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Defrosting inYour M icrowave Oven
TheDefrostsettingisdesigned
foreventhawing forlargeamounts
offoodandisoneofthemost
important a dvantages o fa
microwave o ven.
o PowerLevelLOisautomatically
setfordefrosting, b utyoumay
changethisformoreflexibility.
~ SeeyourCookbook fordefrosting
help.
Tobecomebetteracquainted with
thedefrostfunction,defrostfrozen
porkchopsbyfollowing thesteps
below. -
Step1:Placepackageoffrozen
chopsintheovenandclosedoor.
Step4:TouchSTART. Timecounts
downondisplay. W hencycleis
completed, ~ he-oven signalsand
flashes"EndJ'thenautomatically
shuts
Off.
Step5:Turnpaclmge over,close
doorandrepeatSteps2,3 and4.
Step,6:Opendoor,removepackage
andseparatechopstofinish
defrosting.
Defiw$thlg Tips
c Foodsfrozenin paperor plastic
can bedefrostedin thepackage.
Step2: TouchTIMEDEFROST.
Displayreads:0 andPowerLevel
LOis automatically setintheoven
butdoesnotappearondisplay.
TIMEDEF.flashes.
For evendefrosting,manyfoods
needto be brokenup-orseparated
part ofthe waythroughthe
Step3: Touch8,0 andOfor8
minutes.TIMEDEF.and8:00are
displayed. I fyouwishtochange
powerlevel,touchdesiredPower
Levelpad.
Q. Whydon% the defrosting
o
timesin the Cookbook seemright
formyfood?
A. Cookbooktimesare average.
Defrosting timecanvaryaccording
to thetemperature in yourfreezer.
Setyourovenforthetimeindicated
in yourCookbook. I f yourfoodis
stillnotcompletely thawedat the
endofthattime,resetyouroven
andadjustthetimeaccordingly.
Q. Shouldali foodsbe complete-
ly thawedbeforecooking?
A. Somefoodsshouldnotbe com-
pletelythawedbeforecooking.For
example,fishcooksso quicklyit is
betterto begincookingwhileit is
stillslightlyfrozen.
Q. Can,Iopenthe doorduring
defrostingtocheckon the
progressof myfood?
A. Yes.Youmayopenthe door at
_
anytimeduringmicrowaving. To
'-
resumedefrosting, c losethedoor
andpress START pad.The oven
beginsoperatingif timeis lefi
o
on-timer: I f not~resettimer.
Q. Howdo I determinethe
amountof timeneededfor
defrostingfoods?
A. Defrostaccordingto defrost
defrostingtime.
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chartfoundin yourc~okbook.
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@,Pre-packaged f rozendinners
can be defrostedand microwave
cooked.Be sureto removeanyfoil
covers.Keepmetaltraysat least 1"
awayfromcavitywalls.
~ CheckyourCookbookfor other
defrostingtips.
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