Auto Defrost; Defrosting Tips - Amana MVH250L Owner's Manual

Operation
AUTO DEFROST
Your microwave oven is preset with three defrost
sequences. Using AUTO DEFROST is the best way to
defrost frozen foods. The Auto Defrost Sequence
Table below provides some basic guidelines for using
the three defrost sequences.
Example: To defrost 1.2 Ibs. of ground beef.
1. Touch AUTO DEFROST pad.
2. Choose food category.
Touch pad
Category number
Meat 1
Poultry 2
Fish 3
3. Enter the weight.
4. Touch START pad.
NOTE: When you touch the START pad. The
display changes to defrost time count down.
The oven will beep during the DEFROST
cycle. At beep, open the door and turn food
over, separate or rearrange the food.
Remove any portions that have thawed.
The oven will not STOP during the beep
unless the door is opened.
5. Close the door and restart.
When the defrost time is over,
you will hear four beeps and
END will display.
NOTE: If you do not open the
door, the display will
resume the countdown.
WEIGHT CONVERSION CHART
To enter food weight in AUTO DEFROST, you must
specify pounds and tenths of a pound. If the weight on
the food package is in fractions of a pound, you can
use the following chart to convert the weight to
decimals,
EQUIVALENT NUMBER AFTER
OUNCE WEIGHT DECIMAL
1.6
3.2
4.0
4.8
6.4
8.0
9.6
11.2
12.0
12.8
14.4
16.0
.10
.20
.25 One-Quarter Pound
.30
.40
.50 One- Half Pound
.60
.70
.75 Three*Quarters Pound
.80
.90
1.0O One Pound
DEFROSTING TIPS
• When using AUTO DEFROST, the weight to be
entered is the net weight in pounds and tenths of
pounds (the weight of the food minus the container).
• Use AUTO DEFROST only for raw food. AUTO
DEFROST gives best results when food to be
thawed is a minimum of 0°F (taken directly from a
true freezer). If food has been stored in a
refrigerator-freezer that does not maintain a
temperature of 5°F or below, always program a
lower food weight (for a shorter defrosting time)
to prevent cooking the food.
• If the food is stored outside the freezer for up to
20 minutes, enter a lower food weight.
• The shape of the package alters the defrosting
time. Shallow rectangular packets defrost more
quickly than a deep block.
• Separate pieces as they begin to defrost. Separated
pieces defrost more easily.
• You can use small pieces of aluminum foil to shield
foods like chicken wings, leg tips, and fish tails, but
the foil must not touch the side of the oven. Foil
causes arcing, which can damage the oven lining.
• Shield areas of food with small pieces of foil if they
start to become warm.
• For better results, a preset standing time is
included in the defrosting time.
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