Microwave Power Levels - KENMORE ELITE ULTRA WAVE MV-2042KQV Guía De Uso Y Cuidado

MICROWAVE POWER LEVELS

For best results, some recipes call for different cook
powers. The lower the cook power, the slower the
cooking. Each number from 1 to 9 stands for a
different percentage of full cook power.
The following table gives the percentage of cook power
each number pad stands for, and the cook power
name usually used.
COOK POWER
100% of full power
9 = 90% of full power
8 = 80% of full power
7 = 70% of full power
6 = 60% of full power
5 = 50% of full power
4 = 40% of full power
3 = 30% of full power
2 = 20% of full power
1 = 10% of full power
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN
It also tells you when to use each cook power.
Follow recipe or food package instructions if available.
NAME WHEN TO USE IT
High • Quick heating many convenience foods and
foods with high water content, such as soups and
beverages
• Cooking tender cuts of meat, ground meat
• Heating cream soups
• Heating rice, pasta, or casseroles
• Cooking and heating foods that need a
Medium-High
Cook Power lower than high (for example,
whole fish and meat loaf) or when food is
cooking too fast
• Reheating a single serving of food
• Cooking requiring special care, such as cheese
and egg dishes, pudding, and custards
• Finishing cooking casseroles
Medium • Cooking ham, whole poultry, and pot roasts
• Simmering stews
• Melting chocolate
• Heating pastries
• Manually defrosting foods, such as bread, fish,
Medium-Low,
meats, poultry, and precooked foods
Defrost
• Softening butter, cheese, and ice cream
Low • Keeping food warm
• Taking chill out of fruit
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