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Defrost
Defrost chart
Food
Amount
Procedure
1. Ground Meat
.5 - 2 lb
Remove any thawed pieces after each stage. Let stand, covered, for 5
to 10 minutes.
2. Steaks/Chops
.5 - 3 lb
After each stage, rearrange and if there are warm or thawed portions,
shield with small flat pieces of aluminum foil. Remove any meat or fish
that is almost defrosted. Let stand, covered, for 10 to 20 minutes.
3. Rolls/Muffins
1 - 10
Use this pad to defrost rolls, muffins, biscuits, bagels etc. Large items
should be considered as 2 or 3 regular size. Arrange on plate; cover
with paper towel.
Other Special Features
Defrost automatically defrosts all the foods found in
the Defrost chart below.
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Suppose you want to defrost a 2.0 pound steak.
Procedure
Step
Press
1. Touch
defrost
pad and
number 2 for steak.
defrost
2
2. Enter weight by touching
the number pads 2 and 0.
Ex: 2.0 lb steak.
2
0
3. Touch
START/add a
minute
pad. The oven will
stop so the food can be
checked.
START/
add a minute
4. After the 1st stage, open
the door. Turn steak over
and shield any warm
portions. Close the door.
Touch
START/add a
minute
pad.
START/
add a minute
5. After the 2nd stage, open
the door. Shield any warm
portions. Close the door.
Touch
START/add a
minute
pad.
START/
add a minute
After defrost cycle ends, let stand, covered.
NOTES
1. To defrost other food or foods above or below
the weights allowed on the Defrost chart, use
time and 30% power. See Manual defrost on
page 15
.
2. Defrost can be programmed with More or
less time adjustment. Touch the
power
level
pad once or twice before touching
START/add a minute
pad.
3. Touch
user pref
pad when the
HELP
indica-
tor is lighted in the display for a helpful hint.
4. If you attempt to enter more or less than the
amount as indicated in the chart below, an
error message will appear in the display.
5. Check foods when oven signals. After final
stage, small sections may still be icy. Let
stand to continue thawing. Do not defrost
until all ice crystals are thawed.
6. Shielding prevents cooking from occurring
before the center of the food is defrosted.
Use small smooth strips of aluminum foil
to cover edges and thinner sections of
the food.
