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Time Defrost is designed for
speedy thawing
of frozenfood
andis one of thegreatadvantages
of' a microwave oven.
~
Powerlevel
3
is automatically set
fordefrosting,butyoumaychange
thisfor moreflexibility.
@ Seeyourcookbookfordefrosting
help.
Tobecomebetteracquainted with
TimeDefrost,defrostfrozenpork
chopsby following the stepsbelow.
Step1:Placepackageof frozen
chopsin the ovenandclosedoor.
Step
2: TouchTIMEDEFROST.
Displayshows": O"and "ENTER
DEFTIME" flashes.
Step &
Selectonehalf ofthetotal
defrostingtimerecommendedin
yourcookbook.For example,
touch4, 0 andOfor 4 minutes.
Displayshows"4:00" and "DEF
TIME" flashes.
to Change Power
L
Aftersettingdefrostingtime,
touchPOWERLEVELpad,
thentouchdesirednumberfor
newpowerlevel.
Step4: Touch START. "DEFTIME"
showsand timecountsdownon
display. W hencycleis completed,
the ovensignalsand flashes"End~'
then automatically shutsoff.
Step
5
Turnpackageover,close
door and repeatSteps2 and 3 to set
remaininghalfof defrostingtime
and touchSTART.
Step
6
Whenovensignalsand
flashes"End~' o pendoor,remove
packageand separatechopsto
finishdefrosting.
Defrosting T@s
o Foodsfrozenin paperor plastic
can be defrostedin thepackage.
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e For evendefrosting,somefoods
needto be brokenup or separated
part of the waythroughthe
defrostingtime.
@Family-size, p re-packaged
frozenentreescan be defrosted
and microwaved. I f the foodis in
a foilcontainer,transferit to a
microwave safedish.
Questions a ndAnswers
Q. WhenI touchSTART, I hear
a dullthumpingnoise.Whatis it?
A. Thissoundis normal.It is
lettingyouknowtheovenis usinga
powerlevellowerthan 10(High).
Q. CanI defrostsmallitemsin
a hurry?
A. Yes,buttheywillneedmore
frequentattentionthanusual. Raise
thepowerlevelafterenteringthe
timebytouchingthedesiredpower
levelpad. Powerlevel7 cutsthe
totaldefrostingtimeaboutin 1/2;
powerlevel10cutsthetotal
defrostingtimeto approximately
1/3.Duringeither,rotateor stir
foodfrequently.
Q. Whydon'tthe defrosting
timesin the cookbookseemright
for myfood?
A. Cookbooktimesare averages.
Defrostingtime canvaryaccording
to thetemperaturein yourfreezer.
Setyourovenforthe timeindicated
in yourcookbook.If yourfoodis
stillnot completely thawedat the
end of thattime, resetyouroven
and adjustthe timeaccordingly.
Q. Shouldall foodsbe completely
thawedbeforecooking?
A. Somefoodsshouldnotbe
completelythawedbeforecooking.
For example,fishcooksso quickly
it is betterto begincookingwhileit
is stillslightlyfrozen.
Q. CanI openthe doorduring
TimeDefrosttocheckon the
progressof myfood?
A. Yes.Youmayopenthe door at
anytimeduringmicrowaving. T o
resumedefrosting,closethe door
and touchSTART. T he ovenbegins
operatingif timeis lefton timer.
If not, reset timer.
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~ Checkyourcookbookfor other
defrostingtips.
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