Microwaves on the market today no matter what type range in wattage from between 500 to 1 250 watts.
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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.
And wattage for each.
To match a lower wattage.
The good news is that finding your microwave s wattage is not necessarily an impromptu research project.
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They usually contain a chart that shows the microwave s wattage and the amount of time the food should be set on.
To match the power of a microwave with a lower wattage simply divide the desired wattage by your microwave s wattage.
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All you need is a glass container a measuring cup and some ice cold water.
The larger more expensive models often come with a higher wattage.
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Smaller microwaves typically offer less power while the bigger microwaves are suited to a family s needs.
Below are the microwave cooking wattages for some of our older models.
As mentioned earlier power level setting in a microwave oven allows you to set the percentage or the amount of the total output power in wattage that microwave oven should operate at.
Most digital microwave ovens have 10 power levels settings each corresponding to a 10 increment.
If you see a w after a number that is the wattage.
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With microwave cooking the trick is to learn to cook by time not sight.
Therefore on a microwave oven with 10 power level settings.
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As you learned in the timing section the amount of time you cook food in your microwave is of critical importance.
The microwave s wattage for instance goes by the output and not the input.
For example if you have a 1000 watt oven and a recipe for a 700 watt calls for you took cook 1 minute 30 seconds you would use the 1000 watt chart at this site to determine that in your oven the approximate cooking time is 1 minute 03 seconds.
However if it takes a different amount of time for a cup of water to boil in your microwave oven you should convert cooking times to your wattage oven.
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Some say best next to a specific wattage while others give one time followed by the phrase results may vary.
See the product details for newer models.
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Add ice cubes to a cup of water and let it sit in the fridge until the water is really cold then pour 8 ounces of the cold water into a glass measuring cup or similar container and pop it.
Microwave timing conversion charts.
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One lights the countertop the other lights the interior when you open the microwave door.