BY
Time
3)
Time Defrost is designed for speedy thawing of
frozen food and is one of
great advantages of a
microwave oven.
Use the Time Defrost setting to
thaw foods
such as
rolls, vegetables, fruits and frozen
dinners. The Auto Defrost setting is preferred for
meat and poultry
the oven sets the defrosting
time and power levels for you.
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Power Level 3 is
set when you press
DEFROST
but you may change this for
more flexibility.
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See the Defrosting Guide for defrosting help.
How to Change Power
1. Press TIME DEFROST.
2. Select defrosting time.
3. Press
4. Select power.
5. Press START.
To become better acquainted with the defrost
function, defrost a 10
package of frozen
strawberries by following the steps below.
Step 1: Place a package of frozen strawberries in
the oven and close door. Be sure package contains
no metal.
Step 2: Touch
DEFROST.
Step 3: Select one
of the total defrosting time
For example, touch pads 4, 0 and O
for 4 minutes.
Step 4: Touch
the
cycle is
the oven signals
and flashes “End”, then automatically
shuts
Off.
Step 5: Turn the package over, close the door and
repeat Steps 2 and 3 to set remaining
of
defrosting time. Touch START.
Step 6:
the oven signals and flashes “End”,
open the door, remove the package and separate
strawberries to finish defrosting.
Tips
●
Foods frozen in
or
plastic can be
the package. Tightly closed
packages should be slit,
or
food has partially
as directed by package.
Plastic storage
be at least partially
-* For even defrosting, some
foods need to be
up
or separated part of the way
through the defrosting time.
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Foods that spoil
such as
eggs, fish,
stuffings,
and pork should not be
to
sit out for more than one hour after defrosting. Room
temperature promotes the growth of harmful bacteria.
●
frozen dinners
be
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the Defrosting Guide for other defrosting tips.
the food is in a
transfer it to a microwave-safe dish.
Questions and
Q.
I press
I hear a dull thumping
Q. Can I defrost
items in a hurry?
noise.
is it?
A. Yes, but they
need more frequent attention
A. This sound is normal. It is letting you know the
than usual. Raise the power level after entering
magnetron is in operation.
the time by touching the desired power level pad.
Power Level 7 cuts the
defrosting time in
about 1/2; Power Level 10 cuts the
defrosting
time to approximately 1/3. During either, rotate or
stir food
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