Kenmore Microwave hood combination 665.61601 Use And Care Manual page 26

AUTO DEFROST CHART (CONT.)
Fish setting
FOOD SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
Fish
Fillets Place in a microwavable baking dish. Carefully separate fillets under
cold water.
Steaks Place in a microwavable baking dish. Run cold water over to finish defrosting.
Whole Place in a microwavable baking dish. Cover head and tail with foil; do
not let foil touch sides of microwave oven. Finish defrosting by
immersing in cold water.
Shell Fish
Crabmeat, Place in a microwavable baking dish.
Lobster Tails,
Shrimp, Scallops
DEFROSTING TIPS
When using AUTO DEFROST, you need to enter _ For better results, a preset standing time is
the net weight (the weight of the food minus included in the defrosting time. This may make the
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the container). Enter the weight to the nearest defrosting time seem longer than expected. (For
N0Ib (45 g). more information on standing time, see the
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Only use AUTO DEFROST for raw food. "Microwave cooking tips" in the "Cooking Guide"
AUTO DEFROST gives best results when the section.)
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food to be thawed is completely frozen. If the
food is partially defrosted, always set a lower
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food weight (for a shorter defrosting time) to
prevent cooking the food.
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Weight conversion chart
You are probably used to food weights as being in If the weight on the food package is in fractions of a
pounds and ounces that are fractions of a pound pound, you can use the following chart to convert the
(for example 4 ounces equals ¼ pound). However, in weight to decimals.
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order to enter food weight in AUTO DEFROST, you
must specify pounds and tenths of a pound.
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DECIMAL WEIGHT
EQ_iVA _
EQUIVALENT GRAM WEIGHT
.10 45
.20 91
.25 113
.30 136
.40 181
.50 227
.60 272
.70 318
.75 340
.80 363
.90 408
1.00 454
One-Quarter Pound
One-Half Pound
Three-Quarters Pound
One Pound
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