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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.
Cooking
To Use:
1. Touch COOK TIME.
“ENTER COOK TIME” will scroll across display.
2. Touch number pads to enter cook time.
Touch COOK POWER to set a cooking power other than
100%. Touch the number pad(s) using the Cooking Power
chart.
3. Touch START/ENTER.
When the cycle ends, “END” will appear in the display, 4 end-
of-cycle tones will sound, and then reminder tones will sound
every minute.
4. Touch OFF/CANCEL or open the door to clear the display.
To Use JET START™ Feature:
Touch JET START™ control. Each additional touch adds
30 seconds of cooking time, up to 3 minutes, then 1 minute of
cooking time, up to 99 minutes, 59 seconds.
At the end of cooking time, “END” will appear in the display and 4
end-of-cycle tones will sound.
Cooking in Stages
The oven can be set to cook at different cooking powers for
various lengths of time, up to 3 stages, plus a defrosting stage.
Cook settings can be used in any order, except defrosting, which
must be the first stage.
To Cook in Stages:
1. Touch COOK TIME.
2. Touch number pads to enter length of time to cook during the
1st stage.
3. Touch COOK POWER.
4. Touch the number pad(s) using the Cooking Power chart to
set the cooking power for the 1st stage.
5. Repeat steps 1-4 for each additional stages.
6. Touch START/ENTER.
Two tones will sound between stages.
When the cycle ends, “END” will appear in the display, 4 end-
of-cycle tones will sound, and then reminder tones will sound
every minute.
7. Touch OFF/CANCEL or open the door to clear the display
and/or stop reminder tones.
Cook time may be added in 30-second increments during the
cycling stage by touching JET START™ control.
PERCENT/
NAME
NUMBER USE
100%, High
(default
setting)
10
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%,
Medium-High
7
Reheating a single serving of
food.
60%
6
Cooking sensitive foods such
as cheese and egg dishes,
pudding and custards.
Cooking nonstirrable
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-Low,
Defrost
3
Defrosting bread, fish, meats,
poultry and precooked foods.
20%
2
Softening butter, cheese, and
ice cream.
10%, Low
1
Taking chill out of fruit.
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