OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Food
Time
Comments
Breads, Cakes
Bread, buns or rolls (1 piece)
1/2 min.
Sweet rolls (approx. 12 oz.)
3 to 5 min.
Rearrange after half the time.
Fish and Seafood
Fillets, frozen (1 lb.)
6 to 9 min.
Shellfish, small pieces (1 lb.)
6 to 9 min.
Place block in casserole. Turn over and break up after half the time.
Fruit
Plastic pouch—1 or 2
2 to 6 min.
(10-oz. package)
Meat
Bacon (1 lb.)
4 to 7 min.
Place unopened package in oven. Let stand 5 minutes after defrosting.
Franks (1 lb.)
4 to 7 min.
Place unopened package in oven. Microwave just until franks can be separated. Let stand
5 minutes, if necessary, to complete defrosting.
Ground meat (1 lb.)
10 to 12 min.
Turn meat over after first half of time.
Roast: beef, lamb, veal, pork
9 to 13 min. per lb.
Use
power level 1
.
Steaks, chops and cutlets
9 to 13 min. per lb.
Place unwrapped meat in cooking dish. Turn over after first half of time and shield warm areas with
foil. After second half of time, separate pieces with table knife. Let stand to complete defrosting.
Poultry
Chicken, broiler-fryer, cut up
26 to 32 min.
Place wrapped chicken in dish. Unwrap and turn over after first half of time. After second half
(2
1
⁄
2
to 3 lbs.)
of time, separate pieces and place in cooking dish. Microwave 2 to 4 minutes more, if necessary.
Let stand a few minutes to finish defrosting.
Chicken, whole (2
1
⁄
2
to 3 lbs.)
26 to 32 min.
Place wrapped chicken in dish. After half the time, unwrap and turn chicken over. Shield warm
areas with foil. To complete defrosting, run cold water in the cavity until giblets can be removed.
Cornish hen
7 to 13 min. per lb.
Place unwrapped hen in the oven breast-side-up. Turn over after first half of time.
Run cool water in the cavity until giblets can be removed.
Turkey breast (4 to 6 lbs.)
9 to 14 min. per lb.
Place unwrapped breast in microwave-safe dish breast-side-down. After first half
of time, turn breast-side-up and shield warm areas with foil. Defrost for second
half of time. Let stand 1 to 2 hours in refrigerator to complete defrosting.
Time Defrost
Allows you to defrost for a selected length
of time. See the Defrosting Guide for
suggested times (
AUTO DEFROST
explained in the Auto Feature section).
1.
Press
TIME DEFROST
.
2.
Enter defrosting time.
3.
Press
START/PAUSE
.
4.
Turn the food over after half the time.
5.
Press
START/PAUSE
.
Power level is automatically set at 3, but
can be changed. You can defrost small
items quickly by raising the power level
after entering the time.
Power level 7
cuts
the total defrosting time in about half;
power level 10
cuts the total time to
approximately 1/3. However, food will need
more frequent attention than usual.
At one half of selected defrosting time, turn
food over and break apart or rearrange
pieces for more even defrosting. Shield any
warm areas with small pieces of foil. The
oven will continue to defrost if you don’t
open the door and turn the food.
A dull thumping noise may be heard
during defrosting. This is normal when
oven is not operating at Hi power.
Defrosting Tips
• Foods frozen in paper or plastic can be
defrosted in the package. Closed packages
should be slit, pierced or vented AFTER
food has partially defrosted. Plastic storage
containers should be partially uncovered.
• Family-size, prepackaged frozen dinners
can be defrosted and microwaved. If the
food is in a foil container, transfer it to a
microwave-safe dish.
• Foods that spoil easily should not be
allowed to sit out for more than one hour
after defrosting. Room temperature
promotes the growth of harmful bacteria.
• When defrosted, food should be cool
but softened in all areas. If still slightly icy,
return to the microwave very briefly, or
let it stand a few minutes.
Time Features
(cont.)
Defrosting Guide
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