OPERATION
AUTO DEFROST
Three defrost choices are preset in the oven. The defrost feature provides you with the best defrosting method for frozen foods, because the oven automatically sets the defrosting times for each food item according to the weight you enter. For added convenience, the AUTO DEFROST includes a
1.MEAT
2.POULTRY
3.FISH
After touching AUTO DEFROST once, select the food category. Available weight ranges for Meat, Poultry and Fish are 0.1 to 6.0 lbs.
Example: To defrost 1.2 lbs of meat.
1. Touch AUTO DEFROST
pad.
2. Choose food category.
3. Enter the weight.
4. Touch START pad.
NOTE:
•After you touch START, the display counts down the defrost time. The oven will beep once during the Defrost cycle. At this time, open the door and turn, separate, or rearrange the food as needed. Remove any portions that have thawed then return frozen portions to the oven and touch START to resume the defrost cycle.
•The oven will not stop during the BEEP unless the door is opened.
WEIGHT CONVERSION CHART
To enter food weight in AUTO DEFROST, you must specify pounds and tenths of a pound. If the weight on the food package is in fractions of a pound, you can use the following chart to convert the weight to decimals.
EQUIVALENT | NUMBER AFTER DECIMAL | ||
OUNCE WEIGHT | |||
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1.6 | .10 |
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3.2 | .20 |
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4.0 | .25 | ||
4.8 | .30 |
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6.4 | .40 |
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8.0 | .50 | One- Half Pound | |
9.6 | .60 |
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11.2 | .70 |
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12.0 | .75 | ||
12.8 | .80 |
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14.4 | .90 |
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16.0 | 1.00 | One Pound | |
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DEFROSTING TIPS
•When using AUTO DEFROST, the weight to be entered is the net weight in pounds and tenths of pounds (the weight of the food minus the container).
•Use AUTO DEFROST only for raw food. AUTO DEFROST gives best results when food to be thawed is a minimum of 0°F (taken directly from a true freezer). If food has been stored in a
to prevent cooking the food.
•If the food is stored outside the freezer for up to 20 minutes, enter a lower food weight.
•The shape of the package alters the defrosting time. Shallow rectangular packets defrost more quickly than a deep block.
•Separate pieces as they begin to defrost. Separated pieces defrost more easily.
•You can use small pieces of aluminum foil to shield foods like chicken wings, leg tips, and fish tails, but the foil must not touch the side of the oven. Foil causes arcing, which can damage the oven lining.
•Shield areas of food with small pieces of foil if they start to become warm.
•For even, complete defrosting, use the defrosting rack.
•For best results, elevate food to be defrosted on a microwave safe roasting rack. This prevents the possibility of warm meat juices cooking food during defrost.
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