Operation - Maytag UMV1152BA Use & Care 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 Table provides
some basic guidelines for using the three defrost
sequences.
Example: To defrost 1.2 lbs. of ground beef.
1. Touch Auto Defrost pad once.
Category
Meat
Poultry
Fish
2. Enter the weight.
3. Touch Start pad.
4. The oven will beep during the defrost
cycle. At this time, open the door and
turn, separate, or rearrange the food
as needed.
5. Close the door and touch Start pad to
resume defrost cycle.
6. When the defrost time is over, you will
hear four beeps and End will display.
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 best results, a preset standing time is included in the defrosting time.
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Times to touch Display
once dEF-1
twice dEF-2
3 times dEF-3
AUTO DEFROST TABLE
Category
MEAT BEEF
0.1 to 6.0 lbs Ground beef, Round steak, Cubes for
stew, Tenderloin steak, Pot roast, Rib
roast, Rump roast, Chuck roast,
Hamburger patty.
LAMB
Chops (1-inch thick), Rolled roast.
PORK
Chops ( 1
Spareribs, Countrystyle ribs.
Rolled roast, Sausage.
POULTRY
POULTRY
Whole (under 4 lbs), Cut up,
0.1 to 6.0 lbs
Breasts (boneless).
CORNISH HENS
Whole.
TURKEY
Breast (under 6 lbs).
FISH
FISH
Fillets, Whole Steaks.
0.1 to 6.0 lbs
SHELLFISH
Crab meat, Lobster tails, Shrimp,
Scallops.
Food
/ -inch thick), Hot dogs,
2