KitchenAid YKBMC14 Popcorn, Custom Defrost Chart, MEAT, Poultry and Fish Defrost Preparation

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CUSTOM DEFROST CHART

The Custom Defrost system has six categories: Meat, Poultry, Fish, Bagel, Fruit Juice, and Roll/Muffin. Use the following chart as a guide.

FOOD

CODE

WEIGHT OR QUANTITY

SETTING

 

 

MEAT, POULTRY AND FISH DEFROST PREPARATION

Use the following chart as a guide when defrosting meat, poultry, or fish. When setting the Custom Defrost cycle, the net weight must be entered in pounds and tenths of pounds.

MEAT

Meats*

1

0.1 to 6.6 lbs (28 g to 3 kg)

 

 

 

Poultry*

2

0.1 to 6.6 lbs (28 g to 3 kg)

 

 

 

Fish*

3

0.1 to 4.4 lbs (28 g to 1.34 kg)

 

 

 

Bagel**

4

1 to 6 pieces

 

 

 

Fruit Juice

5

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

 

 

 

Roll/Muffin

6

1 to 6 pieces

*See Preparation chart at end of “Custom Defrost” section for cuts, sizes, and instructions.

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, except stew cubes and bulk sausage, on microwavable roasting rack provided with the microwave oven.

Place stew cubes and bulk sausage in microwavable baking dish.

**Bagel quantity settings 1 and 2 may appear to have longer defrost times than necessary, however, longer times use less cooking power.

To use Custom Defrost:

1.Touch CUSTOM DEFROST.

2.Touch the number pad from the Custom Defrost chart above

or

Touch CUSTOM DEFROST control repeatedly to scroll through foods.

3.Touch the number pads to enter the weight or quantity. See Custom Defrost chart above.

or

Touch QUANTITY to select quantity.

4.Touch EASY MINUTE START.

The display will count down the defrost time. For better results, a preset standing time is included in the defrosting time. This may make the defrosting time seem longer than expected.

When the cycle ends, “End” will appear in the display,

4 end-of-cycle tones will sound, and then reminder tones will sound every minute.

5.Touch MICROWAVE OVEN CANCEL or open the door to clear the display.

The cook time can be changed during the defrosting cycle without interrupting cooking.

To Change Defrost Time: Touch COOK POWER repeatedly to scroll through “MORE,” “LESS,” or “NORML” time.

POULTRY

Chicken: whole and cut up

Place on microwavable roasting

 

rack, chicken breast side up.

Cornish hens

Remove giblets from whole

 

chicken.

Turkey: breast

 

 

 

FISH

 

 

 

Fillets, Steaks, Whole,

Place in microwavable baking

Shellfish

dish.

Popcorn

■Do not use regular paper bags or glass utensils.

■Pop only one package of popcorn at a time.

■Follow manufacturer’s instructions when using a microwave popcorn popper.

■Listen for popping to slow to 1 pop every 1 or 2 seconds. Do not repop unpopped kernels.

■Use fresh bags of popcorn for optimal results.

■Cooking results may vary by brand and fat content.

Popping time has been preset based on commercially packaged microwave popcorn.

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YKBMC14 specifications

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