Jenn-Air M168 Series Use And Care Manual page 19

Tips
1. Do not defrostcoveredmeat. Coveringmightallowcookingto take place. Always
removeouterwrapandtray. Placefoodonamicrowave-saferackinadish. During
defrost,juices accumulatein dishand may become hot enoughto cook the food.
Elevatingmeat offthe dishwill preventthe bottom-sidefrom beginning to cook.
2. Begindefrosting wholepoultrybreast-side-down. Begindefrostingroastsfat-side-
down.
3. Defrost By Weight is programmedfor specificweights. Defrost resultswill be
affected if you enter an incorrectweight.
4. DefrostByWeightis programmed forfrozenfoodat 0° F. If foodis storedat a higher
temperature,expect shorterdefrost times.
5. After 1/3 the defrosttime, checkthefood. You may wishto turnover, breakapart,
rearrangeor remove thawed portionsof the food.
6. During defrost, the oven will automatically turn off and the displaywill stop
countingdown. At this point,open oven door and check the food. Follow the
techniques listed below for optimum defrost results. Then, close oven door, touch
Start/Stop Pad to complete defrosting.
A) Turn Over Roast, ribs, whole poultry, turkey breasts, hot dogs, sau-
sages, steaks, or chops.
B) Rearrange Break apart or separate steaks, chops, hamburger patties,
ground meat, chicken or seafood pieces, chunks of meat
such as stew beef.
C) Shield Use small strips of aluminum foil to protect thin areas, edges
or unevenly shaped foods such as chicken wings. Do not
allow foil to come within 1-inch of oven walls or door to
prevent arcing.
D) Remove To prevent cooking, thawed portions should be removed
from the oven at this point. This may shorten defrost time
for foods weighing less than 3-1bs.
7. After defrosting, allow food to stand 10 to 20 minutes if there are any icy areas, if
large solid roasts, such as sirloin tip or rump roasts, are not completely thawed after
standing, return roast to oven and program Defrost By Weight for 2-1bs.
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