Defrosting, WarmHold, To use Defrost, Meat

Defrosting

The automatic Defrost control can be used, or the microwave oven can be manually set to defrost.

■Unwrap foods and remove lids (from fruit juice) before defrosting.

■Shallow packages will defrost more quickly than deep blocks.

■Separate food pieces as soon as possible during or at the end of 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.

Defrost has 6 categories: Meat, Poultry, Fish, Bagel, Muffin, and Butter. It should not be used for food left outside the freezer more than 20 minutes or for frozen ready-made food. Use the following chart as a guide.

MEAT

4.Touch START/ENTER.

During the defrosting cycle set for more than 1 minute (for meat, poultry, and fish), 5 tones will sound. These tones indicate that it is time to check, turn, separate, or rearrange food. Touch START/ENTER to resume defrosting cycle.

At the end of the defrosting time, “END” will appear in the display and the end-of-cycle tones will sound.

5.Touch OFF/CANCEL or open the door to clear the display.

To Defrost Manually: Remove all packaging and/or wrapping from food, then follow directions in “Manual Microwave Cooking” section, and use 30% cooking power. See “Microwave Cooking Power” chart.

WarmHold

WARNING

Food Poisoning Hazard

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.

Do not let food sit in oven more than one hour before or after cooking.

Doing so can result in food poisoning or sickness.

Hot cooked food can be kept warm in the microwave oven. The Warm Hold function uses 10% cook power. Warm Hold can be used by itself, or it can be programmed to follow a cooking cycle.

■	Cover plates of food.
■	Cover foods that were covered while being cooked.

POULTRY

	Chicken: whole and cut up	Place in microwave-safe
		baking dish, chicken breast
	Cornish hens	baking dish, chicken breast
	Cornish hens	side up.
		side up.
	Turkey: breast

	FISH

	Fillets, Steaks, Whole Shellfish	Place in microwave-safe
		baking dish.

	BAGEL OR MUFFIN	Place on paper towel or
		napkin.

	BUTTER	Place on microwave-safe dish.

To use DEFROST:

1.Remove all packaging and/or wrapping from food, place it on the turntable, and close the door.

1.Touch DEFROST repeatedly until the desired food type is displayed.

2.Touch START/ENTER.

3.Touch the HOUR/1LB or MIN/0.1LB pad for weight when defrosting meat, poultry, or fish. Touch HOUR/1LB pad for quantity when defrosting bagels, muffins, or butter.

■ For best results, do not cover baked goods such as pastries,

pies, turnovers, etc.

To Use:

1.Place hot cooked food on the turntable and close the door.

2.Touch WARM HOLD.

“WARM HOLD” scrolls on the display, then “START” appears and begins flashing.

3.Touch START/ENTER.

“START” will disappear from the display, and “WARM” will appear.

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

4.Touch OFF/CANCEL or open the door to clear the display.

To Set at end of cycle: Touch WARM HOLD while setting a cooking cycle before touching START/ENTER, or during cooking. The Warm Hold cycle will start immediately after the cooking cycle ends and the end-of-cycle tones sound.