Weight Defrost / Timed Defrost

The Weight Defrost feature’s preset programs can be used, the Timed Defrost feature can be used, or the microwave oven can be manually set to defrost.

■Unwrap foods and remove lids (for example, from fruit juice containers) before defrosting.

■Shallow packages will defrost more quickly than deep blocks.

■Separate food pieces as soon as possible during or at the end of the cycle for more even defrosting.

■Use small pieces of aluminum foil to shield parts of food such as chicken wings, leg tips and fish tails. See “Aluminum Foil and Metal” first.

Weight Defrost

The Weight Defrost feature has preset times and cook powers for defrosting meat, poultry and fish by weight. It should not be used for food that has been left outside the freezer for more than

20 minutes, or for frozen ready-made food. Use the following chart as a guide.

	FOODS	INSTRUCTIONS
	Meat	The narrow or fatty areas of
	Beef (ground, steaks,	irregular shaped cuts should be
	Beef (ground, steaks,	shielded with foil before defrosting.
	roast, stew)	shielded with foil before defrosting.
	roast, stew)	Do not defrost less than 1/4 lb
	Lamb (stew and chops)	Do not defrost less than 1/4 lb
	Lamb (stew and chops)	(113 g) or two 4 oz (113 g) patties.
	Pork (chops, ribs, roasts,	(113 g) or two 4 oz (113 g) patties.
	Pork (chops, ribs, roasts,	Place all meats in microwave-safe
	sausage)	Place all meats in microwave-safe
	sausage)	baking dish. Do not cover.
		baking dish. Do not cover.

	Poultry	Place in microwave-safe baking
	Chicken (whole and	dish, chicken breast side up. Do not
	Chicken (whole and	cover.
	cut up)	cover.
	cut up)
	Cornish hens
	Turkey breast

	Fish	Place in microwave-safe baking
	Fillets	dish. Do not cover.
	Fillets
	Steaks
	Whole shellfish

To Use Weight Defrost:

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

2.Touch WEIGHT DEFROST. Enter the weight in pounds.

Weight can be set from 0.3 lb to 6.3 lbs (136 g to 2.86 kg).

3.Touch START.

The display will count down the defrost time.

The cycle may be interrupted briefly to turn food, if necessary, by opening the door. Close the door and touch START to resume the cycle.

When the cycle ends, “End” will appear in the display, and the end-of-cycle tones will sound.

4.Touch STOP CANCEL or open the door to clear the display.

Timed Defrost

Timed Defrost does not have a preset program, but uses only 30% (PL3) cooking power.

To Use Timed Defrost:

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

2.Touch TIMED DEFROST.

“00:00” will appear in the display.

3.Enter the time in minutes and seconds.

4.Touch START.

The display will count down the defrost time.

The cycle may be interrupted briefly to turn food, if necessary, by opening the door. Close the door and touch START to resume the cycle.

When the cycle ends, “End” will appear in the display, and the end-of-cycle tones will sound.

5.Touch STOP CANCEL or open the door to clear the display.

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

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