Time Defrost - GE JES1855 Owner's Manual

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Aboutthe timefeatures.
AUTO/TIMEDEE
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Time Defrost
,\llows you to de/l:ost 1_)1:a selected length oI time. See
the Defrosting Guide tor suggested times. (Auto Defrost
explained in the About the auto feature section.)
[] Press AUTO/TIMEDEE twice.
[]Enter de/i:osting time.
[] Pl_'ss START
[]Turn toed o\cr when the o\cn signals.
[] Press START
Power level is muonmtically set ;_.t3, btttcm/ be cllanged.
}i)u call deti'ost small items quickly t>y raising the power
level a/ier entelJng tile time. Power level 7 (uts the total
(teli'osting time ill about hal{:, power/eve/10 celts the
total time to atlproxin/ately 1/3. I h)we\ el; todd will need
l/lOre t]'eqllent _tttention tl/_tn /lSllal.
At one half of selected de/i'osting time, the o_'n sig_lals
TURN FOOD OVER.At this thlle, turn/ood
over and break
_q)art or re_.rl';_nge pieces tot l/lOl'(' evell (teli'ostin_,.
ShieM any warm areas with small pieces of/oil.
A dull tlmmlling noise may be heard during de/i'osting.
"I]fis is normal when o_en is not operating at High power.
Defrosting Tips
• Foods ti'ozen ill paper or tllastk (ml be (h'li:osted
ilk
the package. Closed t)ackages should be slit, llierced
or vented AFTER {ood has llartiall} de/i'osted. Plastic
storage containers should be partially m/co_ere(t.
• Family-size,
tlrella(kaged fi'ozen dinners can be
defi'osted mid microwaved. If the/ood is ilk a {oil
(ontainer, transtcr it to a llli(row_l_'-s_lt(' dish.
• Foods that spoil _asily shouM
_l(/t be all(mr d to sit
Otlt [()r IIIOFC
it/all
Oil( ho/lI"
afi_r
d( ]i'osting.
RO()l//
teml)eiattu_ i)ron/otes th_ growth of hm-mflll bacteria.
• For more ('_vn deli'osting of lm:ger leeds, such as
roasts, use Auto Defrost. Be sm:e lm:ge meats are
completely deli'osted belore cooking.
• When deli'osted, {oDd should be cool but so/iened ill
all areas. II still slightly icy. return to the microwave'
very briefly, or let it stand a/t'w minutes.
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