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OPERATION
WEIGHT CONVERSION CHART
To enter food weight in AUTO DEFROST, you must
specify pounds and tenths of a pound. If the weight
on the food package is in fractions of a pound, you
can use the following chart to convert the weight to
decimals.
DEFROSTING TIPS
• When using
AUTO DEFROST, the weight to be
entered is the net weight in pounds and tenths of
pounds (the weight of the food minus the container).
• Use
AUTO DEFROST only for raw food. AUTO
DEFROST gives best results when food to be
thawed is a minimum of 0°F (taken directly from a
true
freezer). If food has been stored in a
refrigerator-freezer that does not maintain a
temperature of 5°F or below, always program a
lower food weight (for a shorter defrosting time)
to prevent cooking the food.
• If the food is stored outside
the freezer for up to
20 minutes, enter a lower food weight.
• The shape of the package
alters the defrosting
time. Shallow rectangular packets defrost more
quickly than a deep block.
• Separate pieces
as they begin to defrost.
Separated pieces defrost more easily.
• You can use small pieces
of aluminum foil to
shield foods like chicken wings, leg tips, and fish
tails, but the foil must not touch the side of the
oven. Foil causes arcing, which can damage the
oven lining.
• Shield areas of food
with small pieces of foil if
they start to become warm.
• For better results, a preset standing time
is
included in the defrosting time.
NUMBER AFTER DECIMAL
EQUIVALENT
OUNCE WEIGHT
.10
.20
.25
.30
.40
.50
.60
.70
.75
.80
.90
1.00
1.6
3.2
4.0
4.8
6.4
8.0
9.6
11.2
12.0
12.8
14.4
16.0
One-Quarter Pound
One- Half Pound
Three-Quarters Pound
One Pound
AUTO DEFROST
Your microwave oven is preset with three defrost
sequences. Using AUTO DEFROST is the best way
to defrost frozen foods. The Auto Defrost Sequence
Table below provides some basic guidelines for using
the three defrost sequences.
1. Touch
AUTO DEFROST
pad.
2. Choose food category.
Category
Meat
Poultry
Fish
Touch pad
number
1
2
3
3. Enter the weight.
4. Touch
START
pad.
5. Close the door and restart.
When the defrost time is over,
you will hear four beeps and
END
will display.
NOTE:
If you do not open the
door, the display will
resume the countdown.
NOTE:
When you touch the START pad. The
display changes to defrost time count down.
The oven will beep during the DEFROST
cycle. At beep, open the door and turn food
over, separate or rearrange the food.
Remove any portions that have thawed.
The oven will not STOP during the beep
unless the door is opened.
Example: To defrost 1.2 lbs. of ground beef.
