Microwave Drawer cooking

Defrost

Use this feature to defrost the foods shown in the DEFROST CHART below.

1Touch Defrost pad.

SEE

 

LABEL

 

SELECT

 

FOOD

 

NUMBER

2 See Menu Label. Select desired food by touching the number pad. Ex: Touch 2 for steaks/chops.

STEAKS CHOPS ENTER WEIGHT

3 Enter weight by touching number pads. 1.0

4Touch START/Minute Plus pad.

The oven will stop so that the food can be checked.

5 After the first stage, open the Microwave Drawer. Turn steak over and shield any warm portions. Close the Microwave Drawer. Touch START/Minute Plus pad.

6After the second stage, open the Microwave Drawer. Shield any warm portions. Close the Microwave Drawer. Touch START/Minute Plus pad.

Defrost chart

7After defrost cycle ends, cover and let stand as indicated in the chart below.

Note:

•Defrost can be programmed with More or Less Time Adjustment. See page 16.

•To defrost other foods or foods above or below the weights allowed on the DEFROST CHART, see MANUAL DEFROST below.

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

•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.

FOOD

AMOUNT

PROCEDURE

 

 

 

1 Ground meat

.5 - 2.0 lb

Remove any thawed pieces after each audible signal. Let stand, covered, for 5 to 10 minutes.

2 Steaks/chops

.5 - 3.0 lb

After each audible signal, rearrange and if there are warm or thawed portions, shield with small

 

 

flat pieces of aluminum foil. Remove any meat or fish that is almost defrosted. Let stand, covered,

 

 

for 10 to 20 minutes.

3 Boneless poultry

.5 - 2.0 lb

After each audible signal, if there are warm or thawed portions, rearrange or remove. Let stand,

 

 

covered, for 10 to 20 minutes.

4 Bone-in poultry

.5 - 3.0 lb

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

 

 

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

5 Casserole/soup

1 - 6 cups

After each audible signal, break apart and remove any defrosted part. At end, stir well and let

 

 

stand, covered, for 5 to 10 minutes.

MANUAL DEFROST

If the food that you wish to defrost is not listed on the DEFROST CHART or is above or below the limits in the AMOUNT column on the DEFROST CHART, you need to defrost manually.

You can defrost any frozen food, either raw or previously cooked, by using Power Level at 30%. Follow the exact 3-step procedure found under TO SET POWER LEVEL on page 11. Estimate defrosting time and press Power Level pad eight times for 30% power.

For either raw or previously cooked frozen food the rule of thumb is approximately 4 minutes per pound. For example, defrost 4 minutes for 1 pound of frozen spaghetti sauce.

Always stop the oven periodically to remove or separate the portions that are defrosted. If food is not defrosted at the end of the estimated defrosting time, program the oven in 1 minute increments on Power Level 30% until totally defrosted.

When using plastic containers from the freezer, defrost only long enough to remove from the plastic in order to place in a microwave-safe dish.

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