Time Defrost - GE Spacemaker JVM1750 Owner's Manual

Time Features
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1 Press DEFROST
AUTO/TIME twice.
2 Enter defrosting time,
3 Press START
4 Turnfood over when
the oven signals.
5 Press START
(Auto Defrost explained
in the section on
Convenience Features.)
Mlows \ou to defrost tot tile
length of time you select. See
tile I)efl'osting C,uide tor
suggested times.
Power hwel 3 is automaticall}
set, but you n/W change dlis
tor more tlexibilitv "_bu ma'_
(le_i'ost small items n/ore
quickl_ t)} raising tile power
lexvl after entering tile time.
Itowever, thex _qll need i/lore
ti'equent attemion allan usual.
Power hwel 7 curb the total
defi'osthlg time in about
half!
power level 10 cuts die total
time to approximatel} 1/3.
Rotate or stir tood [i:equently.
At one half ot selected
defi'osting time, tile ()xr_'_
signals TURN. At this time,
ttlrll t()od O\_.T alld break
apart or rearrange pieces tor
more e_vn defl:osthlg. Shield
aIIv warlil areas witll small
pieces of tbil.
A dull thumping noise may
be hem'd during de/i'osting.
This sound is normal \_llen
tile o\_.'ll is l/or operating at
Itigh power:
Defrosting Tips
• I;oods [}'ozell in paper or
plastic can be de/i:osted in
tile package. Tighdy closed
packages should be sliL
pierced or \_:nted AFI'ER
lood has partiall} de/i'os_ed.
Plastic
storage COl/tk/illers
should be at least parfiall}
t tl/COVered.
• IVamil}-size, prepackaged
ti'ozell dillllers (all
be
deli'osted and microwa_ed.
If tile tood is ill a toil
COl/{aiI/el;
trallsIi?r it to a
microwmv-sati., dish.
• D)ods that spoil easil g sttch
as milk, eggs, fish, stuffings,
poulu) mill pork, should
110[ 1)e allowe(l to sit out
I()r I//()l'e thai] Olle ho/lr
after deffosthlg. Room
tenlperature promotes tile
growth of harmfifl bacteria.
• IQ)r l/lore evell
defi:os{ing of
larger tbods, such as lleeli
lamb alld
\val roast.'_, ttse
Att{o I)eli'ost.
•
Be
Stlre
large
Illeats are
completely de[i'osted beIore
cooking.
• When de/i'osted, tood
shottld be cool but soliened
in all areas. If still sligh{l} i%
rettllTll 1o
tile
illicrowa\_' \rerv
briefl}, or let it stand a ti:w
minutes.