Microwave Owner’s Manual
To temporarily interrupt defrosting:
•Press the door release or press STOP/CANCEL one time.
•Turn the food over, stir, or break into smaller pieces, as appropriate.
•Close the oven door and press START to resume defrosting.
6.When the defrosting time is complete, the oven will beep four times and the time of day will reappear in the display window. Press the door release to open the door and using oven mitts, remove the food. If the food needs to defrost longer, stir, or turn over, as appro- priate and follow the Time Defrost instructions on page 14.
7.Allow food to sit a few minutes before stirring and serving. Most meat needs to stand 5 minutes to complete defrosting. Large roasts should stand for about 30 minutes.
Time Defrost
To defrost food for a specified time:
1.The frozen food must be in a
2.Press DEFROST twice. The display window will flash 0:00.
3.Enter the desired defrost time in minutes and seconds using the digits on the number pad.
4.Press START.
5.The oven will beep twice halfway through the defrosting time. This is to remind you to temporarily interrupt defrosting to turn the food over, stir, or break into smaller pieces, as appropriate. The oven will continue to defrost until the time is elapsed.
To temporarily interrupt defrosting:
•Press the door release or press STOP/CANCEL one time.
•Turn the food over, stir, or break into smaller pieces, as appropriate.
6.Close the oven door and press START to resume defrosting.
7.At the end of the defrost cycle, the oven will beep four times and the time of day will reappear in the display window. Press the door release to open the door and remove the food.
Defrosting Tips:
•Remove any foil or metal twist ties that may have been used to secure the package.
•Casseroles, soups, and stews will require stirring once or twice during defrosting. As a reminder, the oven will beep twice periodically during the defrost cycle. However, the oven will continue to defrost unless interrupted.
•Turn over or crumble food halfway through the defrosting time. Smaller pieces will defrost more quickly and more evenly than larger pieces.
•The length of time necessary to defrost food will depend on how solid the food is frozen.
•When defrosting food that has been stored in plastic containers: thaw only until the food will slide out of the plastic container. Transfer the food to a
•If you are unsure about the weight of the food, it is best to underestimate the weight in order to avoid drying or overheating the food. Complete thawing by using the Time Defrost procedure described in the preceding instructions.
•With foods of varying thicknesses, use small, smooth pieces of aluminum foil to prevent over cooking the thinner parts, for example, the tail of a fish. Use foil to cover any areas that begin to cook before defrosting is complete. Cover loosely so that the foil can be easily removed partway through defrosting.
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