To Test Cookware or Dinnerware for Microwave Use:
1. Place cookware or dinnerware in microwave oven with 1 cup
(250 mL) of water beside it.
2. Cook at 100% cooking power for 1 minute.
Do not use cookware or dinnerware if it becomes hot and the
water stays cool.
Microwave Cooking Power
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.
Percent/Name
Use
100%, High
Quick-heating convenience foods and
(default setting)
foods with high water content, such as
soups, beverages, and most vegetables.
90%
Cooking small, tender pieces of meat,
ground meat, poultry pieces, and fish
fillets. Heating cream soups.
80%
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%,
Reheating a single serving of food.
Medium-High
60%
Cooking sensitive foods such as cheese
and egg dishes, pudding, and custards.
Cooking non-stirrable casseroles, such
as lasagna.
50%, Medium
Cooking ham, whole poultry, and pot
roasts.
Simmering stews.
40%
Melting chocolate.
Heating bread, rolls, and pastries.
30%, Medium-
Defrosting bread, fish, meats, poultry,
Low, Defrost
and precooked foods.
20%
Softening butter, cheese, and ice cream.
10%, Low
Taking chill out of fruit.
Turntable
A. Turntable
B. Support and rollers
C. Hub
The turntable rotates in both directions to help cook food more
evenly. Do not operate the microwave oven without having the
turntable in place. See the "Assistance or Service" section to
reorder any of the parts.
The raised, curved lines in the center of the turntable bottom fit
between the 3 spokes of the hub. The hub turns the turntable
during microwave oven use. The rollers on the support should fit
inside the turntable bottom ridge.
NOTE: The microwave oven cooling fan may continue to run for
several minutes after the cooking cycle has been completed. The
microwave cooking does not continue beyond the end of cooking
cycle.
To Turn On/Off
For best microwave oven performance, it is recommended to
always leave the turntable on. If necessary, the turntable can be
turned off (except during an auto function).
This is helpful when cooking with a dish that is larger than the
turntable.
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