KitchenAid YKHMS175M manual Melt, To use the Defrost control, To Soften

Use the following chart as a guide.

MEAT

Soften

Beef: ground, steaks, roast, stew

Lamb: stew and chops

Pork: chops, ribs, roasts, sausage

The narrow or fatty areas of irregular shaped cuts should be shielded with foil before defrosting.

Do not defrost less than 1/4 lb (113 g) or two 4 oz (113 g) patties.

Place all meats in microwavable baking dish.

The microwave oven uses low power to soften certain foods. Butter and cream cheese will be room temperature so they will be ready to use in a recipe. Ice cream will be softened enough to make scooping easier. Use the following chart as a guide.

FOOD	PAD	QUANTITY
Butter*	1	1-3 sticks
Ice cream	2	16, 32 or 64 oz (473, 946 or
		1893 mL)

POULTRY

Chicken: whole and cut up	Place in microwavable baking
	dish, chicken breast side up.
Cornish hens
Turkey: breast
FISH
Fillets, Steaks, Whole Shellfish	Place in microwavable baking
	dish.
BREAD
Dinner rolls, muffins, buns,	Place on paper towel or
slices of bread, loaf of bread	napkin.

To use the Defrost control:

1.Place food, uncovered, on turntable, and close the door.

2.Touch DEFROST.

3.Touch the number pad 1 for Meat, 2 for Poultry, 3 for Fish or 4 for Bread

or

Touch DEFROST repeatedly to scroll through foods.

4.Touch the number pads to enter the weight.

Meat and Poultry can be set from 0.2 to 6.6 lbs (90 g to 3 kg). Fish can be set from 0.2 to 4.4 lbs (90 g to 2 kg). Bread can be set from 0.1 to 2.0 lbs (45 to 900 g).

Defrost time may be adjusted at this time by touching COOK POWER.

5.Touch START.

The display will count down the defrost time.

When the cycle ends, “END” will appear in the display, and the end-of-cycle tones will sound, followed by reminder tones.

6.Touch CANCEL OFF or open the door to clear the display and/or stop reminder tones.

To Defrost manually: Follow instructions in “Manual Cooking” section, and use 30% cooking power. See “Microwave Cooking Power” chart.

Cream cheese	3	3 or 8 oz (85 or 227 g)
Juice (frozen	4	6, 12 or 16 oz (177, 355 or 473 mL)
concentrate)**

*Remove foil or wrap. Place on microwavable dish. One stick equals 0.25 lb (113 g) or 0.5 cup (125 mL).

**Remove lid.

To Soften:

1.Place food on the turntable, and close the door.

2.Touch SOFTEN.

3.Touch number pad to select Soften menu item

or

Touch SOFTEN repeatedly to scroll through the Soften menu items.

4.Touch number pads 1, 2 or 3 to enter quantity. Refer to chart for quantities available.

Doneness may be adjusted at this time by touching COOK POWER.

5.Touch START.

The display will count down the soften time.

When the cycle ends, “END” will appear in the display, and the end-of-cycle tones will sound, followed by reminder tones.

6.Touch CANCEL OFF or open the door to clear the display and/or stop reminder tones.

Melt

The microwave oven uses low power to melt certain foods. The foods may not be completely melted when the program ends, but stirring the food will complete the melting. Use the following chart as a guide.

FOOD	PAD	QUANTITY
Butter*	1	1-3 sticks
Chocolate (chips or baking	2	4 or 8 oz (113 or 227 g)
squares)
Cheese (processed cheese	3	8 or 16 oz (227 or 454 g)
food)
Marshmallows (large or	4	5 or 10 oz (142 or 283 g)
small)

*Remove foil or wrap. Place on microwavable dish. One stick equals 0.25 lb (113 g) or 0.5 cup (125 mL).

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