AUTO COOKING
Auto Defrost
There are 6 foods (Ground Meat, Stakes/Chops/Fish, Chicken Pieces, Roast, Casserole and Soup) under the Auto Defrost.
Auto Defrost automatically defrosts all the foods found in the Defrost chart below.
•Suppose you want to defrost a 1.8 pound or 1.8 kilogram steak.
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1. | Press the auto defrost pad and | auto | 2 | |
| number 2 for steak. | defrost | ||
2. | Enter weight by pressing | 1 | 8 | |
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| Ex: 1.8 lb or 1.8 kg steak. |
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3. | Press the START enter pad. | START | ||
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4. | Midway through the cooking, |
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| audible signals will be heard |
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and your oven will stop. Open | START | |
the door, follow the instruction | ||
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shown in the display and close | ||
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the door. Press the START |
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enter pad. |
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After defrost cycle ends, let stand, covered.
NOTES
1.To defrost other food or foods above or below the weights allowed on the Defrost chart, use time and 30% power. See Manual defrost on page 12.
2.If you attempt to enter more or less than the amount as indicated in the chart below, an error message will appear in the display.
3.Check foods when your oven stops. After final stage, small sections may still be icy. Let stand to continue thawing. Do not defrost until all ice crystals are thawed.
4.If mute is set, the audible signals will not be heard at Step 4. See 2, Audible Signal Elimination on page 23.
5.Shielding prevents cooking from occurring before the center of the food is defrosted. Use small smooth strips of aluminum foil to cover edges and thinner sections of the food.
6.Press number 5 to enter 0.5 pound or 0.5 kilogram at Step 2.
7.Press desired number for casserole and soup at Step 2.
Auto Defrost chart
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1. | Ground Meat | 0.5 | - 3.0 lb | Remove any thawed pieces after each stage. Let stand, covered, for 5 to 10 |
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| 0.3 | - 1.3 kg | minutes. |
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2. | Steaks/Chops/ | 0.5 | - 4.0 lb | After each stage, rearrange and if there are warm or thawed portions, shield with |
| Fish | 0.3 | - 1.8 kg | small flat pieces of aluminum foil. Remove any meat or fish that is almost defrosted. |
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| Let stand, covered, for 10 to 20 minutes. |
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3. | Chicken Pieces | 0.5 | - 3.0 lb | After each stage, rearrange pieces or remove portions should they become warm or |
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| 0.3 | - 1.3 kg | thawed. Let stand, covered, for 10 to 20 minutes. |
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4. | Roast | 2.0 | - 4.0 lb | Start defrosting with fat side down. After each stage, turn roast over and shield the |
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| 1.0 | - 1.8 kg | warm portions with aluminum foil. Let stand, covered, for 30 to 60 minutes. |
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5. | Casserole | 2 - 6 cups | After audible signal, stir if possible. At end, stir well and let stand, covered, for 5 to | |
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| 10 minutes. |
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6. | Soup | 1 - 6 cups | After audible signal, stir if possible. At end, stir well and let stand, covered, for 5 to | |
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| 10 minutes. |
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