Defrosting; Warm Hold - Whirlpool YMH1170XSB1 Use & Care Manual

The Auto Defrost feature can be used or the microwave oven can
be manually set to defrost.
• Food should be 0°F (-18°C) or colder at defrosting for optimal
results.
Unwrap foods and remove lids (for example, from fruit juice
containers) before defrosting.
Shallow packages will defrost more quickly than deep blocks.
Separate food pieces as soon as possible during or at the
end of cycle for more even defrosting.
Use small pieces of aluminum foil to shield parts of food such
as chicken wings, leg tips and fish tails. See "Aluminum Foil
and Metal" first.
The Auto Defrost system has 3 categories: Meat, Poultry and
Fish. It should not be used for food left outside the freezer more
than 20 minutes and frozen ready-made food. Use the following
chart as a guide.
MEAT
Beef: ground, steaks, roast, The narrow or fatty areas of
stew irregular shaped cuts should
be shielded with foil before
Lamb: stew and chops defrosting.
Pork: chops, ribs, roasts, Do not defrost less than 1/4 Ib
sausage (113 g) or two 4 oz (113 g)
patties.
Place all meats in microwave-
safe baking dish.
POULTRY
Chicken: whole and cut up Place in microwave-safe
baking dish, chicken breast
Cornish hens side up.
Turkey: breast
FISH
Fillets, Steaks, Whole, Place in microwave-safe
Shellfish baking dish.
To Use Auto Defrost:
1. Unwrap food, place on the turntable, and close the door.
2. Touch DEFROST.
3. Select food by entering 1 for Meat, 2 for Poultry or 3 for Fish
or
Touch DEFROST repeatedly to scroll through food selections.
4. Enter the weight in pounds.
Meats and Poultry can be set from 0.2 to 6.6 Ib (90 g to 3 kg).
Fish can be set from 0.2 to 4.4 Ib (90 g to 2 kg).
Doneness may be adjusted at this time by touching COOK
TIME.
5. Touch START.
The display will count down the defrost time.
When the cycle ends, "END" will appear in the display, and
the end-of-cycle tones will sound, followed by reminder
tones.
6. Touch CANCEL OFF or open the door to clear the display
and/or stop reminder tones.
To Defrost Manually: Follow directions in "Manual Cooking"
section, and use 30% cooking power. See "Microwave Cooking
Power" chart.
Food Poisoning Hazard
Do not let food sit in oven more than one hour before
or after cooking.
Doing so can result in food poisoning or sickness.
Hot cooked food can be kept warm in the microwave oven. Warm
Hold can be used by itself, or it can be programmed to follow a
cooking cycle. Opening the door during Warm Hold will cancel
the function.
• Cover plates of food.
• Cover foods that were covered while being cooked.
• Do not cover baked goods such as pastries, pies, turnovers,
etc.
To Use (for single cycle):
1. Place hot cooked food on the turntable and close the door.
2. Touch WARM HOLD.
3. Touch START.
"WARM" will appear in the display during the entire cycle.
When the cycle ends, "END" will appear in the display, and
the end-of-cycle tones will sound, followed by reminder
tones.
4. Touch CANCEL OFF or open the door to clear the display
and/or stop reminder tones.
To Set at end of cycle: Touch WARM HOLD while setting a
cooking cycle before touching START control, or during cooking.
The Warm Hold cycle will start immediately after the cooking
cycle ends and the end-of-cycle tones sound.
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