Automatic Defrost By Weight - Kenmore 565.60512 Use And Care Manual

AUTOMATIC DEFROST BY WEIGHT
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The best defrosting time and power levels are automatically determined depending on
the food weight you enter The feature provides two options:
FINE DEFROST: Use for thorough defrosting of frozen foods, when it is important to
have the center section defrosted as well as the outside Examples for recommended use
are: whole chicken, roasts and steak.
QUICK DEFROST: Use to assist separation of frozen pieces of chicken or fish that need :
preparation prior to cooking Also, this defrost option is excellent for thawing items such
as frozen ground meat for use in spaghetti sauce or for taco meat.
Example: To thoroughly defrost 1.2 Ib of chicken pieces:
Procedure Keypad "Display
FINE DEFROST, _ ...... , ,
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Turn DIAL until 1.2 LB is
indicated in the display
Weight must be programmed
in pounds and tenth of a
,_ pound The weight increments
_" are as follows:
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/ I/ 01-sefb I 0_lb I
l I Conversion Chart
I I Convert oz into tenths of a fb.
/ leg llb. 4oz., program, t21bs
1-2
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| _ Push DiAL
I 3 1Totat defrost time a ppea,s in
L___J the display.
Defrosting Techniques:
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Remove food from wrapper to prevent holding steam and juice and place in a
microwave-safe baking dish or a roasting rack to catch drippings.
Cover thin parts with aluminum foi! to prevent overdefrosting
Because some foods wil! still be icy in the center, it is necessary to have a standing
time after defrosting the food in the oven. Food should be taken out of the oven to
complete defrosting A longer standing time might be required for denser foods such
as roasts
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