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Operating Instructions COOKING GUIDE FOR POWER LEVELS The power levels 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 MICROWAVE OUTPUT 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% USE • Boil water. • Cook ground beef or begin cooking roasts. • Make candy. • Cook fresh fruits and vegetables. • Preheat browning dish. • Reheat beverages. • Bacon slices. • Reheat meat slices quickly. • Saute onions, celery, and green pepper. • All reheating. • Cook scrambled eggs. • Cook poultry or seafood. • Cook breads and cereal products. • Cook cheese dishes, veal. • Cook cakes, muffins, brownies, cupcakes. • Cook pasta. • Cook meats. • Cook custard. • Cook spare ribs, rib roast, sirloin roast. • Cook less tender cuts of meat. • Reheat frozen convenience foods. • Thaw meat, poultry, and seafood. • Cook small quantities of food. • Finish cooking casserole, stew, and some sauces. • Soften butter and cream cheese. • Heat small amounts of food. • Soften ice cream. • Raise yeast dough. 12

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Operating Instructions
COOKING GUIDE FOR POWER LEVELS
The power levels 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
MICROWAVE OUTPUT
USE
10 High
100%
•
Boil water.
•
Cook ground beef or begin cooking roasts.
•
Make candy.
•
Cook fresh fruits and vegetables.
•
Preheat browning dish.
•
Reheat beverages.
•
Bacon slices.
9
90%
•
Reheat meat slices quickly.
•
Saute onions, celery, and green pepper.
8
80%
•
All reheating.
•
Cook scrambled eggs.
7
70%
•
Cook poultry or seafood.
•
Cook breads and cereal products.
•
Cook cheese dishes, veal.
•
Cook cakes, muffins, brownies, cupcakes.
6
60%
•
Cook pasta.
5
50%
•
Cook meats.
•
Cook custard.
•
Cook spare ribs, rib roast, sirloin roast.
4
40%
•
Cook less tender cuts of meat.
•
Reheat frozen convenience foods.
3
30%
•
Thaw meat, poultry, and seafood.
•
Cook small quantities of food.
•
Finish cooking casserole, stew, and some sauces.
2
20%
•
Soften butter and cream cheese.
•
Heat small amounts of food.
1
10%
•
Soften ice cream.
•
Raise yeast dough.