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Operating Basics..............................................
Auto Defrost - Meat, Poultry, Fish
Use the AUTO DEFROST Pads to easily defrost foods
by weight, eliminating the guesswork in determining
defrosting time. Choose Meat, Poultry, or Fish. Defrost-
Notes...
ing time is automatically determined by the weight select-
•
During defrosting, the oven will beep to signal
ed.
that the food needs to be turned or rearranged. The
oven will continue operating if food is not turned
Basic Instructions
or rearranged. Three beeps signal the end of
1. Touch the MEAT, POULTRY or FISH Pad.
defrosting.
• Lb indicator and weight in Ibs. is displayed.
•
It is important to check fish at the beeps to prevent
cooking during the defrost operation.
2. Increase defrosting weight, if desired, by touching the
pad again two, three or four times (see chart at right).
3. Touch the START Pad.
Auto Defrost Weight Chart
• When the START Pad is touched the lb indicator
Touch Pad
MEAT
POULTRY
FISH
goes off and the defrost indicator blinks.
once
1.0 lb
1.5 lb
0.5 lb
• Defrosting time counts down in the Display.
twice
1.5 Ib
2.0 lb
1.0 lb
4. Let food stand five minutes after defrosting.
3 times
2.0 1_
2.5 lb
1.5 lb
4 times
2.5 lb
3.0 lb
2.0 lb
Defrosting Tips
1. Do not defrost covered meat. Covering might allow
listed below for optimum defrosting results. Then, clo
cooking to take place. Always remove outer wrap and
oven door, touch START Pad to complete defrosting
tray. Place food on a microwave-safe rack in a dish.
• Turn Over: Roast, ribs, whole poultry, turkey breas
During defrosting, juices accumulate in dish and may
hot dogs, sausages, steaks, or chops.
become hot enough to cook the food. Elevating meat off
of the dish will prevent the bottom and sides from
• Rearrange:
Break apart or separate steaks, cho
beginning to cook.
hamburger patties, ground meat, chicken or seafe
2. Begin defrosting whole poultry breast-side-down. Begin
pieces, chunks of meat such as stew beef.
defrosting roasts fat-side-down.
• Shield: Use small strips of aluminum foil to prot,
thin areas, edges of unevenly shaped foods such
3. The shape of the package alters the defrosting time.
chicken wings. To preventarcing,
do not allowfoi
Shallow rectangular shapes defrost more quickly than a
deep block,
come within 1-inch of oven walls or door.
• Remove: To prevent cooking, thawed portions sho
4. Auto Defrost Meat, Poultry
or Fish Pads are pro-
be removed from the oven at this point. This r
gramrned for specific weights. Defrosting results will be
shorten defrosting time for foods weighing less tha_
affected if you enter an incorrect weight,
lbs.
5. Auto Defrost Meat, Poultry
or Fish Pads are pro-
7. After defrosting, allow food to stand 5 minutes if tl
grammed for frozen food at 0° E If food is stored at a
are any icy areas. If large solid roasts, such as sirloii
higher temperature, expect shorter defrosting times,
or rump roasts, are not completely thawed after st_
6. During
defrosting
(auto or time), the oven will
ing, return roast to oven and program Auto Defr_
prompt you to turn the food over. At this point, open
Meat for 1 lb.
oven door and check the food. Follow the techniques
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