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Defrost
Defrostingis one of the most
usefulrni;rowavefunctions of
youroven, thawing foods quickly~
but gently. With no lengthy
defrostingrequired, meal
pkmningis easier than ever!You
can prepare single servingsor
whole meals ahead of time and
freeze, then thaw and heat them
inJust minutes.
Yournewovencanevenbe
programmed to defrost,then
microwave c ookbytimefor
completefreezer-to-table m eal
preparation-– a utomatically! Refer
topage8 ofthisbookor to the
cookbookforcookwareandfood
preparation tipsand suggestions.
Settingthe OvenControls
Step 1:
TouchMICROWAVE
DEFROST. T hetimeof day
disappearsfromthe displayand
"ENTERDEF TIME" flashes.
Step 2: Touchthe numberpadsto
enterdefrostingtime. For example,
touch8, 0, 0 for 8 minutes.The
displayshows8:00.Powerlevelis
automatically set in youroven.
Step 3: TouchSTART. T hedisplay
hews "DEF TIME*'and counts
downthe time remaining.When
Mrosting time is completed,the
displayshows"EndJ'aridthe oven
SiglMIS a nd shutsoff.
Howto Microwave D efrost
andMicrowave Cook
byTime
If youwishto defrostandthencook
a particularfood,followthesimple
instructions belowto programyour
oven.
Step L
TouchMICROWAVE
DEFROST. T hetimeofday
disappearsfromthedisplayand
"ENTERDEFTIME" flashes.
Step
2:
Setdefrosting t imein minutes
and secondsbytouchingnumber
padsin sequence.Theprogrammed
timeappearsin thedisplay.
Step3:
Toset the timecooking
stage,touchMICROWAVE C OOK.
The defrostingtimedisappears,
and"ENTERCOOKTIME"flashes.
Step 4: Touchthe numberpadsto
enter the cookingtime. Display
showsthis time. PowerlevelHigh
(10)is programmed
into
oven,but if
yourrecipecallsfor a different
powerlevel,touchMICROPOWER
LEVEL and thatnumber.
Step 5:
TouchSTART. ~ iS@ay
shows"DEF TIME"andthepreset
defrosting timebeginscounting
down.Whenthistimeiscompleted,
displayshows"COOKTIME"and
thecookingtimebeginscounting
down.Whenfinished,"End"
flashes,ovensignalsandturnsoff.
Questionsand Answers
().
Why don'tthe defrosting
times in the cookbook seem right
for my food?
A.
Cookbooktimesare averages,
anddefrostingtimerequiredcan
varyaccordingto thetemperature
in yourfreezer.Setyourovenfor
thetimegivenin thecookbook.If
yourfoodis notcompletely thawed
at theend ofthattime,resetthe
ovenand adjustthetime for
additionaldefrosting.
Q.
Can I open the door during
the Microwave Defrost cycle?
A. Yes.
Youmayopenthe door at
anytimeduringmicrowaving. To
resumedefrosting, j ust closethe
doorand touchSTART again.
Q.
When I defrosted hamburger
patties, the edges were already
cooked. Why is this?
A.
The densityand sizeof the
foodmakesa differencewhen
defrosting.Try usingthe minimum
recommendeddefrosttime first.
Mostmeatpattiesmustbe rotated
duringtotaldefrostingtime.
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