Magic Chef VM12AB Owner's Manual page 14

6. During defrost, the oven will prompt you to turn C) Shield
the food over. At this point, open oven door Use small strips of aluminum foil to protect
and check the food. Follow the techniques thin areas, edges or unevenly shaped
listed below for optimum defrost results. Then, foods such as chicken wings. Do not allow
close oven door, press Start/Stop Pad to foil to come within 1-inch of oven walls or
complete defrosting, door to prevent arcing.
A) Turn Over D) Remove
Roast, ribs, whole poultry, turkey breasts, To prevent cooking, thawed portions
hot dogs, sausages, steaks, or chops, should be removed from the oven at this
point. This may shorten defrost time for
B) Rearrange foods weighing less than 3-1bs.
Break apart or separate steaks, chops,
hamburger patties, ground meat, chicken 7. For better results, a preset standing time is
or seafood pieces, chunksofmeatsuchas included in the defrosting time. This may
stew beef. make the defrosting time seem longer than
expected.
AUTO DEFROST CHART
_EAT SETTING - CATEGORY 1
FOOD AT PAUSE SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
Beef Meat of irregularshape end large, fatty cuts of meat
shouldhave the narrowor fatty areas shielded withfoil at
the beginningof a defrostcycle.
Ground Beef. Bulk Remove thawed portions with Do not defrost less than 1/4 lb. Freeze in doughnut
fork. Turn over. Return remain- shape.
mg meat to oven.
Ground Beef, Patties Separate and rearrange. Do not defrost less that two 4 oz. patties. Depress
center when freezing.
;teak Turn over. Cover warm areas Place on a microwevable roasting rack.
with aluminum foil.
;tew Beef Remove thawed portions with Place in a microwaveable baking dish.
fork. Separate remainder.
Return remainder to oven
Roast Turn over. Cover warm areas Place in a microwavable roasting rack.
with aluminum foil.
Pork
Chops (1/2" Thick) Separate and rearrange. Place on a microwavabie roasting rack.
Hot Dogs SeParate and rearrange. Place on a microwavable roasting rack.
Sausage, Links Separate and rearrange. Place on a microwavableroastingrack.
Sausage, Bulk Remove thawed portions with Place in a microwavable baking dish.
fork. Turn over. Return remain-
der to oven.
Loin Roast, Boneless Turn over. Cover warm areas Place on a microwabable roasting rack.
with aluminum foil.
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