User's Manual

Upper Oven Operations
Defrosting
Builtoin DH Oven Care and Use llanual
and Recommendations
Defrost uncooked meat, fish and poultry using the DEFROST mode.
Defrost mode is programmed using 30% microwavepower.
No thermal heat is used during DEFROST mode.
The convection fan also runs during the DEFROST mode to help speed up defrosting.
Center items on rack level 3when defrosting.
Remove store wrap and place in a shallow microwaveable container to catch juices.
Use the chart below as aguide for determining defrosting time.
When calculating defrosting time, al!ow4 to 5 minutes per pound.
Oven will pause automatically for rotating or turning food.
Add more time in one minute increments until food is defrosted.
Allow meat to stand covered after removing from oven to complete defrosting.
Casseroles, sauced foods, vegetables and soupsshould be defrosted using HI (100%) microwavepower level. Stir once or
twice during defrosting to redistribute heat.
FOODITEM8 PROCEDURE APPROX.DEFROSTTIME
(Minutesperpoundofweight)
Bacon Removefromwrapper. Placeondish linedwith 5to 6 minutes
1lb. papertowels. Defrostuntilslices can beseparatedeasily.
Beef: Removethawedportionshalfwaythrough 5to6 minutes
Ground defrosttime. Turn meatover andcontinue
IIb. defrosting.Allow tostand5-10minutes.
Steaks Turn steaksoverandrearrangehalflNay 8to 11minutes
1to 4steaks through defrosttime.Coverthawed areaswith
aluminumfoil.AI!owto stand5oi0 minutes.
Fish: Halfwaythrough defrosttime,turn piecesoverand
Fillets/Steaks continuedefrosting.Ifpossible,separateandrearrange
I lb. pieces.Letstand5 to 10minutesto completedefrosting. 3to4 minutes
2 Ibs. 5to6minutes
3 Ibs. 7to8minutes
LambChops Turn overandrearrangehalfiNaythrough 8to 11minutes
1to4 chops defrost time.Allow to stand5ol0 rainutes.
Chicken oPieces Break apart piecesandturn overhalfway 10to 13 minutes
1to 3 Ibs. through defrosttime.Allow to stand5°6minutes.
CornishGame Hens Halfwaythroughdefrosttime, removebirds
1to4 hens, from package,rotateandturn over.Shieldend 8to 9minutes
1.5Ibs.each oflegs,wingsandany warm areaswithfoi!.
Allow to stand8o10minutes.
GroundTurkey Removethawedportionshalfwaythrough 5to6 minutes
1lb. defrosttime. Turn meatover andcontinue
defrosting.Letstand5o10minutes.
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