GE spacemaker III Use And Care Manual page 8

The
Defrost s etting tsdesigned
forspeedy t hawing o ffhzenfbod
andis
OIM? of the &&at
advantages
ofa microwave oven.
o l%wer k vd 3 is automatically
Set
fordefrosting, butyoumaychange
thisformoreflexibi~ity,
oS* theDefrosting G uide, p ages
12andJ3fordefrosting h elp.
Tobecome
betteracquainted with
thedefkost finction, d efrost f kozen
porkchops byfollowing thesteps
below.
Step k
Plaeea
l-lb.
p ackage offkozen
chops intheoven andclosedoor,
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Step2:
TouchTIMEDEFI?OST
Displayshows": O"and "POWER
3? "ENTERDEF TIME" flashes.
m
START I
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S@p 4;'Ikmch START, "EX?F
TIME" and"POWER 3" show
and
time counts
d own onditiplay, WIMn
cycle iscompleted, theoven signals
andflashes " End;' t henaWxnatioally
shutsoff.
Step 5:
Thrn packageover,close
doorandrepeat S teps 2 and3toset
remaining h alfofdefrosting t ime
andtouch
START.
Step 6:
When
oven signals a nd
flashes "EndJ' o pendoor, r emove
package a ndseparate c hops to
finish defrosting,
IMrost&"
'rips
@ Foods frozen inpaperorplastic
canbedefrosted i nthepackage,
Step3:
Selectonehalfof the total
defrostingtimerecommended in
the DefrostingGuide.For example,
touch4,0 and Ofor 4 minutes.
Displayshows'~:OO" a nd "POWER
37 "DEF TIME" flashes.
~For evendefrosting,somefoods
needto be brokenup or separated
part oftie waythroughthe
defrostingtime.
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How
to
Change P bwerLevel
I
Mer
setting defrosting t ime,
touchPOWERLEVELpad,
then touchdesirednumberfor
newpowerlevel.
@ Pre-packagedfrozendinners
can be defrostedand microwaved.
Be sureto removeanyfoilcovers.
Keepmetaltraysat least 1"away
horn cavitywalls.
@ Checkthe DefrostingGuidefor
otherdefrostingtips.
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uhurry?
A, Y@s, but thq willneed more
frequent sttentkm than u~ual, IQ@
thepower l ed @f@r en@rifig the
the bytowhhlg the ddrd power
level p ad,Power
kwl
7cuts the
total
d efrosting t hlletlbout i n 1/2;
power l evel10cutstheU%al
defrosting
t ime to$pproximdy
1/3, D uring e ither, Mate orstir
foodfrequently,
Q. VVIIy don't t hedefrosting
times intheDefrosting Guide
seemrightformyhod?
A. These timesareaverages,
Defrosting t imecanvaryaccording
tothetemperature in
yourfreezer.
Setyourovenforthetimeindicated
in the Defrosting(hide. If your
foodis stillnotcompletely thawed
at theend of thattime, resetyour
ovenandadjustthetime
accordingly.
Q.Should allfoods becompletely
thawed before cooking?
A.
Somefoodsshouldnotbe
completelythawedbeforecooking.
For example,fish cooksso quickly
it is betterto begincookingwhile
it is stillslightlyfrozen.
Q. Can I open the doorduring
defrostingto checkon the
progressof myfood?
A. Yes.Youmayopenthe door at
anytimeduringmicrowaving, T o
resumedefrosting,closethe door
andpress START. T heovenbegins
operatingif timeis left on timer.
If not, reset timer.
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