Defrost; Manual Defrost - Thermador MD24JS Use And Care Manual

Microwave cooking

DEFROST

Use this feature to defrost the foods shown in the
DEFROST CHART below.
1 Touch DEFROST pad.
SEE LABEL SELECT
2 See Menu Label. Select desired food by touching the
number pad. Ex: Touch
CHOPS ENTER WEIGHT
3 Enter weight by touching number pads.
4 Touch START (+1 min) pad.
The oven will stop so that the food can be checked.
5 After the first stage, open the MicroDrawer™. Turn
steak over and shield any warm portions. Close the
MicroDrawer™. Touch START (+1 min) pad.
6 After the second stage, open the MicroDrawer™.
Shield any warm portions. Close the MicroDrawer™.
Touch START (+1 min) pad.
FOOD AMOUNT
1 Ground meat .5 - 2.0 lb Remove any thawed pieces after each audible signal. Le t stand, covered, for 5 to 10 minutes.
2 Steaks/chops .5 - 3.0 lb
3 Boneless poultry .5 - 2.0 lb
4 Bone-in poultry .5 - 3.0 lb
5 Roast 2.0 -4.0 lb
6 Casserole, Soup 2 - 6 cups
1 - 6 cups

MANUAL DEFROST

If the food that you wish to defrost is not listed o n the
DEFROST CHART or is above or below the limits in the
AMOUNT column on the DEFROST CHART, you need to
defrost manually.
You can defrost any frozen food, either raw or previou sly
cooked, by using Power Level at 30%. Follow the exact
3-step procedure found under TO SET POWER LEVEL on
page 10. Estimate defrosting time and touch POWER L EVEL
pad eight times for 30% power.
For either raw or previously cooked frozen food the rul e
of thumb is approximately 4 minutes per pound. For
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FOOD NUMBER
2 for steaks/chops.
STEAKS
1.0
After each audible signal, rearrange and i f there are warm or thawed portions, shield with
small flat pieces of aluminum foil. Remove any meat or fish that is almost defrosted. Let
stand, covered, for 10 to 20 minutes.
After each audible signal, if there are wa r m or thawed portions, rearrange or remove. Let
stand, covered, for 10 to 20 minutes.
After each audible signal, rearrange piece s or remove portions should they become warm or
thawed. Let stand, covered, for 10 to 20 minutes.
Start defrosting with fat side down. After each stag e , turn roast over and shield the warm
portions with aluminum foil. Let stand, covered, for 3 0 to 60 minutes.
After each audible signal, break apart and remove any defrosted part. At end, stir well and let
stand, covered, for 5 to 10 minutes.
7 After defrost cycle ends, cover and let stand as
indicated in the chart below.
Note:
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PROCEDURE
example, defrost 4 minutes for 1 pound of frozen spa-
ghetti sauce.
Always stop the oven periodically to remove or separat e
the portions that are defrosted. If food is not defro sted
at the end of the estimated defrosting time, progra m the
oven in 1 minute increments on Power Level 30% until
totally defrosted.
When using plastic containers from the freezer, defros t
only long enough to remove from the plastic in order to
place in a microwave-safe dish.
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