GE CVM2072 - Manual (Page 11)

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Variable Power
Levels 1–10
Changing the Power Level
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The power level may be entered or changed
immediately after entering the feature time for:
• Time Cook
• Time Defrost
• Express Cook
• Reheating Pizza, Casserole or Rice
The power level may also be changed during
time countdown.
1 From the Home Screen, select COOK,
DEFROST
or REHEAT.
2 From the Cook Screen, select TIME COOK
or EXPRESS. From the Defrost Screen,
select BY TIME. From the Reheat Screen,
select PIZZA, CASSEROLE or RICE.
3 Enter the cooking or defrosting time and
press ENTER, or select a reheat food type.
4 On the Summary Screen, press POWER
LEVEL
.
5 Using the arrow pads, select desired power
level 1–10.
6 Press ENTER to enter the new power level
or CANCEL to cancel your selection.
Variable power levels add flexibility to your
microwave cooking. The power levels on your
microwave oven can be compared to the
surface units on a range. Each power level
gives you microwave energy a certain percent
of the time. Power level 7 is microwave energy
70% of the time. Power level 3 is microwave
energy 30% of the time. Most cooking will be
done on High (power level 10) which gives
you 100% power.
Power level 10 will cook faster but food may
need more frequent stirring, rotating or
turning over. A lower setting will cook more
evenly and need less stirring or rotating of
the food.
Some foods may have better flavor, texture or
appearance if one of the lower settings is used.
Use a lower power level when cooking foods
that have a tendency to boil over, such as
scalloped potatoes.
Rest periods (when the microwave energy
cycles off) give time for the food to “equalize”
or transfer heat to the inside of the food. An
example of this is shown with power level 3—
the defrost cycle. If microwave energy did not
cycle off, the outside of the food would cook
before the inside was defrosted.
Here are some examples of uses for various
power levels:
POWER LEVEL BEST USES
High 10 Fish, bacon,
vegetables,
boiling liquids.
Med-High 7 Gentle cooking of
meat and poultry;
baking casseroles
and reheating.
Medium 5 Slow cooking and
tenderizing such as
stews and less tender
cuts of meat.
Low 3 Defrosting without
cooking; simmering;
delicate sauces.
Warm 1 Keeping food warm
without overcooking;
softening butter.
ENTER CANCEL
10
HIGHER
LOWER
POWER LEVEL