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For best results, some recipes call for different cook
powers. The lower the cook power, the slower the
cooking. Each number from 10 to 0 stands for a
different percentage of full cook power.
The following chart gives the percentage of cook
power each number pad stands for, and the cook
power name usually used.
It also tells you when to use each cook power. Follow
recipe or food package instructions if available.
NOTE:
Refer to a reliable cookbook for cooking
times based on the 950 Watt cook power of your
microwave oven.
MICROWAVE POWER LEVELS
COOK POWER
LEVEL
WHEN TO USE IT
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
0 = 0% of full power
High
Medium-High
Medium
Medium-Low,
Defrost
Low
None
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 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
Cooking ham, whole poultry, and pot roasts
Simmering stews
Melting chocolate
Heating pastries
Manually defrosting foods, such as bread, fish, meats, poultry,
and precooked foods
Softening butter, cheese, and ice cream
Keeping food warm
Taking chill out of fruit
Standing time in oven
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