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Defrosting Tips - GE JE89 Use And Care Manual

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TheDefrostsettingis designed
forspeedythawingd' frozenfood
andis oneof the greatadvantages
of a microwave oven.
e PowerLevel3 is automatically
set for defrosting,but youmay
changethis for more flexibiMy.
@ SeeyourCookbookfor
defrostinghelp.
Tobecomebetteracquaintedwith
thedefrostfimction,defrostfrozen
pork chopsby followingthesteps
below.
Step1:Placea l-lb.package offrozen
chopsin the ovenand closedoor.
Step2: TouchTIME DEPRC)ST
Displayshows: Oand "POWER
37 "ENTER DEF TIME" flashes.
Step 3: Selectdefrosttimethat is
recomrnendwl i n yourcookbook.
Wr example.touch4,0 and Ofir
4 minutes.Displayshows4:00 and
"POWER3:'"DEF TIME'" flashes<
If youwishto chtingcpowerkwei,
touch
POWER LEVEL
pad and then
llcwrlumbcr.
Step4: TouchSTART. " DEF
TIME" and "POWER3" showand
timecountsdownon display. W hen
cycleis completed,the ovensignals
and flashes"End? then
automatically shutsoff.
Step5: Turnpackageover,close
door andrepeatSteps2,3 and4.
Step6SOpendoor,remove
packageand separatechopsto
finishdefrosting.
Defrosting Tips
@ Foodsfrozenin paperor plastic
can be defrostedin the package,
Q. When 1 pressS'I'ART, I hear a
dull, thumping noise.Whatis it?
A.
Thissoundis normal.It is letting
youknowtheovenis usinga power
levellowerthan10(HIGH).
(). CanI defrostsmai!itemsin
a hurry?
A. Yes,buttheywillneedmore
frequent a ttention thanusual.Raise
the powerlevelafterenteringthe
timebytouching thedesiredpower
levelpad.I%wer Level7 cutsthe
timeaboutin 1/2;I%wer Level
10cutsthetimetoapproximately
1/3.Duringeither,rotateor stirfbod
frequently.
Q. Whydon'tthedefrosting times
in theCookbook seemrightfor
myfbod?
A. Cookbook timesare averages.
Defrosting timecanvaryaccording
to thetemperature in yourfreezer.
Setyour&en tbrthe;irneindicated
inyourCookbook. I f yourfoodis
stillnutcompletely thawedat the
endofthattime,resetyourovenand
adjustthetimeaccordingly.
Q. Shouldall f~s be cmqdeteiy
thawedbeforecooking?
A. Some
fboh
slmki
not
be
completely thawedbeforecooking.
Forexample, f ishcooksso quicklyit
is betterto begincookingwhileit is
stillslightlyfrozen.
Q.
(km
I open
the
doorduring
to checkon the
progrew of myfood?
A, yes.
you
m~y
openthe
~~rat
anytimeduring
To
resumedefrosting+ c losethedoor
andpressSTART. ' The ovenbegins
if timeis lefton timer.
lf not, resettimer.

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