GE Profile Spacemaker PVM2070DM Owner's Manual

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11Variable PowerLevels 1–10Changing the Power Levelge.comThe power level may be entered or changedimmediately after entering the feature time for:• Time Cook• Time Defrost• Express Cook• Reheating Pizza, Casserole or RiceThe power level may also be changed duringtime countdown.1 From the Home Screen, select COOK,DEFROST or REHEAT.2 From the Cook Screen, select TIME COOKor EXPRESS. From the Defrost Screen,select BY TIME. From the Reheat Screen,select PIZZA, CASSEROLE or RICE.3 Enter the cooking or defrosting time andpress ENTER, or select a reheat food type.4 On the Summary Screen, press POWERLEVEL.5 Using the arrow pads, select desired powerlevel 1–10.6 Press ENTER to enter the new power levelor CANCEL to cancel your selection.Variable power levels add flexibility to yourmicrowave cooking. The power levels on yourmicrowave oven can be compared to thesurface units on a range. Each power levelgives you microwave energy a certain percentof the time. Power level 7 is microwave energy70% of the time. Power level 3 is microwaveenergy 30% of the time. Most cooking will bedone on High (power level 10) which givesyou 100% power.Power level 10 will cook faster but food mayneed more frequent stirring, rotating orturning over. A lower setting will cook moreevenly and need less stirring or rotating ofthe food.Some foods may have better flavor, texture orappearance if one of the lower settings is used.Use a lower power level when cooking foodsthat have a tendency to boil over, such asscalloped potatoes.Rest periods (when the microwave energycycles off) give time for the food to “equalize”or transfer heat to the inside of the food. Anexample of this is shown with power level 3—the defrost cycle. If microwave energy did notcycle off, the outside of the food would cookbefore the inside was defrosted.Here are some examples of uses for variouspower levels:POWER LEVEL BEST USESHigh 10 Fish, bacon,vegetables,boiling liquids.Med-High 7 Gentle cooking ofmeat and poultry;baking casserolesand reheating.Medium 5 Slow cooking andtenderizing such asstews and less tendercuts of meat.Low 3 Defrosting withoutcooking; simmering;delicate sauces.Warm 1 Keeping food warmwithout overcooking;softening butter.ENTERCANCEL10HIGHERLOWERPOWER LEVEL