Frigidaire FFMV154CLS Complete Owner's Guide (English) - Page 12

MANUAL COOKING Heating with high power level Example: to heat for 5 minutes at 100% power: 1. Press Micro Cooktime pad. 2. Use the number pads to enter desired heating time (cook time may be set up to 99 minutes and 99 seconds). 3. Touch STARTpad. start + 30 sec When heating has finished you will hear beeps . Heating with lower power levels Using the highest power level to heat foods with does not always give the best results when some types of food need slower cooking, such as roasts, baked goods or custards. Your oven has nine other power levels you may choose. Example: to heat for 4 minutes at 70% power: 1. Press Micro Cooktime pad . 2. Use the number pads to enter desired heating time (cook time may be set up to 99 minutes and 99 seconds). 3. Press Power Level pad once for power power level 10 (100% power). level 4. Use the number key to change the power level to 7. PL7 appears in the display (70 % power). 5. Press START pad. start + 30 sec When heating has finished you will hear beeps . Suggested power levels for cooking The 10 power levels available with this microwave will help you to adjust to the power output best suited for the food type you are preparing. As with any food prepartion in the microwave, it is best to follow the microwave instructions that are printed on food packaging. The table below provides suggested power levels for various types of food that you can be prepare in the microwave. Power Microwave Use to prepare when: level output 10 High 100 % • Boiling water. • Cooking ground beef. • Making candy. • Cooking fresh fruits & vegetables • Cooking fish & poultry. • Preheating browning dish. • Reheating beverages. • Cooking bacon slices. 9 90 % • Reheating meat slices quickly. • Saute onions, celery & green peppers. 8 80 % • All reheating. • Cooking scrambled eggs. 7 70 % • Cooking breads & cereal products. • Cooking cheese dishes & veal. • Cakes, muffins, brownies & cupcakes. 6 60 % • Cooking pasta. 5 50 % • Cooking meats & whole poultry. • Cooking custard. • Cooking spare ribs, rib roast & sirloin roast. 4 40 % • Cooking less tender cuts of meat. • Reheating frozen packaged foods. 3 30 % • Thawing meat, poultry & seafood. • Cooking small quantities of food. • Finish cooking casseroles, stew & some sauces. 2 20 % • Softening butter & cream cheese. • Heating small amounts of food. 1 10 % • Softening ice cream. • Raise yeast dough. 12