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The Defrost setting is designed
for
s peedy
thalvingd.'frozen food
and
is
wileof the
great
advantages
d a microwave oven.
@ Powerkwel3 shouldbe usedfor
defrosting,butyoumaychangethis
for moreflexibility.Seeyour-
defrostingguide,pages 10and 11,
fordefrostinghelp.
Tobecomebetteracquaintedwith
thedefrostfunction,defrostfrozen
pork chopsbyfollowingthesteps
below.
Step 1: Placea l-lb. packageof
frozenchopsin the ovenandclose
door.
1
0
VARIABLE POWER
Step 2: TurnVARIABLE POWER
controlknobto 3.
TIMER
0"
i
Step 3: 'llrn TIMERcontrolknob
to one half of the desireddefrosting
time.
S@ 4: Pressthe START button.
Whencycleis completed, t he oven
signals,thenautomatically s hutsoff.
Step 5: Turnpackageover
and closedoor. Setremaining
defrostingtimeon Timerandpress
START.
Step 6: Whenovenshutsoff, open
door,removepackageandseparate
chopsto finishdefrosting.
Defrosthg 'rips
~Foodsfrozenin paperor plastic
can be defrostedin thepackage.
~ For evendefrosting, m anyfoods
needto be brokenup or separated
part of the waythroughthe
defrostingtime.
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@ Family-size, p re-packaged frozen
dinnerscanbe defrostedand
microwaved. R emovefromfoil
containerand placefoodin a
microwave safedish.
@ Checkdefrostingguide,pages 10
and 11,for otherdefrostingtips.
6
Questiom
a-d
Awwers
Q. when 1press
START
and
start
the
mm, I heara dull,
thumpingnoise.Whatk it?
A. Thissoundis normal.It is letting
youknowthe ovenis usinga power
levellowerthanHigh(10).
Q. CanI defrostsmallitemsin
a hurry?
A. Yes,buttheywillneedmore
frequentattentionthanusual. Set
Timerandturn VARIABLE
POWERcontrolknobto desired
setting.Powerlevel7 cutsthetotal
defrostingtimeaboutin 1/2;power
level10cutsthetotaldefrosting
timeto approximately 1/3.During
either,rotateor stir foodfrequently.
Q. Why don'tthe defrosting
timesin the defrostingguide
seemrightfor myfood?
A. Thesetimesare averages.
Defrostingtimecanvaryaccording
to thetemperaturein yourfreezer.
Setyourovenforthe timeindicated
in the defrostingguide.If yourfood
is stillnotcompletelythawedat the
end ofthattime,resetyouroven
andadjustthe timeaccordingly.
Q. Shouldall foodsbe completely
thawedbeforecooking?
A. Somefoodsshouldnotbe
completelythawedbeforecooking.
For example,fishcooksso quickly
it is betterto begincookingwhileit
is stillslightlyfrozen.
Q. CanI openthe doorduring
defrostingto checkon the
progressd'myfood?
A. Yes.Youmayopenthe doorat
anytimeduringmicrowaving. T o
resumedefrosting,closethe door
andpressSTART. T he ovenbegins
operatingif timeis leflon timer.
If not, resettimer.
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