Whirlpool WOES3030LS Control Manual page 7

Percent/Name Number
60% 6
50%, Medium 5
40% 4
30%, 3
Medium-Low,
Defrost
20% 2
10%, Low 1
Defrost
The Defrost feature can be used or the microwave oven can be
manually set to defrost by using 20% cook power.
� Unwrap foods and remove lids (from fruit juice) before
defrosting. Remove any metal twist-ties and replace them with
strings or elastic bands.
� If food is foil wrapped, remove foil and place it in a suitable
container.
� Slit or pierce plastic pouches or packaging. Slit the skins, if
any, of frozen food such as sausage.
� Bend plastic pouches of food to ensure even defrosting.
� Always underestimate defrosting time. If defrosted food is still
icy in the center, return it to the microwave oven for more
defrosting.
� The length of defrosting time varies according to how solidly
the food is frozen.
� Shallow packages will defrost more quickly than deep blocks.
� Separate food pieces as soon as possible during or at the end
of a cycle for more even defrosting.
� Foods left outside the freezer for more than 20 minutes or
frozen ready-made food should not be defrosted using the
Custom Defrost feature but should be defrosted manually.
� Use small pieces of aluminum foil to shield parts of food such
as chicken wings, leg tips, and fish tails. See the "Aluminum
Foil and Metal" section in the Quick Start Guide first.
Defrost Chart
The Custom Defrost system has 6 categories: Manual, Weight
Unknown, Bread, Fish-Seafood, Meats, and Poultry. Use the
following chart as a guide.
Food Code
Manual 1
Weight 2
Unknown
Meats* 3
Poultry* 4
Use
Cooking sensitive foods such
as cheese and egg dishes,
pudding, and custards.
Cooking non-stirrable
casseroles, such as lasagna.
Cooking ham, whole poultry,
and pot roasts.
Simmering stews.
Melting chocolate.
Heating bread, rolls, and
pastries.
Defrosting bread, fish, meats,
poultry, and precooked foods.
Softening butter, cheese, and
ice cream.
Taking chill out of fruit.
Weight
0.1-6.6 lbs (45 g-3 kg)
See Weight Unknown Chart
0.1-6.6 lbs (45 g-3 kg)
0.1-6.6 lbs (45 g-3 kg)
Food Code
Bread 5
Fish/Seafood* 6
*See "Weight Unknown Chart" at end of the "Defrost" section for
cuts, sizes, and instructions.
Weight Unknown Chart
Use the following chart as a guide when defrosting bread, fish,
meat, or poultry.
Food
Meats Ground
Chops
Steak
Poultry Breast
Ground
Pieces
Bread Bagel
Muffin
Roll
Fish/ Fillet
Seafood
Steak
Shrimp
Scallops
Weight
0.1-2.0 lbs (45 g-907 g)
0.1-6.6 lbs (45 g-3 kg)
Setting Quantity
1-4 cups (236 mL-1 L)
1-6 pieces
Small
1-6 pieces
Medium
1-4 pieces
Large
1-6 pieces
Small
1-4 pieces
Medium
1-2 pieces
Large
1-6 pieces
1-4 cups (236 mL-1 L)
1-6 pieces
Small
1-6 pieces
Medium
1-6 pieces
Large
Small 2-8 pieces
Medium 1-6 pieces
Large 1-6 pieces
Small 4-16 pieces
Medium 1-6 pieces
Large 1-6 pieces
Small 1-6 pieces
Medium 1-6 pieces
Large 1-6 pieces
1-6 pieces
1-4 pieces
1-4 cups (236 mL-1 L)
1-4 cups (236 mL-1 L)
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