Auto Defrost; Auto Defrost Chart - Frigidaire 316495054 Use & Care Manual

AUTO COOKING

Auto Defrost

There are 6 foods (Ground Meat, Stakes/Chops/Fish,
Chicken Pieces, Roast, Casserole and Soup) under the Auto
Defrost.
Auto Defrost automatically defrosts all the foods found in
the Defrost chart below.
• Suppose you want to defrost a 1.8 pound or 1.8 kilogram
steak.
Step
1. Press the auto defrost pad and
number 2 for steak.
2. Enter weight by pressing
number 1 and 8.
Ex: 1.8 lb or 1.8 kg steak.
3. Press the START enter pad.
4. Midway through the cooking,
audible signals will be heard
and your oven will stop. Open
the door, follow the instruction
shown in the display and close
the door. Press the START
enter pad.
After defrost cycle ends, let stand, covered.

Auto Defrost chart

AMOUNT
FOOD
1. Ground Meat 0.5 - 3.0 lb
0.3 - 1.3 kg
2. Steaks/Chops/ 0.5 - 4.0 lb
Fish 0.3 - 1.8 kg
3. Chicken Pieces 0.5 - 3.0 lb
0.3 - 1.3 kg
4. Roast 2.0 - 4.0 lb
1.0 - 1.8 kg
5. Casserole 2 - 6 cups
6. Soup 1 - 6 cups
22
Press
auto
2
defrost
1 8
START
enter
START
enter
Remove any thawed pieces after each stage. Let stand, covered, for 5 to 10
minutes.
After each stage, rearrange and if there are warm or thawed portions, shield with
small fl at pieces of aluminum foil. Remove any meat or fi sh that is almost defrosted.
Let stand, covered, for 10 to 20 minutes.
After each stage, rearrange pieces or remove portions should they become warm or
thawed. Let stand, covered, for 10 to 20 minutes.
Start defrosting with fat side down. After each stage, turn roast over and shield the
warm portions with aluminum foil. Let stand, covered, for 30 to 60 minutes.
After audible signal, stir if possible. At end, stir well and let stand, covered, for 5 to
10 minutes.
After audible signal, stir if possible. At end, stir well and let stand, covered, for 5 to
10 minutes.
NOTES
1. To defrost other food or foods above or below the
weights allowed on the Defrost chart, use time and
30% power. See Manual defrost on page 12.
2. If you attempt to enter more or less than the
amount as indicated in the chart below, an error
message will appear in the display.
3. Check foods when your oven stops. After fi nal stage,
small sections may still be icy. Let stand to continue
thawing. Do not defrost until all ice crystals are
thawed.
4. If mute is set, the audible signals will not be heard at
Step 4. See 2, Audible Signal Elimination on page 23.
5. Shielding prevents cooking from occurring before
the center of the food is defrosted. Use small
smooth strips of aluminum foil to cover edges and
thinner sections of the food.
6. Press number 5 to enter 0.5 pound or 0.5 kilogram
at Step 2.
7. Press desired number for casserole and soup at Step 2.
PROCEDURE