Auto Defrost - Kenmore 85450 Use & Care Manual

AUTO DEFROST

Three defrost sequences are preset in the oven.
The auto defrost feature provides you with the best
defrosting method for frozen foods. The cooking guide
will show you which defrost sequence is recommended
for the food you are defrosting.
For added convenience, the Auto Defrost
includes a built-in beep mechanism that reminds
you to check, turn over, separate, or rearrange to get
best defrost results. Three different defrosting levels
are provided.
1 MEAT
2 POULTRY
3 FISH
*Available weight is 0.1~6.0 lbs.
Example: To defrost 1.2 lbs of ground beef.
Touch:
1.
2.
3.
and
to enter the weight
4.
NOTE:
When you touch the START pad, the display changes
to defrost time count down. The oven will beep during
the DEFROST cycle. At this time, open the door and
turn, separate, or rearrange the food.
Remove any portions that have thawed.
Return frozen portions to the oven and touch
START to resume the defrost cycle.
Display Shows:
0. 1
1. 2
Time counting down.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN
OPERATING TIPS
• For best results, remove fish, shellfish, meat, and
poultry from its original closed paper or plastic
package (wrapper). Otherwise, the wrap will hold
steam and juice close to the foods, which can cause
the outer surface of the foods to cook.
• For best results, shape your ground meat into the
form of a doughnut before freezing. When
defrosting, scrape off thawed meat when the beep
sounds and continue defrosting.
• Place foods in a shallow container or on a
microwave roasting rack to catch drippings.
This table shows you food type selections and the
weights you can set for each type. For best
results, loosen or remove covering on food.
FOOD TOUCH
Auto Defrost
1 Time(s)
Meat
2 Time(s)
Poultry
3 Time(s)
Fish
Weight conversion table
You are probably used to food weights as being in
pounds and ounces that are fractions of a pound (for
example, 4 ounces equals 1/4 pound). However, in
order to enter food weight in Auto Defrost, you must
specify pounds and tenths of a pound.
If the weight on the food package is in fractions of a
pound, you can use the following table to convert the
weight to decimals.
Equivalent Weight
OUNCES DECIMAL WEIGHT
1.6 .10
3.2 .20
4.0 .25 One-Quarter Pound
4.8
.30
6.4
.40
8.0
.50 One-Half Pound
9.6
.60
11.2 .70
12.0 .75 Three-Quarters Pound
12.8 .80
14.4
.90
16.0
1.00 One Pound
NOTE:
If between two decimal weights, choose the lower
weight for the best defrosting results.
WEIGHTS YOU
CAN SET
(tenths of a pound)
.1 to 6.0 (45g to 2722g)
.1 to 6.0 (45g to 2722g)
.1 to 6.0 (45g to 2722g)
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