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To use the Defrost control:
1. Place food, uncovered, on the turntable and close the door.
2. Touch DEFROST.
3. Touch 1 for Meat, 2 for Poultry or 3 for Fish
or
Touch DEFROST repeatedly to scroll through foods.
4. 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).
Defrost time may be adjusted at this time by touching COOK
POWER.
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.
To Defrost Manually: Follow directions in “Manual Cooking”
section, and use 30% cooking power. See “Microwave Cooking
Power” chart.
Soften
The microwave oven uses low power to soften certain foods.
Butter and cream cheese will be room temperature so they will be
ready to use in a recipe. Ice cream will be softened enough to
make scooping easier. Use the following chart as a guide.
To Soften:
1. Place food on the turntable, and close the door.
2. Touch SOFTEN.
The display will alternate between showing “SOFTN” and
“PAD.”
3. Touch number pad to select Soften menu item
or
Touch SOFTEN repeatedly to scroll through the Soften menu
items.
4. Enter quantity of food items using the prompts in the display
or the quantities from the chart above. Only pads valid for the
selected food class will give a response.
Doneness may be adjusted at this time by touching COOK
POWER.
5. Touch START.
The display will count down the soften time.
When the cycle ends, the “End” screen 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.
Melt
The microwave oven uses low power to melt certain foods. The
foods may not be completely melted when the program ends, but
stirring the food will complete the melting. Use the following chart
as a guide.
To Melt:
1. Place food on the turntable, and close the door.
2. Touch MELT.
The display will alternate between showing “MELT” and
“PAD.”
3. Touch number pad to select Melt menu item
or
Touch MELT repeatedly to scroll through the Melt menu
items.
4. Enter quantity of food items using the prompts in the display
or the quantities from the chart above. Only pads valid for the
selected food class will give a response.
Doneness may be adjusted at this time by touching COOK
POWER.
5. Touch START.
The display will count down the melt time.
When the cycle ends, the “End” screen 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.
FOOD
PAD
QUANTITY
Butter
1
1, 2 or 3 sticks
Ice cream
2
16, 32 or 64 oz (473, 946 or 1893 mL)
Cream cheese
3
3 oz or 8 oz (85 or 227 g)
FOOD
PAD
QUANTITY
Butter
1
1, 2 or 3 sticks
Chocolate (chips or
baking squares)
2
4 oz or 8 oz (113 or 227 g)
Cheese (processed
cheese food)
3
8 oz or 16 oz (227 or 454 g)
Marshmallows (large or
small)
4
5 oz or 10 oz (142 or 283 g)
