Operating Instructions

AUTO DEFROST

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 according to the weight you enter. For added convenience, the AUTO DEFROST beeps to remind you to check or turn over the food during the defrost cycle.

After touching the Auto Defrost pad once, select the food weight. Available weight ranges are 0.1 to 6.0 lbs.

Example : To defrost 1.2 lbs of meat.

1. Touch Auto

Defrost pad.

2. Enter the weight.

3. Touch ENTER/

START pad.

NOTES:

•After you touch ENTER/ START pad, the display counts down the defrost time. The oven will beep twice during the Defrost cycle. At this time, open the door and turn the food as needed. Remove any portions that have thawed then return frozen portions to the oven and touch ENTER/START pad to resume the defrost cycle.

•The oven will not stop during the BEEP unless the door is opened.

DEFROSTING GUIDE

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

Food

Standard

Procedure

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Start with the food

 

 

placed fat side down.

Roast

 

After each stage, turn

 

the food over and shield

Beef,

2.5-6.0 lbs.

any warm portions

Pork

 

with narrow strips of

 

 

aluminum foil.Let stand,

 

 

covered for 15-30

 

 

minutes.

 

 

 

 

 

After each stage,

 

 

rearrange the food. If

 

 

there are any warm

Steaks,

 

or thawed portions of

 

food, shield them with

Chops,

0.5-3.0 lbs.

narrow flat pieces of

Fish

 

aluminum foil. Remove

 

 

any pieces of food that

 

 

are nearly defrosted.

 

 

Let stand, covered, for

 

 

5-10 minutes.

 

 

 

 

 

After each stage,

Ground

 

remove any pieces of

0.5-3.0 lbs.

food that are nearly

Meat

defrosted. Let stand,

 

 

 

covered with foil, for 5-

 

 

10 minutes.

 

 

 

 

 

Remove giblets before

 

 

freezing poultry. Start

 

 

defrosting with the

 

 

breast side down.

 

 

After the first stage,

 

 

turn the chicken over

Whole

 

and shield any warm

2.5-6.0 lbs.

portions with narrow

Chicken

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.

 

 

 

 

 

After each stage,

Chicken

 

rearrange or remove

0.5-3.0 lbs.

any pieces of food that

Pieces

 

are nearly defrosted.

 

 

Let stand for 10-20

 

 

minutes.

 

 

 

DEFROST 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 refrigerator-freezer that does not maintain a temperature of 5°F or below, always program

a lower food weight (for a shorter defrosting time) 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.

•Shield areas of food with small pieces of foil if they start to become warm.

•You can use small pieces of alu- minum 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.

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