GE JE47A Use And Care Manual page 8

Sub-compact microwave oven
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TheDefrostsettingis designed
forspeedythawingof frozenfood
andis one of the greatadvantages
of a microwave oven.
@ PowerlevelLO is automatically
set for defrosting,but youmay
changethis for more flexibility.
@ Seeyourdefrostingguidefor
defrostinghelp.
Tobecomebetteracquaintedwith
thedefrostfunction,defrostfrozen
porkchopsby followingthesteps
below.
Stepk Placea l-lb.package offrozen
chopsin the ovenand closedoor.
Step 2: TouchTIME DEFROST.
Displayshows": 0" and power
km! LO
k
set in the
oven,"TIME DEF*'flashes.
Step
3: Sekm
(me
total
titne
in
yourdefrostingguide For
touch4.0 andOfor4 minutes.
TiME tiEF and4:00 arc
[f youwish to changepowerlevel.
Wch dwirecipowerlevelpad.
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1
How
to
change
LA5d
Aftersettingdefrostingtime,
touchdesired POWERLEVEL
pad for newpowerkvci,
..-
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-
Step
4: Touch START. Timecounts
downondisplay.
Whencycleis
completed,theovensignalsand
flashes"End~' thenautomatically
shutsoff.
Step5:
Turnpackage o ver, c lose
doorandrepeat S teps 2
and 3 to set
remaininghalfof defrostingtime
and
&XICh
START.
Step& Whenovensignalsand
flashes"Endl'opendoor, remove
packageand separatechopsto
finishdefrosting.
@ Foodsfrozenin paperor plastic
can be
in thepackage.
Questions andAnswers
Q. WhenI pressSTART, I heara
dull, thumpingnoise.Whatis it?
A. Thissoundis normal.It is
lettingyouknowtheovenis using
a powerlevellowerthan HI.
Q. CanI defrostsmallitemsin
a hurry?
A. Yes,buttheywill needmore
frequentattentionthanusual.Raise
the powerlevelafterenteringthe
timebytouchingthedesiredpower
levelpad. PowerlevelMEDcuts
the totaldefrostingtimeaboutin
1/2;powerlevelHI cutsthe total
defrostingtimeto approximately
1/3.Duringeither,rotateor stir
fd
frequently.
Q. Whydon% the defrosting
timesin the defrostingguide
seemrightformyf~d?
A.
Thesetimesareaverages.
Defrosting t imecanvaryaccording
tothetemperature
i n yourfreezer,
SetYouroven
for
the
timeindicated
iny~urdefrosting g uide.Ifyour
foodis
still notcompletelythawed
at the end of thattime, resetyour
ovenand adjustthe time
accordingly.
Q, Shouldal! beds be completely
thawed
b$#OB%?
cooking?
A, Somefoodsshouldnotbe
thawedbeforecooking.
For example,fishcooksso quickly
it is betterto begincookingwhileit
is stillslightlyfrozen.
Q. Can 1qxnthe doorduring
to checkon the
progressof myfood?
A. Yes.Youmayopenthe door at
anyt~meduring
T<}
resumedefrosting,closethedoor
and press START. The ovenbegins
operating iftimeisleftontimer.
Ifnot,reset
timer.
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