Electrolux EI24MO45IB Complete Owner's Guide (English) - Page 14

14 Manual Operation Time cooking Your Microwave Oven can be programmed for 99 minutes 99 seconds (99.99). Always enter the seconds after the minutes, even if they are both zeros. • Suppose you want to cook for 5 minutes at 100%. Procedure Step Press 1. Enter cooking time. 500 • Suppose you want to defrost for 5 minutes at 30%. Procedure Step Press 1. Enter defrosting time. 2. Press power level pad eight times or hold down until the desired power level appears. 500 power level x 8 3. Press START. START 2. Press START. START When the defrost time is complete, a long tone will sound and END will appear in the display. To set power level There are eleven preset power levels. Using lower power levels increases the cooking time which is recommended for foods such as cheese, milk and long slow cooking of meats. Consult cookbook or recipes for specific recommendations. Press power level pad number of times for desired power power level x 1 power level x 2 power level x 3 Approx. Percentage of power 100% 90% 80% power level x 4 70% power level x 5 power level x 6 power level x 7 60% 50% 40% power level x 8 30% power level x 9 power level x 10 power level x 11 20% 10% 0% Common words for power levels High Medium High Medium Med Low/ Defrost Low Manual defrost If the food that you wish to defrost is not listed on the Defrost chart or is above or below the limits in the Amount column on the Defrost chart (see page 22), you need to defrost manually. You can defrost any frozen food, either raw or previously cooked, by using Power Level for 30%. Follow the exact 3-step procedure found under To set power level. Estimate defrosting time and press power level pad eight times for 30% power. For either raw or previously cooked frozen food the rule of thumb is approximately 4 minutes per pound. For example, defrost 4 minutes for 1 pound of frozen spaghetti sauce. Always stop the oven periodically to remove or separate the portions that are defrosted. If food is not defrosted at the end of the estimated defrosting time, program the oven in 1 minute increments on power level 30% until totally defrosted. When using plastic containers from the freezer, defrost only long enough to remove from the plastic in order to place in a microwave-safe dish. E