Amana AMC5101AAS, AMC5101AAB/W owner manual Auto Defrosting Guide, Cooking Instructions

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Cooking Instructions

Auto Defrosting Guide

•Follow the instructions below when defrosting different types of food.

Food	Standard	Procedure
	Amount
Roast	2.5-6.0 lbs.	Start with the food placed fat side down.
Beef, Pork		After each stage, turn the food over and
		shield any warm portions with narrow
		strips of aluminum foil.
Steaks,	0.5-3.0 lbs.	After each stage, rearrange the food. If
Chops,		there are any warm or thawed portions of
Fish		food, shield them with narrow flat pieces of
		aluminum foil. Remove any pieces of food
		that are nearly defrosted. Let stand,
		covered, for 5-10 minutes.
Ground	0.5-3.0 lbs.	After each stage, remove any pieces of
Meat		food that are nearly defrosted. Let stand,
		covered with foil, for 5-10 minutes.
Whole	2.5-6.0 lbs.	Remove giblets before freezing poultry.
Chicken		Start defrosting with the breast side down.
		After the first stage, turn the chicken over
		and shield any warm portions with narrow
		strips of aluminum foil. After the second
		stage, again shield any warm portions with
		narrow strips of aluminum foil. Let stand,
		covered, for 30-60 minutes in the
		refrigerator.
Chicken	0.5-3.0 lbs.	After each stage, rearrange or remove any
Pieces		pieces of food that are nearly defrosted.
		Let stand for 10-20 minutes.

Notes

Check foods when the oven signals. After the final stage, small sections may still be icy; let them stand to continue thawing. Do not defrost until all ice crystals have thawed. Shielding roasts and steaks with small pieces of foil prevents the edges from cooking before the center of the food has defrosted. Use narrow, flat, smooth strips of aluminum foil to cover the edges and thinner sections of the food.

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