pasta,
&
vegetables.
?
Reheating prepared
foods
quickly.
?
Reheating
sandwiches.
?
Cooking egg,
milk,
& cheese dishes.
?
Cooking
cakes,
breads.
?
Melting
chocolate.
?
Cooking
veal.
?
Cooking
whole fish.
?
Cooking puddings
& custard.
?
Cooking
ham,
whole
poultry,
& lamb.
?
Cooking
rib
roast,
sirloin
tip.
?
Thawing
meat,
poultry,
& seafood.
?
Cooking
less tender cuts of meat.
?
Cooking pork chops,
roast.
?
Taking
chill out of fruit.
?
Softening
butter.
?
Keeping
casseroles & main dishes warm.
?
Softening
butter & cream cheese.
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Standing
time.
10
(High)
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Use
Power
Level
For best
results,
some
recipes
call for different cook
powers during
different
stages
of a cook
cycle.
You
can
program your
oven to switch from one
power
level to another for
up
to 3
stages.
NOTE: If
you
are
using
the AUTO DEFROST
feature as one of the
cooking stages,
it must be
programmed
as the first
stage.
Example:
To
set
a
2-stage
cook
cycle.
Touch:
Display
Shows:
MULTI-STAGE COOKING
1.
2.
5.
once.
once.
3.
once.
4. to set an
80%
cook
power
for
the first
stage.
to set a 3 minute cook
time for the first
stage.
6.
to set a 7 minute cook
time for second
stage.
7.
once.
8.
toseta
50%
cook
power
for
the second
stage.
9.
to start
the
oven.
P-HI
P-80
P-HI
P-50
0
700
0
3:00
300