S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S

5. VEGETARIAN DINNER

Garden Au Gratin

Place in a 3 quart casserole:

11/2 pounds baking potatoes, cut into eighths, thinly sliced

1can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes

1tablespoon minced garlic

1teaspoon thyme leaves

Stir well and cover. Touch One Dish Dinners 6 times and touch START/Touch On.

At pause, stir well and add:

1bag (16 ounces) frozen pepper stir fry mix or 4 cups thinly sliced fresh peppers and onions

3 cups thinly sliced summer squash or combination of broccoli, cauliflower and squash

Recover. Touch START/Touch On.

At end, stir completely and garnish with: 6 ounces shredded Cheddar cheese

Orzo with Sun-Dried Tomatoes

and Artichokes

Place in a 3 quart casserole:

1cup orzo or other tiny shaped pasta 31/2 cups vegetable or chicken broth

1/4 cup pesto sauce (fresh or reconstituted from dry)

1/2 cup small pieces of sundried tomatoes

1tablespoon minced garlic

1tablespoon Italian seasoning

Stir well and cover. Touch One Dish Dinners 6 times and touch START/Touch On.

At pause, stir well and add:

3cups chopped green, red, orange or yellow peppers

1 onion, thinly sliced

1can (14 ounces) artichoke hearts, drained and quartered

1can (3 ounces) pitted, ripe olives, drained and halved

Recover. Touch START/Touch On. At end, stir and garnish top with:

1/2 cup freshly shredded Parmesan cheese

1/4 cup pine nuts

4. SUPERDEFROST

SuperDefrost rapidly defrosts specific foods and weights found in the SuperDefrost Chart below.

Suppose you want to defrost 1.0 pound boneless poultry.

P R O C E D U R ED I S P L A Y

1

Super

 

REPEAT

SELECT

Defrost

 

TO

FOOD

 

Touch SuperDefrost pad once.

 

2

Super

x 2

1.O

 

Defrost

POUND

 

Touch SuperDefrost

 

BONELESS

 

PRESS

 

pad two more times to

 

POULTRY

 

START

3

select boneless poultry.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Touch START/Touch On pad.

 

 

START

 

 

 

Touch On

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The oven will stop so

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TURN

 

 

 

the food can be

 

 

 

 

 

OVER

 

 

 

checked.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The display will show:

SEPARATE

 

PIECES

 

Close the door.

INTO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

START

 

Touch START/Touch On pad.

 

Touch On

 

 

After defrost cycle

LET

3-5

4 ends, follow the

STAND

MINUTES

directions.

 

 

NOTE:

1.To defrost foods above or below the weights allowed on the SuperDefrost Chart, use CompuDefrost or Manual Defrost. See CompuDefrost on pages 22 and 23 or Manual Defrost on page 11.

2.SuperDefrost can be programmed with More or Less Time Adjustment. Touch the Power Level pad once or twice before touching START/Touch On pad.

3.Touch Custom Help pad when the HELP indicator is lighted in the display for a helpful hint.

SUPER DEFROST CHART

F O O D

A M O U N T

P R O C E D U R E

1. Ground meat

1.0 lb

At pause, turn over, removed any thawed pieces and break

 

 

remainder apart. At end, let stand, covered, for 3 to 5 minutes.

 

 

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Sharp R-1612, R-1611, R-1610 manual Superdefrost, Super Defrost Chart

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