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dEFROST
Use this feature to defrost the foods shown in the DEFROST
CHART below.
1 Touch DEFROST pad.
SEE LABEL SELECT FOOD NUMBER
2 See Menu Label. Sele ct desired food by touching the
number pad. Ex: Touch 2 for stea ks/chops.
STEAKS CHOPS ENTER WEIGHT
3 Enter weight by touching number pads. 1.0
4 Touch START/EASY MINUTE pad.
The oven will stop so that the food can be checked.
5 Afterthe rststage,open theMicrowavein aDrawer.
Turn steak over and shield any warm portions. Close the
Drawer. Touch START/EASY MINUTE pad.
6 After the second st age, open the Drawer. Shield any
warm portions. Close the Microwave in a Drawer. Touch
START/EASY MINUTE pad.
7 After defrost cycle ends, cover and let stand as indicated
in the chart below.
Note:
• Defrost can be programmed with More or Less Time
Adjustment. See page 16.
• To defrost other foods or foods above or below the weights
allowed on the DEFROST CHA RT, see MAN UAL
DEFROST below.
• Checkfoodswhenovensignals.Afternalstage,small
sections may still be icy. Let stand to continue t hawing.
Do not defrost until all ice crystals are thawed.
• Shielding prevents cooking from occu rring before the
center of the food is defrosted. Use small smooth strips
of aluminum foil to cover edges and thin ner sections of
the food.
dEFROST CHART
FOOd AMOUNT PROCEdURE
1Groundmeat .5 - 2.0 lb Remove any thawed pieces after each audible signal. Let stand, covered, for 5 to 10 minutes.
2 Steaks/chops .5 - 3.0 lb After each audible signal, rea rrange and if there are warm or thawed portions, shield with small
atpiecesofaluminumfoil.Removeanymeatorshthatisalmostdefrosted.Letstand,covered,
for 10 to 20 minutes.
3 Boneless poultry .5 - 2.0 lb After each audible signal, if there are warm or thawed portions, rear range or remove. Let stand,
covered, for 10 to 20 minutes.
4 Bone-in poultry .5 - 3.0 lb Aft er each audible signal, rearrange pieces or r emove portions should they b ecome warm or
thawed. Let stand, covered, for 10 to 20 minutes.
5 Casserole/soup 1 - 6 cups After each audible signal, break apart and remove any defrosted par t. At end, sti r well and let
stand, covered, for 5 to 10 minutes.
MICROWAvE IN A dRAWER COOKING
MANUAL dEFROST
If t he food that you wish to defrost is not listed on t he
DEFROST CHART or is above or below the limits in the
AMOUNT column on the DEFROST CHART, you need to
defrost manually.
You can defrost any frozen food, either raw or previously
cooked, by using Power Level at 30%. Follow the exact 3-step
procedure found under TO SET POWER LEVEL on page
11. Estimate defrosting time and press POWER LEVEL
pad eight times for 30% power.
For either raw or previously cooked frozen food the rule of
thumb is approximately 4 minutes per pound. For example,
defrost 4 minutes for 1 pound of frozen spaghetti sauce.
Always stop the oven periodically to remove or separat e
the portions that are defrosted. If food is not defrosted at
the end of the estimated defrosting time, program the oven
in 1 minute increments on Power Level 30% until totally
defrosted.
When using plastic containers from the freezer, defrost only
long enough to remove from the plastic in order to place in
a microwave-safe dish.