Amana MVH250L, MVH250W Auto Defrost, Weight Conversion Chart, Defrosting Tips, Operation

Operation

AUTO DEFROST

Your microwave oven is preset with three defrost sequences. Using AUTO DEFROST is the best way to defrost frozen foods. The Auto Defrost Sequence Table below provides some basic guidelines for using the three defrost sequences.

Example: To defrost 1.2 Ibs. of ground beef.

1.Touch AUTO DEFROST pad.

2.Choose food category.

Touch pad

Category number

Meat1

Poultry2

Fish3

3.Enter the weight.

4.Touch START pad.

NOTE: When you touch the START pad. The display changes to defrost time count down. The oven will beep during the DEFROST cycle. At beep, open the door and turn food over, separate or rearrange the food. Remove any portions that have thawed. The oven will not STOP during the beep unless the door is opened.

5. Close the door and restart.

When the defrost time is over, you will hear four beeps and END will display.

NOTE: If you do not open the door, the display will resume the countdown.

WEIGHT CONVERSION CHART

To enter food weight in AUTO DEFROST, you must specify pounds and tenths of a pound. If the weight on the food package is in fractions of a pound, you can use the following chart to convert the weight to

decimals,

EQUIVALENTNUMBER AFTER

OUNCE WEIGHTDECIMAL

1.6.10

3.2.20

4.0.25 One-Quarter Pound

4.8.30

6.4.40

8.0.50 One- Half Pound

9.6.60

11.2.70

12.0.75 Three*Quarters Pound

12.8.80

14.4.90

16.01.0O One Pound

DEFROSTING 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.

•You can use small pieces of aluminum 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.

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

•For better results, a preset standing time is included in the defrosting time.

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