Defrosting By Time - GE Spacemaker JVM150 Use And Care Manual

Defrosting b yTim?
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TheDefrost s etting isdesigned
forewm thawing f orlargearnounts
offbodandisoneofthemost
important advantages ofa
microwave oven.
@ Power L evel 3 isautomatically
setfordefrosting, butyoumay
change thisformoreflexibility.
@ SeeyourCookbook f or
defrosting h elp.
Tobecome betteracquainted w ith
thedefrost f lmction, defrost f rozen
porkchopsbyfollowing t hesteps
below.
Step1:Placepackage o ffrozen
chopsintheoven andclosedmr.
Step4 Touch START. "DefTime"
shows a ndtimecounts down on
display. Whencycle iscompleted,
theovensignals a ndflashes "End~'
thenautomatically shutsoff.
Step5: Tbrn
package o ver, c lose
doorandrepeat S teps 2,3 and4.
Step6:Opendoor,remove
package a ndseparate c hops to
finish defrosting.
Da''usting T ips
o
F"S
tlozeninpaperorplastic
canbedefrosted inthepackage.
step2:Touch TIMEDEFIKMT.
e Display shows:0an#Power 3 .
"EnterDefTime"flashes.
@ Forevendefrosting~ some@ods
needtobebroken uporseparated
partOf'the w aythrough the
defrosting t ime.
Step3:Touch 8,0 andOfor8
minutes. D isplay shows 8:00and
"Power 3 :'"DefTime"flashes. I f
youwishtochange power level,
touchPower L evel p adandthen
newnumber.
@ Pre-packaged frozen dinners
canbedefrosted andmicrowave
cooked. T heyshould bereplaced in
theirboxes. B esuretoremove a ny
foilcovers. K eep metal t raysat
least1" away fromcavity Walls.
@ CheckyourCookbook f orother
defrosting t ips,
Qwstkms a ndAnsvwm
Q. WhenI press START, 1hear
a dullthumping n oise.Whatisit?
A. Thissoundisnormal. I t is
letting youknow theovenisusinga
Power L evel l ower t han10(HIGH).
Q. CanI defrost s mallitems in
a lmrry?
A, Yes, b uttheywillneedmore
frequent a ttention thanusual.Raise
thepower l evelafterentering the
timebytouching thedesired power
levelpad.Power L evel 7 cutsthe
timeaboutin l/2;Power L evel
10cutsthetimetoapproximately
1/3, D uring either, r otateor stir
foodfrequently.
Q. Whydon't t hedehsting
timesintheCookbook s eemright
formyfood?
A. Cookbook t imesareaverage.
Defrosting t imecanvaryaccording
tothetemperature i nyourfreezer.
SetyourovenKm thetimoindicated
inyourCookbook. Ifyotirfd is
stillnotcompletely t hawed atthe
endofthattime,resetyouroven
andadjust t hetimeaccordingly.
Q
Should allfoodsbe
completely t hawed Wore
cooking?
A, Someftwdsshould notbe
completely t hawed before cooking.
Forexample, fishcookssoquickly
itisbettertobegincooking whileit
isstillslightly frozen.
Q. C%n 1 openthedoorduring
defrosting t ocheck
011 the
p'ogress
Ufmyhod?
A. Yes. Y ou mayopenthedoorat
anytimeduringmicrowaving. lb
resume defrosting, closethedoor
andpressSTART, Theovenbegins
operating iftime
is ieft
ontimer.
Mnot,resettimer.
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