Defrost; Manual Defrost - Sharp STR3065HS Operation Manual

USING THE MICROWAVE DRAWER
COOK CHART
FOOD
10. Ground Meat
• patties
• bulk
11. Frozen Entrees

DEFROST

The Defrost feature uses lower power level to gently defrost
foods listed in the DEFROST CHART on page 26.
TO DEFROST AUTOMATICALLY
• Suppose you want to defrost 1 lb of steaks.
1 Touch DEFROST pad. SEE LABEL SELECT FOOD NUMBER
appears on the display.
2 Touch number pads to select food number. Touch 2 pad
for steaks/chops.
STEAKS CHOPS ENTER WEIGHT
on the display.
3 Touch number pads to enter weight. Touch 1 pad for 1 lb.
4 Touch START/+30 SEC pad.
5 The oven will pause so the food can be checked. Open the
Microwave Drawer Oven, turn over the steak and close
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the oven.
6 Touch START/+30 SEC pad.
7 After each audible signal, turn the food over and touch
START/+30 SEC pad again.
At the end of Defrost cycle, cover food and let stand as shown
in the chart below.
NOTE:
• To program Defrost with More or Less Time Adjustment,
see OTHER FEATURES on page 29. To defrost other foods
or quantities of foods than the ones listed on the menu label,
see MANUAL DEFROST on the next column.
• At the end of Defrost cycle, small sections of food may still
be icy. Let food stand to continue thawing. Do not cook until
all ice crystals are thawed.
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QUANTITY
To cook patties of ground meat, place patties on a microwave safe dish and cover with wax
0.25–2 lb paper. To cook bulk ground meat to be added to dishes, place ground meat in casserole
0.25–2 lb dish and cover with wax paper or plastic wrap. Touch COOK pad, then touch 1 pad and
0 pad for Ground Meat. Touch START/+30 SEC. When microwave pauses, turn patties
over or stir bulk meat to break up large pieces. Recover and touch START/+30 SEC.
After cooking, leave meat covered and let stand for 2 to 3 minutes.
6–17 oz Remove entrée from outer packaging and cover according to package directions. Touch
COOK pad, then touch 1 pad two times for Frozen Entrees. Touch START/+30 SEC.
After cooking, leave covered and let stand for 2 to 3 minutes.
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PROCEDURE

MANUAL DEFROST

To defrost other foods or quantities of foods than the ones listed
on the Defrost Chart, defrost manually. Use POWER LEVEL
30% to defrost any frozen food, whether raw or previously
cooked.
Most frozen foods, whether raw or previously cooked, defrost
in approximately 4 minutes per pound of food. For example, to
defrost 1 pound of spaghetti sauce, defrost for 4 minutes.
Always stop the oven periodically to remove or separate the
defrosted portions. If food is still frozen at the end of the
estimated time, set the power level to 30% again and defrost in
1-minute increments until totally defrosted.
If frozen food is in plastic containers, defrost only long enough to
remove food from plastic and place it in a microwave-safe dish.
TO DEFROST MANUALLY
• Suppose you want to defrost 2 lbs of frozen cookie dough.
1 Estimate defrosting time (4 minutes per pound) of 8 minutes
and touch number pads to enter defrost time 8 0 0.
8.00 TOUCH START OR TOUCH POWER LEVEL
display.
2 Touch POWER LEVEL pad eight times for 30% power.
3 Touch START/+30 SEC pad.
4 Stop the microwave periodically to separate and remove
defrosted portions, then touch START/+30 SEC pad again.
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