Defrost; Weight Conversion Chart; Defrosting Tips - Kenmore Microwave hood combination 721.80802 Use And Care Manual

DEFROST
Your microwave oven is preset with four defrost
categories, Using Defrost is the best way to defrost
frozen foods.
Example: To defrost 1.2 Ibs. of ground beef.
Touch:
Display Shows:
.
.
.
Tu_ ToSELE_
Turn dial to
select Defrost
and press.
TUR_ TOS_E_
............. Turn dial to
select Ground
Meat and
press.
Tu_ ToS_ECT
........... Turn dial to
enter the
weight and
press.
Press dlal to select
[] Cook
[] Soften & Melt
[] Favorites
[] Options
Press dla_ to select
[] Cook
[] Reheat
[3 Defrost
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-Fish
.............................
-Bread
[] Soften & Melt
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[] Defrost
• Ground Meat
Weight E Ibs
Start
Preparation
Go Back
.
_u_ ToSELEC_
........... Turn dial to
select Start and
press.
Ready to start
[] Defrost
• Ground Meat
Weight t .2 Ibs
Preparation
Go Back
=
Wait for tones that signal the
end of cooking time.
m
Ground Meat
Time
7:12
WEIGHT CONVERSION CHART
To enter food weight in DEFROST, you must specify
pounds and tenths of a pound. If the weight on the
food package is in fractions of a pound, you can use
the following chart to convert the weight to decimals.
NUMBER AFTER DECIMAL
EQUIVALENT
OUNCE WEIGHT
1.6
3.2
4.0
4.8
6.4
8.0
9.6
11.2
12.0
12.8
14.4
16.0
.10
.20
.25
.30
.40
.50
.60
.70
.75
.80
.90
1.00
One-Quarter Pound
One- Half Pound
Three-Quarters Pound
One Pound
DEFROSTING TIPS
• When using 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 DEFROST only for raw food. 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 better results, a preset standing time is
included in the defrosting time.
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