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The to!lowing chart shows different materials best suited for freezing and microwave defrosting home-frozen
foods and purchased frozen foods,
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Paper, cardboard cartons
or boxes
G!a~s
,41urninurm Foil
Metal
(not recommended)
Excellent for freezing vegetables or single portion leftovers. Ek? sure containers
are microwave-safe to prevent melting, See "Safety instructions"
on page 4
before using plastic containers.
Many new TV dinners are packaged in paper trays which ailow for even micro-
waving. Cartons used for deli foods, sour cream, and other similar foods are
ideal for freezing for short periods. Boxes containing frozen fish, meats, or other
purchased frozen items, microwave well but usually need turning as specified in
Cookbook.
Glass products promote even defrosting but are not well suited for freezing.
Foods should be transferred to glass containers just before defrosting. Make
sure glass is "microwave-safe".
Shallow foil trays can be used for homemade dinners, but food that microwaves
well should be selected. Food in foil trays over 34" high should be removed from
the trays for more even results. Keep at least 1" from oven walls and door. Some
TV dinners contain foods such as fries or breads that do not microwave well.
Those foods should be removed before defrosting. If aiuminum foil is used for
freezing, remove before defrosting for best results.
Metai containers can arc to oven shelf leaving slight burn marks or pits on con-
tainer and oven sheif.
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HORW
t o
Microwave
Defrost
Park Chops
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Step 1: Place 12-13arOven Shelf on
position "B" in oven cavity and 19-
Bar Oven Shelf on position "D".
Step 2: Put wrapped package of
frozen pork
chops in center of 12-
Bar Oven Shelf and push Latch to
MiCROWAVE/CLEAN,
Step 3: Turn Variable
Power Level
Control to 3 (LO/DEF).
Step 4: Turn Microwave Timer to 8
minutes and defrosting will beain.
Step & Close door. Slide Latch to
MIGROWAVE/CLEAN.
Step ?':
Turn MicrowaveTimer to 8
minutes and oven will begin de-
frosting again. There is
no need to
change the Variable Power Level
Control.
Step & When Microwave Timer
signals, slide Latch to OPEN, open
door, and remove defrosted pork
chops. Carefully separate chops
Step 5: When Microwave Timer
with a table knife, <some chops
signals and oven stops, slide Latch
may still be icy) and return any
to OPEN, open the door and turn
other frozen chops to oven for
over the package of pork chops.
more microwaving.
Q. Can i automatically set the oven
to defrost, then microwave?
A. No. You must reset the Variable
Power Level Control and the Mi-
crowave Timer to the specified
power
level and cooking
time
required to microwave after de-
frosting.
Q. When I defrosted hamburger
patties, the edges were already
cooked, Why is this?
A. The density and size of the food
makes a difference when defrost-
ing; try using minimum
recom-
mended defrosting time first, Most
meat patties must be rotated dur-
ing tofa! defrosting time. Recheck
your (hokbook
for specific times
and power levels.
Q. If the specific food that i wish to
defrost is not in the Cookbook,
what do I do?
A. Find a food that is similar in size
and density and use the time sug-
gested for that food. You may wish
to check the food before the time
has elapsed on the Microwave
Timer.
IQ. Do all foods defrost best on
Power Level 3?
A. Ail foods can be defrosted on
Power Level 3, but small
or sing~~
portion foods such as doughnuts,
can be defrosted best on Power
Level "7 or HI. By using highm-
Power l...evels,you defrost quicket-.
Be sure to check Cookbook for
special times.
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