Auto Defrost - Maytag MV-1773MAB Owner's Manual

OPERATION

AUTO DEFROST

Five defrost choices are preset in the
oven. The defrost feature provides
you with the best defrosting method
for frozen foods, because the oven
automatically sets the defrosting
times for each food item according to
the weight you enter. For added
convenience, the AUTO DEFROST
includes a built-in tone mechanism
that reminds you to check, turn over,
separate, or rearrange the food
during the defrost cycle. Five different
defrosting options are provided.
1. MEAT
2. POULTRY
3. FISH
4. BREAD
5. RAPID - only 1 lb.
After touching the AUTO DEFROST
button once, select the category by
touching the numeric pad 1(MEAT),
numeric pad 2(POULTRY), numeric
pad 3(FISH), numeric pad 4(BREAD),
and numeric pad 5(RAPID - only
1 lb). Available weight ranges for
Meat, Poultry and Fish are 0.1 to 6.0
lbs. The available weight range for
Bread is 0.1 to 1.0 lb.
Example : To defrost 1.2 lbs of meat.
1. Touch AUTO
DEFROST pad.
2. Choose food cate-
gory.
3. Enter the
weight.
4. Touch ENTER/
START pad.
NOTE: After you touch ENTER/
START button, the display counts
down the defrost time. The oven will
beep once during the Defrost cycle.
At this time, open the door and turn,
separate, or rearrange the food as
needed. Remove any portions that
have thawed then return frozen
portions to the oven and touch
ENTER/START button to resume the
defrost cycle. The oven will not
stop during the BEEP unless the
door is opened.
(cont'd)
For best results:
• Remove fish, shellfish, meat, and
poultry from its original closed
paper or plastic package (wrapper).
Otherwise, the wrap will hold steam
and juice close to the foods, which
can cause the outer surface of the
foods to cook.
• Form the meat into the shape of a
doughnut before freezing. When
defrosting, scrape off thawed meat
when the beep sounds and
continue defrosting.
• Place foods in a shallow glass
baking dish or on a microwave
roasting rack to catch drippings.
• Foods should still be somewhat icy
in the center when removed from
the oven.
AUTO DEFROST TABLE
Category
MEAT BEEF
0.1 to 6.0 lbs Ground beef, Round steak,
(0.1 to 4.0 kg) Cubes for stew, Tenderloin
steak, Pot roast, Rib roast,
Rump roast, Chuck roast,
Hamburger patty.
LAMB
Chops (1-inch thick),
Rolled roast
PORK
Chops (
dogs, Spareribs, Country-
style ribs.
Rolled roast, Sausage.
VEAL
Cutlets (1 lb,
POULTRY POULTRY
0.1 to 6.0 lbs Whole (under 4 lbs), Cut up,
(0.1 to 4.0kg) Breasts (boneless)
CORNISH HENS
Whole
TURKEY
Breast (under 6 lbs)
FISH FISH
0.1 to 6.0 lbs Fillets, Whole Steaks
(0.1 to 4.0kg)
SHELLFISH
Crab meat, Lobster tails,
Shrimp, Scallops
BREAD MUFFINS
0.1 to 1.0 lbs
ROLL CAKE
(0.1 to 0.5kg)
RAPID DEFROST 1lb.
The RAPID DEFROST 1lb. feature
provides a rapid defrost for 1.0 pound
frozen food. The oven automatically
sets the defrosting time for ground
beef.
Example: To defrost 1lb. ground
beef.
Food
1 / -inch thick), Hot
2
1 / -inch thick)
2
12
1. Touch AUTO
DEFROST pad.
2. Touch the number
5 pad.
3. Touch ENTER/
START pad.