GE Spacemaker JVM1430 Owner's Manual page 17

Time Features
1 Press DEFROST
AUTO/TIME twice.
2 Enter defrosting time.
3 Press START
4 Turn food over when
the oven signals.
5 Press START
(Auto Defrost explained
in the section on
Convenience Features.)
.\]lows you to deli'ost lot the
length of time you select.
See the Defl:osting Guide
tor suggested times.
Power level 3 is
muomatically set, bm
you m_ff change this tot
more flexibility: Y(m m_l}
de/i'ost slnall itel//s more
quickly b_, rai_ing the power
le'_el a/ier enteril:lg the time.
Itowevel; tlltw will need
l//Ol?e
ti'equel/t attellliOn
than usual.
Power level 7 cuts the toted
deli:osting time in _d)out
hal/:, power level 10 cuts the
total time to approximately
1/3. Rotate or stir fbod
/i'eq uemly.
At one half of selected
defl:osting time, tile ovela
signals TURN. At this 6me,
mrn/ood over mid break
apart or rearra_lg_, piece.s
lot more even deli:osting.
Shield any warm m:eas with
small pieces of foil.
A dull thumping _J, oise m m
be hem:d dining deti:osting.
This sotmd is normal when
the o\en is not ()perating at
I/igh power:
Defrosting Tips
• Foods/i'ozen in paper or
t)l_sli( (m_ t)e deli'oswd in
the pa(kage. Tightly closed
packages shouM be slit,
pierced or vented A/:I]_;R
tood has partially
(l(_ti'o.swd. Plastic stor_+Re
com:ainers shouM be at
least partially tmco'_ered.
• F_mfily-size, prepackaged
ti'ozen (timJ, ers (m_ be
deli'osted mid IIli(row;-ived.
lithe tk)od is in a/0il
COll[_lil/er, tl?}tl/st(+l? it
to +_ I//i(l?OW_lVe-s+lt(,dish+
• Foods that spoil easil}, such
as milk, eggs, fish, stutthlgs,
pot:Lltr} and pork, should
not be allowed to sit out
_[)r 1DOFe I]1o// o11(' ]lollr
;+fli+.'r ( h'/i'osting.
Room
temperature proll/otes
the growth of hatmflfl
bacteria.
• For more e_,-.,_J, (leti'ostilJ, g
of larger toods, such as
beeL lamb and veal roasts,
use Auto I)efi'ost.
• Be sure large meats are
completely deti'osted
beh)re cooking.
• 'Whell deli'oswd, {_)od
should t)e cool but
softened in all m:eas. If still
slightly i(}; remnJ+ m the
llliCl'OW?l_/• Very t)lJeI1}, or
let it stand a t(+w millllle5.
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