AUTO DEFROST
Your microwave oven is preset with three defrost sequences. Using Auto Deflost is the best way to defrost frozen foods. The Auto Defrost Sequence Table below provides some basic guidelines for using the three defrost sequences.
Exampie: To defros_ i12 lbs Of ground beef.
t. Touch STOP/CLEAR.
2, Touch AUTO DEFROST_
3. Choose food category.
Category | number |
l | Touch pad |
Meat | 1 |
Poultry | 2 |
Fish | 3 |
4.Enter the weight.
iSTARTI 5. Touch START.
6, After 113of the defrost time is over, The display will prompt you to turn over food, Open door, turn over food, and shield any warm
portions,
7, Close the door and restart,
START
8_After 2;3 of the defrost time [s over, the display will prompt you to turn over food. Repeat steps 6 and 7.
When the defrost time is over, you wil} hear three beeps and "END'will display.
NOTE: if you do not open the door within 3 seconds,
the display will resume the countdown,
V#,_ight conversion chart
You are probebty 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 ol a pound, you can use the following chart
to convert the weight to decimals.
EQUIVALENTNUMBER AFTER
OUNCE WEIGHTDECIMAL
1.6.10
3.2.20
4.0.25
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
t4.4,90
16.0 | 1.00 | One Pound |
DEFROST}NG 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).
•Onty use AUTO DEFROSTfor raw food. AUTO DEFROST gives best results when food to be thawed is a minimum of 0_F (taken direct!y from a _'true"freezer), if food has been stored in e
,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 dehosting time, Shallow rectangular packets defrost more quickly than a deep block,
o Separate pieces as they begin to defrost, Separated pieces defrost more easily,
,You can use smelt pieces of aluminum foii to shield foods like chicken wings, _eg tips, and fish tails, but the foil must not touch the side of the oven, Foil can damage the oven lining.
o Shield areas of food with small pieces of foil if they start to become warm.
. For better results, a preset standing time is included in the defrosting time.
