Magic Chef MCO160S Use And Care Manual page 12

Operating Basics
Defrost by Time Guide (Power Level 3)
Items and Weight Defrosting Standing Procedures and Techniques
Time Time
Beef
@ound Beefl lb. 10-12 miu. 5 min. Break apart and remove thawed portions with ibrk.
(hound Beef2 lbs. 18-20 miu. 8-12 rain. Break apart and remove thawed portions with fork.
Beef Roast, boneless 3 lbs. 26-28 miu. 7-10 min. Turn over pal't wax. Shield ends or thirmer areas with foil.
Steaksil" thick 7-8 min. 5-7 lnin. Separate and rearrange once.
Pork
Polk Roast, bondessi3 Ibs. 20-22 min. 10-15 lnin. Tnrn over part way. shield ends or thira:er areas with lbil.
Pork Chops 1ib 7-8 min. 5-7 rain. Sepal'ate and rearrange once.
@ound Pork t lb. 10-12 rain. 5-7 rain. Break apart and remove thawed pol_ions with fork.
Spal'eribs 1 1/2 llbs. 15-16 min. 5-7 lIlin. Turn meat o:_r and real:ange, separate once.
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Whole Chicken 3 tbs. 20-22 min. 10-15 min. Turn chicken over. shield wiug tips, leg ends and breast
areas with foil. Breast side down.
Chicken Breasts bondessi1 lb. 7-8 rain. 5-7 rain. Separate and rearrange once.
Chicken Thighg2 lbs. 18-23 min. 8-13 min. Separate and rearrange once.
Fish
Fish Filletgl lb. 10-11 miu. 5-7 min. Separate and realrange once. Shield as needed.
General Defrosting Tips
1. Do not defrost covered meat. (overing might allow
cooking to take place. Always remove outer wrap
grad tray. Place food on a microwave-safe lack in a
dish.
2. Begin defrosting whole poultry breast-side-down.
Begin defi'osting roasts l:at-side-down.
3. The shape of the package alters the defi'osting time.
Shallow rectangular shapes defrost more quickly
than a deep block.
4. Anto Defi'ost is pm_'ammed lb:" specific weights.
Defrost results will be affected if you enter an
incolTect weight.
5. Anto Defi'ost is progralmned for frozen food at 0 F.
If food is stored at a higher temperature, expect
shorter defrost thnes.
6. After 1/3 of the defi'ost time has elapsed, check the
food. You may wish to turn over, break apart,
rean'ange or remove thawed portions of the food.
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7. During Auto Defrost, the oven will prompt you to
turn the food over. At this point, open oven door
and check the food. Follow the techniques listed
below for optimum defrost results. Then, close oven
door. touch the START Pad to complete defi'osting.
• Turn Over : Roast, ribs, whole poultry, turkey
breasts, hot dogs, sausages, steaks, or chops.
I_ Rearrange : Break apart or separate steaks, chops,
hamburger patties, ground meat, chicken or
seafood pieces, chunks of meat such as stew bee£
l_Shield : Use small strips of aluminum foil to
protect thin areas or edges of unevenly shaped
£_ods such as chicken wings. To prevent arching,
do not allow foil to come within 1-inch of oven
walls or &or.
• Remove : To prevent cookiug, thawed protions
should be removed from the oven at this point.
This :nay shorten defrost time for foods weighing
less than 3-1bs.
8. After defrosting, allow food to stand 5 to 10 minutes
if there are any icy areas. If large solid masts, such
as sirloin tip or rulnp roasts, are not completely
thawed after standing, return roast to oven and
pm_'am Auto Defrost for 1 lb.