KitchenAid KMBP100ESS Use & Care Guide - Page 14

Microwave Cooking Power Doneness Many recipes for microwave cooking specify which cooking power to use by percent, name or number. For example, 70%=7=Medium-High. Use the following chart as a general guide for the suggested cooking power of specific foods. MICROWAVE COOKING POWER CHART PERCENT/NAME NUMBER USE 100%, High 10 (default setting) Quick heating convenience foods and foods with high water content, such as soups, beverages and most vegetables. 90% 9 Cooking small, tender pieces of meat, ground meat, poultry pieces and fish fillets. Heating cream soups. 80% 8 Heating rice, pasta or casseroles. Cooking and heating foods that need a cook power lower than high. For example, whole fish and meat loaf. 70%, 7 Medium-High Reheating a single serving of food. 60% 6 Cooking sensitive foods such as cheese and egg dishes, pudding and custards. Cooking non-stirrable casseroles, such as lasagna. 50%, Medium 5 Cooking ham, whole poultry and pot roasts. Simmering stews. 40% 4 Melting chocolate. Heating bread, rolls and pastries. 30%, Medium- 3 Low, Defrost Defrosting bread, fish, meats, poultry and precooked foods. 20% 2 Softening butter, cheese, and ice cream. 10%, Low 1 Taking chill out of fruit. NOTE: A percentage of 0% is also acceptable. This will not heat up. To Set a Cooking Power other than 100%: 1. Touch the number keypads to set a length of time to cook. 2. Touch COOK POWER. 3. Using the Microwave Cooking Power chart above, enter the corresponding number for the desired power level. 4. Touch START. The display will count down the cook time. When the stop time is reached, the oven will shut off automatically and the end screen will appear on the display. If enabled, end-of-cycle tones will sound, then reminder tones will sound every minute. 5. Touch CANCEL or open the door to clear the display and/or stop reminder tones. Doneness is a function used for adjusting the cook time. This feature is used on all sensor and non-sensor functions with the exception of Manual Cooking, Popcorn, EasyConvect™, Custom Reheat (beverage-manual), Defrost (manual) and Steam (manual). The 3 Doneness levels are Normal (default), More or Less and will appear once activated on the lower text line of the upper oven display. Doneness can be changed only before starting the cycle. To Change Doneness Setting: After setting a function, the Doneness setting can be changed if desired. This can be done before or after the "START?" prompt appears in the display. Touch the COOK POWER keypad repeatedly to toggle through Doneness options of Normal, More or Less. Sensor Cook The Sensor Cook function is used in Reheat (meal), Steam Cooking and Popcorn. During the Sensor Cook function a sensor automatically adjusts for the cook time and power level. The microwave oven display will show the "Maximum Time Remaining" prompt and the time countdown once the sensor identifies the cooking duration. If the microwave oven door is opened during a sensor function, the microwave oven will turn off, and any additional operations will be canceled. For best cooking performance: Before using a sensor cook function, make sure power has been supplied to the microwave oven for at least 2 minutes, the room temperature is not above 95°F (35°C), and the outside of the cooking container and the microwave oven cavity are dry. Manual Cooking To Use: 1. Touch COOK TIME and then number keypads to set a length of time to cook. OR Touch the number keypads to set a length of time to cook. To use this feature, the display must be in the time of day visualization. Time can be set up to 99 minutes and 99 seconds. If using 100% cook power, skip to Step 3. 2. Touch COOK POWER, and then enter the desired power level. See the Microwave Cooking Power Chart in the "Microwave Cooking Power" section. NOTE: Doneness function is not active for manual cooking. 3. Touch START/ADD 1 MINUTE. The display will count down the cook time. Touching Start/Add 1 Minute while the microwave oven is operating will add cook time to the current cycle by 1 minute. Multiple minutes can be added by repeatedly touching Start/Add 1 Minute. When the stop time is reached, the oven will shut off automatically and "Cooking Complete" will appear on the oven display. If enabled, end-of-cycle tones will sound, and then reminder tones will sound every minute. 4. Touch CANCEL or open the door to clear the display and/or stop reminder tones. 14