Auto Defrost - Amana F1361E Owner's Manual & Cooking Manual

Operating Instructions

AUTO DEFROST

Three defrost sequences are preset in the oven. The
defrost feature provides you with the best defrosting
method for frozen foods. The cooking guide will show
you which defrost sequence is recommended for the
food you are defrosting.
With the Auto Defrost feature, the oven automatically
sets the defrosting time and power levels for you.
The oven automatically determines required defrosting
times for each food item according to the weight you
enter.
For added convenience, the Auto Defrost includes a
built-in beep mechanism that reminds you to check, turn
over, separate, or rearrange. Three different defrosting
levels are provided.
1 MEAT
2 POULTRY
3 FISH
• You can select the category by touching the numeric
key 1 (MEAT), numeric key 2 (POULTRY), and numeric
key 3 (FISH) after touching the AUTO DEFROST pad.
• Available weight is 0.1~6.0 lbs(0.1 ~ 4.0 kgs).
Example: To defrost 1.2 lbs of ground beef
1. Touch AUTO DEFROST.
AUTO
Display scrolls the words
DEFROST
MEAT TOUCH 1
POULTRY TOUCH 2
FISH TOUCH 3.
2. Touch 1.
1
Display scrolls the words
ENTER WEIGHT.
3. Enter the weight by touching
1 2
[1] and [2].
Display scrolls the words
1.2 LBS TOUCH START.
4. Touch START.
START
Defrosting starts.
NOTE:
When you touch the START pad, the display changes to
defrost time count down. The oven will beep twice during
the DEFROST cycle. At each beep, open the door and
turn, separate, or rearrange the food.
Remove any portions that have thawed.
Return frozen portions to the oven and touch START to
resume the defrost cycle.
• For best results, remove fish, shellfish, meat, and
poultry from its original closed paper or plastic package
(wrapper). Otherwise, the wrap will hold steam and
juice close to the foods, which can cause the outer
surface of the foods to cook.
• For best results, shape your ground meat into the form
of a doughnut before freezing. When defrosting, scrape
off thawed meat when the beep sounds and continue
defrosting.
• Place foods in a shallow container or on a microwave
roasting rack to catch drippings.
• Food should still be somewhat icy in the center when
removed from the oven.
AUTO DEFROST SEQUENCE LIST
Sequence
1 BEEF
MEAT 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 (
Spareribs, Country-style ribs.
Rolled roast, Sausage.
VEAL
Cutlets (1 lb
2 POULTRY
POULTRY Whole (under 4 lbs.), Cut-up,
Breasts (boneless)
CORNISH HENS
Whole
TURKEY
Breast
3 FISH
FISH Fillets, Whole Steaks
SHELLFISH
Crab meat, Lobster tails, Shrimp,
Scallops
17
Food
1 / inch thick), Hot dogs,
2
1 / inch thick)
2