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Defrost
Use this feature to defrost the foods shown in the
Defrost Chart below.
1 Touch
DefroSt pad.
SEE
LABEL
SELECT
FOOD
NUMBER
2 See Menu Label. Select desired food by touching the num-
ber pad. Ex: Touch
2
for steaks/chops.
STEAKS
CHOPS
ENTER
WEIGHT
3 Enter weight by touching number pads.
1.0
4 Touch Start (+1 MIn) pad.
The oven will stop so that the food can be checked.
5 After the first stage, open the drawer. Turn steak
over and shield any warm portions. Close the drawer.
Touch
Start (+1 MIn) pad.
6 After the second stage, open the drawer. Shield any
warm portions. Close the drawer. Touch
Start (+1
MIn) pad.
7 After defrost cycle ends, cover and let stand as
indicated in the chart below.
note:
z
z
Defrost can be programmed with More or Less Time
Adjustment. See page 16.
z
z
To defrost other foods or foods above or below the
weights allowed on the Defrost Chart, see Manual
Defrost below.
z
z
Check foods when oven signals. After final stage,
small sections may still be icy. Let stand to continue
thawing. Do not cook until all ice crystals are thawed.
z
z
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.
Defrost chart
food
amount
procedure
1 Ground meat
.5 - 2.0 lb
Remove any thawed pieces after each audible signal. Let stand, covered, for 5 to 10
minutes.
2 Steaks/chops
.5 - 3.0 lb
After each audible signal, 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 Boneless
poultry
.5 - 2.0 lb
After each audible signal, if there are warm or thawed portions, rearrange or remove.
Let stand, covered, for 10 to 20 minutes.
4 Bone-in poultry
.5 - 3.0 lb
After each audible signal, rearrange pieces or remove portions should they become
warm or thawed. Let stand, covered, for 10 to 20 minutes.
5 Roast
2.0 - 4.0 lb Start defrosting with fat side down. After each stage, turn roast over and shield the
warm portions with aluminum foil. Let stand, covered, for 30 to 60 minutes.
6 Casserole
Soup
2 - 6 cups
1 - 6 cups
After each audible signal, break apart and remove any defrosted part. At end, stir well
and let stand, covered, for 5 to 10 minutes.
Manual Defrost
If the food that you wish to defrost is not listed on the
Defrost Chart or is above or below the limits in the
Amount column on the Defrost Chart, defrost manually.
Defrost any frozen food, either raw or previously cooked,
by using Power Level at 30%. Follow the exact 3 -step
procedure found under To Set Power Level on page 9.
Estimate defrosting time and touch Power Level pad
eight times for 30% power.
For either raw or previously cooked frozen food the rule
of thumb is approximately 4 minutes per pound. For
example, defrost 4 minutes for 1 pound of frozen spa-
ghetti sauce.
Always stop the oven periodically to remove or separate
the portions that are defrosted. If food is not defrosted
at the end of the estimated defrosting time, program the
oven in 1 minute increments on Power Level 30% until
totally defrosted.
When using plastic containers from the freezer, defrost
only long enough to remove from the plastic in order to
place in a microwave-safe dish.
