KitchenAid KEMS378G Custom defrost chart, Put food in oven and close door Touch Custom Defrost

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Microwave Cooking

Using CUSTOM DEFROST

Your microwave oven uses a preset defrost time and power according to the food setting and the food quantity that you choose.

NOTE: Standing time is included in the defrosting time selected by your microwave oven. This may make defrosting times seem longer than in other microwave ovens. (See “Defrosting tips” later in this section for more information.)

Summary of steps for setting

CUSTOM DEFROST

1.Touch CUSTOM DEFROST.

2.Touch CUSTOM DEFROST again to scan and select food settings.

3.Enter weight or touch QUANTITY to select quantity.

Custom defrost chart

CODE	FOOD SETTING	WEIGHT OR QUANTITY

1	Meats	0.10 lb (1 oz [28 g]) to 6.60 lbs (6 lbs, 8 oz [3 k])

2	Chicken/Poultry	0.10 lb (1 oz [28 g]) to 6.60 lbs (6 lbs, 8 oz [3 k])

3	Fish/Seafood	0.10 lb (1 oz [28 g]) to 4.40 lbs (4 lbs, 6 oz [1.34 k])

4	Bagel	1 to 6

5	Fruit Juice	6, 12, or 16 oz (170, 340, or 454 g)

6	Roll/Muffin	1 to 6

NOTE: Bagel quantity settings 1 and 2 may appear to have longer defrost times than necessary. However, longer times use less cook power.

1.Put food in oven and close door.

2.Touch CUSTOM DEFROST.

CUSTOM

DEFROST

3. Choose food setting.

Keep touching CUSTOM DEFROST until the food that you are cooking

appears on the display. Example for Meats (Setting 1):

TOUCH

CUSTOM

DEFROST

once

NOTE: To choose the desired food set- ting, see the Cooking Guide Label on the front frame of the oven, the “Custom defrost chart” earlier in this section, or scan through the settings by pressing the Quantity pad (once for each setting).

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