AUTO DEFROST
Auto Defrost allows you to easily defrost food two ways. Power levels and
times are automatically determined when the food weight is entered.
PressAuto Defrosttwice for DEFROST.PressAuto Defrostonce for QUICK DEFROST.
DEFROST:Use for more thorough defrostingof larger, dense frozen foods, Idealfor items such as roasts,whole chickenand steak,
QUICK DEFROST:Use to assist in the separation of frozen pieces of
chicken, ground meats, or fish that need preparation prior to cooking.
Excellentfor defrostingground meat for usein spaghetti sauce or taco meat. Example:To thoroughly defrost a 2.5 Ib whole chicken:
Step |
| Procedure | Keypad |
| PressAuto Defrosttwice to select |
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| Defrost course. |
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1 | Press | Defrostcourse | I DAe_rt°st) |
| once | QUICKDEFROST |
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| twice | DEFROST |
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Enter the weight of food.
2Weight must be converted to pounds
and tenths (0.1)ofa | pound. | _ | |
Example: 2 lb. 8 oz. = 2.5 Ibs |
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ConversionChart: |
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Ounces Tenthsof a Pound |
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7 | O.1 |
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3 | 0.2 |
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| 5 | 0.3 |
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6 | - 7 | 0.4 |
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80.5
9 - 100.6
11- 120.7
130.8
14 - 150.9
3 Total defrosttime appears in the | _ | START |
PressSTART. |
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display, |
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Defrosting Techniques:
•Remove freezer paper, plastic wrap or foil wrap. Place food in a
•To prevent thin parts and edges from becoming too warm.and cooking before center of food is defrosted, shield with small pieces of aluminum foil,
•Because some foods will still be icy in the center, it is necessary to have standing time after defrosting the food in the oven. Food should be taken out of the oven to complete defrosting. A longer standing time might be required for denser foods such as roasts.
•Timed Defrosting: Use power level P30 (Medium Low). For most frozen foods, allow approximately 5 minutes per pound. To speed up the defrosting of dense foods over 1 Ib, you may start on P100 for 2 minutes. Then reduce to the power level P30 and enter remaining time,
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