Using Custom Defrost; Using Manual Defrost; Defrosting Tips - KitchenAid KCMC155J Use & Care Manual

Using CUSTOM
DEFROST
You can defrost food by choosing a category and set-
ting a weight. CUSTOM DEFROST has preset times
and cook powers for 6 categories: Meat, Poultry, Fish,
Bagel, Muffin and Butter.
1. Touch CUSTOM DEFROST.
Once for Meat, twice for Poultry, 3 times for Fish,
4 times for Bagel, 5 times for Muffin, 6 times for
Butter.
2. Touch Number pads for desired weight
(from .1 to 6.0 lbs [45g to 2.7 kgs.]) or
quantity.
3. Touch START.
4. During defrosting, 5 tones will sound.
(for Meat, Poultry and Fish when set for more
than 1 minute)
These tones tell you when to check, turn over,
separate, or rearrange food. To restart oven,
touch START.
5. At the end of the defrosting time:
Display will show "END" and 3 tones will sound.

Using manual defrost

1. Touch CUSTOM DEFROST pad 7 times.
2. Touch Number pads to set the time for
manual defrosting.
The power is automatically set at 30 percent,
unless you change it.
3. Touch START.
4. At the end of the defrosting time:
Display will show "END" and 3 tones will sound.
Using Your Microwave Oven
Weight conversion chart
You are probably used to food weights as being in
pounds and ounces that are fractions of a pound
(for example, 4 ounces equals
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.
Equivalent Weight
OUNCES GRAMS
1.6 45.4
3.2 90.7
4.0 113.4
4.8 136.1
6.4 181.4
8.0 226.8
9.6 272.2
11.2 317.5
12.0 340.2
12.8 362.9
14.4 408.2
16.0 453.6 1.00

Defrosting tips

•
Before starting, make sure you have removed any of
the metal twist-ties which often come with frozen food
bags, and replace them with strings or elastic bands.
•
Open containers such as cartons before they are
placed in the oven.
•
Always slit or pierce plastic pouches or packaging.
•
If food is foil wrapped, remove foil and place it in a
suitable container.
•
Slit the skins, if any, of frozen food such as sausage.
•
Bend plastic pouches of food to ensure even defrosting.
•
Always underestimate defrosting time. If defrosted
food is still icy in the center, return it to the
microwave oven for more defrosting.
•
The length of defrosting time varies according to
how solidly the food is frozen.
•
The shape of the package affects how quickly
food will defrost. Shallow packages will defrost
more quickly than a deep block.
•
As food begins to defrost, separate the pieces.
Separated pieces defrost more evenly.
•
Use small pieces of aluminum foil to shield parts
of food such as chicken wings, leg tips, fish tails,
or areas that start to get warm. Make sure the foil
does not touch the sides, top, or bottom of the
oven. The foil can damage the oven lining.
•
For better results, let food stand after defrosting.
(For more information on standing time, see
"Microwave cooking tips".)
•
Turn food over during defrosting or standing time.
Break apart and remove food as required.
⁄ pound [113.4 g]).
1
4
DECIMAL WEIGHT
.10
.20
.25 One-Quarter Pound
.30
.40
.50 One-Half Pound
.60
.70
.75 Three-Quarters Pound
.80
.90
One Pound
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