LG Electronics LMV1680ST Auto Defrost, Weight Conversion Chart, Defrosting Tips, Operation

OPERATION

AUTO DEFROST

Three defrost choices are preset in the oven. The defrost feature provides you with the best defrosting method for frozen foods, because the oven automatically sets the defrosting times for each food item according to the weight you enter. For added convenience, the AUTO DEFROST includes a built-in tone mechanism that reminds you to check, turn over, separate, or rearrange the food during the defrost cycle. Three different defrosting options are provided.

1.MEAT

2.POULTRY

3.FISH

After touching AUTO DEFROST once, select the food category. Available weight ranges for Meat, Poultry and Fish are 0.1 to 6.0 lbs.

Example: To defrost 1.2 lbs of meat.

AUTO	1. Touch AUTO DEFROST.
DEFROST

12 2. Enter the weight.

3. Touch START/ENTER.

NOTE:

•After you touch START, the display counts down

the defrost time. The oven will beep once during the defrost cycle. At this time, open the door and turn, separate, or rearrange the food as needed. Remove any portions that have thawed then return frozen portions to the oven and touch START to resume the defrost cycle.

•The oven will not stop during the beep unless the door is opened.

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 you can use the following chart to convert the weight to decimals.

EQUIVALENT

OUNCE WEIGHT NUMBER AFTER DECIMAL

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

16.01.00 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 shieldfoods like chicken wings, leg tips, and fish tailsbut 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 even, complete defrosting, use the defrosting rack.

•For best results, elevate food to be defrosted on a microwave safe roasting rack. This prevents the possibility of warm meat juices cooking food during defrost.

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