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Microwave power levels – Kenmore ULTRA WAVETM 721.64684 User Manual

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MICROWAVE POWER LEVELS

For best results, some recipes cal! for different cook
powers. The lower the cook power, the slower the

cooking. Each number from 1 to 9 stands for a
different percentage of full cook power.

The following table 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.

COOK POWER

NAME

WHEN TO USE IT

100% of full power

High

• Quick heating many convenience foods and

foods with high water content, such as soups and

beverages

• Cooking tender cuts of meat, ground meat

9 = 90% of full power

• Heating cream soups

8 = 80% of full power

• Heating rice, pasta, or casseroles

7 = 70% of full power

Medium-High

• Cooking and heating foods that need a

Cook Power iower than high (for example,

whole fish and meat loaf) or when food is
cooking too fast

• Reheating a single serving of food

6 = 60% of full power

• Cooking requiring special care, such as cheese

and egg dishes, pudding, and custards

• Finishing cooking casseroles

5 = 50% of full power

Medium

• Cooking ham, whole poultry, and pot roasts

• Simmering stews

4 = 40% of full power

• Melting chocolate

• Heating pastries

3 = 30% of full power

Medium-Low,
Defrost

• Manually defrosting foods, such as bread, fish,

meats, poultry, and precooked foods

2 = 20% of full power

• Softening butter, cheese, and ice cream

1 = 10% of full power

Low

• Keeping food warm

• Taking chill out of fruit

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