DEFROSTING TIPS
•When using Auto Defrost, the weight to be entered
is the net weight in pounds and tenths of pounds
(the weightof the food minus the container).
• Before starting, make sure you have removed any
of the metal twist-ties which often come with frozen
food bags, and replace them with strings or elastic
bands.
•Open containers such as cartons before they are
placed in the oven.
•Always slit or pierce plastic pouchesor packaging.
• If food is foil wrapped, remove foil and place itin a
suitablecontainer.
•Slitthe skins, if any, of frozen food such as
sausage.
• Bend plastic pouchesoffood to ensure even
defrosting.
•Always underestimate defrosting time. If defrosted
food is still icyin the center, return it to the
microwave oven for moredefrosting.
•The length ofdefrosting time varies according to
howsolidly the food is frozen.
•The shape of the package affects how quicklyfood
will defrost. Shallow packages will defrost more
quicklythan a deep block.
•Asfood begins to defrost, separatethe pieces.
Separated pieces defrost more easily.
•For best results, remove fish, shellfish, meat, and
poultryfrom its original closed paper or plastic
package (wrapper). Otherwise, the wrap will hold
steam and juice close to the foods, which can
causethe outer surface ofthe foods to cook.
•For best results, shape your ground meat into the
formof a doughnut before freezing. When
defrosting, scrape off thawed meat when the beep
sounds and continue defrosting.
•Place foods in a shallow container or on a
microwave roasting rack to catch drippings.
• For better results, letfood stand after defrosting.
(For more informationon standing time, see the
"MicrowaveCooking Tips" section.)
•Turn over food dudng defrosting or standing time.
Break apartand removefood as required.
• Use the DEFROST PLATE providedforcomplete
defrosting.
HOLD WARM
You can safely keep hot, cooked food warm in your
microwaveoven for up to99 minL_es,99 seconds
(about I hour, 40 minutes). You can use Hold Warm
byitself,or to automatically follow a cooking cycle.
Example: To usethe holdwarm.
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At the endof the hold warm, "COOK END" will
bedisplayed and four tones will sound.
To make Hold Warm
automaticallyfollow another cycle:
•Whileyou are touching in cooking instructions,
touch Hold Warm beforetouching START.
•When the last cooking cycle is over, you will hear
twotones. "Hold Warm" will come on while the oven
continuesto run.
•You can set Hold Warm to follow AL_ODefrost,
Cook, or multi-cycle cooking.
NOTES:
•Hold Warm operates for upto 99 minutes, 99
seconds.
•Opening the oven door cancels Hold Warm. Close
the door and touch Hold Warm, then touch
START ifadditional Hold Warm time isdesired.
•Food cooked covered should be covered during
Hold Warm.
•Pastry items (pies, turnovers, etc.) should be
uncoveredduring Hold Warm.
•Complete meals kept warm on a dinner plate should
becovered dudngHold Warm.
•Do not use more than one complete Hold Warm
cycle (about I hour, 40 minutes). The quality of
some foods will suffer with extended time.
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