Samsung MG11H2020CT Owner's Instructions & Cooking Manual page 18

USING THE AUTO DEFROST FEATURES
To thaw frozenfoods, enter theweight of tile food, and tile microwaveautomatically
sets the defrostingtime, power level,and standingtime. Pressthe Start button to start
defrosting.
_) Check the food when you hearthe oven signal. Afterthe final stage, smallsections
may still be icy.Let them stand to continuethe thawing process.Thefood is not
defrosted until all ice crystalshavethawed. Shieldingroastsand piecesof steak
using smallpieces of foil preventsthe edges from being cooked beforethe center
of the food has defrosted. Usenarrow,fiat, smooth strips of aluminumfoil to cover
edges and thinnersectionsof the food.
To begin, placethe frozenfood ill the centerof tile turntableand dose tile door.
1. Selectthe type of food tllat you are defrostingby pressing
Auto tile Auto Defrost button one or moretimes. (Referto tile
Defrost
table.)
2. Set tile weight of food by pressingtile Number buttons.
5 4 6
_) Pressthe Number buttons to select tile weight.
7 8 9
o Forexample,to set 1.2 Ibs, enter I, 2.
3. Pressthe Start button.
Result:
,, Defrostingbegins.
START
•
The oven beepsIlalf way througil defrosting
to remindyou to turn tile food over.
• Pressthe Start buttonagain to finish
defrosting.
_) Youcan alsodefrost food manually.To do so, select the microwavecooking/
reheatingfunctionwith a power levelof 20 %. Referto tile section entitled"One-
Stage Cooking" oil page 13for further details.
Tile followingtable details the variousAuto Defrost programs,quantities,and
instructions. Removeall packaging materialsbeforedefrosting.
Autodefrosting table
Roast Beef,
Pork
Steaks,
Chops,
Fish
2.5-3.5 Ibs.
0.5-3.5 Ibs.
Ground 0.5-3.5 Ibs.
Meat
Whole 2.5-3.5Ibs.
Chicken
Chicken 0.5-3.5 Ibs.
Pieces
Startwith the food placedfat side down. After each
stage,turn the food overand shieldany warm portions
with narrowstripsof aluminumfoil. Let stand, covered
for 10-20 minutes.
After each stage, rearrangethe food. if there are any
warm or thawedportions of food, shield them with
narrow,flatpieces of aluminumfoil. Removeany pieces
of food that are nearlydefrosted.Let stand, coveredfor
5-I0 minutes.
After each stage, removeany pieces of food that are
nearlydefrosted. Letstand, coveredwith foil for 5-I 0
minutes.
Removegiblets beforefrozenpoultry.Start defrosting
with the breastside down.After the first stage, turn
the chickenover and shieldany warm portionswith
narrowstripsof aluminumfoil. Afterthe second stage,
againshield any warm portionswith narrowstrips of
aluminumfoil. Let stand, coveredfor 30-60 minutesin
the refrigerator.
After each stage, rearrangeor removeany piecesof
food that are nearlydefrosted. Letstand for 10-20
minutes.
Selectthe manualdefrostingfunctionwith a power levelof 20 % ifyou want to
defrostfood manually.Forfurtherdetails on manualdefrostingand defrostingtimes,
referto the page29.
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