Manual Cooking At Variable Powers - KitchenAid YKHMS147H Guide D'utilisation Et D'entretien

Manual Cooking at variable powers

For best results, some recipes call for different cook
powers. Each percentage stands for a different level
of cook power; i.e., 100% equals full power. The
lower the cook power, the slower the cooking.
1. TOUCH COOK TIME pad.
2. TURN to time and PRESS. TURN to set cook time
and PRESS.
3. TURN to power and PRESS. TURN to cook power
and PRESS.
4. TURN to Start and PRESS.
COOK POWER
100% of full power
90% of full power
80% of full power
70% of full power
60% of full power
50% of full power
40% of full power
30% of full power
20% of full power
10% of full power
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Using Your Microwave Oven
NAME
High
Medium-High
Medium
Medium-Low,
Defrost
Low
Many microwave cookbook recipes tell you by
number, percent or name which cook power to use.
The following chart gives the percentage of cook
power each number 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 cook times.
The maximum power for this oven is 1000 watts.
WHEN TO USE IT
• Quick heating many convenience foods and
foods with high water content, such as soups,
beverages and most vegetables
• Cooking small tender pieces of meat, ground
meat, poultry pieces and fish fillets
• Heating cream soups
• Heating rice, pasta, or stirrable 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 nonstirrable 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