17
MANUAL
D
EFR
O
ST
F
OLLO
W
THE
PROCEDURE
for “Cook & Reheat with
microwaves” and choose power level 16
0
W
when defrostin
g
manually.
C
HECK
A
ND
INSPECT
THE
FOOD
REGUL
A
RLY
.
Experi-
ence will
g
ive you the times needed for vari-
ous amounts.
T
URN
L
A
RGE
JOINTS
halfway throu
g
h the defrost-
in
g
process.
F
ROZEN
FOOD
IN
PL
A
STIC
B
A
GS
,
plastic films or card-
board packa
g
es can be placed directly in the
oven as lon
g
as the packa
g
e has no met-
al parts (e.
g
. metal twist ties
)
.
T
HE
SH
A
PE
OF
THE
P
A
CK
A
GE
alters the de-
frostin
g
time. Shallow packets defrost
more quickly than a deep block.
S
EP
A
R
A
TE
PIECES
as they be
g
in to defrost.
Individual slices defrost more easily.
S
HIELD
A
RE
A
S
OF
FOOD
with small
pieces of aluminum foil if they
start to become warm (e.
g
.
chicken le
g
s and win
g
tips
)
.
B
OILED
FOOD
,
STE
W
S
A
ND
M
E
A
T
S
A
UCES
defrost
better if stirred durin
g
defrostin
g
time.
W
HEN
DEFROSTING
it is better to under-
thaw the food sli
g
htly and allow the
process to finish durin
g
standin
g
time.
S
T
A
NDING
TI
M
E
A
FTER
DEFROSTING
A
L
WA
YS
I
M
PROVES
the result since the temperature
will then be evenly distribut-
ed throu
g
hout the food.
