OPERATION

AUTO DEFROST

Five defrost sequences are preset in the oven. The auto defrost feature provides you with the best defrosting method for frozen foods. The Auto Defrost Table will show you which defrost sequence is recommended for the food you are defrosting.

For added convenience, the Auto Defrost includes a built-in beep mechanism that reminds you to check, turn over, separate, or rearrange to get best defrost results. Five different defrost settings are provided.

1MEAT

2POULTRY

3FISH

4BREAD

5RAPID - only 1 lb.

Example: To defrost 1.2 lbs. of meat.

1. Touch AUTO DEFROST.

2. Choose food category.

Category

Touch pad

number

 

Meat

1

Poultry

2

Fish

3

Bread

4

RAPID

5

3. Enter the weight.

4. Touch START/ENTER.

NOTE: When you touch the START/ENTER pad, the display changes to defrost time count down. The oven will beep during the DEFROST cycle. At this time, open the door and turn, separate, or rearrange the food. Remove any portions that have thawed. Return frozen portions to the oven and touch START/ENTER to resume the defrost cycle.

WEIGHT CONVERSION TABLE

You are probably used to food weights as being in pounds and ounces that are fractions of a pound (for example, 4 ounces equals 1/4 pound). However, in order 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 can use the following table to convert the weight to decimals.

Equivalent Weight

OUNCES

DECIMAL WEIGHT

1.6

.10

 

3.2

.20

 

4.8

.30

 

6.4

.40

 

8.0

.50

One-Half Pound

9.6

.60

 

11.2

.70

 

12.8

.80

 

14.4

.90

 

16.0

1.00

One Pound

OPERATING TIPS

•For best results, remove fish, shellfish, meat, and poultry from its original closed paper or plastic package (wrapper). Otherwise, the wrap will hold steam and juice close to the foods, which can cause the outer surface of the foods to cook.

•For best results, shape your ground meat into the form of 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 more defrost help, please read Defrosting Tips following the Auto Defrost Table.

This table shows you food type selections and the weights you can set for each type. For best results, loosen or remove covering on food.

FOOD

TOUCH

WEIGHTS YOU CAN SET

 

Auto Defrost

(tenths of a pound)

 

 

 

Meat

1

0.1 to 6.0 (0.045kg to 2.722kg)

 

 

 

Poultry

2

0.1 to 6.0 (0.045kg to 2.722kg)

 

 

 

Fish

3

0.1 to 6.0 (0.045kg to 2.722kg)

 

 

 

Bread

4

0.1 to 1.0 (0.045kg to 0.454kg)

 

 

 

Rapid

5

only 1 lb.

 

 

 

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