KITCHENAID KHMS145J - Manual (Page 16)

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Using Your Microwave Oven
Cooking at different cook powers
NOTE: Once cook time has been entered you can also use the COOK POWER pad as a second Timer
by entering “0” for the cook power. The oven will count down the cooking time you set without cooking.
1. Put your food in the oven and close the door.
2. Touch COOK TIME. TOUCH YOU SEE
ENTER
POWER
COOK TIME
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.
NAME
High
Medium-High
Medium
Medium-Low,
Defrost
Low
COOK POWER
10=100% of full power
(automatic)
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
WHEN TO USE IT
• Quick heating many convenience foods and
foods with high water content, such as soups,
beverages, and vegetables
• Cooking small tender pieces of meat, ground
meat, poultry pieces, and fish fillets
• 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)
• Reheating a single serving of food
• Cooking sensitive foods, such as cheese and
egg dishes, pudding, and custards
• Cooking non-stirrable casseroles, such as
lasagna
• Cooking ham, whole poultry, and pot roasts
• Simmering stews
• Melting chocolate
• Heating bread, rolls and pastries
• 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
For best results, some recipes call for different cook
powers. The lower the cook power, the slower the
cooking. Each Number pad also stands for a
different percentage of cook power. Many
microwave cookbook recipes tell you by number,
percent, or name which cook power to use.