Cooking Automatically After Defrosting - Whirlpool SM958PES Use & Care Manual

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About the Quick Defrost Cycle
The microwave oven automatically divides the time set for the Quick Defrost
cycle into three equal parts:
First part . 80% of full Cook Power
Second part. 50% of full Cook Power
Third part. . 20% of full Cook Power
This automatic step-down in Cook Power helps defrost food quickly and
completely.
Changing or Adding Defrost Time
You can change the defrosting time any time before or after touching START:
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Touch QUICK DEFROST.
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Touch Number Pads for the new time.
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Touch START.
Any new time setting made while Quick Defrost is operating will
continue the defrosting at only 20% of full power.
The best time to change the setting is near the end of the Quick
Defrost cycle.
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Open the door.
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Check the food with long-tined fork; if center area is hard frozen, set
additional time. Remember that standing time is necessary to complete
defrosting.
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Close the door and touch START to continue the cycle if no additional time
is needed.
OR...
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Touch in new instructions for additional defrosting time.
Cooking Automatically After Defrosting
The controls can be set so the microwave oven goes automatically from
defrosting to the Cook cycle you have touched in.
DO THIS... THIS HAPPENS...
1.
Put food in the oven
and close the door.
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2.
Touch QUICK
DEFROST.
The QUICK DEFROST Indi-
cator Light will come on
and the Display will show
four 0's.
3. Touch Number
Pads for the
defrosting time you
want.
The Display will show the
numbers you touched in
the order you touched
them. This example shows
2 minutes, 30 seconds.
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