Weight Defrost / Timed Defrost

The Weight Defrost feature’s preset programs can be used, the Timed Defrost feature can be used, or the microwave oven can be manually set to 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.

Weight Defrost

The Weight Defrost feature has preset times and cook powers for 3 categories: Meat, Poultry and Fish. It should not be used for food that has been left outside the freezer for more than

20 minutes, or for frozen ready-made food.

	DEFROST - FOODS	INSTRUCTIONS
	DEF1 - Meat	The narrow or fatty areas of
	(By weight)	irregular shaped cuts should be
	Beef (ground, steaks,	shielded with foil before defrosting.
	Beef (ground, steaks,
	roast, stew)	Do not defrost less than 1/4 lb
	Lamb (stew and chops)	(113 g) or two 4 oz (113 g) patties.
	Lamb (stew and chops)	Place all meats in microwave-safe
	Pork (chops, ribs, roasts,	Place all meats in microwave-safe
	Pork (chops, ribs, roasts,	baking dish. Do not cover.
	sausage)	baking dish. Do not cover.
	sausage)

	DEF2 - Poultry	Place in microwave-safe baking
	(By weight)	dish, chicken breast side up. Do
	Chicken (whole and	not cover.
	Chicken (whole and
	cut up)
	Cornish hens
	Turkey breast

	DEF3 - Fish	Place in microwave-safe baking
	(By weight)	dish. Do not cover.
	Fillets
	Steaks
	Whole shellfish

To Use Weight Defrost:

1.Place food, uncovered, on the turntable and close the door.

2.Touch WEIGHT DEFROST.

“dEF1” will appear in the display. Touch WEIGHT DEFROST a second time for “dEF2,” or a third time for “dEF3,” if defrosting poultry or fish. See chart.

To select your desired program, touch START or wait

5 seconds, and the prompt for entering weight will appear in the display.

3.Enter the weight.

Weight can be set from 0.3 lb to 6.3 lbs (136 g to 2.86 kg).

4.Touch START/ENTER.

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/ENTER to resume the cycle.

When the cycle ends, “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.

Timed Defrost

Timed Defrost does not have a preset program, but uses only 30% (PL3) cooking power.

To Use Timed Defrost:

1.Place food, uncovered, on the turntable and close the door.

2.Touch TIMED DEFROST.

“00:00” will appear in the display.

3.Enter the time in minutes and seconds.

4.Touch START/ENTER.

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/ENTER to resume the cycle.

When the cycle ends, “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: Follow direction in “Manual Cooking” section, and use 30% cooking power. See “Microwave Cooking Power” chart.

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