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A duff thumping noise may be heard during defrosting. This is normal when oven is not operating at High power.
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Atonehaftof selecteddefrostbg
time,,theovensl#na/sTURNAt
thistime,turnfoodoverand
breakapartorrearrangepieces
formoreevendefrostlbg.Shield
anywarmareaswithsmaflpieces
offoil.
Time Defrost
Allowsyouto defrostfora selectedlengthof
time.SeetheDefrostingGuideforsuggested
times.(AutoDefrostexplalbedb theAboutthe
autofeaturesection.)
[] Press tile Time Defrost pad twice.
[] Enter defrosting time.
[] Press tile Start pad.
] TtlFn food ()',el" when the o_en
signals.
[] Press tile Start pad.
Power level is automatically set at 3, but
can be changed. You can defi'ost small
items quickly by raising the power level
after entering the time. Power level 7
cuts tile total defl'osfing time in el)out
half; powerlevel 10 cuts tile total time to
el)proximately l/3. Howevex; fl)od will
need more fi'equent attention than usual.
DefrostingTips
Foodsfrozeninpaperorplasticcanbe
defrostedlb thepackage.CIosedpackages
shouldbeslit,piercedorventedAFTERfood
haspartbllydefrostecLPlasticstorage
containersshouldbepartiallyuncoverecL
Family-sl2e,prepackagedfrozendinners
canbedefrostedandmicrowavecLIf the
foodis ina foilcontainer,transferit toa
microwave-safedish.
Foodsthatspoileasilyshouldnotbe
allowedto sit outformorethanonehour
afterdefrosting.Roomtemperaturepromotes
thegrowthof harmfulbacterb.
Formoreevendefrostingoflargerfoods,
suchasroasts,useAuto DefrostBesure
largemeatsarecompletelydefrosted
beforecooking.
Whendefrosted,foodshouldbecoolbut
softenedinaftareas.Ifstillshght/yicy,return
tothemicrowavevealbriefly,orletit standa
fewminutes.
DefrostingGuide
Time Comments
Breads, Cakes
Brean buns or rolls (1 Piece 1/2 min.
Sweet roes mpprox. 12oz. 3 to 6 min. Rearrange after half the time.
Fish and Seafood
Fillets. frozen 11lb.) 9 to 12 min.
Shefifish. smaa eieces 11lb. 3 to 7 min. Place block in casserole. Turn over and break up after half the time.
Fruit
Plastic couch- 1or2 tlO-oz pacxageJ 3 to 7 min.
Meat
Bacon 11lb. 3 to 6 min.
Franks tl tb. 3 to 6 min.
Ground meat 11lb.
RoasL bee£ lamb. veal porx
Steaks. ChOpSaria cune[s
PoaltrF
Chicken. broiler-ft.'or, cur up
f2½ to 3 tbs.
Chicken. i vno/e 12½ to 3 Ios.
Cornishhen
Turke.breastf4 to 6 tbs.)
5 to 8 min. per lb.
11 to 16 min. per lb.
5 to 10 min. per lb.
Place unopened package in oven. Let stand 5 minutes after defrosting.
Place unopened package in oven. Microwave just until franks can be
separated. Let stand 5 minutes, if necessary, to complete defrosting.
Turn meat over after first half of time.
Use power level 1.
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.
15to 22min.
20to 28min.
9 to 16min.per lb.
5 to 10min.per lb.
Placewrappedchickenin dish.Unwrapand turnoverafter first half oftime.
Aftersecondhalfof time, separatepiecesandplacein cookingdish,Microwave
2 to4 minutesmore,if necessary.Letstanda few minutesto finishdefrosting,
Placewrappedchickenin dish.Afterhalf the time, unwrapandturn chicken
over,Shieldwarm areaswith foil. Tocompletedefrosting,run coldwater in
the cavityuntil giblets canhe removed.
Placeunwrappedhen in theovenbreast-side-up.Turnoverafter first half of
time, Runcoolwater in the cavityuntil gibletscanberemoved.
Placeunwrappedbreastin microwave-safedishbreast-side-down.After first
half oftime, turnbreast-side-upand shieldwarm areaswith foil, Defrostfor
secondhalfoftime, Letstand 1to 2 hoursin refrigeratorto completedefrosting.
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