Frigidaire UMV1422US - Understanding Power Levels; Using Auto Defrost Feature

OPERATION
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MICROWAVE POWER LEVELS
For best results, some recipes call 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.
The table also tells you when to use each cook
power. Follow recipe or food package instructions
if available.
USING AUTO DEFROST
Three defrost sequences are preset in the oven.
The auto defrost feature provides you with the
best defrosting method for frozen foods.
The cooking guide will show you which defrost
sequence is recommended for the food you are
defrosting.
For added convenience, the Auto Defrost includes
a built-in beep mechanism that reminds you to
check, turn over, separate, or rearrange the food in
order to get the best defrost results. Three differ-
ent defrosting levels are provided:
Available weight is 0.1-6.0 lbs.
NOTE
Refer to a reliable cookbook for cooking times
based on the 1000 Watt cook power of your
microwave oven.
LEVEL WHEN TO USE IT
100 %
Medium
-High
• Quickly heating
convenience foods
and foods with high
water content, such
as soup and beverag-
es.
• Cooking tender cuts
of meat, ground meat
or chicken.
• Heating cream soups.
COOK
POWER
100% of
full power
9 = 90% of
full power
• Heating rice, pasta, or
casseroles.
8 = 80% of
full power
• Cooking and heating
foods that need a
Cook Power lower
than High (for exam-
ple, whole fish and
meat loaf) or when
food is cooking too
fast. Reheating a
single serving of food.
7 = 70% of
full power
Medium-
Low,
Defrost
Low
• Cooking that requires
special care, such as
cheese and egg
dishes, pudding, and
custards.
• Finishing cooking
casseroles.
• Cooking ham, whole
poultry, and pot
roasts.
• Simmering stews.
6 = 60% of
full power
5 = 50% of
full power
• Melting chocolate.
• Heating pastries.
4 = 40% of
full power
• Manually defrosting
pre-cooked and other
foods, such as bread,
fish, meats and
poultry.
3 = 30% of
full power
• Softening butter,
cheese, and ice
cream.
2 = 20% of
full power
• Keeping food warm.
• Taking chill out of
fruit.
1 = 10% of
full power
None
• Standing time in oven.
0 = 0% of
full power
Medium
1. MEAT
2.POULTRY
3.FISH