Inyourmicrowave Oven; Defrosting Tips - GE JE66 How To Get The Best

inYourMicrowave Oven
TheDefrostsettingis designed
foreventhawingforlarge
amounts of foodandis oneof the
mosthnportantadvantages o f a
microwave o ven. ~
@ PowerLevelLO is automatically
setfordefrosting, b utyoumay
changethisfor moreflexibility.
e SeeyourCookbookfor
defrosting help.
Tobecomebetteracquainted with
thedefrostfunction,defrostfrozen
porkchopsby following thesteps
below.
Step1:Placepackageof frozen
chopsin the ovenand closedoor.
Step4: TouchSTART. Timecounts
downon display. W hencycleis
completed, t heovensignalsand
flashes"End~'thenautomatically
shutsoff.
Step5: Tbrnpackage over,close
doorandrepeatSteps2,3 and4.
&ep6: Opendoor,remove
packageand separatechopsto
finishdefrosting.
Defrosting Tips
@Foodsfrozenin paperor plastic
canbedefrostedinthe package.
Step2: TouchTIMEDEFROST
Displayreads :0 andPowerLevel
LOis automatically set in the oven.
TIME DEF flashes. .
~ For evendefrosting, m anyfoods
needto be brokenup or separated
part ofthe waythroughthe
defrostingtime.
Step3: Touch8,0 and Ofor 8
minutes.TIME DEF and 8:00 are
displayed. I f youwish to change
powerlevel,touchdesiredPower
Levelpad.
~ Pre-packagedfrozendinners
can be defrostedandmicrowave
cooked.Be sure to removeanyfoil
covers.Keepmetaltraysat least 1"
awayfrom cavitywalls.
Questions a ndAnswers
Q. WhenIpressST'JUZT, I hear
a dullthumpingnoise.Whatis it?
A. Thissoundis normal.It is
lettingyouknowtheovenis usinga
PowerLevellowerthanHI.
Q, CanIDefrostsmallitemsin
a hurry?
A. Yes,buttheywillneedmore
frequentattentionthanusual.Raise
thePowerLevelafterenteringthe
timebytouchingthedesiredpower
levelpad, PowerLevelMEDcuts
thetimeaboutin 1/2;PowerLevel
HI cutsthetimeto approximately
1/3.Duringeither,rotateor stir
foodfrequently.
Q. Whydon'tthedefrosting
timesin the Cookbook seemright
for myfood?
A. Cookbooktimesare average.
Defrosting timecan varyaccording
to thetemperaturein yourfreezer.
Setyourovenfor thetimeindicate
in yourCookbook.If yourfoodis
stillnotcompletely thawedat the
endof thattime,resetyouroven
andadjustthetimeaccordingly.
Q. Shouldallfoodsbe
completelythawed. b efore
cooking?
A. Somefoodsshouldnotbe
completelythawedbeforecooking.
For example,fish cooksso quickly
it is betterto begincookingwhileit
is stillslightlyfrozen.
Q. CanIopenthedoorduring
defrostingto cheekon the
progressof myfood?
A. Yes.Youmayopenthedoor at
anytimeduringmicrowaving. T o
resumedefrosting,closethe door
and press START. T he ovenbegins
operatingif timeis lefton timer.
If not, reset timer.
@Checkyour Cookbookfor other
defrostingtips.
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