Defrosting - KitchenAid KHMS175M Use & Care Manual

Two or More Plates
Two 10 -in. (26 cm) plates may be heated side by side, or one
dish larger than the turntable, plus 2 plates on the cooking rack.
For best results, halfway through heating, turn the plates (or
larger dish) halfway around, and switch plates between top and
bottom (if heating more than 2 plates). See "Cooking Rack"
section.
The turntable must be turned off while heating 2 bottom plates or
one larger dish. See "Turntable" section.

Defrosting

The automatic Defrost control can be used or the microwave
oven can be manually set to defrost.
Food should be 0°F (-18°C) or colder at defrosting for optimal
results.
Unwrap foods and remove lids (from fruit juice) before
defrosting.
Shallow packages will defrost more quickly than deep blocks.
Separate food pieces as soon as possible during or at the
end of cycle for more even defrosting.
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 automatic Defrost control has 4 categories: Meat, Poultry,
Fish and Bread. It should not be used for food left outside the
freezer more than 20 minutes and frozen ready-made food. Use
the following chart as a guide.
MEAT
Beef: ground, steaks, roast,
stew
Lamb: stew and chops
Pork: chops, ribs, roasts,
sausage
POULTRY
Chicken: whole and cut up
Cornish hens
Turkey: breast
FISH
Fillets, Steaks, Whole,
Shellfish
BREAD
Dinner rolls, muffins, buns,
slices of bread, loaf of bread
The narrow or fatty areas of
irregular shaped cuts should
be shielded with foil before
defrosting.
Do not defrost less than lb
(113 g) or two 4 oz (113 g)
patties.
Place all meats in
microwavable baking dish.
Place in microwavable
baking dish, chicken breast
side up.
Remove giblets from whole
chicken.
Place in microwavable
baking dish.
Place on paper towel or
napkin.
To use the Defrost control:
1. Touch DEFROST.
2. Touch the number pad 1 for Meat, 2 for Poultry, 3 for Fish or 4
for Bread
or
Touch DEFROST repeatedly to scroll through foods.
3. Touch the number pads to enter the weight.
Meats and Poultry can be set from .2 to 6.6 lbs (90 g to 3 kg).
Fish can be set from .2 to 4.4 lbs (90 g to 2 kg). Bread can be
set from .1 to 2.0 lbs (45-900 g).
Defrost time may be adjusted at this time by touching COOK
POWER.
4. Touch START.
The display will count down the defrost time.
When the cycle ends, "END" will appear in the display, 4 end-
of-cycle tones will sound, and then reminder tones will sound
every minute.
5. Touch OFF or open the door to clear the display and/or stop
reminder tones.
To Defrost manually:
1. Touch the number pads to set a length of time to defrost.
2. Touch COOK POWER.
3. Touch 3.
4. Touch START.
The display will count down the defrost time.
When the cycle ends, "END" will appear in the display, 4 end-
of-cycle tones will sound, and then reminder tones will sound
every minute.
5. Touch OFF or open the door to clear the display and/or stop
reminder tones.
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