Confusingly not all microwave settings are presented in the same way.
Ge microwave power level wattage.
Press time cook micro cook or cook time.
Many people become frustrated when attempting to cook in the microwave because they do not realize that most recipes for microwave ovens are written for the 700 watt oven.
According to the california energy commission microwave ovens use half the energy conventional ovens do making the microwave a much more time efficient and energy efficient appliance for cooking smaller meals.
Some by defrost low medium and high.
Although it s not manufactured anymore it was a popular model back when it was sold.
With microwave cooking the trick is to learn to cook by time not sight.
If your machine is 1 200 watts and needs to mimic a 800 watt one you should set the power to 70 because you ll round the 66 67 up to 70.
By the way adjusting the.
To mimic a higher wattage.
Electronic touch controls allow you to program the desired cooking time and power level at the press of a button.
Using a lower power level or adding toppings halfway through the cooking time will avoid overcooking of these items the time it takes to cook food in microwaves depends upon the volume of the food its size shape density and starting temperature as well as the wattage of the microwave these are general guidelines to help in cooking.
Here is how it would work in practice.
Auto and time defrost features let you automatically or manually thaw your food so you have more options in the kitchen.
Its wattage was 800 watts.
For example if you microwave has a wattage of 1000 and you need to cook something at 700 watts then you would to select power level 7 or 70 of the power.
Microwave changing the power level.
800 watts is about 73 percent of the top output so you may have to round down and set the power level to 7.
Select a desired power level between 1 10 default is 10 which is the highest power level.
Microwave timing conversion charts.
Press start to change the power level on most selector dial models.
800 watts would be level 8 80 900 watts level 9 90 etc.
Some will list power levels by wattage.
Others by numbered power levels.
As you learned in the timing section the amount of time you cook food in your microwave is of critical importance.
For an 1 100 watt microwave the math is a bit trickier.
To change the power level on most models.
Enter cooking time in minutes and seconds.
The ge spacemaker 2 microwave was one of ge s midsized microwave ovens that featured the built in appearance of a countertop microwave.