Manual Defrost; Defrost Chart - Sharp R-305M Operation Manual

S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S
DEFROST
Defrost automatically defrosts all the foods shown in the
DEFROST CHART below.
Round the weight to the nearest tenth of a pound.
• Suppose you want to defrost a 3.0 pound steak.
P R O C E D U R E
1
Touch DEFROST once.
2
Select desired food by
touching number pad.
(Ex: touch number 2 for
Steaks/Chops.)
3
Touch number pads for
desired weight. (Ex: touch
30 for 3.0 lb.)
4
Touch START pad.
5
After the 1st stage, open
the door, turn steak over
and shield any warm portions.
Close the door.
Touch START pad.
6
After the 2nd stage, open
the door and shield any
warm portions. Close the door.
Touch START pad.
After defrost cycle ends, cover and let stand as
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indicated in chart below.

DEFROST CHART

F O O D
1. Ground Meat
2. Steaks/Chops
3. Boneless Poultry
4. Bone-in Poultry
NOTE: Check foods when oven signals. Do not over defrost. After final stage, small sections may still be icy.
Let stand to continue thawing.
Shielding prevents cooking from occurring before the center of the food is defrosted. Use small smooth
strips of aluminum foil to cover edges and thinner sections of the food.
DEFROST
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START
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A M O U N T
.5 - 2.0 lb Pull apart and remove any thawed pieces after each stage.
( .3 - .9 kg) Let stand, covered, for 5 to 10 minutes.
.5 - 3.0 lb After each stage, rearrange and if there are warm or thawed portions,
( .3 - 1.3 kg) shield with small flat pieces of aluminum foil. Remove any meat that
is nearly defrosted. Let stand, covered, for 10 to 20 minutes.
.5 - 1.5 lb Use boneless breast of chicken or turkey. After each stage, if there
( .3 - .7 kg) are warm or thawed portions, rearrange or remove. Let stand,
covered, for 10 to 20 minutes.
.5 - 3.0 lb Arrange pieces with meatiest portions toward outside of glass dish
( .3 - 1.3 kg) or microwave safe rack. After each stage, if there are warm or
thawed portions, rearrange or remove. Let stand, covered, for 10
to 20 minutes.
NOTE:
1. Defrost can be programmed with More or Less Time
Adjustment. Touch the POWER LEVEL pad once or
twice after selecting the amount. See page 17.
2. To defrost other foods or foods above or below the
weights allowed on DEFROST CHART. Use time and
30% power. See MANUAL DEFROST below.
3. If you attempt to enter more or less than the allowed
amount as indicated in chart below, "EE" will appear
in the display.
4. Weight can be entered only by the pound.

MANUAL DEFROST

If the food that you wish to defrost is not listed on 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 previously
cooked, by using 30% Power Level. See page 11.
Estimate defrosting time and touch POWER LEVEL pad
8 times for 30% when you select the power level.
For either raw or previously cooked frozen food the
rule of thumb is approximately 4 minutes per pound.
For example, defrost 4 minutes for 1 pound/450 g of
frozen spaghetti sauce.
Always stop the oven periodically to remove or separate
the portions that are defrosted. If food is not defrosted
at the end of the estimated defrosting time, program
the oven in 1 minute increments at 30% until totally
defrosted.
When using plastic containers from the freezer, defrost
only long enough to remove from the plastic in order
to place in a microwave-safe dish.
P R O C E D U R E
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