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Changing the Power Level ge.com Variable Power Levels 1-10 The power level may be entered or changed immediately after entering the feature time for: • Time Cook • Time Defrost • Express Cook • Reheating Pizza, Casserole or Rice The power level may also be changed during time countdown. 1 From the Home Screen, select COOK, DEFROST or REHEAT. 2 From the Cook Screen, select TIME COOK or EXPRESS. From the Defrost Screen, select BY TIME. From the Reheat Screen, select PIZZA, CASSEROLE or RICE. 3 Enter the cooking or defrosting time and press ENTER, or select a reheat food type. 4 On the Summary Screen, press POWER LEVEL. 5 Using the arrow pads, select desired power level 1-10. 6 Press ENTER to enter the new power level or CANCEL to cancel your selection. Variable power levels add flexibility to your microwave cooking. The power levels on your microwave oven can be compared to the surface units on a range. Each power level gives you microwave energy a certain percent of the time. Power level 7 is microwave energy 70% of the time. Power level 3 is microwave energy 30% of the time. Most cooking will be done on High (power level 10) which gives you 100% power. Power level 10 will cook faster but food may need more frequent stirring, rotating or turning over. A lower setting will cook more evenly and need less stirring or rotating of the food. Some foods may have better flavor, texture or appearance if one of the lower settings is used. Use a lower power level when cooking foods that have a tendency to boil over, such as scalloped potatoes. Rest periods (when the microwave energy cycles off) give time for the food to "equalize" or transfer heat to the inside of the food. An example of this is shown with power level 3- the defrost cycle. If microwave energy did not cycle off, the outside of the food would cook before the inside was defrosted. POWER LEVEL HIGHER LOWER 10 CANCEL ENTER Here are some examples of uses for various power levels: POWER LEVEL High 10 Med-High 7 Medium 5 Low 3 Warm 1 BEST USES Fish, bacon, vegetables, boiling liquids. Gentle cooking of meat and poultry; baking casseroles and reheating. Slow cooking and tenderizing such as stews and less tender cuts of meat. Defrosting without cooking; simmering; delicate sauces. Keeping food warm without overcooking; softening butter. 11

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Variable Power
Levels 1–10
Changing the Power Level
ge.com
The power level may be entered or changed
immediately after entering the feature time for:
•
Time Cook
•
Time Defrost
•
Express Cook
•
Reheating Pizza, Casserole or Rice
The power level may also be changed during
time countdown.
1
From the Home Screen, select
COOK,
DEFROST
or
REHEAT
.
2
From the Cook Screen, select
TIME COOK
or
EXPRESS
. From the Defrost Screen,
select
BY TIME
. From the Reheat Screen,
select
PIZZA, CASSEROLE
or
RICE
.
3
Enter the cooking or defrosting time and
press
ENTER
, or select a reheat food type.
4
On the Summary Screen, press
POWER
LEVEL
.
5
Using the arrow pads, select desired power
level 1–10.
6
Press
ENTER
to enter the new power level
or
CANCEL
to cancel your selection.
Variable power levels add flexibility to your
microwave cooking. The power levels on your
microwave oven can be compared to the
surface units on a range. Each power level
gives you microwave energy a certain percent
of the time. Power level 7 is microwave energy
70% of the time. Power level 3 is microwave
energy 30% of the time. Most cooking will be
done on High (power level 10) which gives
you 100% power.
Power level 10 will cook faster but food may
need more frequent stirring, rotating or
turning over. A lower setting will cook more
evenly and need less stirring or rotating of
the food.
Some foods may have better flavor, texture or
appearance if one of the lower settings is used.
Use a lower power level when cooking foods
that have a tendency to boil over, such as
scalloped potatoes.
Rest periods (when the microwave energy
cycles off) give time for the food to “equalize”
or transfer heat to the inside of the food. An
example of this is shown with power level 3—
the defrost cycle. If microwave energy did not
cycle off, the outside of the food would cook
before the inside was defrosted.
Here are some examples of uses for various
power levels:
POWER LEVEL
BEST USES
High 10
Fish, bacon,
vegetables,
boiling liquids.
Med-High 7
Gentle cooking of
meat and poultry;
baking casseroles
and reheating.
Medium 5
Slow cooking and
tenderizing such as
stews and less tender
cuts of meat.
Low 3
Defrosting without
cooking; simmering;
delicate sauces.
Warm 1
Keeping food warm
without overcooking;
softening butter.
ENTER
CANCEL
10
HIGHER
LOWER
POWER LEVEL