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About the time and auto microwave features.
DEFROST
©
TURN TO SELECT
PUSH TO ENTER
O
time Defrost
Use
Time Defrost to defrost
fin" a selected
length
of time.
D'_ Press
the
DEFROSTbELtton.
_Turn
the
dial
to select
the
time
)DE1
want.
Press
the
dial to enter:
1_] Press the START/PAUSEbELttonto start
defl'osting.
D
TtLrn the tood
oxer if the oxen signals
TURN FOOD OVER.
Power level is automatically
set at 3, bELt can
be changed.
You can defl'ost small items
EltLicldy by raising the power level after
entering
the time. Power level 7 CELTS the
total defl'osfing
time in about
haiti power
level 10 CELTS the total time to al)proximately
1/3. Howevex; toed will need more
fl'eEltLent attention
than tLStLal.
A dtLll tlEmni)ing
noise may be heard
dtLring defrosting.
This is nomml
when
oven is not operating
at
High
powe_:
Defrosting Tips
Foods fl'ozen in paper or plastic can be
defrosted
in tile package.
Closed packages
shotLld be slit, pierced
or vented AFTER
fi)od has partially defrosted.
Plastic storage
containers
shotLkl be i)artially tLncovered.
Family-size, prepackaged
fl'ozen
(limm_
can be defl'osted
and microwaved.
If the
fl)od is in a fi)il containe_;
transti_r it to a
microwave-sate
(lislE.
Foods that spoil easily shotLld not be
allowed
to sit otLt fin" more
than one hotLr
alter defl'osting.
Room
temi)erattLre
promotes
the gr(m_h
of hamEfiL1 bacteria.
For more
even defrosting
of linger t0ods,
such as roasts, use Auto Defrost. Be stLre
lmge meats are completely
defl'osted
befl)re
cooking.
When
defl'osted,
fi)od shotLld be cool
bELtsoftened
in all areas./t
still slightly icy,
return
to the microwave
very b_iefl 5 or
let it stand a tew minutes.
DEFROST
O
TURN TO SELECT
PUSH TO ENTER
Auto Defrost
Use Auto Defrost fi>r meat, potLltr)and
fish.
Use Time Defrost fi)r most other fl'ozen fi)ods.
Auto Defrost atLtomaficallv
sets the
defl'osting
times and power levels to give
even defl'osting
restdts fin" meats, potdtry
and fish.
Remove
meat fl'om package
and place
on microwaxe-satb
(lislE.
_r_ Press the DEFROSTbELttontwice.
_'_ TtLrn the dial to the t0od weight,
tLsing the (_on;e_ion
(;ELide at right
For exaEnple, dial 1.2 f )r 1.2 potLnds
(1 p()tLnd, 3 OZ.) Press the dial t() enter:
B
Press the START/PAUSEbELtton
t() start
deli'osting.
D
TtLrn the fi)od oxer if the oxen signals
TURN FOOD OVER.
Remove
defl'osted
meat
or shield wam_
areas with small pieces (ff fl)il.
_Mter defl'osting,
most meats need t()
stand 5 mintLtes t() complete
defL'osting.
I,mge roasts shotLld stand fin" abotLt
30 mintLtes.
Conversion Guide
If the wel)ht of foodisstatedin pounds and
ounces, t heounces mustbe converted to tenths
1)ofa pound
WeightofFeed
EnterFoodWeight
in Ounces
(tenths ofa pound)
1-2
.1
3
.2
4-5
.3
6-7
.4
8
.5
9-10
.6
11
.7
12-13
.8
14-15
.9
12
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