Reheating; Defrosting - Estate TMH14XM Use & Care Manual

Times and cooking power have been preset for reheating specific
food types. Use the following chart as a guide.
FOOD PAD QUANTITY/INSTR UCTIONS
Soup/Sauce 1 1-4 cups (250 mL-1 L)/
Place in microwave-safe
container, cover with plastic
wrap and vent.
Casserole 2 1-4 cups (250 mL-1 L)/
Place in microwave-safe
container and cover with
plastic wrap.
Baked Goods 3 1-6 pieces, 2 oz (57 g) each/
Place on paper towel.
Dinner Plate 4 1 serving/
Use microwave-safe plate.
Cover with plastic wrap and
vent.
Pizza Slice 5 1-3 slices, 4 oz (113 g) each/
Place on paper towel.
To Use Auto Reheat:
1. Touch REHEAT.
2. Touch number pads to select type of food from chart.
or
Touch REHEAT repeatedly to scroll through foods.
3. Touch number pads to enter quantity.
4. Touch START/ENTER.
If more or less time is required, touch COOK POWER before
the oven starts cooking.
The display will count down the reheat time.
When the cycle ends, "END" will appear in the display, and
the end-of-cycle tones will sound, followed by reminder
tones.
5. Touch OFF/CANCEL or open the door to clear the display
and/or stop reminder tones.
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 (from fruit juice) 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
microwavable baking dish.
POULTRY
Chicken: whole and cut up Place in microwavable baking
dish, chicken breast side up.
Cornish hens
Remove giblets from whole
Turkey: breast chicken.
FISH
Fillets, Steaks, Whole, Place in microwavable baking
Shellfish dish.
To Use Auto Defrost:
1. Touch DEFROST.
2. Touch the number pad 1 for Meat, 2 for Poultry or 3 for Fish
or
Touch DEFROST repeatedly to scroll through foods.
3. Touch the number pads to enter the weight.
Meats and Poultry can be set from 0.1 to 6.6 Ib (45 g to 3 kg).
Fish can be set from 0.1 to 4.4 Ib (45 g to 2 kg).
4. Touch START/ENTER.
If more or less time is required, touch COOK POWER before
the oven starts cooking.
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.
5. Touch OFF/CANCEL or open the door to clear the display
and/or stop reminder tones.
To Defrost Manually:.
1. Touch COOK TIME.
2. Touch the number pads to set a length of time to defrost.
3. Touch COOK POWER.
4. Touch number pad 3.
5. Touch START/ENTER.
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 OFF/CANCEL or open the door to clear the display
and/or stop reminder tones.
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