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.
The 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
FOODS | INSTRUCTIONS | |
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Meat | The narrow or fatty areas of | |
Beef (ground, steaks, | irregular shaped cuts should be | |
shielded with foil before defrosting. | ||
roast, stew) | ||
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, | ||
Place all meats in | ||
sausage) | ||
baking dish. Do not cover. | ||
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Poultry | Place in | |
Chicken (whole and | dish, chicken breast side up. Do | |
not cover. | ||
cut up) | ||
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Cornish hens |
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Turkey breast |
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Fish | Place in | |
Fillets | dish. Do not cover. | |
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Steaks |
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Whole shellfish |
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To Use Defrost:
1.Place food, uncovered, on the turntable and close the door.
2.Touch DEFROST.
Enter the weight in pounds.
Weight can be set from 0.3 lb to 6.3 lbs (136 g to 2.86 kg).
NOTE: Enter weight in grams if weight entry mode is set to metric. See “Weight Entry Mode” section.
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
4.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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