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OPERATION
Your microwave oven is preset with three defrost
sequences(MEAT, POULTRY and FISH). The Auto
Defrost method is the best way to defrost frozen foods.
Prepare the food for defrosting:
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Place the food in a flat, shallow baking dish or use a
microwave roasting in the dish to catch drippings.
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Pierce meats with a casing, such as hot dogs and
sausage, to allow steam to escape.
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Cover fatty or thin areas of meat with a small amount of
foil before defrosting to prevent them from cooking.
During the defrosting cycle, remember:
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Check the food. If items open cook at the edges when
defrosting, reduce the weight you set.
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Be sure to turn, stir or rotate the food as directed.
After defrosting, remember:
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Pierce dense roasts with a skewer to check whether
defrosting is complete.
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Remove the giblets from poultry and rinse ice crystals
out of cavity.
Count down the time of the first stage. Five long beeps
sound at the end of the first stage.
Open the door to separate, rearrange, cover or turn
oven the food.(Follow recipe directions.)
At the end of the sequence, two short beeps and one
long beep will sound and END displays.
AUTO DEFROST
You are probably used to food weights being in pounds
and ounces that are fractions of a pound (for example 4
ounces equals 1/4 pound).
However, in order to enter food weight in AUTO
DEFROST, you must specify pounds and tenths of a
pound. 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.
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When using AUTO DEFROST, the weight to be
entered is the net weight in pounds and tenths of
pounds (the weight of the food minus the container).
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Use AUTO DEFROST only for raw food. AUTO
DEFROST gives best results when food to be thawed
is a minimum of 0˚F(taken directly from a true freezer).
If food has been stored in a refrigerator-freezer that
does not maintain a temperature of 5˚F or below,
always program a lower food weight(for a shorter
defrosting time) to prevent cooking the food.
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If the food is stored outside the freezer for up to 20
minutes, enter a lower food weight.
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The shape of the package alters the defrosting time.
Shallow rectangular packets defrost more quickly than
a deep block.
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Separate pieces as they begin to defrost. Separated
pieces defrost more easily.
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You can use small pieces of aluminum foil to shield
foods like chicken wings, leg tips, and fish tails, but the
foil must not touch the side of the oven.
Foil causes arcing, which can damage the oven lining.
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Shield areas of food with small pieces of foil if they
start to become warm.
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For better results, a preset standing time is included
in the defrosting time.
EQUIVALENT
OUNCE WEIGHT
1.6
3.2
4.0
4.8
6.4
8.0
9.6
11.2
12.0
12.8
14.4
16.0
.10
.20
.25
One-Quarter Pound
.30
.40
.50
One-Half Pound
.60
.70
.75
Three-Quarters Pound
.80
.90
.100
One Pound
NUMBER AFTER
DECIMAL
Weight conversion chart
DEFROSTING TIPS
AUTO DEFROST INSTRUCTIONS
To set Auto Defrost.
(Example: To set 2.5 lbs. of ground beef)
Touch STOP/CLEAR.
(Erase all previous settings.)
Touch MEAT.
(ENTER and WEIGHT will blink.)
Enter the Weight of food.
MIN. Food: 0.1 lb.
MAX. Food: 9.9 lbs.
Touch START.
Touch START to continue.
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