Manual Defrost; Short Cuts - Sharp R-405KS Operation Manual

S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S

MANUAL DEFROST

If the food that you wish to defrost is not listed on the
DEFROST CHART or is above or below the limits in the
"Amount" column on the DEFROST CHART, you need
to defrost manually.
You can defrost any frozen food, either raw or previously
cooked, by using 30% Power Level. See page 11.
Estimate defrosting time and touch POWER LEVEL pad
8 times for 30% when you select the power level.
For either raw or previously cooked frozen food the
rule of thumb is approximately 4 minutes per pound.
For example, defrost 4 minutes for 1 pound/450 g of
frozen spaghetti sauce.
Always stop the oven periodically to remove or separate
the portions that are defrosted. If food is not defrosted
at the end of the estimated defrosting time, program
the oven in 1 minute increments at 30% until totally
defrosted.
When using plastic containers from the freezer, defrost
only long enough to remove from the plastic in order
to place in a microwave-safe dish.
SHORT CUTS CHART
F O O D A M O U N T
MELT
1. Butter 2 tbsp
1/2 cup
2. Chocolate 1 cup chips
1 square
SOFTEN
1. Ice cream 1 pint (473 ml)
1/2 gallon (1.8l)
2. Cream cheese 3 oz. (85 g)
8 oz. (226 g)
WARM
1. Syrup 1/4 cup
1/2 cup
2. Dessert toppings 1/4 cup
1/2 cup

SHORT CUTS

MELT, SOFTEN and WARM automatically compute
the correct heating time and microwave power level
for melting, softening and warming foods shown in the
chart below.
• Suppose you want to melt 1 square of chocolate.
1
Touch MELT once.
2
Select desired food by touching
number pad.
(Ex: Touch 2 for chocolate.)
3
Repeat touching same number
pad to select quantity. (Ex: Touch
2 two more times for 1 square.)
4
Touch START pad.
NOTE:
1. To melt, soften or warm other food or foods except
the quantity listed in the SHORT CUTS CHART,
use manual operation.
2. Short Cuts can be programmed with More or Less
Time Adjustment. See page 17.
Use a Pyrex measuring cup. Cover with plastic wrap.
®
After touching MELT, touch 1 two times for 2 tbsp. 1
After touching MELT, touch 1 three times for 1/2 cup. 2
After touching MELT, touch 2 two times for 1 cup chips. 1
After touching MELT, touch 2 three times for 1 square. 2
DO NOT COVER.
After touching SOFTEN, touch 1 two times for 1 pint. 1
After touching SOFTEN, touch 1 three times for 1/2 gallon. 2
After touching SOFTEN, touch 2 two times for 3 oz. 1
After touching SOFTEN, touch 2 three times for 8 oz 2
Use a Pyrex measuring cup. DO NOT COVER.
®
After touching WARM, touch 1 two times for 1/4 cup. 1
After touching WARM, touch 1 three times for 1/2 cup. 2
After touching WARM, touch 2 two times for 1/4 cup. 1
After touching WARM, touch 2 three times for 1/2 cup. 2
16
P R O C E D U R E
P R O C E D U R E
MELT
2
2
x 2
START