Operating Your Oven - Deluxe Features
Defrosting
The oven uses the convection element and fan for this process.
warning
To avoid food poisoning, cook meats immediately after defrosting them.
To defrost foods
1.Adjust the racks to the appropriate level.
2.For best results put the food on an alumi-
num surface. Place the food on the center of the oven rack.
3.Touch Upper or Lower Oven Menu to select the oven to be used.
4. Touch Defrost on the main menu.
5.If you want to change the preset temperature, touch temp.
6.The temperature adjustment bar will appear. Touch and slide the pointer back and forth to select the desired defrost temperature. Touch the arrows on either end of the adjustment bar to make minor adjustments.
7.Touch Start.
Defrosting Tips
•Food that takes an exceptional amount of time to defrost will not defrost well in a convection oven.
•You should not defrost anything that would normally take over two hours to thaw. The food will begin to spoil because the defrost temperature is not high enough to cook the food.
•If you have a partially defrosted turkey, rib roast or other large cut of meat, you may continue to defrost it in your convection oven. If wing tips and legs begin to dry out when you defrost poultry, you may wrap the tips with aluminum foil.
•If you are defrosting a small cut of meat, lay it on a flat cookie sheet with a one inch rim to catch juices as the meat thaws.
•Thick, frozen casseroles such as lasagna will not defrost well in your oven. Instead, defrost accord- ing to the food manufacturer’s suggestions. You can defrost casseroles in a refrigerator overnight. You should leave the food in its original container and keep it covered.
•You can bake some foods from frozen. Some exam- ples are: pizza, frozen pastries, croissants, cookies, etc. Before baking frozen food, allow the oven to preheat.
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