GE SPACEMAKERXL MICROWAVE OVEN JVM1631 Owner's Manual page 18

Time Features
DEFROST
5
1 Press DEFROST
AUTO/TIME twice.
2 Enter defrosting time.
3 Press START
4 Turn food over when
the oven signals.
5 Press START
(Auto Defrost explained
in the section on
Convenience Features.)
Mlows you to de/i'ost/or
the length of time you
select. See the DetrostiHg
Guide/or suggested times.
Power level 3 is automati-
cally set, but you may
change this lot more
flexibility. You may defl:ost
small items more quickly
b} raising the power level
alter entering the time.
t towe_ec they will need
iilore/i'eqtlellt attelltiOll
thai/ /IStlal.
Power level 7 cms the total
de/i'osting time in about
hal/:, power level 10 cms
fife total time to apl)roxi-
matelv 1/3. Romm or stir
tood trequemly.
At one half of selected
de/kosfing time, fife oven
signals TURN. At this time,
mrn/ood over and break
al)art or
rearlTal/ge
pieces
tor more even detrosting.
Shield any warm areas with
small pieces of/oil.
A dull tlmmt)ing noise mm
be heard during defi:osfing.
This somld is normal when
the oven is not operating
at tligh power.
Defrosting Tips
• Foods Dozen in t)al)er or
t)lasti( (all t)e (le/i'oste(t
in tlF(' t)a(kage. Tightly
(losed packages should
be slit, t)ier(ed or _('med
AFTER fi)()(t has partially
(tet_:osted. Plastic storage
containers should t)e at
least partially mlco_ere(t.
• Family-size, 1)ret)ackaged
/i'ozen dimmers can be
delrosted and micro-
wa_e(I. If the tood is in a
/oil container, trans/br it
to a microwave-sale dish.
• Foods that spoil easily.
such as milk, eggs, fish,
smltings, l)oultw and
t)ork, should not t)e
allowed to sit om lot
more than oHe hour
a/ier de/i'osting. Room
teml)eramre promotes
the growth of harmhfl
bacteria.
• For more even de/i'osting
of larger fi)o(ts, such as
beef, lamb and veal
roasts, use Auto Delkost.
• [_e s/IFe large meals are
COml)letely det_:osted
be/ore ( ooking.
• When deti'osted,/ood
should be cool but
so/tened in all areas. If still
slightly icy, return to the
mierowa\e _1-}' brie{ly, or
let it staHd a tew mimnes.