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AUTO DEFROST
Your microwave oven is preset with three defrost
sequences. Using AUTO DEFROST is the best way to
defrost frozen foods. The Defrost Sequence Table
below provides some basic guidelines for using the
three defrost sequences.
Example: To defrost 1.2 lbs. of meat.
Stop
/
Clear
1. Press Stop/Clear.
Auto
2. Press Auto Defrost.
Defrost
1
3. Choose food category.
1
2
4. Enter the weight.
Start
5. Press Start.
6. After 1/2 of the defrost time
Start
7. Close the door and restart.
8. When the defrost time is
NOTE: If you do not open the
OPERATION
Press pad
Category
number
Meat
1
Poultry
2
Steak/Chops
3
is over, The display will
prompt you to turn food over.
Open door, turn food over,
and shield any warm
portions.
over, you will hear four
beeps and END will display.
door within 3 seconds,
the display will resume
the countdown.
Weight conversion chart
You are probably used to food weights being in pounds
and ounces that are fractions of a pound (for example
4 ounces equals 1/4 pound).
However, in order to enter food weight in Auto Defrost,
you must specify pounds and tenths of a pound. If the
weight on the food package is in fractions of a pound,
you can use the following chart to convert the weight to
decimals.
EQUIVALENT
OUNCE WEIGHT
1.6
3.2
4.0
4.8
6.4
8.0
9.6
11.2
12.0
12.8
14.4
16.0
DEFROSTING TIPS
• When using Auto Defrost, the weight to be entered
is the net weight in pounds and tenths of pounds (the
weight of the food minus the container).
• Use Auto Defrost only for raw food. Auto Defrost
gives best results when food to be thawed is a
minimum of 0˚F (taken directly from a true freezer). If
food has been stored in a refrigerator-freezer that
does not maintain a temperature of 5˚F or below,
always program a lower food weight (for a shorter
defrosting time) to prevent cooking the food.
• If the food is stored outside the freezer for up to
20 minutes, enter a lower food weight.
• The shape of the package alters the defrosting time.
Shallow rectangular packets defrost more quickly
than a deep block.
• Separate pieces as they begin to defrost. Separated
pieces defrost more easily.
• You can use small pieces of aluminum foil to shield
foods like chicken wings, leg tips, and fish tails, but
the foil must not touch the side of the oven. Foil
causes arcing, which can damage the oven lining.
• Shield areas of food with small pieces of foil if they
start to become warm.
• For better results, a preset standing time is
included in the defrosting time.
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NUMBER AFTER
DECIMAL
.10
.20
.25
One-Quarter Pound
.30
.40
.50
One- Half Pound
.60
.70
.75
Three-Quarters Pound
.80
.90
1.00
One Pound
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