3.Touch START or wait 5 seconds and the microwave oven will start automatically.
The remaining time will count down.
When the cycle ends, “End” will appear in the display, 4 end-
4.Touch upper oven UPPER CANCEL or open the door to clear the display and/or stop reminder tones.
Defrost
The Defrost feature can be used, or the microwave oven can be manually set to defrost by using 20% cook power.
■ Unwrap foods and remove lids (from fruit juice) before |
defrosting. Remove any metal |
with strings or elastic bands. |
■ If food is foil wrapped, remove foil and place it in a suitable |
container. |
■ Slit or pierce plastic pouches or packaging. Slit the skins, if |
any, of frozen food such as sausage. |
■ Bend plastic pouches of food to ensure even defrosting. |
■ Always underestimate defrosting time. If defrosted food is still |
icy in the center, return it to the microwave oven for more |
defrosting. |
■ The length of defrosting time varies according to how solidly |
the food is frozen. |
■ Shallow packages will defrost more quickly than deep blocks. |
3.Touch number pads from the Defrost chart to select the weight or quantity
OR
Touch 0 QUANTITY (number pad “0”) repeatedly to select quantity.
NOTE: You must use 0 QUANTITY pad to select a fruit juice quantity.
4.Touch START or wait 5 seconds, and the microwave oven will start automatically.
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.
If you have chosen settings 1, 2 or 3, four tones will sound in the middle of the cycle and “TURN” will appear in the display for 5 seconds. Turn food if desired, close door, and touch
START.
When the cycle ends, “End” will appear in the display, 4 end-
5.Touch UPPER CANCEL or open the door to clear the display and/or stop reminder tones.
MEAT, POULTRY AND FISH DEFROST PREPARATION
Use the following chart as a guide when defrosting meat, poultry, or fish. When setting the Defrost cycle, the net weight must be entered in pounds and tenths of pounds.
MEAT
■ Separate food pieces as soon as possible during or at the |
end of a cycle for more even defrosting. |
■ Foods left outside the freezer for more than 20 minutes or |
frozen |
Custom Defrost feature, but should be defrosted manually. |
■ 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. |
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 microwave- safe baking dish.
DEFROST CHART
The Custom Defrost system has 6 categories: Meat, Poultry, Fish, Bagel, Fruit Juice, and Roll/Muffin. Use the following chart as a guide.
FOOD | CODE | WEIGHT OR QUANTITY |
SETTING |
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Meats* | 1 | 0.1 to 6.6 lbs (45 g to 3 kg) |
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Poultry* | 2 | 0.1 to 6.6 lbs (45 g to 3 kg) |
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Fish* | 3 | 0.1 to 4.4 lbs (45 g to 1.34 kg) |
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Bagel** | 4 | 1 to 6 pieces |
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Fruit Juice | 5 | 6, 12 or 16 oz (170, 340 or 454 g) |
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Roll/Muffin | 6 | 1 to 6 pieces |
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*See Preparation chart at end of “Defrost” section for cuts, sizes, and instructions.
**Bagel quantity settings 1 and 2 may appear to have longer defrost times than necessary; however, longer times use less cooking power.
To use Defrost:
1.Touch DEFROST. “CODE” will appear in the display.
2.Touch the number pad from the Defrost chart to select food
OR
Touch DEFROST repeatedly to scroll through foods.
POULTRY
Chicken: whole and cut up | Place in | |
| baking dish, chicken breast | |
Cornish hens | ||
side up. | ||
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Turkey: breast | Remove giblets from whole | |
| chicken. | |
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FISH |
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Fillets, Steaks, Whole, | Place in | |
Shellfish | baking dish. |
Popcorn
NOTE: During Popcorn function, as with all microwave cooking functions, the microwave oven should be attended at all times. Listen for popping to slow to 1 pop every 1 or 2 seconds, then stop the cycle.
■To avoid damage to the microwave oven, do not use regular paper bags or glass utensils.
■Pop only 1 package of popcorn at a time.
■Follow manufacturer’s instructions when using a microwave popcorn popper.
■For best cooking results, do not try to pop unpopped kernels.
■Use fresh bags of popcorn for optimal results.
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