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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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At onehalfof selecteddefrosting
time,theovensignalsTURNAt
thist/Yne,turnfoodoverand
breakapartorrearrangepieces
formoreevendefrosting.Shield
anywarmareaswithsmallpieces
of foil.
DefrostingGuide
TimeDefrost
Allowsyoutodefrostfora selectedlengthof
time.SeetheDefrostingGuideforsbggested
times.(AutoDefrostexplainedintheAboutthe
autofeaturesection.)
[] Presstile DEFROSTAUTO/TIME
pad twice.
[] Enter defrosting time.
[] Press tile START/PAUSEpad.
] TtlFn lk)od o_ei" when tile o',en
signals.
[] Press tile START/PAUSEpad.
Power level is automatically set at 3, but
can be changed. You can defl'ost small
items quickly by raising tile power level
after entering tile time. Power level 7
cuts tile total defl'osting time in about
halt'; powerlevel 10 cuts tile total time to
approMmately 1/3. However; food will
need more fl'equent attention than usual
DefrostingTips
Foodsfrozeninpaperorplasticcanbe
defrostedin thepackage.Closedpackages
shouldbeslit,piercedorventedAFTERfood
haspartbllydefroste_Plasticstorage
containersshouldbepartb/lybncovererL
Family-slOe,prepackagedfrozendinners
canbedefrostedandmicrowave_If the
foodisina foilcontainer,transferit toa
microwave-safedish.
Foodsthatspoileasilyshouldnotbe
allowedtosit outformorethanonehour
afterdefrosting.Roomtemperaturepromotes
thegrowthofharmfulbacterb.
Formoreevendefrostingof largerfoods,
suchasroasts,useAutoDefros£Besure
largemeatsarecompletelydefrosted
beforecooking.
Whendefrosted,foodshouldbecoolbut
softenedinaftareas.Ifstillshght/yicy,return
to themicrowaveverybriefly,orlet it standa
fewminutes.
Time Comments
Breads, Cakes
Bread buns or rolls (1 bieceJ 1/2 mitt.
Sweet roos ,approx. 12 oz. 3 to 6 min. Rearrange after half tbe time.
Fish and Seafood
Fillets. frozen 11lb./ 9 to 12 mirr.
Shefifish. smaa oieces 11lb. 3 to 7 min. Place block in casserole. Turn over and break up after half the time.
Fru#
Plastic _ouch- 1 or2 tlO-oz pacKagE
Meat
Bacon 11lb.)
Franl_s11ti2
Ground meat (1 lb.
RoasL beeL lamb. veal. pork
Steaks cnobs ana curie,s
3 to 7 min.
3 to 6 min.
3 to 6 min.
5 to 8 min.per lb.
11to 16min.per lb.
5 to 10min.per lb.
Poultry
Chicken. broiler-fryer, cu_ up
t2½ to 3 tbs.
Chicken. vvno,a 12½ to 3 lbs.)
Cornishhen
Turke,breastf4 to 6 /bs.)
15to 22min.
20to 28min.
9 to 16min.per lb.
5 to 10min.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.
Placewrappedchickenin dish.Unwrapandturn overafter first half oftime.
Aftersecondhalfof time, separatepiecesandplacein cookingdish.Microwave
2 to 4 minutesmore,if necessary.Letstanda few minutestofinish defrosting.
Placewrappedchickenin dish.After half the time, unwrapandturn chicken
over.Shieldwarm areaswith foil. Tocompletedefrosting,run coldwater in
the cavityuntilgiblets canbe removed.
Placeunwrappedhenin theovenbreast-side-up.Turnoverafter first half of
time. Runcoolwater in the cavityuntil gibletscan be removed.
Placeunwrappedbreastin microwave-safedish breast-side-down.After first
half oftime, turnbreast-side-upandshield warm areaswith foil. Defrostfor
secondhalfof time. Letstand1to 2 hoursin refrigeratorto completedefrosting.
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