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Sensor reheating table
Follow the instructions below when reheating different types of food.
Food
Amount
Procedure
Dinner plate 1 serving
(1 plate)
Use only precooked, refrigerated foods.
Cover the plate with vented plastic wrap or waxed paper tucked under the plate. If the
food is not as hot as you would like after using the Sensor Reheat function, continue
heating using additional time and power.
Contents:
3-4 oz. meat, poultry or fish (up to 6 oz. with bone)
½ cup starch (potatoes, pasta, rice, etc.)
½ cup vegetables (about 3 - 4 oz.)
Casserole
1 to 4
servings
Cover the plate with a lid or vented plastic wrap. If the food is not as hot as you would
like after using the “
Sensor Reheat
” function, continue heating using additional time and
power. Stir the food once before serving.
Contents:
Casserole, refrigerated foods.
Pasta: canned spaghetti and ravioli
Pasta
AUTO DEFROST BUTTON
To thaw frozen foods, enter the weight of the food, and the microwave automatically sets the defrosting time, power
level and standing time. Press
Enter/Start
button to start defrosting.
1.
Press the
Auto Defrost
button. The display shows:
ENTER WEIGHT.
2.
Press the number buttons to directly enter the weight of the food.
3.
Press
Enter/Start
button.
4.
The oven will beep and the display will read
TURN THE FOOD OVER
twice during the defrosting process. Open
the oven door, and turn the food over.
Auto defrosting table
Follow the instructions below when defrosting different types of food.
Food
Amount
Procedure
Roast Beef,
Pork
2.5-6.0 lbs.
Start with the food placed fat side down. After each stage, turn the food over and shield
any warm portions with narrow strips of aluminum foil. Let stand, covered for 10-20
minutes.
Steaks,
Chops,
Fish
0.5-3.0 lbs.
After each stage, rearrange the food. If there are any warm or thawed portions of food,
shield them with narrow, flat pieces of aluminum foil. Remove any pieces of food that are
nearly defrosted. Let stand, covered for 5-10 minutes.
Ground
Meat
0.5-3.0 lbs.
After each stage, remove any pieces of food that are nearly defrosted. Let stand, covered
with foil for 5-10 minutes.
Whole
Chicken
2.5-6.0 lbs.
Remove giblets before freezing poultry. Start defrosting with the breast side down. After
the first stage, turn the chicken over and shield any warm portions with narrow strips of
aluminum foil. After the second stage, again shield any warm portions with narrow strips
of aluminum foil. Let stand, covered for 30-60 minutes in the refrigerator.
Chicken
Pieces
0.5-3.0 lbs.
After each stage, rearrange or remove any pieces of food that are nearly defrosted. Let
stand for 10-20 minutes.
Check the food when you hear the oven signal. After the final stage, small sections may still be icy; let them stand
to continue the thawing process. The food is not defrosted until all ice crystals have thawed. Shielding roasts and
pieces of steak using small pieces of foil prevents the edges from being cooked before the center of the food has
defrosted. Use narrow, flat, smooth strips of aluminum foil to cover edges and thinner sections of the food.
1 POUND DEFROST BUTTON
To thaw frozen 1.0 lbs foods, press this button, and the microwave automatically sets the defrosting time, power level
and standing time. For defrosting ground meat, place the meat directly on top of the turntable tray using a piece of wax
paper between the meat and microwave tray.
Do not use an extra plate, dish, or tray. Defrost and then let stand covered with foil for 5 to 10 minutes.
1.
Press the
1 Pound Defrost
button. The display shows:
1.0 LB.
2.
Press the
Enter/Start
button to start defrosting.
3.
The oven will beep and the display will read
TURN THE FOOD OVER
twice during the defrosting process. Open
the oven door, and turn the food over.
4.
If you do not turn the food over when
TURN THE FOOD OVER
is displayed, the oven will pause until you press the
Enter/Start
button.
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