Defrosting By Weight Using Automatic Defrost Programs - Amana AOR27DE Use & Care Manual

ACCU-THAW FROZEN BAKED PIE DEFROSTING CHART
SIZE OF PIE
8-inch (20 to 30 oz.)
9-inch (30 to 40 oz.)
DEFROSTING TIME*
6to 11 min.
10 to 15 min.
*For more information regarding defrosting, see page 22.
General Instructions for Defrosting Frozen Baked Pies
1. Pies need to be cooked before freezing. In all recipes, the bottom crust needs to be cooked before the filling is added. This is
necessary to achieve a completely cooked flaky bottom crust. Purchased frozen pies are usually unbaked. For good results, bake
these pies conventionally and then freeze. Later the frozen pies can be transferred to glass pie plates and quickly defrosted in the
microwave oven. When baking pies "'from scratch" bake them in glass pie plates and then freeze. Or, bake two pies, eat one and
freeze the other for later use.
2. Place cooked frozen pie in glass pie plate. Do not cover. Defrost, according to the time recommended on the chart.
DEFROSTING B Y WEIGHT USING
A UTOMATIC DEFROST PROGRAMS
Thisfeature allows youto use the Meat, Poultryor Fishdefrost pads
todefrosteachof thefoods byweight.Eachprogramisspecially
designed to defrostquickly withoptimum results. T he ovenwill
automatically s electthe timeandpowerlevelsto defrost t hefood.
The microwave energywillcycleon and offto allowuniform
defrosting withlittleor no cooking on theexterior.Meats,poultry,
and fish needto be completely defrosted beforecooking to prevent
unevencooking.
TO DEFROST BY WEIGHT
1. Place the food in the oven and close the door. If food
is inside plasticbag, slit the bag to allow steam to escape.
2. Press STOP/RESETto dear display.
3. Press the desired weight defrost pad,
MEAT,
POULTRY, orFISH. A"P", " 0"and "DEFR" wi,
be displayed.
4. Enter the weight of the food in pounds and hundredths of
pounds. (See chart on rightto convert ounces to hundredths
of pounds.) To enter 1.53 pounds, press
1,5,3.
1P:53 and
"DEFR" will be displayed.
5. Press
START
and the oven will operate. The calculated
defrost time and "DEFR" will be displayed. "POWER" will flash
on and off as microwave energy cycles on and off.
6. The oven will stop and sound a signal when the defrost
time is complete.
Follow this chart to convert ounces and hundredths of a pound.
PACKAGE WEIGHTS
HUNDREDTHS OF
OUNCES A POUND
0 -1/2 .00-.05
1 - 2 .06-.15
21/2-4 .16-.25
41/2-51/2 .26-.35
6 -7 .36-.45
71/2 -81/2 .46-.55
9 - 10 .56-.65
101/2 -12 .66-.75
121/2 -131/2 .76-.85
14 -151/2 .86-.95
The Weight Defrost can be used for food ranging in weight from
0.1 pounds to 9.99 pounds. (Refer to chart below.)
Max,
Food Item Weight
MEAT Ground meats, roast, ribs, stew meats, 9.99 Ibs.
chops, steaks, frankfurters, ham
POULTRY Whole or cut-up chicken, whole cornish 9.99 Ibs.
hens, whole turkey
FISH Shrimp, sea scallops, whole fish 9.99 Ibs.
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