Use and Care Manual

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Weight Defrost
Defrost
Express Cook
08
5
2
7
4
1
9
6
3
Start
Pause
The Defrost Weight/Time feature gives you two ways to
defrost food.
Press Defrost Weight/Time once for weight defrost or
twice for Time Defrost.
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pounds. Use Time Defrost for most other frozen foods.
Weight Defrost automatically sets the defrosting times
and power levels to give even defrosting results for
meats, poultry and fish.
1. Press Defrost once.
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example, press pads 1 and 2 for 1.2 pounds (1 pound,
3 ounces).
3. Press Start/Pause.
• Remove meat from package and place on microwave-
safe dish.
• When the oven signals, turn the food over. Remove
defrosted meat or shield warm areas with small pieces
of foil.
• After defrosting, most meats need to stand 5 minutes
to complete defrosting. Large roasts should stand for
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Time Features
USING YOUR OVEN
If the weight of food is stated in pounds
and ounces, the ounces must be
converted to tenths (.1) of a pound.
Ounces Pounds
1–2 .1
3 .2
4–5 .3
6–7 .4
8 .5
9–10 .6
11 .7
12–13 .8
14–15 .9
Time Defrost
Defrost
Express Cook
08
5
2
7
4
1
9
6
3
Start
Pause
Time Defrost allows you to defrost for a selected length
of time. See the Defrosting Guide for suggested times.
1. Press Defrost twice.
2. Enter defrosting time.
3. Press Start/Pause.
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.
Power level is automatically set at 3, but can be
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the power level after entering the time. Power level 7
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cuts the total time to approximately 1/3. However, food
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A dull thumping noise may be heard during defrosting.
This is normal when oven is not operating at High power.
Defrosting Tips
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the package. Closed packages should be slit, pierced
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storage containers should be partially uncovered.
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defrosted and microwaved. If the food is in a foil
container, transfer it to a microwave-safe dish.
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roasts, use Defrost Weight. Be sure large meats are
completely defrosted before cooking.
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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 counts down.