Sharp R-15AT Original Instruction page 16

OTHER CONVENIENT FEATURES
EXPRESS DEFROST
Express Defrost is used to defrost meat and poultry. Enter desired defrost time, referring to the defrost chart.
Example: If you want to defrost for 7 minutes and 30 seconds.
Step
1
Press the EXPRESS DEFROST key.
2
Enter desired defrost time.
3
Press the START key.
4
Halfway through defrost time CHECK will flash and the oven will
"beep" 4 times.
Open the door. Turn food over and shield any warm portions.
Close the door.
5
Press the START key within 1 minute
after closing the door.
Note: 1. If you do not open the door when an audible signal sounds, the defrosting cycle will continue and
the defrosting time will count down to 0.
2. If the time you set exceeds a maximum time (30 min.), the display will show "EE 9".
Touch STOP/CLEAR key
EXPRESS DEFROST CHART
This is specially designed for smaller cuts of food. The following foods should be used on the express defrost
programme.
1.Beef Steak
2.Lamb Chops
3.Pork Chops
4.Chicken Portions
5.Fish Steaks
The oven is pre-programmed with a time and power level cycle so that the food listed above is defrosted easily.
BASIC IDEAS FOR EXPRESS DEFROST
-Always allow food to stand for approx. 10-30 minutes after defrosting to equalise the temperature and to
produce better defrosting results.
-Check food after standing. If the item is not thoroughly defrosted, continue to defrost on 20% power for additional
time.
-Choose foods that are the same thickness throughout. This will produce better defrosting results. Foods
which vary in thickness may require shielding with small flat pieces of tin foil to prevent over-defrosting.
-For foods not listed in the chart refer to the manual defrosting chart.
-When freezing chicken pieces, steak, chops and fish, freeze separately in single flat layers and if necessary
interleave with freezer plastic to seperate layers. This will ensure even defrosting.
FOOD 200 g 400 g 600 g
Steak
Pork, lamb
chops
2' - 3' 5' - 5'30" 7' - 8'
Chicken Portions
Fish Steaks
Procedure
1. Position the food with thinner parts in centre in a single layer,
2. Shield any thinner parts with foil if necessary.
3. Turn over, rearrange after the audible sound.
Key Order
and enter appropriate time.
if pieces are stuck together separate as soon as possible.
After turning over, shield the defrosted portions with small,
flat pieces of aluminium foil.
After defrosting stand for 10-30 minutes.
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