GE JVM1660 Owner's Manual page 18

Time Features
DEFROST
AUTO/TIME
1 Press DEFROST
AUTO/TIME twice,
2 Enter defrosting time.
3 Press START
4 Turnfood over wheu
the oven signals.
5 Press START
(Auto Defrost explained
in the section on
Convenieuce Features.)
Allows you to defl'ost tot
the length ot time you
select. See ttle l)efl'ostin_,-
Guide for suggested times.
Power level 3 is automati-
cally set, but you may
change this ior more flexi-
bility. You may defl'ost
small items more quickly
by raising tile power level
atter entering the time.
However, they will need
more fl'equent attention
than usual.
Power level 7 cuts the total
defl'osting time in about
hall; power level 10 cuts
the total time m approxi-
mately l/3. Rotate or stir
tbod li'equently.
At one hall of selected
defl'osting time. the oven
signals TU RN. At this time.
turn tood over and break
apart or rearrange pieces
for more even deirosting.
Shield any "warm areas with
small pieces ot foil.
A dull thlmll)ino-., noise_ max,
be heard durino- (lefl'ostiw,-
This sound is normal when
the oven is riot operating at
High power.
Defrosting Tips
• Foods fl'ozen ill paper or
plastic can be defl'osted
in the 0ackage. Tightl}
closed packages should
be slit, pierced or vented
AFTER food has partially
deti'osted. Plastic storage
containers should be at
least partially uncovered.
• Famil_,-size. prepackaged
fl'ozen dinners call be
det_'osted and micro-
waved. If the food is ill a
toil container, transfer it
to a microwave-sate dish.
• Foods that spoil easily,
such as milk, eggs, fish,
stuflirl_s poult D and
pork, should not be
allowed to sit out lot
more than one hour
after defl'osting. Room
temperature promotes
the growth of harnfful
bacteria.
• For more even defl'ostino-
ot larger foods, such as
beef, lamb and veal
roasts, use Auto l)efl'ost.
• Be sure large lneats are
completely defl'osted
before cookino
• When deti'osted, tood
should be cool but
sot'tened ill all areas. If still
slightl} ic?, return to the
microwave vexT briefly, or
let it stand a tew minutes.