LG LMVH1711ST Owner's Manual - Page 19

OPERATION COOKING GUIDE FOR LOWER POWER LEVELS The nine power levels in addition to HIGH allow you to choose the best power level for the food you are cooking. Below are listed all the power levels, examples of foods best cooked at each level, and the amount of microwave power you are using. POWER LEVEL 10 HIGH 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 MICROWAVE OUTPUT 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% USE • 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 • Finishing cooking casseroles • 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 in oven - 19 -