AUTO COOKING

Auto Defrost

There are 6 foods (Ground Meat, Stakes/Chops/Fish, Chicken Pieces, Roast, Casserole and Soup) under the Auto Defrost.

Auto Defrost automatically defrosts all the foods found in the Defrost chart below.

Suppose you want to defrost a 1.8 pound or 1.8 kilogram steak.

 

Step

 

Press

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Press the auto defrost pad and

auto

2

 

number 2 for steak.

defrost

2.

Enter weight by pressing

1

8

 

 

number 1 and 8.

 

 

Ex: 1.8 lb or 1.8 kg steak.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Press the START enter pad.

 

START

 

 

enter

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Midway through the cooking,

 

 

 

 

 

audible signals will be heard

 

 

 

 

 

and your oven will stop. Open

 

 

 

 

 

 

START

 

 

the door, follow the instruction

 

 

 

 

enter

 

 

shown in the display and close

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the door. Press the START

 

 

 

 

 

enter pad.

 

 

 

 

After defrost cycle ends, let stand, covered.

NOTES

1.To defrost other food or foods above or below the weights allowed on the Defrost chart, use time and 30% power. See Manual defrost on page 12.

2.If you attempt to enter more or less than the amount as indicated in the chart below, an error message will appear in the display.

3.Check foods when your oven stops. After final stage, small sections may still be icy. Let stand to continue thawing. Do not defrost until all ice crystals are thawed.

4.If mute is set, the audible signals will not be heard at Step 4. See 2, Audible Signal Elimination on page 23.

5.Shielding prevents cooking from occurring before the center of the food is defrosted. Use small smooth strips of aluminum foil to cover edges and thinner sections of the food.

6.Press number 5 to enter 0.5 pound or 0.5 kilogram at Step 2.

7.Press desired number for casserole and soup at Step 2.

Auto Defrost chart

 

FOOD

AMOUNT

PROCEDURE

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Ground Meat

0.5

- 3.0 lb

Remove any thawed pieces after each stage. Let stand, covered, for 5 to 10

 

 

0.3

- 1.3 kg

minutes.

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Steaks/Chops/

0.5

- 4.0 lb

After each stage, rearrange and if there are warm or thawed portions, shield with

 

Fish

0.3

- 1.8 kg

small flat pieces of aluminum foil. Remove any meat or fish that is almost defrosted.

 

 

 

 

Let stand, covered, for 10 to 20 minutes.

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Chicken Pieces

0.5

- 3.0 lb

After each stage, rearrange pieces or remove portions should they become warm or

 

 

0.3

- 1.3 kg

thawed. Let stand, covered, for 10 to 20 minutes.

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Roast

2.0

- 4.0 lb

Start defrosting with fat side down. After each stage, turn roast over and shield the

 

 

1.0

- 1.8 kg

warm portions with aluminum foil. Let stand, covered, for 30 to 60 minutes.

 

 

 

 

5.

Casserole

2 - 6 cups

After audible signal, stir if possible. At end, stir well and let stand, covered, for 5 to

 

 

 

 

10 minutes.

 

 

 

 

6.

Soup

1 - 6 cups

After audible signal, stir if possible. At end, stir well and let stand, covered, for 5 to

 

 

 

 

10 minutes.

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