GE JVM140 Use And Care Manual page 9

Defrosting by
mme
TheDefrost s etting isdesigned
foreven thawing f orlarge amounts
offoodandisoneofthemost
importantadvantages ofa
microwave o ven.
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PowerLevel
3 isautomatically
set. f ordefrosting, butyoumay
change thisformoreflexibility.
o SeeyourCookbookfor
defros~ing h elp.
Tobecome
betteracquaintedwith
thedefrostfunction,defrostfrozen
pork chopsby followingthe steps
below.
Stql 1:Place
packageof frozen
~h~"ps in the
nhm
an-dchina dnOZ
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Step4:
TouchSTART. " DefTime"
showsandtime countsdownon
display.Whencycleis completed,
the ovensignalsand flashes"J3nd~'
thenautomatically shutsoff,
Step5: Turnpackage o ver, c lose
doorandrepeat S teps2,3 and4,
Step& C)pen d oor,remove
package a ndseparate chops to
finish defrosting.
Defrosting
mp$
@ Foodsfrozen inpaperorplastic
canbedefrosted inthepackage.
Step2: Touch TIMEDEFRXYE
Display shows:0andPower 3 .
"EnterDefTime"flashes.
Step3:Touch 8,0 andOfor8
minutes. D isplay shows 8:(IO and
"Power 3 :'"DefTime"flashes. H '
youwish to changepowerlevel,
touchPower L evel p adandthen
newnumber.
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Forevendefrosting, somefoods
needtobebroken uporseparated
partoftlwwaythrough the
defrosting t ime.
@ Pre-packaged frozen dinners
canbedefrosted andmicrowave
cooked, T heyshould bereplaced in
theirboxes. B esuretoremove a ny
foilcovets, K eepmetal t raysat
least1" away fromcavity walls.
Questions andAmvvers
Q. When I press START, I hear
a dullthumping n oise. W hat isit?
A. Thissoundis normal.It is
lettingyouknowtheovenis usinga
PowerLevellowerthan 10(HIGH).
Q. GinI Defrost s mallitemsin
a hurry?
A. Y&, b uttheywillneedmore
frequent a ttention t hanusual.Raise
thePower L evel a fterentering the
timebytouching thedesired power
level p ad.Power L evel ' V cutsthe
timeaboutin 1/2;Power L evel
10cutsthetimetoapproximately
1/3. D uring either, r otate orstir
foodfrequently.
Q. Why don% thedefrosting
timesintheCookbook s eemright
for
myfdod?
A. Cookbook $ imes a reaverage.
Defrosting t imecanvaryaccording
tothetemperatu~v inyourfreezer.
Setyourovenfortiwtimeindicated
inyourCookbookIfyourfoodis
stillnotcompletely t hawed atthe
endofthattime,resetyouroven
andadjust t hetimeaccordingly.
Q Should allfoodsbe
completely $ hawed b efore
cooking?
A. Some foodsshould notbe
completely t hawed before cooking.
Forexample, fishcookssoquickly
itisbettertobegin cooking whileit
isstilislightly frozen.
Q. (MI openthedoorduring
defrosting t ocheck onthe
progress o fmyfood?
A. Yes. Y ou mayopenthedoorat
anytimeduringmicrowaving. To
resume defrosting, closethedoor
andpressSTAR". Theovenbegins
operating iftimeisleftontimer.
If not,resettimerb
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