Custom Defrosting
The Custom Defrost feature’s preset programs can be used, or
the microwave oven can be manually set to defrost.
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Unwrap foods and remove lids (for example, from fruit juice
containers) before defrosting.
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Shallow packages will defrost more quickly than thick blocks.
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Separate food pieces as soon as possible during or at the
end of the cycle for more even defrosting.
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Use small pieces of aluminum foil to shield parts of food such
as chicken wings, leg tips and fish tails. See “Aluminum Foil
and Metal” first.
The Custom Defrost feature has preset times and cook powers
for 3 categories: Meat, Poultry and Fish. Custom Defrost should
not be used for food that has been left outside the freezer for
more than 20 minutes, or for frozen ready-made food. Use the
following chart as a guide.
MEAT
Beef: ground, steaks, roast,
The narrow or fatty areas of
stew
irregular shaped cuts should
be shielded with foil before
Lamb: stew and chops
defrosting.
Do not defrost less than 1/4 lb
Pork: chops, ribs, roasts,
(113 g) or two 4 oz (113 g)
sausage
patties.
Place all meats in microwave-
safe baking dish. Do not
cover.
POULTRY
Chicken: whole and cut up
Place in microwave-safe
baking dish, chicken breast
Cornish hens
side up. Do not cover.
Turkey: breast
FISH
Fillets, Steaks, Whole,
Place in microwave-safe
Shellfish
baking dish. Do not cover.
To Use Custom Defrost:
1. Place food, uncovered, on the turntable and close the door.
2. Touch CUSTOM DEFROST.
The display will show the setting for defrosting Meat. Touch
CUSTOM DEFROST a second time for the Poultry setting,
and a third time for the Fish setting.
3. Enter the weight.
Weight can be set from 0.1 to 6.0 lbs (45 g to 2.7 kg).
4. Touch START.
The display will count down the defrost time.
During defrosting, 5 short tones will sound. These tones
indicate it is time to check, turn, rearrange or separate food.
Open door, turn food if necessary, close door and touch
START to resume defrosting.
When the cycle ends, “END” will appear in the display, and
the end-of-cycle tones will sound, followed by reminder
tones.
5. Touch OFF or open the door to clear the display.
To Defrost Manually: Follow directions in “Manual Cooking”
section, and use 30% cooking power. See “Microwave Cooking
Power” chart.
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