USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN
MULTI-STAGE COOKING
For best results, some recipes call for different cook
powers during different stages of a cook cycle. You
can program your oven to switch from one power
level to another for up to 3 stages.
Example: To set a 2-stage cook cycle.
Touch:
1.
2.
to set a 3 minute cook
time for first stage.
3.
to set an 80%
4.
cook power for
the first stage.
5.
6.
to set a 7 minute cook
time for second stage.
7.
8.
to set an 50%
cook power for
the second
stage.
9.
10.
When the first stage is over, you will hear two
short tones as the oven begins the second
cook stage.
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At the end of the
cooking time, 2 short
tones and 1 long
tone will sound.
MICROWAVE POWER LEVELS
Your microwave oven has 10 cook power levels to let
you cook or heat a wide variety of foods. Refer to the
table below for suggestions:
Microwave Power Level Table
Power
Level
• Boiling water.
• Making candy.
10
• Cooking poultry pieces, fish, & vegetables.
(High)
• Cooking tender cuts of meat.
• Whole poultry.
• Reheating rice, pasta, & vegetables.
9
• Reheating prepared foods quickly.
8
• Reheating sandwiches.
• Cooking egg, milk, & cheese dishes.
• Cooking cakes, breads.
7
• Melting chocolate.
• Cooking veal.
• Cooking whole fish.
6
• Cooking puddings & custard.
• Cooking ham, whole poultry, & lamb.
5
• Cooking rib roast, sirloin tip.
• Thawing meat, poultry, & seafood.
4
• Cooking less tender cuts of meat.
3
• Cooking pork chops, roast.
• Taking chill out of fruit.
2
• Softening butter.
• Keeping casseroles & main dishes warm.
1
• Softening butter & cream cheese.
• Standing time.
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