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The Defrost system has 3 categories: Meat, Poultry and Fish. 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.
To Use Defrost:
1. Touch DEFROST.
2. Touch 1 for Meat, 2 for Poultry or 3 for Fish
or
Touch DEFROST pad repeatedly to scroll through foods.
3. Touch the number pads to enter the weight.
Meats and Poultry can be set from 0.2 to 6.6 lb (90 g to 3 kg).
Fish can be set from 0.2 to 4.4 lb (90 g to 2 kg).
4. Touch START.
The display will count down the defrost time.
About halfway through defrosting, “TURN” will appear on the
display while the oven continues to operate. Open door, turn
food, close door, then press START to resume.
When the cycle ends, “END” will appear in the display, and
the end-of-cycle tones will sound, followed by reminder
tones.
5. Touch CANCEL or open the door to clear the display and/or
stop reminder tones.
To Change Cook Time: Touch COOK POWER repeatedly to
scroll through “MORE,” “LESS” or “NORML” time.
To Defrost Manually:
1. Touch COOK TIME.
2. Touch the number pads to set a length of time to defrost.
3. Touch COOK POWER.
4. Touch number pad 3.
5. Touch START.
The display will count down the defrost time.
When the cycle ends, “END” will appear in the display, and
the end-of-cycle tones will sound, followed by reminder
tones.
6. Touch CANCEL or open the door to clear the display and/or
stop reminder tones.
Warm Hold
Hot cooked food can be kept warm in the microwave oven. Warm
Hold can be used by itself or can be programmed to follow a
cooking cycle. Opening the door during Warm Hold will cancel
the function.
To Use:
Put hot cooked food in the oven. Cover plates of food and foods
that were cooked covered. Pastries, pies, turnovers, etc. should
remain uncovered.
1. Touch WARM HOLD.
2. Touch START.
“WARM” will appear on the display and the warm time will
count down.
When the cycle ends, “END” will appear in the display, and
the end-of-cycle tones will sound, followed by reminder
tones.
3. Touch CANCEL or open the door to clear the display and/or
stop reminder tones.
To set at end of cycle: Touch WARM HOLD while setting a
cooking cycle before touching START, or during cooking.
MICROWAVE OVEN CARE
General Cleaning
IMPORTANT: Before cleaning, make sure all controls are off and
the oven is cool. Always follow label instructions on cleaning
products.
Soap, water and a soft cloth or sponge are suggested first unless
otherwise noted.
GREASE FILTERS
Do not operate the microwave oven without the grease filters in
place.
Soak grease filters in hot water and mild detergent. Scrub and
swish to remove embedded dirt. Rinse well and shake dry.
■
Do not use ammonia or oven cleaner.
■
Do not place in dishwasher.
MEAT
Beef: ground, steaks, roast,
stew
The narrow or fatty areas of
irregular shaped cuts should
be shielded with foil before
defrosting.
Do not defrost less than
¹⁄₄
lb
(113 g) or two 4 oz (113 g)
patties.
Place all meats in
microwavable baking dish.
Lamb: stew and chops
Pork: chops, ribs, roasts,
sausage
POULTRY
Chicken: whole and cut up
Place in microwavable baking
dish, chicken breast side up.
Remove giblets from whole
chicken.
Cornish hens
Turkey: breast
FISH
Fillets, Steaks, Whole,
Shellfish
Place in microwavable baking
dish.
WARNING
Food Poisoning Hazard
Do not let food sit in oven more than one hour
before or after cooking.
Doing so can result in food poisoning or
sickness.
